Each of the following questions has a sentence with two blanks. Given below in the options are four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best completes the sentence.
The complicated processes, which often __________ reason, forced us to become very creative in finding ways to work __________ the challenges.
Explanation:
The fact that the processes were “complicated” implies that they went against reason. This validates “defied” in option 3. “To work around” is an idiom meaning ‘to manage to do one’s work while avoiding something’. “Around” fits the second blank. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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