Directions: The given paragraph has five blanks in it which shows that it is incomplete.
You are required to read the same carefully and choose the correct words from the options that make the paragraph coherent and meaningful Anger is a strong emotion of being extremely upset or vexed because of an event, a failure in life or some mental___________ (A) __________. It is a feeling which triggers an impulse in an individual which makes a person lose control and react violently either verbally, physically or both. Invariably three kinds of anger are ___________ (B) __________when a person loses control over his emotions. These are expressed in the form of passive aggression, open aggression and assertive anger. We have learnt from history that Siddhartha, the prince, first went on to become Gautama, the monk, through rigorous___________ (C) __________. Upon grasping the quintessential truth, he became Buddha, the Enlightened One. Buddha discovered the secrets of life by__________(D) ___________and sublimating his ego and understood the truth to live in the present.
The present moment is inevitable. It is like the breath we inhaled… it is the past and the one we are inhaling is the present. Masters of the past and present have all___________ (E) ___________on this simple yet profound concept. Similarly, the Masters of the future would expatiate on this ultimate reality. A seeker can have a glimpse of truth and eventually experience bliss once he expends anger from his being.
1. Which of the given options will fill in the blank (A) appropriately?
A. Stability
B. Traumatic
C. Peace
D. Upheaval
E. Triggering
Sol:
The word in the first blank should describe a certain trauma or an unfamiliar event that leaves
an impact on someone’s mind. Such a word which describes the above is ‘upheaval’.
Although, (b) is correct contextually but it is a misfit grammatically. Trigger could have been
better in case we took option (e).
Stability and Peace are positive emotions and hence these will not be needed.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
2. Which of the given options will fill in the blank (B) appropriately?
A. Purported
B. Exhibited
C. Showed
D. Profess
E. Evince
Sol:
Three types of angers are displayed or shown is what the line intends to say and all words except
(a) mean the same. But if we have to make a choice that is grammatically okay, we may find that only ‘exhibited’ will fit in. So, eliminating all the other options we are left with option (b) as the correct answer.
3. Which of the given options will fill in the blank (C) appropriately?
A. Pay
B. Inflict
C. Penance
D. Reward
E. Both (b) and (c)
Sol:
A noun is needed in the blank. So, options (a) and (b) must be eliminated as they are verbs.
The blank needs a negative word and reward is a positive word that can be ruled out. The correct option therefore, is penance which means punishment or struggle. So, option (c) is the perfect choice.
4. Which of the given options will fill in the blank (D) appropriately?
A. Annihilating
B. Progressing
C. Extirpate
D. Nurture
E. Either (a) or (c)
Sol:
This particular line talks about the destruction of ego that takes one towards enlightenment.
The words ‘annihilating’ and ‘extirpate’ are similar words and they mean ‘to destroy or finish something off.’ Progressing and Nurture will go against the tone of the sentence so these can be eliminated.
The grammatically correct option for us is; ‘annihilating’ and so, option (a) is the right choice.
5. Which of the given options will fill in the blank (E) appropriately?
A. Prophesied
B. Assumed
C. Ponder
D. Hastened
E. Deliberated
Sol:
Masters have ‘considered or thought about something carefully.’ So the correct word here will be ‘deliberated’.
‘Prophesy’ is to predict and here we do not need such a word.
‘Ponder’ is the same as deliberate but, it will not fit grammatically. So this can be eliminated as well.
‘Hastened’ makes no sense here as it means ‘to quicken or fasten a process.’
Therefore, option (e) is the correct answer.
