In this question, look at the underlined/italic part. Below in this question there are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined/italic part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b) or (c). If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d).

I disliked him not so much for his meanness but for his dishonesty.

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