WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with the correct word. Ram and his brothers were four in ________.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. quantity
  2. number
  3. numbers
  4. totality

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: number

Explanation: The sentence is about how many people Ram and his brothers were. The correct word is ‘number’ (used for countable nouns). quantity ❌: used for uncountable nouns (e.g., a large quantity of water). number ✅: correct; refers to countable persons/things. numbers ❌: plural form, but not correct in this context. totality ❌: means the whole or entirety; does not fit naturally here.