Select the correct sentence.
(a) No sooner than he reached the station the train left.
(b) No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
(c) No sooner he had reached the station than the train left.
(d) No sooner had he reached the station then the train left.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'No sooner than he reached' में 'No sooner' के तुरंत बाद 'than' रख दिया गया। परंतु बीच में inversion सहित 'had he reached' आना आवश्यक है।'No sooner than he reached' puts 'than' right after 'No sooner' as if it were a pair. But 'had he reached' must come in between, with inversion.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'No sooner he had reached' में शब्द सही थे, अतः ठीक लगा। परंतु आरंभ में 'No sooner' आने पर inversion अनिवार्य है: 'had he', 'he had' नहीं।'No sooner he had reached' keeps the right words, so it looked fine. But 'No sooner' at the start forces inversion: 'had he', not 'he had'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'than' और 'then' एक-से सुनाई देते हैं, और 'then the train left' कथा-सा पढ़ा गया। परंतु 'no sooner' को 'than' चाहिए, अतः 'then' से युग्म अशुद्ध हो जाता है।'than' and 'then' sound alike, and 'then the train left' reads like a story. But 'no sooner' needs 'than', so 'then' makes the pair wrong.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
शुरुआत में No sooner inversion (उलटा क्रम) माँगता है, और उसका एकमात्र साथी than है।
Concept: No sooner + had + subject (कर्ता) + V3 … than + past indefinite (सामान्य भूत काल)।
✓
No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
विकल्प (d) का inversion सही है, परंतु उसमें 'than' की जगह 'then' लिखकर उसे बिगाड़ दिया गया है।
सरल अर्थ: वह स्टेशन पहुँचा ही था कि ट्रेन चल पड़ी।
No sooner at the start forces inversion, and its only partner is than.
Concept: No sooner + had + subject + V3 … than + past indefinite.
✓
No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
Option (d) has the right inversion but spoils it with 'then' for 'than'.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'No sooner than he reached' में 'No sooner' के तुरंत बाद 'than' रख दिया गया। परंतु बीच में inversion सहित 'had he reached' आना आवश्यक है।'No sooner than he reached' puts 'than' right after 'No sooner' as if it were a pair. But 'had he reached' must come in between, with inversion.
C'No sooner he had reached' में शब्द सही थे, अतः ठीक लगा। परंतु आरंभ में 'No sooner' आने पर inversion अनिवार्य है: 'had he', 'he had' नहीं।'No sooner he had reached' keeps the right words, so it looked fine. But 'No sooner' at the start forces inversion: 'had he', not 'he had'.
D'than' और 'then' एक-से सुनाई देते हैं, और 'then the train left' कथा-सा पढ़ा गया। परंतु 'no sooner' को 'than' चाहिए, अतः 'then' से युग्म अशुद्ध हो जाता है।'than' and 'then' sound alike, and 'then the train left' reads like a story. But 'no sooner' needs 'than', so 'then' makes the pair wrong.
Source: NDA I 2026। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: NDA I 2026. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.