Given below is a text with some words missing (Blank 1-2) followed by some words. Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.
Expressing concerns over the rapidly 1) ____ gap between the rich and poor in the country, Kannada writer Baragur Ramachandrappa held both Congress and the BJP equally responsible for the 2) _____ economic condition getting glaringly manifested in growing poverty, unemployment and hunger, apart from cultural degradation.
Blank 1: A. depleting B. decreasing C. widening D. forgiving
Blank 2: A. improving B. recovering C. alleviating D. worsening
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1B 2C
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1B 2B
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1C 2D
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1A 2C