Question

In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with two blanks, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the pair of words from the given options that best fits the context of the sentence as a whole, making it grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If none of the given pairs fit the sentence, select 'None of the above' as your answer. Contrary to the classical economic assumption that market actors operate with flawless rationality, modern behavioural theories posit that consumer decisions are heavily influenced by a of subconscious cognitive biases that consistently objective financial analysis.

Q: Answer-In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with two blanks, indicating that something h...

The sentence contrasts flawless rationality with decisions driven by biases, meaning the first blank requires a word denoting an abundance or complex web of biases, and the second blank requires a word meaning to undermine, defeat, or override since the biases ruin objective analysis. a fails because paucity means a lack or scarcity. b fails because facilitate means to assist or make easier, which is the opposite of what biases do to objective analysis. c fails because corroborate means to confirm or support. d fails because validate means to prove correct. A correct pair would be something like morass, subvert or plethora, undermine. Since all provided options contain a contradictory second word or an incorrect first word, e is the only logical choice