✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.10.2023

1. SLUMP (VERB): (गिरना): flop 
Synonyms: flump, collapse 
Antonyms: stand up 
Example Sentence: She slumped against the cushions. 


2. KEEN (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): eager 
Synonyms: anxious, impatient 
Antonyms: apathetic
Example Sentence: My friend is a keen gardener. 


3. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (स्वदेशी): native 
Synonyms: aboriginal, local 
Antonyms: expatriate 
Example Sentence: We met indigenous people of Siberia. 


4. GARNER (VERB): (संचित करना): gather 
Synonyms: collect, accumulate 
Antonyms: disperse 
Example Sentence: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence. 


5. DIFFUSE (ADJECTIVE): (तितर-बितर) : verbose 
Synonyms: wordy, prolix 
Antonyms: succinct 
Example Sentence: The second argument between us was more diffuse. 


6. DISSENT (NOUN): (मतभेद): disagreement 
Synonyms: difference of opinion, argument 
Antonyms: agreement 
Example Sentence: There was no dissent from this view. 


7. INQUISITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (जिज्ञासु): curious 
Synonyms: intrigued, interested 
Antonyms: uninterested 
Example Sentence: I do not like to seem inquisitive to anyone. 


8. DISINTERESTED (ADJECTIVE): (निष्पक्ष): unbiased 
Synonyms: unprejudiced, impartial 
Antonyms: biased 
Example Sentence: A banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice. 


9. MODERATE (ADJECTIVE): (मध्यम): average 
Synonyms: modest, medium 
Antonyms: great 
Example Sentence: Both of us walked at a moderate pace only. 


10.STEEP (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): sharp 
Synonyms: sudden, precipitate 
Antonyms: gradual 
Example Sentence: The steep rise in unemployment. 

Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @EnglishquizzClub
Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @english_mcq

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 2023 🏆

🎖 AWARDED FOR
🔹 Outstanding contributions for humanity in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine.
🌀 First Awarded : 1901

🎖 COUNTRY
🔹 Sweden (all prizes except the Peace Prize)
🔹 Norway (Peace Prize only)

🎖REWARD
🔹Prize money of 10 million SEK

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2023
◾ Katalin Karikó (USA)
◾️ Drew Weissman (USA)

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2023
◾️Pierre Agostini (USA)
◾️Anne L’Huillier (Sweden)
◾️Ferenc Krausz (Germany)

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2023
◾️Moungi G. Bawendi (USA)
◾️Alexei I. Ekimov (USA)
◾️Louis E. Brus (USA)

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2023
◾️Jon Olav Fosse (Norway)

🏆 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2023
◾️ Narges Mohammadi (Iran)

🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2023
◾️ Claudia Goldin (USA)

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.10.2023


1. PERSPICACITY (NOUN): (चतुराई): shrewdness
Synonyms: discernment, perception
Antonyms: stupidity
Example Sentence:The perspicacity of her remarks was quite evident.


2. AGGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आक्रामक): hostile
Synonyms: belligerent, bellicose
Antonyms: meek
Example Sentence:He's very uncooperative and aggressive.


3. MILD (ADJECTIVE): (हल्का): lenient
Synonyms: clement, light
Antonyms: cruel
Example Sentence:Mild criticism is of no avail.


4. DEVOTION (NOUN): (निष्ठा): loyalty
Synonyms: faithfulness, fidelity
Antonyms: disloyalty
Example Sentence:His devotion to duty never wavered.


5. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अंतरिम): provisional
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:An interim arrangement had been made.


6. DETERMINATION (NOUN): (दृढ़ निश्चय): resolution
Synonyms: resolve, will power
Antonyms: pusillanimity
Example Sentence:Those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination.


7. EMBRACE (NOUN): (अपना लेना): welcome
Synonyms: accept, take up
Antonyms: reject
Example Sentence:Besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology.


8. PROMPT (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना): give rise to
Synonyms: cause, occasion
Antonyms: deter
Example Sentence:The violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country.


9. PROFOUND (ADJECTIVE): (गहन): heartfelt
Synonyms: intense, keen
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:Profound feelings of sadness sorrounded us all.


10. DISQUIET (NOUN): (बेचैनी): unease
Synonyms: uneasiness, worry
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There is too much disquiet about animal testing.

Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @EnglishquizzClub
Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @english_mcq

❇️ 14 October

⚖ World Standards Day
विश्व मानक दिवस

Theme23 : “shared vision for a better world: Incorporating SDG 3”

🔶Each year on 14 October, the members of IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day, which is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.

🔸SOP : Standard Operating Procedure

🔹IRDAI : Standard professional indemnity policy - Yegnapriya Bharat

🔸Arun Singhal appointed as CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

🔸The symbol of Bureau of Indian Standard given for the purity of gold - Hallmark

🔹Pramod Kumar Tiwari - Director General BIS

🔷PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY GENERAL
◾️YINBIAO SHU - IEC President
◾️EDDY NJOROGE - ISO President
◾️HOULIN ZHAO - ITU Secretary-General

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.10.2023

1. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): spiteful 
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile 
Antonyms: benevolent 
Example Sentence: He had been found guilty of malicious damage. 


2. INAUGURATE (VERB): (आरंभ करना): initiate 
Synonyms: begin, start 
Antonyms: wind up 
Example Sentence: He inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration. 


3. ANXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चिंतित): worried 
Synonyms: concerned, apprehensive 
Antonyms: carefree 
Example Sentence: She was extremely anxious about her exams. 


4. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart 
Synonyms: restarting, reopening 
Antonyms: suspension 
Example Sentence: The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game. 


5. NORMALITY (NOUN): (सामान्यता): routine 
Synonyms: business as usual, order 
Antonyms: insanity 
Example Sentence: The office gradually returned to a semblance of normality. 


6. SEMBLANCE (NOUN): (दिखावा): appearance 
Synonyms: approximation, show 
Antonyms: difference 
Example Sentence: She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order. 


7. SNARL (VERB): (फंसाना): tangle 
Synonyms: entangle, entwine 
Antonyms: untangle 
Example Sentence: The trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush. 


8. SPECTRE (NOUN): (भूत): ghost 
Synonyms: phantom, apparition 
Antonyms: body, flesh 
Example Sentence: A dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life. 


9. VETERAN (NOUN): (अनुभवी): old hand 
Synonyms: old-timer, old stager 
Antonyms: novice 
Example Sentence: Napoleon was at the head of a veteran army. 


10. EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): emigrant 
Synonyms: non-native, émigré 
Antonyms: native 
Example Sentence: Expatriate workers are found everywhere. 

Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @EnglishquizzClub
Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @english_mcq

🙏🏻A. P. J. Abdul Kalam🙏🏻

💠Born : 15 October 1931, Rameswaram TN

💠Died : 27 July 2015, Shillong Meghalaya

💠Full name : Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

💠He was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician

💠11th President of India from 2002 to 2007

💠Before being elected as the President also served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the PM and Secretary of DRDO

💠Bharat Ratna Awarded : 1997

💠Known as the "Missile Man of India" 

🏆 IMPORTANT AWARDS
1997: Bharat Ratna
1981: Padma Bhushan
1990: Padma Vibhushan
1997: Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
1998: Veer Savarkar Award
2000: SASTRA Ramanujan Prize – Shanmugha Arts, Science,Technology & Research Academy, India
2013: Von Braun Award

📚BOOKS OF APJ ABDUL KALAM
📯Wings of Fire : Autobiography 
📯India 2020
📯Ignited Minds
📯Target 3 Billion
📯Turning Points
📯You Are Born To Blossom
📯My Journey
📯A Manifesto for Change
📯Advantage India
📯Reignited

💠 Wheeler Island rename Dr. Abdul Kalam Island

✍Credit : Tk Gupta

🏆🏆 Target RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 1 Exam!

⭐️ LIVE Crash Course = 100% Syllabus Coverage in Just 2 Hours/Day

✅ 48 LIVE Classes
✅ Chapter Wise Tests
✅ Sectional Tests
✅ Complete Current Affairs
✅ Full Length Tests

🔥 Flat 50% off, use code LIVE

⏰ Batch Starts: 22 October 2023

👉 Know more: https://edutap.co.in/rbi-grade-b-phase-1-crash-course/

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.10.2023


1. REMISS (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): negligent 
Synonyms: neglectful irresponsible 
Antonyms: careful 
Example Sentence: It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information. 


2. IMMUNE (ADJECTIVE): (बचा हुआ): resistant 
Synonyms: not subject to, unsusceptible 
Antonyms: susceptible 
Example Sentence: They are immune from legal action. 


3. FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): failure 
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe 
Antonyms: success 
Example Sentence: His plans turned into a fiasco. 


 4. WORRISOME (ADJECTIVE): (चिंताजनक): worrying 
Synonyms: daunting, alarming 
Antonyms: reassuring 
Example Sentence: The situation were becoming worrisome day be day. 


5. CONCEDE (VERB): (स्वीकार करना): admit 
Synonyms: acknowledge, accept 
Antonyms: deny 
Example Sentence: I had to concede that I overreacted at his behaviour. 


6. CONVENE (VERB): (बुलाना): summon 
Synonyms: call, order 
Antonyms: disperse 
Example Sentence: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel. 


7. SIGNIFICANTLY (ADVERB): (विशेषकर): notably 
Synonyms: remarkably, outstandingly 
Antonyms: slightly 
Example Sentence: Energy bills have increased significantly this year. 


8. TROUBLED (ADJECTIVE): (चिंतित): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, concerned 
Antonyms: unworried 
Example Sentence: We felt very bad looking at her troubled face. 


9. TERMINATE (VERB): (समाप्त करना): end 
Synonyms: close, conclude 
Antonyms: begin 
Example Sentence: He was advised to terminate the contract. 


10. REMOTE (ADJECTIVE): (असंभाव्य): unlikely 
Synonyms: improbable, implausible 
Antonyms: likely 
Example Sentence: Chances of a lasting peace became even more remote. 

Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @EnglishquizzClub
Ꭻᴏɪɴ🔥 ⃝➥ @english_mcq

🏆🏆 Target RBI Grade B 2024 Phase 1 Exam!

⭐️ LIVE Crash Course = 100% Syllabus Coverage in Just 2 Hours/Day

✅ 48 LIVE Classes
✅ Chapter Wise Tests
✅ Sectional Tests
✅ Complete Current Affairs
✅ Full Length Tests

🔥 Flat 50% off, use code LIVE

⏰ Batch Starts: 22 October 2023

👉 Know more: https://edutap.co.in/rbi-grade-b-phase-1-crash-course/

❇️ 16 October

🌮 World Food Day
विश्व खाद्य दिवस

Theme23: "Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind"

🥗 Main focus of this day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. WFD commemorates the day in 1945 when the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was founded.

🥗 FAO designated 16 October as World Food Day in 1979.

🥗 SDG- Goal 2: Zero Hunger

🥗 India ranks 111 out of 125 countries in Global Hunger Index 2023

🟢 NEWS
🔷Northeast’s Mithun Gets ‘Food Animal’ Tag

🔶India To Host Global Summit Of Food Safety Regulators

🔷‘FarmersFZ’ Chosen By UN For Food Startup ‘Accelerator Programme’

🔶Dr. Mandaviya Unveils 5th State Food Safety Index On World Food Safety Day

🔷Food Conclave-2023 In Hyderabad

🔶AAHAR 2023: Asia’s Biggest International Food And Hospitality Fair Begins In Delhi

🔷Indian Railways Launches WhatsApp Food Delivery Facility ‘Zoop’

🔶Assam To Celebrate Mongeet Festival Of Music, Culture, And Food

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🟢 NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS JAN23 TO AUG23 { Abhas Sir}

🔷National Security and Governance

1. Deputy National Security Adviser - Pankaj Kumar Singh
2. Central Vigilance Commissioner - Praveen Kumar Srivastava
3. Chairman of UPSC - Manoj Soni
4. Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - Ravi Sinha
5. Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - Ajay Bhatnagar
6. Director of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) - SK Mishra
7. Director General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) - Manoj Yadava
8. CEO of NITI Aayog - BVR Subrahmanyam
9. Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) - Vikram Dev Dutt
10. Director General of the Geological Survey of India - Janardan Prasad
11. Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission - BARC Director Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
12. Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) - Dinesh Kumar Shukla
13. Director General of PIB - Rajesh Malhotra
14. Drugs Controller General of India - Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
15. Chairman of National Technical Research Organisation - Arun Sinha
16. Director General of the National Testing Agency - Subodh Kumar Singh
17. Chairman of the National Green Tribunal - Justice Prakash Shrivastava
18. Deputy Governor of RBI - Michael Debabrata Patra
19. Deputy Governor of RBI - Swaminathan Janakiraman
20. Secretary General Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) - Shailesh Pathak

🔷Prominent Business and Industry Leaders

21. 40th President of FICCI Ladies Organisation - Sudha Shivkumar
22. President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) - Ajay Singh
23. Chairperson of NASSCOM - Anant Maheshwari
24. Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Ravneet Kaur
25. President of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for 2023-24 - R Dinesh
26. President-Designate of CII for 2023-24 - Sanjiv Puri
27. Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - Deepak Mohanty
28. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - Amit Agrawal

🔷Notable Firsts

29. 1st Woman Chief Secretary of Telangana - IAS officer A Santhi Kumari
30. First woman to chair the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland - Phangnon Konyak
31. 1st Female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh - Tenzing Yangki

#GK #Appointment #CGLMains

❇️ 17 OCTOBER

🚫International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
गरीबी उन्मूलन के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme 2023 : Putting dignity in practice for all.

📣To raise awareness about the global issue of poverty and how it is a violation of human rights and human dignity.

📣 This year will mark the 31st anniversary

🟢 NEWS

🔷World bank Report States Extreme Poverty in India Decline by 12.3% between 2011-2019.

🔶Policy Commission published its report on "Multidimensional Poverty Index" of India.

🔷Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) : to aid and support the poverty stricken people

🔶NITI Aayog’s 1st National MPI 2021: Kerala has Lowest Poverty while Bihar has Highest

🔷The 17 Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] To Transform Our World
✨ GOAL 1: No Poverty.

🔘Index released by United Nation Devlopment Programme (UNDP)
🔹Gender Inequality Index
🔹Human Development Index
🔹Sustainable Development Goal
🔹Multidimensional Poverty Index

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

😃😃 RBI Sale is here!

🥳🥳 Avail Flat 50% off on:

✅ RBI Grade B - Gold

✅ RBI Grade B - Silver

Use Code: RBI50

The offer is valid till 19-Oct-2023

🎯 Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3AS1S7b

❇️ 18 OCTOBER

🚺 World Menopause Day
विश्व रजोनिवृत्ति दिवस

Theme23: "Cardiovascular Disease"

🚺 To raise awareness of the menopause and to support options to improve health and well-being for women in mid-life and beyond.

🚺 World Menopause Day was established in 1984 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Menopause Society (IMS).

🟢 Govt. Schemes Related to Women Health

🔸Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK)
🔹Kasturba Poshan Sahay Yojana (KPSY)
🔸Women Helpline Scheme
🔹Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana
🔸Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

🟢 NEWS

🔷NIRAMAI Health Analytix Pvt. Ltd & InnAccel Technologies Pvt. Ltd. company has/have received the World Bank Group and the Consumer Technology Association's Global Women's Health Tech Awards in January 2022.

🔶17 SDG - GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

🏢WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
Founded -7 April 1948
HQ - Gevena
D.G - Tedros Adhanom
MC - 194

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

🗄 TYPES OF ATM ( Automated Teller Machine )

🖨 White Label ATMs (WLAs): ATMs set up, owned and operated by non-banks (i.e NBFCs) are WLAs. Non-bank ATM operators are authorised under the Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007 by RBI.

🖨 Green Label ATMs – ATMs for agricultural transactions.

🖨 Orange label ATMs – ATMs used for share transactions.

🖨 Pink Label ATMs – ATMs that are meant only for women (ease their banking).

🖨 Yellow Label ATMs – ATMs meant for E-commerce facility.

🖨 Brown Label ATMs – ATMs that are outsourced by a bank to a third party (based on the concept of sharing the cost).

🖨 Biometric ATMs – These are ATMs that use security features like fingerprint scanner and eye scanner of the customer to access the bank details.

🖨 Onsite ATMs – ATMs that are located inside the bank’s premises.

🖨 Offsite ATMs- ATMs that are located in various places except inside the bank’s premises.

🏆 Let us make you 100% NABARD ready in just 60 hours!

🏆 Dominate NABARD 2023 Phase 2 exam with our LIVE Crash Course!

✅ LIVE Classes
✅ Short Notes + Mindmaps
✅ Current Affairs
✅ Descriptive Writing + Evaluation
✅ Test Series

⏰⏰ Avail flat 60% off, limited-time offer!

⭐️ Classes Start: 24 October 2023

👉 See here: https://edutap.co.in/nabard-grade-a-phase-2-crash-course/