Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q:

It is not clear if it has made much___________in eliminating blind faith, but it must strengthen the hands of people willing to take on social practices___________in ignorance and unreason.

• 1
  picket, rareness
• 2
  warden, paucity
• 3
  headway ,steeped
• 4
  shepherd, scantiness
• 5
  None of these