Question

Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
The Gupta rulers patronised all cultural activities and thus Gupta period was called the golden era in Indian History.
A)criticised
B)rejected
C)opposed
D)spurned

Answer 1

Hint: The underlined word, patronized, refers to the act of supporting someone and in most cases is used to refer to the support shown to an artist.

Complete step-by-step answer:

To choose the correct opposite it is essential to know its meaning.
The underline word is ‘patronised’ and it refers to act as a patron of or support by providing aid to someone, usually an artist.
To understand which of the four options is correct, let us take a look at each of its meaning.
Option ‘A’, criticized, refers to critiquing or providing an analysis of someone’s work and particularly pointing out its flaws.
Option ‘B’, rejected, refers to refusing something or someone completely.
Option ‘C’, opposed, refers to having an opposite view or discouraging something.
Option ‘D’, spurned, refers to rejecting something or someone with disgust or contempt.
Hence, from the above options, we can conclude that Option ‘C’, opposed, is the correct answer. It is the opposite of patronised as it means discouraging something. which is the exact opposite meaning of opposed

Note: If the meanings of the given options are not clear to you, use the elimination method and remove the words that you think are least likely to be right, in order to reach the final answer.