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.

Air India’s 1) ______ fortunes are the outcome of government’s incompetence in running a business. Government shouldn’t be in business as when it does so, tax payers pay the price. Air India’s sale should not be viewed as a one-off exercise. It should herald a policy approach where government’s presence in a commercial operation is 2) _______. There are many areas where the state has a productive role to play, but its presence is inadequate on account of budget constraints.

Blank 1: A. plummeting B. booming C. swindling D. rocking 

Blank 2: A. warranted B. demanded C. eschewed D. mandatory