Which one is right ?
The original sentence: There is no social problem it it more incumbent upon us to understand than this of the role of custom. I rewrite it for better understanding as below 2 sentences. A, To understand the role of custom is more incumbent upon us in understanding social problems. B, To understand the role f custom is more incumbent upon us than any other social problems. Which sentence is right? Pls help me. Thank you.

Question

Which one is right ?
The original sentence: There is no social problem it it more incumbent upon us to understand than this of the role of custom.  I rewrite it for better understanding as below 2 sentences.  A,  To understand the role of custom is more incumbent upon us in understanding social problems.  B, To understand the role f custom is more incumbent upon us than any other social problems.  Which sentence is right? Pls help me. Thank you.

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what I understood from the original sentence is that the role of custom is of prime importance to understand than any other social problem.

So I think, definitely, your second sentence is more appropriate !
Hope this helps. Suggestions welcome!

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I would say B and I'm pretty confident about my choice.
The sentence in emphatic structure you gave is equivalent to "It is more imcumbent for us to understand the role of custom than any other social problem." :)

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