Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select ‘No substitution required
He was admired not so much for his wealth than for his integrity.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) as
Concept (Correlative: Not So Much … As) 'Not so much … as …' एक निश्चित correlative (सहसंबंधी संयोजक) है, जो than के साथ प्रयुक्त नहीं होता। इसे केवल as से पूरा किया जाता है। विकल्प C, then, का अर्थ 'उस समय' है, जो यहाँ उपयुक्त नहीं। अतः सही विकल्प 'as' है।
✓ सही वाक्य: He was admired not so much for his wealth as for his integrity.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि तुलना का भाव देखकर छात्र than स्वीकार कर लेते हैं, परंतु इस correlative को केवल as पूरा करता है।
Concept (Correlative: Not So Much ... As) 'Not so much ... as ...' is a fixed correlative and does not take than. Option C, then, means 'at that time' and is out of place here.
✓ Correct sentence He was admired not so much for his wealth as for his integrity.
Examiner's Trap Seeing the idea of comparison, students accept than, but this correlative is completed only by as.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 22 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 22 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.