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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 5

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 10 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q5

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Scholars have long noted that International Monetary Fund (IMF) restructuring programmes (1)____________________ winners and losers, but always in (2)________________ to different sectors of the economy. For example, the fact that programmes (3)________________ to strengthen exports has been shown to favour farmers and business owners over urban middle class state employees like civil servants.The problem with purely (4)___________________ sectors is highlighted when you look at citizens’ experiences. One (5)_____________________ of the survey data, covering nine countries in Africa, showed that three out of ten civil servants actually thought IMF reforms made their lives better.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. create.

Context:
The sentence is about IMF programmes that result in winners and losers. The blank needs a verb that shows bringing something into existence.

Meaning of the words:

  • Create – to bring into existence, to cause (fits perfectly).

  • Celibate – a person who does not marry (completely unrelated).

  • Calibrate – to adjust or measure precisely (not suitable here).

  • Calculate – to work out mathematically (not correct for this context).

Correct word:
The correct word is create, because IMF programmes create winners and losers.

Reason:
Logically, programmes can’t calculate or calibrate winners and losers. They can only create them.

Final Sentence:
Scholars have long noted that International Monetary Fund (IMF) restructuring programmes create winners and losers, but always in relation to different sectors of the economy.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.