In the following questions, two statements are given with a blank in each. From the given options, choose the most appropriate word that fits correctly in both sentences so as to make them grammatically and contextually coherent. If none of the words fits correctly in both sentences, choose option E as your answer.
I. Had the government implemented stricter environmental guidelines earlier, the current ecological ____________ could have been easily avoided.  
II. Recent studies show how chronic emotional stress often triggers a severe mental ____________ among young working professionals.

Explanation: ·         Sentence I (Environment - Conditional): Refers to the collapse or failure of an ecological system. ·         Sentence II (Health/Psychology): Refers to a mental/nervous health breakdown caused by stress.   ·         Meaning of Breakdown: The sudden failure or collapse of a system, or physical/mental health. Why Other Options are Incorrect: ·         A) catastrophe: Fits sentence I (ecological disaster), but in medical/psychological terms, stress triggers a "mental breakdown," not a "mental catastrophe." ·         C) collapse: While an ecosystem can collapse, the fixed standard medical term for severe health/mental failure caused by stress is a "mental breakdown." ·         D) crisis: Fits sentence I (ecological crisis), but does not fit sentence II naturally ("mental breakdown" is the correct standard term, not "mental crisis").