Direction (Qs.1 to 5): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
Many times we may fall sick because we break natural laws. Meditation can help us rise above the discomfort and find …(1)… and peace above the consciousness and bodily pain. We have only to look at near-death …(2)… to see how people who undergo …(3)… painful accidents were lifted above their pain when they …(4)… left their body. They could see their body with injuries and …(5)… lying below them but they no longer experienced any physical pain until they returned to the body.
Find the appropriate word in each case.
Question No : 1
(1) solace, respite
(2) perturbation, rejuvenation
(3) perplexity, bewilderment
(4) bowled over experience, ecstasy
(5) pitiable, agonizingQuestion No : 2
(1) prospects, stratagem
(2) will-o-the-wisp, stupor
(3) encounters, involvements
(4) layouts, toils
(5) calisthenics, acquaintancesQuestion No : 3
(1) near to death, astounding
(2) excruciatingly, tormentingly
(3) falling back, amusing
(4) compassionate, subtle
(5) out of the box, prodigiousQuestion No : 4
(1) could no longer have, palpably
(2) solemnly, with a poker face
(3) temporarily, ephemerally
(4) authentically, veritably
(5) yearningly, tenderlyQuestion No : 5
(1) upheaval, trauma
(2) delirium, exhilaration
(3) grief-stricken, melancholic
(4) lethargy, laxity
(5) break down, hallucination