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GATE 2023 XH2 (English) – Question 2

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

Permit : _______ : : Enforce : Relax

(By word meaning)

  1. Allow
  2. Forbid
  3. License
  4. Reinforce

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Correct answer: (B) Forbid

Explanation

“Enforce” and “relax” are opposites, so the blank must be the opposite of “permit”, which is “forbid”.