"I cannot support this proposal. My _________ will not permit it." A. conscious B. consensus C. conscience D. consent

GATE 2023 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: C. conscience

1. Parse the sentence structure: The subject of the subordinate clause is the blank — it is a noun that 'will not permit'. An inner faculty that has such authority is the moral sense.
2. Eliminate distractors: conscious: adjective, not a noun that can 'permit'. consensus: group agreement, irrelevant here. consent: permission given to others. conscience: the moral inner sense — matches perfectly.