Multiple choice

Indian productivity is declining in relation to China’s; the energy expended per unit of production in India is as much as twice that expended in China.

  1. as much as twice that expended in China

  2. as much as twice that of China’s expenditure

  3. up to two times of China’s expenditure

  4. up to two times what China expended

  5. up to double the Chinese expenditure
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The question seeks to compare the energy expended by India with the energy expended by China. In options (2), (3) and (5), the energy is compared with the Chinese expenditure which is incorrect. Option (4) is incorrect because of its poor grammatical structure. Hence (1).

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