Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.
While war has never been absent from the ____ of man, there have been periods in History which appear remarkably ____.
A
archives - ambivalent
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B
posterity - serene
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C
mind - desultory
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D
annals - pacific
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E
life - belligerent
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Solution
The correct option is D annals - pacific 'Annals' refers to a record of events year by year and best befits the context of the first blank while the adjective 'pacific' means peaceful in character and perfectly fits the context of the second blank. Thus D is the best answer.
None of the other options fit the context of the given sentence nor do they convey the required meaning.