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GATE 2016 ME (ME2) – Question 1

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

The volume of a sphere of diameter 1 unit is ________ than the volume of a cube of side 1 unit.

  1. least
  2. less
  3. lesser
  4. low

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Correct answer: (B) less

Explanation

The sphere volume isπ/6 cubic units and the cube volume is1, so the sphere has less volume. The natural quantitative comparative is **less than, B**. Least is superlative, while low and lesser do not fit this construction as well.