Last visit was: 25 Apr 2026, 06:25 It is currently 25 Apr 2026, 06:25
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
Back to Forum
Create Topic
User avatar
chunjuwu
User avatar
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Last visit: 01 Aug 2005
Posts: 541
Own Kudos:
4,906
 [17]
Location: Taiwan
Posts: 541
Kudos: 4,906
 [17]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 28 Dec 2004, 22:40
2
Kudos
Add Kudos
15
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
00:00
Start Timer
Pause Timer
Resume Timer
Show Answer
Hide
Show
History
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!

Difficulty:

5% (low)

Question Stats:

87% (00:55) correct 13% (01:01) wrong based on 1129 sessions

History

Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and surpass China as the world's most populous nation.

(A) it will probably have what is estimated as
(B) they are likely to have
(C) the country will probably have
(D) there will probably be
(E) there will be an estimated
ShowHide Answer
Official Answer
C
Solving this question helps. Taking a timed set of similar questions in GMAT Club Forum Quiz → is even better.
User avatar
sureshbala
User avatar
Joined: 25 Oct 2004
Last visit: 04 Apr 2005
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
8
 [3]
Posts: 17
Kudos: 8
 [3]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 28 Dec 2004, 23:06
3
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I pick C. "they", "it" and "there" seem ambiguous.
User avatar
mrsmarthi
User avatar
Joined: 30 Nov 2008
Last visit: 09 Nov 2013
Posts: 335
Own Kudos:
1,892
 [1]
Given Kudos: 15
Concentration: Finance, General Management
Schools:Fuqua
Posts: 335
Kudos: 1,892
 [1]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 21 Aug 2009, 14:08
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and surpass China as the world's most populous nation.

A) it will probably have what is estimated as (Estimated to be is the correct idiom. Estimated as is incorrect. It cannot refer to a noun which is part of the preposition(of India) - Out of the game)
B) they are litely to have (no antecedent for THEY. Out of the game)
C) the country will probably have (My pick. - The country will [probably] have and will supass China.....)
D) there will probably be (There is no clear subject -(1.6 billion people cannot surpass China) - Out of the game. )
E) there will be an estimated (There is no clear subject. Out of the game. )
User avatar
thangvietname
User avatar
Joined: 09 Jun 2010
Last visit: 28 Jun 2017
Posts: 514
Own Kudos:
573
 [1]
Given Kudos: 916
Posts: 514
Kudos: 573
 [1]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 03 Feb 2017, 22:05
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
chunjuwu
The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and surpass China as the world’s most populous nation.

A. it will probably have what is estimated as
B. they are likely to have
C. the country will probably have
D. there will probably be
E. there will be an estimated
Show more

we need subject for "surpass" , so, E and D are gone because there is no such subject.
in B, "they" has no antecedent. gone.
gmat also test logic. in a choice if there is no grammatical mistake, we find logic mistake. logic mistake is so simple that we do not think gmat test this kind of error. but logic test is critical because we need to write logic sentence.
in A, "it" refer to " population". "population' can not have 1.6 bilion logically. we say " population is 1.6 bilion". A is gone.
User avatar
Skywalker18
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 08 Dec 2013
Last visit: 15 Nov 2023
Posts: 1,973
Own Kudos:
10,169
 [1]
Given Kudos: 171
Status:Greatness begins beyond your comfort zone
Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Strategy
GPA: 3.2
WE:Information Technology (Consulting)
Products:
My Reviews
Posts: 1,973
Kudos: 10,169
 [1]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 28 Nov 2017, 07:10
Kudos
Add Kudos
1
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and surpass China as the world’s most populous nation.

A. it will probably have what is estimated as - is redundant (there's no reason to use both "probably" and "estimated"). additionally, "what is" doesn't make any sense.
B. they are likely to have - Pronoun they does not have plural antecedent here
C. the country will probably have - Correct
D. there will probably be - there is no actual indication that the 1.6 billion people will be in india. those choices just say "there will be", which is an idiomatic expression that doesn't indicate a place.
E. there will be an estimated - same as D

Answer C

takeaway: "there is/are" / "there was/were" / "there will be" / etc. DOES NOT INDICATE A PHYSICAL LOCATION. unlike most other uses of "there", in which "there" actually stands for some place, this "there" doesn't stand for anything.

if you want to use "there is" in reference to a particular location, you have to state the location, explicitly, elsewhere in the sentence.
ex: there are three cars in the driveway.
User avatar
CrackverbalGMAT
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 03 Oct 2013
Last visit: 25 Apr 2026
Posts: 4,847
Own Kudos:
9,183
 [1]
Given Kudos: 226
Affiliations: CrackVerbal
Location: India
Expert
Expert reply
Posts: 4,847
Kudos: 9,183
 [1]
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 20 Oct 2020, 05:56
Kudos
Add Kudos
1
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
chunjuwu
The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and surpass China as the world's most populous nation.

(A) it will probably have what is estimated as
(B) they are likely to have
(C) the country will probably have
(D) there will probably be
(E) there will be an estimated
Show more

This question is based on Construction.

In Option A, the pronoun ‘it’ refers to the population of India. The meaning conveyed by the usage of the pronoun in this option is that the population of India will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people. Since this meaning is illogical, Option A can be eliminated.

In Option B also, the pronoun ‘they’ refers to the population of India. Besides being illogical, the use of the pronoun also creates a pronoun-antecedent disagreement, since the plural pronoun ‘they’ cannot refer to the singular antecedent ‘the population’. So, Option B can also be ruled out.

Option C has the appropriate construction. The noun ‘the country’ is mentioned in the option to convey the intended meaning that it is the country that will have the estimated population of 1.6 billion people. So, C is the best of all options.

Options D and E begin with the adverb ‘there’. The meaning conveyed by the usage of the adverb is that there will be an estimated 1.6 billion people and surpass China. The adverb ‘there’ refers to a place in which an action takes place. However, in neither of the options is the place mentioned, so we do not know what will surpass China. So, Options D and E can be eliminated.

Therefore, C is the most appropriate option.

Jayanthi Kumar.
User avatar
VerbalBot
User avatar
Non-Human User
Joined: 01 Oct 2013
Last visit: 04 Jan 2021
Posts: 19,431
Own Kudos:
1,010
Posts: 19,431
Kudos: 1,010
The population of India has been steadily increasing for 06 Jan 2024, 06:00
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Automated notice from GMAT Club VerbalBot:

A member just gave Kudos to this thread, showing it’s still useful. I’ve bumped it to the top so more people can benefit. Feel free to add your own questions or solutions.

This post was generated automatically.
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7391 posts
AbhishekP220108
504 posts
bhanu29
358 posts