Rescue teams deployed _______ disaster hit areas combat _______ a lot of difficulties to save the people. A. with, at B. in, with C. with, with D. to, to

GATE 2020 · General Aptitude · Prepositions · hard

Answer: Option B — 'in, with' is the correct pair of prepositions.

1. Fill blank 1: preposition after 'deployed': Rescue teams are stationed or sent into disaster areas. The correct preposition for being stationed inside a zone is 'in'. 'Deployed in disaster hit areas' is the standard usage. Options A and C use 'with' (means accompaniment, not location) — eliminated. Option D uses 'to' (implies movement toward, not presence in) — less accurate here.
2. Fill blank 2: preposition after 'combat': The teams face and struggle against 'a lot of difficulties'. The idiomatic expression is 'combat with' (struggle with). Option A uses 'at' — not standard with 'combat'. Option B uses 'with' — correct. This gives the pair: in, with.