In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The Ashoka pillars are a series of columns (1)_____ in northern India by King Ashoka (2)______ his reign in the 3rd century BCE. (3)_____ pillars are inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king. At an average (4)______ 50 feet in height and weighing up to 50 tons each, (5)______19 pillars survive today.

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

Directions: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The object of the law, he concludes, is to punish certain sexual acts when done without _______.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
 
 Our reputation and image is most definitely determined by our ______. Also our ______ tend to be habit forming, in that we have a ______ to act in a particular manner. Hence most people are ______ by their deeds and seem to have little control over their actions. We usually act according to or in response to our surroundings-our circumstances and the environment which to a great extent ______ our priorities and objectives.

Also our ______ tend to be habit.

 Elegy is a- 

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."

Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the options given below:
How attractive the picture is!

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

As he went through the street on an ______ that morning, he saw a woman with a cat under her arm.

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
 Peter is studying hard to have score in the exams.