Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Actually everyday we are engaged in this business of ‘reading’ people. We do it (1). We want to figure others out. So we (2) make guesses about what others think, value, want and feel and we do so based on our (3) beliefs and understandings about human nature. We do so because if we can figure out (4) and intentions of others the possibility of them (5) or hurting us (6) and this will help us to (7) a lot of unnecessary pain and trouble. We also make second- guesses about what they will do in future, how they will (8) if we make this or that response. We do all this second-guessing based upon our (9) of what we believe about the person's inner nature (10) his or her roles and manners. We mind-read their deeper motives.  

        Also, every day we misguess and misread. Why? Because of the complexity,layeredness, and multi-dimensional functioning of people. After all, how well do you ‘read’ your own thoughts, aims, values, motives, beliefs, etc? How well do you know your own thinking and emotive styles?

1.      

1) vehemently                         ( ओजस्वी,जोरदार, ઝનૂની)             

2) practically

3) actually 

4) incessantly                  (નિરંતર,लगातार,झड़ाझड़)            

5) virtually                                   ( अर्थतः,વાસ્તવમાં)

2.

1) ably                                        (कौशलपूर्वक,चतुराई से)

2) constantly

3) partly 

4) largely

5) positively

3. 

1) futuristic                                (अत्याधुनिक,  भविष्यवादी , ભાવિ)

2) proactive                                 (अग्रसक्रिय,સક્રિય)

3) reactive 

4) decorative                           (સુશોભનાત્મક,आलंकारिक)

5) assumptive

4.       

1) manifestations                   ( घोषणा,प्रचार,અભિવ્યક્તિ,દેખીતું) 

2) expressions

3) motives

4) hopes

5) prospects                          (વ્યાપક દેખાવ,  અપેક્ષા  ,संभावना (f))

5.       

1) tricking                    (जादू, हस्तलाघव,नाजुक (N),कठिन,ठगना(V))

2) blaming

3) furthering                   ( अधिक दूर. अगला)

4) alarming                  (ख़तरनाक, भयप्रद)

5) criticizing                  (निन्दा करना)

6.       

1) lessens                        ( कम करना,घटाना,ઉણાવવું, ઘટાડવું)

2) happens

3) questions

4) deepens

5) laments                           ( शोकगीत,વિલાપ,કકળવું(V), વલવલવું,હિજરાવું)

7.       

1) approach

2) direct

3) avoid 

4) implement

5) prepare

8.       

1) solve 

2) apply 

3) plan 

4) approach 

5) respond

9.       

1) projection                               (नकशा,प्रक्षेप,મૂર્તકલ્પના, મોખરો)

2) exhibition 

3) situation 

4) prediction

5) attribution                     ( अधिकार,आरोप,સમારોપણ,આરોપણ)

10.   

1) organizing 

2) underneath                (निचला भाग, अंदर से,)

3) appreciating 

4) proposing 

5) outside

DIRECTIONS (Q. 11-15): In each one of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks .n the sentence in the same sequence to make it, meaningfully complete.

11.The Vidhan Sabha voted ____ the ban __________ drinking.

1) invoke, for  (Here invoke =आह्वान,बुलाना, प्रार्थना करना, विनती करना,उपयोग करना)

2) revoke, of (Here revoke, = हटाना, रद्द करना,उठा देना, मिटा देना,वापस लेना)

3) prohibit, prevented                      (Here prohibit=रोकना   prevented  =बचाना,बाधा डालना)

4) repeal, on (Here repeal =निरसित करना,तोड़ना (V),खंडन करना (V),भंग (N),निरसन (V) 

5) refrain, from                                 (Here refrain = रोकना, सकना,कार्य से निवृत्त होना, टेक (n) (m),अलग होना (v))

12.Our army is __________  __________the border of the  neighbouring country.

1) posted, with                                     ( posted= दर्ज,रोपित,चढ़ाया हुआ)

2) accumulated, for                                ( accumulated=जमा,संचित,पुंजित)

3) assembled, at                                    (assembled=संकलित)

4) deployed, along                    (deployed=असरदार तरीके से इस्तेमाल करना, खोलना(V), फैलना(V), प्रसारित करना(V))

5) fighting, on                           

13.The teacher  __________ his students  __________ being late to school.

1) shouted, at                            (shouted=चिल्ला कर कहा गया)

2) reprimanded, for                    (reprimanded=abused, ill-treated, ઠપકો,તર્જન,प्रताड़ित)

3) reminded, with                         (reminded= चेताना,याद दिलाना)

4) narrated, of (narrated=સંભળાવી,आख्यान करना,कहना (N))

5) taught, for                             (taught=શીખ આપવી,शिक्षित)

14.The dimensions of the  __________ are known and the solution is  __________ on.

1) problem, agreed 

2) theory, dealt                                  ( dealt=જથ્થો, ભાવતાલ,deal,संख्या,समझौता)

3) measures, decided 

4) risks, tempered                          ( tempered = મિજાજ,संतुलित)

5) danger, looked

15.There is so much  __________ between the two sisters that it is  __________ to know one from the other.

1) resemblance, difficult            ( resemblance=सादृश्यता,साम्य,પ્રતિમા, અણસાર,સામ્ય (m))

2) identity, impossible  

3) equality, easy

4) disparity, undesirable              (disparity=विभिन्नता,અસમાનતા (f),undesirable=  અનિચ્છનીય,अवांछनीय व्यक्ति)

5) similarity, obvious                    (obvious= સ્પષ્ટ,દેખીતું,साक्षात्,जाहिर)