योग्यता  =  worthiness
His candidate will be selected solely on merit. / there were many children whose merits he recognized and rewarded.

विशेषता  =  worth
Brierley's book has the merit of being both informative and readable. / they weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.

गुणागुण
Judging people according to their merits

सराहना
He claims that their success was not merited.

के योग्य होना
His success merits a mention in the newspaper.