Choose the correct option to complete the sentence given below. In case no option is correct, choose “None of the above”.
The news ______ true.

Correct option is B

The correct option is (b).

• Explanation: Although news appears plural in form, it is treated as a singular noun in English. Therefore, it takes the singular verb is.
• Correct answer word – is
  Hindi meaning: है
  Example: The news is shocking.
• Grammar Rule involved: Some nouns ending in -s, such as news, are singular in meaning and take singular verbs.
• Why other options are incorrect:
  • are and were are plural verb forms and do not agree with the singular noun news.

So the correct answer is (b)