SSC Stenographer 2023 PYQ — Question 99

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Exploitation in the marketplace happens in various (1)________. For example, sometimes traders indulge in (2)________ trade practices such as when shopkeepers weigh less than what they should or when traders add charges that were not mentioned before, or when (3)_________ goods are sold. Markets do not work in a fair manner when producers are few and powerful whereas consumers purchase in small amounts and are (4)_________. This happens especially when large companies are producing these goods. These companies with huge wealth, power and reach can (5)________ the market in various ways.