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GATE 2023 BM – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Choose the word that completes: “I cannot support this proposal. My ________ will not permit it.”

  1. conscious
  2. consensus
  3. conscience
  4. consent

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Correct answer: (C) conscience

Explanation

Conscience is the inner sense of right and wrong that can prevent someone from supporting a proposal. Conscious is an adjective, consensus means agreement, and consent is permission. Thus conscience, C, fits both grammar and meaning.

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