Choose the correct option to fill in the blank :
........... had the police reached than the thieves fled.रिक्त स्थान भरने के लिए सही विकल्प चुनिए :
........... had the police reached than the thieves fled.

1. AAs soon as
2. BNo sooner
3. CScarcely
4. DAs well

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Correct answer: B. No sooner

Explanation

The correlative pair is 'No sooner ... than' (with inversion: No sooner had + subject + past participle ... than). 'Scarcely' needs 'when' or 'before', and 'as soon as' does not take inversion or 'than'. Hence the answer is No sooner.सहसंबंधी युग्म 'No sooner ... than' है (उलटे क्रम के साथ: No sooner had + subject + past participle ... than)। 'Scarcely' के साथ 'when' या 'before' आता है और 'as soon as' के साथ न inversion होता है, न 'than'। अतः उत्तर No sooner है।