❇️ 5th May

🤱🏻International Day of the Midwives
मध्याह्न का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme24 : "Midwives: A Vital Climate Solution"

🤱🏻 The aim of IDM is to inform people about the crucial role that midwives play in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, since their role in healthcare is often undermined and underappreciated.

👩🏻‍🍼It was first celebrated May 7th 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world.

👩‍⚕2020 : International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
▪️By : WHO

👩‍⚕ANM : Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

NOTE :
💠 12 May : International Nurses Day 
Theme 2024 : “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and Respect Rights to Secure Global Health"

🏢 International Confederation of Midwives
President: Franka Cadee
Headquarters: Hague, Netherlands.

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

◾️ CPI & WPI 2024 :-

#UPDATED_13th_April_2024.

🔥 Consumer Price Index (CPI) is released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.

✔️Consumer Price Index (CPI) :-
♦️April :
♦️March : 4.85%
♦️February : 5.09%
♦️January : 5.10%

🔛 India’s retail inflation rate eased to a #10_month_low in March 2024.

🔥 Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is published by the Office of Economic Advisor (Ministry of Commerce & Industry).

✔️Wholesale Price Index (WPI) :-
♦️April :
♦️March : Soon.
♦️February : 0.20%
♦️January : 0.27%.

🔛 The month over month change in WPI index for the month of February, 2024 stood at 0.07% as compared to January, 2024.

➰ WPI Base Year 2011-12.

❇️ 6th May

🍲 International No Diet Day
अंतराष्ट्रीय नो डाइट डे

🥗 The International No Diet Day, as the name suggests is the day on which one does not diet as all, and gets to eat to their hearts' will.

🥘The International No Diet Day celebration is done on a humongous scale across the globe on May 6 each year. It is a day on which every person accepts hid or her body type with utmost pride. 

🔴 Important News

🍱 AAHAR 2022: Asia’s Biggest International Food And Hospitality Fair

🍱 Odisha And The United Nations World Food Programme To Bolster Food Security Of Small Farmers

🍱 NITI Aayog Tie-Up With UN WFP To Diversify Food Basket

🍱 Piyush Goyal Launched India’s 1st Digital Food Museum In Tamil Nadu

🍱 India Ranks 68th On 2022 Global Food Security Index

🍱 Eric Yirenkyi Danquah Awarded “AFRICA FOOD PRIZE 2022”

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❇️ 7 May

♦️ World Athletics Day
विश्व एथलेटिक्स दिवस

🔷 विश्व एथलेटिक्स दिवस पहली बार 1996 में मनाया गया था।

🔷 विश्व एथलेटिक्स दिवस IAAF द्वारा आयोजित किया जाता है।

💠World athletics: Head of Global Development : LAURENT BOQUILLET

♦️WORLD ATHLETICS
🔹Founded : 1912
🔹HQ : Monaco
🔹President : Sebastian Coe

♦️World Athletics Championships
🔸2019 : Doha ,Qatar
🔸2022 : Eugene,USA
🔸2023 : Budapest,Hungary

   ✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

✅Top 5 Largest National Parks in India

1️⃣ Hemis National Park
- Area: 4400 sq km
- State: Ladakh

2️⃣ Desert National Park
- Area: 3162 sq km
- State: Rajasthan

3️⃣ Simlipal National Park
- Area: 2750 sq km
- State: Odisha

4️⃣ Gangotri National Park
- Area: 2390 sq km
- State: Uttarakhand

5️⃣ Namdapha National Park
- Area: 1985.23 sq km
- State: Arunachal Pradesh

☀States Imp. Information

💠Rajasthan:-
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
- Amber Palace
- Hawa Mahal
- Fatehgarh
- Nokh Solar Park
- Ranthambore National Park
- City Palace
- Keoladeo Ghana National Park

💠Gujarat:
-CM-Bhupendra Patel
- Governor - Acharya Devvrat
- Nageshwar Temple
- Somnath Temple
- Marine (Gulf of Kutch) WLS
- Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
- Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant
- Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant
- Porbandar Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

💠Odisha
-CM - Naveen Patnaik
- Simlipal Tiger Reserve
- Satkosia Tiger Reserve
- Bhitarkanika Mangrove
- Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
- Tikarpara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary, Puri
- Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

💠Telangana :-
- CM - Anumula Revanth Reddy
- KBR National Park
- Amrabad Tiger Reserve
- Kawal Tiger Reserve
- Pakhal Lake and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pocharam Dam and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
- Man Ooru Man Badi Program
- Palle Pragathi and Pattan Pragathi Yojana
- Bathukamma Sari Yojana

💠Arunachal Pradesh :-
- CM :- Pema Khandu
- Governor :- Lt. Gen Kaivalya Trivikram Parnayak
- Namdapha Tiger Reserve
- Kamlang Tiger Reserve
- Mouling National Park

💠Bihar
-Chief Minister - Nitish Kumar -
-Governor - Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
- Mangala Gauri Temple
- Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
- Valmiki National Park

💠 Haryana
- Capital – Chandigarh
- Chief Minister – Nayab Singh Saini - (replace Manohar Lal Khattar)
- Governor – Bandaru Dattatreya
- Legislative Assembly Seats- 90

💠Jammu & Kashmir
-AnimalHangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu)
-State Bird -Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
-State Flower - Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
-State Tree -Chinar tree (Platanus orientalis)

💠Karnataka
-State Animal - Asian elephant
-State Bird - Indian roller[
-State Flower - Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
-State Tree - Sandalwood (Santalum album)

💠Kerala
-State Animal - Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
-State Bird - Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
-State Flower - Kanikonna (Cassia fistula)
-State Tree - Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera

💠Madhya Pradesh
-State Animal - Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
-State Bird - Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
State Flower Madonna lily (Lilium candidum)
-State Tree -  Banyan tree

💠Maharashtra
-State Animal - Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
-State Bird - Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
-State Flower - Pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
-State Tree - Mango (Mangifera indica)

💠Manipur
- Animal -Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)State   
-Bird - Nongyeen (Syrmaticus humiae)
-State Flower - Siroi lily (Lilium mackliniae)State TreeUningthou (Phoebe hainesiana)

💠Uttarakhand
-Capital – Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
-Chief Minister – Pushkar Singh Dhami
-Governor – Gurmit Singh

🧰 8th May

🔴 World Red Cross
विश्व रेड क्रॉस दिवस

Theme 2024 : "I give with joy, and the joy I give is a reward"

❣ Red Cross Day was adopted on May 08, 1948 and it was officially declared as World Red Cross (or Red Crescent Day).

❣ First Red Cross Day was celebrated in 1948.

❣ This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828.

❣ He was the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

❣ International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

🔶Danish Red Cross Launched the World’s First Volcano Cat Bond

🏢 ICRC : International Committee for Red Cross
🔻 Formation : 1863
🔻 HQ : Geneva, Switzerland
🔻 D.G : Yves Daccord
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❇️ 8th May

🩸 World Thalassemia Day
विश्व थैलेसीमिया दिवस

Theme 2023 : "'Be aware. Share. Care.'

An inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin than normal.

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

💐Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on 9 May 1866

✍ 1889 joined the indian National congress

✍1895, he became Joint Secretary of the Indian National Congress

✍1905 elected as congres president

✍1905, Gokhale founded the 'Servants of India Society'.

✍1908, he founded the 'Ranade Institute of Economics

❇️ 10th May

🎗 World Lupus Day
विश्व ल्यूपस दिवस

Theme24 : "Make Lupus Visible"

💢Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissue, resulting in pain and inflammation of the body tissues.

💢Globally, lupus affects 40-100 people in every 100,000.

🟢 NEWS
🔶World Immunization Week 2024 Observed On April 24 To 30

🔷Breakthrough In Healthcare: IIT Jodhpur Unveils Nano-Sensor For Disease Tracking

🔷US Surgeons Perform First Pig-To-Human Kidney Transplant

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

🟢SSC PYQs
▪️Ligament connects bone to bone
▪️Tendon connects muscle to bone
▪️Fasciae connect muscle to muscle
▪️Femur longest and heaviest bone
▪️Fibula thinnest bone of human body
▪️Stapedius smallest muscle
▪️Stapes or stirrup bone smallest bone
▪️206 total number of bones in an adult human body

🧬Atom<Molecule<Cell<Tissue<Organ<Organ system<Organism

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.05.2024


1. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): (वाचाल): wordy
Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Example Sentence:
He is a verbose man.

2. HERETIC (NOUN): (नास्तिक): schismatic
Synonyms: apostate, pagan
Antonyms: believer, follower
Example Sentence:
As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm.

3. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): (गुप्त): hidden
Synonyms: undercover, secret
Antonyms: open, known
Example Sentence:
Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.


4. DEFILE (VERB): (अपवित्र करना): corrupt
Synonyms: degrade, desecrate
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence:
He tried to defile the system.


5. PROSPECT (NOUN): (संभावना): hope
Synonyms: likelihood, expectation
Antonyms: viewlessness, dimness
Example Sentence:
There was no prospect of a better day.

6. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): (अभूतपूर्व): unexpected
Synonyms: unmatched, unequalled
Antonyms: normal, common
Example Sentence:
The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential aid.

7. FORBEARANCE (NOUN): (सहनशीलता): patient self-control
Synonyms: tolerance, patience
Antonyms: impatience
Example Sentence:
His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation.

8. NASCENT (ADJECTIVE): (नवजात): budding
Synonyms: growing, developing
Antonyms: developed, mature
Example Sentence:
The Indian space industry is nascent at the moment.

9. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): applause
Synonyms: esteem, praise
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence:
The hockey team was given kudos during a celebratory pep rally after they won.

10. JOLT (VERB): (ऐंठना): convulse
Synonyms: disturb, jar
Antonyms: calm, comfort
Example Sentence:
His statement jolted me in my mind.

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❇️ 11th May

🛰 National Technology Day
राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी दिवस

🌸On 11th of May,1998 India victoriously test fired the nuclear missile, Shakti-I at the Pokhran Test Range of Indian Army in Rajasthan. It is a reminder of the anniversary of Shakti

🟢SHAKTI
🎛The first nuclear test Pokhran with a codenamed as ‘Smiling Buddha’ was carried out in May 1974

🏂The test was led by late aerospace engineer & President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Later, PM Atal Bihari Bajpayee declared India as a nuclear state.

🟢NEWS
🔶NASA’s Solar-Powered Spacecraft: Pioneering Solar Sail Technology

🔷DRDO Successfully Test Fires Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile

🔶IIT Guwahati Transfers Pioneering Swine Fever Vaccine Technology To BioMed Pvt

🔷Dept. Of Pharmaceuticals Unveils Revamped Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme

🔶DRDO Successfully Tests Agni-5 Missile With MIRV Technology, Mission Divyastra

🏢 Ministry of Science & Technology
▪️Dr. Jitendra Singh
▪️Udhampur

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.05.2024


1. CONSENT (NOUN): (सहमति): assent
Synonyms: agreement, permission
Antonyms: dissent, disagreement
Example Sentence:Change was made without the consent.


2. CULMINATION (NOUN): (परिणति): climax
Synonyms: peak, pinnacle
Antonyms: nadir
Example Sentence:The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.


3. PEER (NOUN): (सहकर्मी): fellow
Synonyms: co-worker, compeer
Antonyms: commoner, junior
Example Sentence:He has got criticism from his peers.


4. CODIFY (VERB): (संहिताबद्ध करना): organize
Synonyms: systematize, arrange
Antonyms: expunge, abrogate
Example Sentence:The statutes have codified certain branches of common law.


5. KUDOS (NOUN): (प्रशंसा): praise
Synonyms: esteem, applause
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence:They were given kudos for winning.


6. FISHY (ADJECTIVE): (संदेहजनक): dubious
Synonyms: doubtful, suspicious
Antonyms: truthful, aboveboard
Example Sentence:I am convinced there is something fishy.


7. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): troublesome
Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing
Antonyms: easy, facile
Example Sentence:It was his knotty idea.


8. KNAVE (NOUN): (दुष्ट): fraud
Synonyms: miscreant, rogue
Antonyms: hero, angel
Example Sentence:He is known as a notorious knave of this area.


9. LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): (ऊटपटांग): absurd
Synonyms: bizarre, comical
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence:It was a ludicrous statement made by her.


10. ACCOMMODATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनुग्राही): corrupt
Synonyms: adaptative, adaptive
Antonyms: maladaptive
Example Sentence:She was understanding, accommodative, and always had a solution to all problems.

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🌐 List of the revolutions in various fields in India, categorized by subject area:

✅ Agriculture and Food Production Revolutions in India
- Green Revolution: Food grains.
- Yellow Revolution: Oil seeds production.
- Evergreen Revolution: Overall development of agriculture.
- Rainbow Revolution: A comprehensive approach to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, sugarcane, fishery, poultry, and animal husbandry.

✅ Animal Husbandry and Dairy
- White Revolution (Operation Flood): Milk and dairy production.
- Silver Revolution: Egg and poultry production.
- Pink Revolution: Meat production.

✅ Specific Crop Production
- Golden Revolution: Fruits, overall horticulture development, honey production.
- Golden Fibre Revolution: Jute production.
- Brown Revolution: Cocoa production, leather/non-conventional industries.
- Round Revolution: Potato production.
- Red Revolution: Tomato production.
- Silver Fiber Revolution: Cotton production.

✅ Seafood and Marine Resources
- Blue Revolution: Fish production.
- Pink Revolution: Prawn production.

✅ Petroleum and Fertilizers
- Black Revolution: Petroleum.
- Grey Revolution: Fertilizer.

FIRST'S FEMALE IN NEWS 2023-24 :-

➢ Professor Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
➢ Democratic Republic Of Congo Appoints Judith Suminwa Tuluka As African Nation’s First Woman Prime Minister.
➢ Suman Kumari has become the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF).
➢ Maryam Nawaz was sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister (CM) of Pakistan's Punjab province.
➢ Justice Ritu Bahri was today sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
➢ Nina Singh becomes first woman to be appointed as DG of CISF.
➢ Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the operational post of Siachen Glacier.
➢ Captain Geetika Kaul of Snow Leopard Brigade had become the first woman medical officer to be deployed in Siachen.
➢ Commander Prerna Deosthalee has been appointed as the first woman officer to command a warship in the Indian Navy (INW).
➢ Sue Redfern became the first woman to stand as an umpire in a men’s first-class cricket match in England and Wales.
➢ Jaya Varma Sinha has been appointed as the new Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) w.e.f Sept 01, 2023. She has replaced AK Lahoti.
➢ She is the first woman to be appointed to this Apex post of Indian Railways.
➢ Geetika Srivastava is first woman to head Indian mission in Pakistan.
➢ Phangnon Konyak became the first woman to chair the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland.
➢ Tenzing Yangki has become the first female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh.
➢ Lisa Franchetti becomes 1st woman to be top Navy officer in US history.
➢ Nusrat Chowdhary will become the first Muslim woman federal judge in US history.
➢ Celeste Saulo of Argentina has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
➢ Shalini Singh from Lucknow has become the first woman NCC cadet in India to complete a mountaineering course in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.
➢ Parminder Chopra becomes first woman Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power Finance Corporation.
➢ Amy Pope of the United States has been selected as the first female Director-General of the United Nations Migration Agency.
➢ Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the first woman Rafale pilot to take part in Orion Exercise 2023.
➢ Wing Commander Deepika Mishra has become the first woman Air Force officer to receive the Gallantry Medal.
➢ New Zealand-born Kim Cotton has become the first female umpire to officiate in a Men’s T20 International (T20I) cricket match involving two ICC full-member nations.
➢ Sheenu Jhawar becomes first woman president of TiE Rajasthan.
➢ American Space Agency, NASA has selected the first woman astronaut, Christina Koch for its Artemis II mission.
➢ Surekha Yadav, Asia’s 1st woman loco pilot who now operates Vande Bharat, From Solapur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT) in Maharashtra.
➢ Shalija Dhami becomes first woman officer to command a fighter unit in Indian Air Force (IAF).
➢ Colonel Geeta Rana became the first woman officer to command a field workshop.
➢ Captain Shiva Chauhan becomes the first women officer to be operationally deployed in the highest battleground in Kumar Post on the Siachen glacier.
➢ The first woman officer to be posted on foreign assignment in the Border Roads Organization (BRO) - Captain Surabhi Jakhmola.
➢ Rae Bareli's hockey stadium is named after hockey star Rani Rampal, first woman player from India to achieve this feat.
➢ Hekani Jakhalu became the first female MLA of Nagaland Assembly.
➢ Equatorial Guinea appoints Manuela Roka Botey as first female PM.
➢ Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh sworn in as 1st female Sikh judge of USA.
➢ Santhi Kumari Appointed as First Woman Chief Secretary of Telangana.
➢ Saudi Arabia's Rayna Barnawi first female astronaut is set to go into space this year.
➢ Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female president.

❇️15 May, 2024

🟢International Day of Families (30th)
विश्व परिवार दिवस

Theme24: "Families and Climate Change"

🪺To emphasize the importance that the international community places on families.

🪺The first International Family Day is observed 1994.

🟢NEWS
🔶National Family And Health Survey: India Has More Women Than Men

🔶Indra Nooyi Memoir “The Secrets To Balancing Work And Family Life”

🔶Union Health And Family Welfare Ministry Gets Porter Prize 2023 In Managing COVID-19

🔶UP Government Launched Family ID –One Family One Identity Portal

🔶A Book Titled ‘The World: A Family History’ Authored By British Historian Simon Sebag

🔶India Won Excellence In Family Planning Leadership (EXCELL) Award

🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Chemical Fertilizer
▪️ Mansukh Mandaviya
▪️ Constituency : RS MP Gujarat

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🦏 National Endangered Species Day
राष्ट्रीय लुप्तप्राय प्रजाति दिवस

       ✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

 

✅ABOUT AYUSHMAN BHARAT -PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA(AB-PMJAY)

🔹Launched On:- 23rd Sep, 2018

🔹Launched By:-PM Narendra Modi

🔹Launched From:- Ranchi Jharkhand

🔹Under:- The Ministry of Health and family Welfare(MoHFW)

🔹This is the "World's Largest government funded healthcare Program".

🔹The National Health Authority (NHA) is the nodal agency responsible for the nationwide roll-out and implementation of the AB-PMJAY scheme

🔹AB-PMJAY provides cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

🔹It  provides a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

🔹PM-JAY is fully funded by the Government and cost of implementation is shared between the Central and State Governments.

🔹It Covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post- hospitalization expenses such as diagnostic and medicine.

🔶Recent Updates :-

🔹Till now, the PMJAY has covered over 341 million citizens who received free health insurance of Rs.5 lakh for hospitalisation.

🔹Genderwise breakup of Ayushman cardholders Total(mn)
Male 172.51
Female 168.84
Others 0.47

🔹TOP 5 Cards created(mn):-
Uttar Pradesh 50.6
Madhya Pradesh 39.8
Bihar 28.47
Maharashtra 27.36
Gujarat 25.21

🔹BOTTOM 5 Cards created:- 
Goa 80,705
Sikkim 74,266
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 72,204
Lakshadweep 35,619
Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu 9,720

🔹The data from the National Health Authority dashboard shows that cumulatively the scheme has covered 65 million cases of hospitalisation, entailing Rs.81,979 since its inception.

🔹General medicine, infectious diseases, and general surgery are the three main therapy areas covered by the Ayushman Bharat scheme now, while haemodialysis is the top-most procedure the scheme covers.

🔶 Why has this scheme recently been in the news?
🔹- In his manifesto, PM Modi said Ayushman Bharat will cover all citizens above the age of 70 and the transgender community if the party returns to the power this year.

🔹Also sources said the Centre was working on increasing coverage under Ayushman Bharat to Rs.10 lakh

❇️ 17 May

🔴 World Hypertension Day
विश्व उच्च रक्तचाप दिवस

🟢 Theme24 : "Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!"

🔷 High Blood Pressure aslo Knowns as Hypertension, is defined as a Systolic blood pressure equal to or above 140 mm Hg and Diastolic blood pressure equal to or above 90 mm Hg

🔷 World Hypertension Day was first celebrated on May 14, 2005, however, since 2006, the day is being celebrated on May 17.

🔷Measuring blood pressure with a Sphygnomanometer

🔷 Normal BP of human body 120/80 mm Hg means 120 is the systolic number, and 80 is the diastolic number.

🔷Blood pressure is controlled by - Adrenal gland

🔷 The blood pressure is the pressure of blood in - arteries

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.05.2024


1. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना) : take apart 
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct 
Antonyms: assemble 
Example Sentence: The mechanic dismantled the engine to repair it. 


2. GRATUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निष्कारण): unjustified 
Synonyms: unwarranted, unprovoked 
Antonyms: justifiable 
Example Sentence: The gratuitous killing of dolphins must be stopped. 


3. CONGRUENCE (NOUN): (अनुरूपता): compatibility 
Synonyms: consistency conformity 
Antonyms: conflict 
Example Sentence: The results show quite good congruence with recent studies. 


4. SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (तीखा): devastating 
Synonyms: withering, blistering 
Antonyms: mild 
Example Sentence: She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister. 


5. UNSUNG (ADJECTIVE): (विस्मृत): unacknowledged 
Synonyms: uncelebrated, unhonoured 
Antonyms: famous 
Example Sentence: Tanhaji is one of the unsung heroes. 


6. BRAZEN (ADJECTIVE): (निर्लज): bold 
Synonyms: shameless, as bold as brass 
Antonyms: timid 
Example Sentence: He was brazen about his illegal business. 


7. DELETERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक): harmful 
Synonyms: damaging, detrimental 
Antonyms: beneficial 
Example Sentence: Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children. 


8. EFFICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावोत्पादक): effective 
Synonyms: successful, effectual 
Antonyms: inefficacious 
Example Sentence: The treatment was just not efficacious. 


9. UNSETTLE (VERB): (अस्थिर करना): discompose 
Synonyms: unnerve, upset 
Antonyms: reassure 
Example Sentence: The crisis has unsettled financial markets. 


10. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): (अन्तरिम): provisional 
Synonyms: temporary, pro tem 
Antonyms: permanent 
Example Sentence: An interim arrangement was made at the end. 


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