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GATE 2021 CY – Question 1

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

Getting to the top is ________________ than staying on top.

  1. more easy
  2. much easy
  3. easiest
  4. easier

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Correct answer: (D) easier

Explanation

The word than requires a comparative adjective. Easy becomes easier: replace the final y with ier. Easiest is superlative, while more easy and much easy do not supply the standard comparative form here.

Therefore **easier, D**.