Are there enough seats here? There are ____ people here than I expected.
A. many
B. most
C. least
D. more
GATE 2019 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium
Answer: D. more
Recognise the comparative construction: The sentence contains 'than I expected', which triggers the comparative form. In English: positive=many, comparative=more, superlative=most. The blank must be comparative, so the answer is 'more'.
Verify direction and eliminate: A. many: positive form, not comparative — eliminates. B. most: superlative — does not fit 'than'. C. least: superlative of little/few, wrong direction (implies fewer, but context says more than expected). D. more: comparative of many — fits 'more people than I expected'. Answer = D.