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GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 13

Reasoning and Comprehension · Verbal reasoning and comprehension · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In the given passage, fill in the blanks with most suitable set of given words:

The future must no longer be___ by the past. While, the effects of the past are still with us, each day is a new___. Therefore, one should ___from solely believing in destiny and crave towards charting their own path of success with grit and labour. Positive_______ is imperative.

  1. Determined, beginning, refrain, anticipation
  2. Fascinated, one, include, physiology
  3. Explored, suffering, content, psychiatry
  4. Marred, life, hinder, labyrinth

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Correct answer: (A) Determined, beginning, refrain, anticipation

Explanation

"The future must no longer be determined by the past", "each day is a new beginning", "one should refrain from solely believing in destiny" and "positive anticipation is imperative" all read naturally. The other sets give nonsense such as "fascinated by the past", "include from" or "positive psychiatry".