Galileo suffered

[nick_zen]

Not since Galileo suffered the “scurvy humor” of the Inquisition has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue a theory.
(A) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(B) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist that he could pursue
(C) has a religious organization so effectively curbed the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(D) did a religious organization so effectively curb the ability of a major scientist to pursue
(E) has a religious organization so effectively curbed whether a major scientist had the ability that he could be pursuing

please let me know line of reasoning and answer

[MCapri]

The sentence has to goes like this:

"Not since X happened, has Y happened"

That leaves us with A,C and E

A and E are wordy

So, it has to be C

IMO C

[quiver]

Imo C

[yogesh_kkk]

thanks a lot i did not knew this idom

[vts_gmat]

for me also this is first time to see this Idiom, thanks alot....

[sourav106]

Imo C

[playboy]

IMO C. Nice explanation!

[yogesh_kkk]

There are two idioms

Not since X, has Y
Not until X, did Y


Can some one add more on the same lines