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GATE 2019 CE (CE1) – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

“The lecture was attended by quite ______ students, so the hall was not very ______.” Choose the correct words.

  1. a few, quite
  2. few, quiet
  3. a few, quiet
  4. few, quite

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Correct answer: (C) a few, quiet

Explanation

Quite a few means a substantial number,consistent with a noisy hall. Quiet is the adjective describing sound;quite is an adverb and cannot replace it. Therefore the pair is **a few,quiet,C**.