Each item in this section consists of sentences with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
The emperor as a centralised entity indisputably went beyond regional conflicts and **fostered** a certain mode of elite culture.
- Acultivated
- Bendorsed
- Csuppressed
- Dincubated
Explanation
'Fostered' means encouraged, nurtured, or promoted growth. The antonym must mean to hinder or suppress. Option (c) 'suppressed' means to restrain or stifle, the direct opposite. Options (a) 'cultivated', (b) 'endorsed', and (d) 'incubated' are all synonyms of fostered, meaning to nurture. The emperor promoted elite culture; suppressed would mean crushing it. Therefore option C is correct. Cross-checked with Oswaal CDS Yearwise Solved Papers.