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Since the sentence talks about an event that began in the past and continues to present, we need present perfect tense.
only option B and C fit in this criteria.
here the subject is many natural calamities, which is plural. hence we need a plural verb have.
Only option C fits in.

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According to ttp, Many, several, few and both takes plural verb. But in tests, there was one question in which "Many a person" was considered singular.

So is these four words also behaves like SANAMM pronoun, in which the verb depends on what follows, or these four are always plural?
A subject beginning with "several," "few," or "both" will always be plural.

However, in a way, "many" does function like a SANAMM pronoun, in that a subject in which "many" is followed by "a" + noun is always singular, while a subject in which "many" is followed by a plural noun is always plural.
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Thank you Marty. Now much clear :)
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