Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the sentence.
He is [senior than me in age].
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'more senior than me' सामान्य तुलना लगा। परंतु 'senior' के साथ 'to' आता है।'more senior than me' feels like a standard comparative. But 'senior' is already comparative in meaning, so it takes 'to' and no 'more'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'senior to me by age' में 'to' उचित है। परंतु 'in age' मानक प्रयोग है।'senior to me by age' gets 'to' right. But 'by age' is not the idiom; the standard phrase is 'in age'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'elder to me' उचित लगा। परंतु 'elder' के साथ 'than' आता है।'elder to me' sounds right as 'elder' also speaks of age. But 'elder' takes 'than', not 'to', and 'senior to' is the exact fix.
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Answer: (C) senior to me in age
कुछ विशेषण लैटिन Comparative से आए हैं (senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, preferable)। वे अर्थ में पहले से Comparative हैं, इसलिए to लेते हैं, than कभी नहीं, और more भी नहीं।
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He is senior to me in age.
Some adjectives come from Latin comparatives (senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior, preferable). They are already comparative in meaning, so they take to, never than, and never more.
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He is senior to me in age.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'more senior than me' सामान्य तुलना लगा। परंतु 'senior' के साथ 'to' आता है।'more senior than me' feels like a standard comparative. But 'senior' is already comparative in meaning, so it takes 'to' and no 'more'.
B'senior to me by age' में 'to' उचित है। परंतु 'in age' मानक प्रयोग है।'senior to me by age' gets 'to' right. But 'by age' is not the idiom; the standard phrase is 'in age'.
D'elder to me' उचित लगा। परंतु 'elder' के साथ 'than' आता है।'elder to me' sounds right as 'elder' also speaks of age. But 'elder' takes 'than', not 'to', and 'senior to' is the exact fix.
Source: SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 · 15 Sep 2025 · Shift 1। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 · 15 Sep 2025 · Shift 1. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.