diff --git a/C programs/validate_paranthesis.cpp b/C programs/validate_paranthesis.cpp
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+#include <iostream> 
+#include <stack> 
+#include <cstdio>
+using namespace std; 
+  
+int main() 
+{ 
+    int t;
+    cin>>t;
+    int buffer = 0;
+    while(t--){
+        stack<char> stack; 
+        string str;
+        if(buffer == 1)
+            getline(cin, str);
+        else{
+            getline(cin, str);
+            getline(cin, str);
+        }
+        int f =1 ;
+        for(int i=0; i<str.length(); ++i){
+            if(str[i]=='['||str[i]=='{'||str[i]=='(')
+                stack.push(str[i]);
+            else if(str[i] != '"'){
+                if(!stack.empty()){
+                    if(((stack.top()=='[') && (str[i]==']')) || ((stack.top()=='{') && (str[i]=='}')) || ((stack.top()=='(') && (str[i]==')')))
+                        stack.pop();
+                    else{
+                        f=0;
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    f=0;
+                }
+            }else{
+                
+            }
+            if(!f)
+                break;
+        }
+        
+        if(stack.empty() && f)
+            cout<<"valid"<<endl;
+        else
+            cout<<"invalid"<<endl;
+        if(buffer == 0)
+            buffer++;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}