The question below has one blank, which is indicating that something has been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank to make it meaningfully complete.
Her reassuring words ________ the team’s anxiety before the exam.

Correct option is B

The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) allayed.
“Allayed” means reduced or calmed fear or worry (शांत करना/कम करना). Reassuring words logically lessen anxiety, so this verb is semantically precise. The remaining options either intensify, derail, or accumulate—none describe easing worry. (Hindi: शांत/कम करना)
Example: Her calm tone allayed the students’ last-minute jitters.
Explain why other options are incorrect.
· (a) aggravated: made worse or more serious (बढ़ा देना/और खराब करना) — opposite of calming.
· (c) inflamed: provoked or intensified emotion (भड़काना/उत्तेजित करना) — increases anxiety.
· (d) derailed: threw off course or disrupted (पटरी से उतार देना/बाधित करना) — not about reducing worry.
· (e) amassed: gathered or accumulated (संग्रह करना/जमा करना) — not used with “anxiety” in this context.