Directions: The following question consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or group of words that is most similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HINDRANCE

(2) is the correct answer because “hindrance” means “obstruction”, as - “The deputy commissioner declared that no hindrance would by tolerated from any quarters in the implementation of the new project.“ The nearest distracter is “restriction”, as - “Some restrictions were imposed on the leader to restrict his movement in the country.”