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SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 25

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) • English • Q25

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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.

With the aid of globalisation, the (1)________ planet can be viewed as a (2)________ marketplace. By viewing the world as a single market, merchants are able to expand their reach. Agricultural products, engineering goods, food items and toiletries that were already created in India were not permitted to be (3)_______ until the 1990s. But during the 1990s, the wealthy countries (4)________ pressure on the poor and emerging nations to open their markets so that the wealthy might more easily spread their industries. When India first began its liberalisation and globalisation process in 1991, it was a (5)______ step for the country.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer to blank number 1 is option 4, i.e. entire.

The sentence reads:

“With the aid of globalisation, the (1) ______ planet can be viewed as a (2) __________ marketplace.”

The most suitable word here is “entire”, as the idea is that globalization transforms the whole planet into a shared marketplace—not just a part or half of it, nor something limited. The expression “entire planet” is commonly used in economic and geographic discourse to describe worldwide integration and trade.

Globalisation merges separate national markets into one massive global marketplace—in other words, it integrates the entire planet.

The phrase “entire planet as a single market” echoes how globalization expands economic interactions across all regions, treating Earth as one trading arena.

Other options:
limited: Contradicts the idea of global scope—suggests restriction.

half: Implies that globalization only affects part of the world, which is inaccurate.

part: Similarly implies partial coverage, undermining the scope implied by “globalisation”.