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The comparison is between numbers of army men and numbers of students enrolled in colleges in India. Only E compares the two set of numbers. Hence, E.
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The Chinese army consists of several million young men, about equivalent to the enrollment of colleges in India.


A. equivalent to the enrollment of

B. the equivalent of those enrolled in

C. equal to those who are enrolled in

D. as many as the enrollment of

E. as many as are enrolled in

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You can have an equivalent number but not equivalent people. A and B incorrectly apply ‘equivalent’ directly to the several million Chinese men. In the same way C incorrectly applies ‘equal’ to the men, not to the number of men. It implies that soldiers are equal to something. The correct comparison here is between the number of soldiers and the number of students. Choice D also makes a mistake in reference in that it compares soldiers to the noun ‘enrollment’. Choice E is the correct answer. It compares Chinese soldiers to Indian students.
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thinkvision - Sir, would you be able to help me on this? I usually get confused in comparison questions.

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