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GATE 2021 IN – 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. Easy changes y to i and adds er, giving **easier, D**. Easiest is superlative; more easy and much easy do not supply the standard comparative construction here.