* People living in rural areas

[goelmohit2002]

Hi All,

In the below, OA = A. Can someone please tell why A is preferable to B and C ? Can someone please tell what is the difference between "no happier" and "not any happier" ?

Freedman’s survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than do people living in big cities.
(A) no happier than do people living
(B) not any happier than do people living
(C) not any happier than do people who live
(D) no happier than are people who are living
(E) not as happy as are people who live

[Ben Ku]

Please cite the source (author) of this problem. We cannot reply unless a source is cited (and, if no source is cited, we will have to delete the post!). Thanks.