Directions – for the following 20 (twenty items).
In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words marked (a), (b), and (c),one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter, viz. (A), (B) or (C), relating to the word on your answer sheet. Examples K and L have been solved for you.
K. The [A. boy/ B. horse/ C. dog] was in the school in shimla.
L. [A. she/ B. it/ C. he] was home sick.
Explanation : out of the list given in item K, only ‘boy’ is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So ‘(A)’ is to be marked on the answer sheet for item K, you have to read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits best.
passage
I was engaged in many activities and i wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without 1. A. Wish / B. Action / C. Idea is undeveloped thought. Action without 2. A. thought / B. wish / C. idea is folly. Of course we 3 A. never / B. belatedly / C. sometimes act on some impulse or 4. A. peaceful / B. uncontrollable / C. indisputable Urge. if suddenly you throw 5. A. no / B. an / C. a Brick at me and my 6. A. hand / B. wrist / C. finger Goes up in front to 7. A. stimulate/ B. rescue / C. protect myself , it is an automatic, 8. A. uncontrollable / B. instinctive / C. impulsive action and not a result 9. A. to / B. in / C. of deliberate thought. Our living is 10. A. made / B. conditioned / C. developed by a series of automatic 11. A. thoughts / B. actions / C. wishes from morning till night. Anything 12. A. we / B. i / C. they do outside that common range of 13. A. thoughts / B. ideas / C. actions However, has to be 14. A. proceeded / B. preceded / C. followed by some measure of thinking. 15. A. some / B. if / C. the more action and thought are 16. A. developed / B. allied / C. hostile and integrated, the more effective 17. A. they / B. thoughts / C. we become and the happier you 18. A. appear / B. develop / C.grow There will then be no 19. A. reconciliation / B. conflict / C. inflict between a wish to do something and 20. A. inability / B. probability / C. plausibility to act.