SSC Steno 202615 Sep 2026Shift 2Parallelism

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.

Students must ensure that [their papers are not only coherent but they are also well-researched].

Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation

Answer: (B) their papers are not only coherent but also well-researched.

Not only coherent विशेषण है, इसलिए but also well-researched भी विशेषण होना चाहिए। उपवाक्य they are also केवल एक ओर अतिरिक्त कर्ता और क्रिया जोड़ देता है।
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Students must ensure that their papers are not only coherent but also well-researched.
Not only coherent is an adjective, so but also well-researched must be an adjective too. The clause they are also adds an extra subject and verb on one side only.
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Students must ensure that their papers are not only coherent but also well-researched.

बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer

Aयह संक्षिप्त रूप अधिक स्पष्ट प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु इसमें 'papers' के बाद 'are' छूट गया है, और 'they are also' अब भी एक ओर clause (उपवाक्य) तथा दूसरी ओर adjective (विशेषण) रखता है, इसलिए जोड़ी असमान रहती है।This shorter version looked cleaner. But it drops 'are' after 'papers', and 'they are also' still puts a clause on one side against an adjective, so the pair stays unmatched.
C'ensure that' माँग जैसा प्रतीत हुआ, जिसमें subjunctive (संभाव्यार्थक) 'be' आ सकता है। परंतु यहाँ सामान्य तथ्य कहा गया है, इसलिए 'are' आवश्यक है; जोड़ी का प्रयोग इसमें उचित है।'be' looked right because 'ensure that' sounds like a demand, which can take the subjunctive. But the sentence states a plain fact, so 'are' is needed; the pair is still fine.
D'but well-researched also' में दोनों भाग एक जैसे रूप में प्रतीत हुए। परंतु 'but also' साथ-साथ आना चाहिए, इसलिए 'also' को अंत में ले जाने से जोड़ी भंग हो जाती है।'but well-researched also' kept the two halves in the same form. But 'but also' must stay together, so moving 'also' to the end breaks the pair.

Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift 2। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 15 Sep 2026 · Shift 2. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.