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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 49

Topic: Fill in the blanks

Directions · Q46 to Q50

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space, followed by four options. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q49

There are ________ thirty students inside the classroom at any time.

  1. (a) less than
  2. (b) fewer thanCorrect answer
  3. (c) less then
  4. (d) fewer then

Solution.

Answer: (b) fewer than

  1. Students are individually countable, so use “fewer than thirty students”.
  2. “Than” introduces the comparison; “then” refers to time or consequence.
  3. Option (b) is the standard formal construction.