Select the most appropriate homonym to fill in the blank.
The authorities __________ the unregistered companies.

Correct option is B

The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) seize.
Explanation: Seize (verb) means “to take hold of suddenly and forcibly; to confiscate by authority.” Authorities can seize unregistered companies’ assets/records or the companies themselves in legal usage, so this verb collocates naturally with authorities. (हिंदी अर्थ: ज़ब्त करना/कब्ज़ा करना)
Example: Regulators seize properties acquired through fraud.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· (a) sees: third-person singular of see (देखता/देखती है); meaning mismatch.
· (c) seas: plural of sea (समुद्र); irrelevant.
· (d) cease: to stop/end (रोकना/समाप्त होना); typically intransitive or followed by a gerund (cease operations), not a direct object like companies in this sense.