Direction: Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
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The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was ____________ by the police.
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- impounded
- prescribed
- suspended
- penalised
Correct Option: A
If something (here, the driver’s licence) is impounded by the police, customs officers or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken (here, “rash driving” ). Impounded thus means seized in a specific context.
The correct word is filled in the above given sentence :-
The car driver was arrested for rash driving and his licence was impounded by the police.
Hence , option A is correct word .
