RBI Grade B Officers 2017 jun Paper

In this question, two sentences (I) and (II) are given. Each sentence (I) and (II) has a blank in it. Below these sentences (I) and (II) four/five options are suggested. Select the option that fits both the blanks to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. If all the given options fit the blanks, select ‘All the given options fit’ as your answer.
I. As an officer he was ________ and did never dispute my orders or argue upon them.
II. A small handful of _________ peasants, priest-ridden and over-administered, formed the basis of the colony.