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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 4

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 12 Feb 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q4

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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.

The US is the (1)____________________ shareholder in the World Bank and traditionally, the bank’s president has been a US citizen (2)____________________ by Washington. Small island developing states have argued for moving the fund (3)_________________ from a donor recipient model, with all their usual power imbalances, (4)________________ a partnership founded on a shared commitment to protecting the planet.This will require partial or total (5)______________________ of the World Bank.This is already happening under its new president, some argue. But hosting the fund within the bank would still give donor countries disproportionate influence.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. nominated.

Context: The sentence refers to the US tradition of appointing the bank’s president. Hence, the word should indicate formal selection or appointment.

Meaning of the words:

Radiated: Means to emit energy or light, irrelevant here.
Ruminated: Means to think deeply, not suitable.
Culminated: Means reached the highest point or climax, unrelated.
Nominated: Means formally proposed or appointed for a position, correct in this context.

Correct word: Nominated

Reason: “Nominated by Washington” accurately conveys the tradition of the US proposing its citizen as the president of the World Bank.

Final Sentence: Traditionally, the bank’s president has been a US citizen nominated by Washington.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.