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Directions In questions below there are two statements with each statement consisting of two blanks ...........

English Language (SBI-PO) Fill in the blanks

Directions: In questions below, there are two statements, with each statement consisting of two blanks. You have to choose the option which provides the correct set of words that fits both the blanks in both the statements appropriately and in the same order making them meaningful and grammatically correct.

The prospect of Afghanistan again becoming a ________ for the world’s most dangerous terrorists overcame his _________ to fighting a seemingly unwinnable war.

The Japanese yen, seen as a safe ________ in times of crisis, has gained about 3 percent against the South Korean won over the period from April 3, when Trump said the United States could act alone against North Korea if necessary. Although Japan wouldn’t remain unscathed should there be military conflict in the peninsula, the yen is still bought when risk _________ heightens globally.

roadstead, impetuous

rendezvous, intransigent

haven, aversion

wharf, dour

atoll, emollient

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Explanation:

Option C fits in with the context. The various meanings are:
Haven: noun- any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.
Sentence: Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.
Aversion: noun - a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to).
Sentence: He has a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
Roadstead: adjective noun, Nautical.
Sentence: About five it returned, gentle enough, enabling us to head for the roadstead.
Impetuous: adjective - of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: Sentence: Zakir is a fearless and impetuous fighter, a former Guantanamo prisoner who earned a reputation for brutality on the battlefield.
Rendezvous: noun, plural - an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.Sentence: He could not return home, and in order to see his mother one last time, he had to rendezvous in a secret location.
Intransigent: adjective - refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
Sentence: If the deal fell through, “ the rest of the world would see Iran as the intransigent ones, not us
Wharf: noun - a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
Sentence: Afterward, stumble out into North Beach and walk it off on a stroll down to the wharf.
Dour: adjective - sullen; gloomy:
Sentence: The captain's dour look depressed us all.
Atoll: noun - a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Sentence: Kate and William could hardly have picked a worse time for their luxury vacation to a resort in Noonu atoll.
Emollient: adjective - having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance; soothing, especially to the skin.
Sentence: Glycerin soap ordinarily consists of about equal parts of pure hard soap and glycerin (the latter valuable for its emollient properties).
Option C is hence the correct answer.