Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s ___(1)___ against the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its functionaries including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan marks an escalation in tensions between him and the elected government. Until now, Mr. Khan and Mr. Vijayan had maintained a functional relationship ___(2)___ their apparent differences. At the heart of the current flare-up is Kannur University’s controversial decision to ___(3)___ the wife of Mr. Vijayan’s private secretary as an associate professor. Mr. Khan, who is also the chancellor of the university, has been ___(4)___ of the move, but his decision to hold a full-length press conference crossed a line and damaged the majesty of his office. In the presser, Mr. Khan lashed out at CPI(M) functionaries and ___(5)___ some of their actions as being anti-national, nepotism, and anti-social. As an unelected appointee of the Centre, a Governor of a State is expected to ___(6)___ the popular mandate of the elected government. By going public with his views, Mr. Khan has ___(7)___ a situation that should have been avoided. The CPI(M) and other parties in the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Mr. Vijayan have ___(8)___ the Governor’s feelings, making the exchange a nasty episode. Among other things, representatives of the ruling front have called Mr. Khan an ___(9)___ agent of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Mr. Khan could have raised his concerns, however valid as he might deem them to be, with Mr. Vijayan rather than triggering a completely avoidable public ___(10)___.