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GATE 2020 AE – Question 2

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

He was not only accused of theft ______ of conspiracy.

  1. rather
  2. but also
  3. but even
  4. rather than

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Correct answer: (B) but also

Explanation

The correlative pair is “not only … but also …”. The two parallel objects are “of theft” and “of conspiracy”, so “but also” links them correctly. Select B.

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