Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
BARREN

Correct option is B

The correct antonym of "BARREN" is "fruitful."
Barren: Unable to produce plants, crops, or offspring; lacking results or value.
Barren (बंजर, अनुपजाऊ)
Example: The desert is a barren land with no vegetation.
Correct Antonym - Fruitful:
Meaning: Productive, capable of producing good results.
Example: The new farming techniques made the land more fruitful .
Synonyms of Barren: Sterile, infertile, unproductive.
Antonyms of Barren: Fruitful, fertile, productive.
Meanings of other options:
· Sterile (निष्फल, बंजर) – Unable to produce life, either in terms of land (infertile soil) or biological reproduction (a person unable to have children).
Example: The soil became sterile due to excessive pesticide use.
· Fallow (परती, परती भूमि) – Land left uncultivated temporarily to restore its fertility. It does not necessarily mean barren, as fallow land can be made fertile again.
Example: The farmers left the field fallow for a season to improve the soil quality.
· Empty (रिक्त, खाली) – Having nothing inside, lacking content, or void of substance. This word does not necessarily relate to infertility or lack of productivity.
· Example: The bottle was completely empty after he drank all the water.
Thus, the correct answer is (b) fruitful, as it is the direct opposite of barren in terms of productivity.