UPSC CDS 1 2020 English Paper

The most appropriate antonym for the given word ‘bestowed’is ‘Conferred.’Meaning of the other given words are:
Conferred means grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right). Hence, the correct answer.
Withdraw means remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.
Imparted means make (information) known.
Imbibe means Imbibed means absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge), bestow.