Multiple choice

Directions: Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank:

New Delhi, the capital of India, is—.

  1. forty times the smallest Bombay City

  2. forty times smaller than Bombay

  3. forty times small as Bombay

  4. forty times more small than Bombay

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct comparison is "forty times smaller than Bombay" (now Mumbai). Options A, C, and D are incorrect: "small" should be "smaller," and "smaller than" is the correct comparative form, not "small as" or "more small."