✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 26.10.2024


1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade 
Synonyms: lower, put down 
Antonyms: upgrade 
Example Sentence: They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role. 


2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory 
Synonyms: desultory quick 
Antonyms: careful 
Example Sentence: He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod. 


3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite 
Synonyms: adduce, instance 
Antonyms: waive 
Example Sentence: The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England. 


4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism 
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry 
Antonyms: moderation 
Example Sentence: The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere. 


5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious 
Synonyms: whimsical, random 
Antonyms: rational 
Example Sentence: He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions. 


6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial 
Synonyms: contentious, doubt 
Antonyms: certain 
Example Sentence: It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine. 


7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience 
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness 
Antonyms: gloom 
Example Sentence: He has a sense of youthful exuberance. 


8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough 
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: Sea conditions are often very choppy. 


9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist 
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert 
Antonyms: accurate 
Example Sentence: Many facts in the newspaper were distorted. 


10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined 
Synonyms: purposeful purposive 
Antonyms: irresolute 
Example Sentence: She was resolute and unswerving.

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❇️ 27 OCTOBER

🪬 Infantry Day
पैदल सेना दिवस

🪬The Indian Army celebrates October 27 every year as the ‘Infantry Day’. This year nation celebrates its 78th Infantry Day on October 27, 2024.

🪬 On this day that the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment landed at Srinagar airbase and displayed resoluteness and extraordinary courage and became ‘The Wall’ to thwart the evil designs of the Pakistan Army, who had invaded Kashmir with the help of tribal raiders in 1947.

🟢 IMPORTANT OPERATION
🔷Operation Meghdoot (13 April 1984)
🔶Operation Smiling Buddha (18 May 1974)
🔷Operation Shakti (May 1998)

🟢 IMPORTANT DAY
15 January - Indian Army Day
8 October - Indian Air Force Day
4 December - Indian Navy Day

🟢 HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
CDS: Lt General Anil Chauhan
Air Chief: Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Army Chief: Manoj Pandey
Naval Chief: Admiral R. Hari Kumar
DRDO Chief: Samir V. Kamat
ITBP Head: Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
CISF DG: Shri.Sheel Vardhan Singh

✍ Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ✪

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.10.2024


1. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वव्यापक): omnipresent 
Synonyms: ever-present, everywhere 
Antonyms: rare 
Example Sentence: His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family. 


2. FUSS (NOUN): (गड़बड़): bother 
Synonyms: trouble, inconvenience 
Antonyms: convenience 
Example Sentence: They settled in with very little fuss. 


3. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated 
Synonyms: complex, involved 
Antonyms: simple 
Example Sentence: The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens. 


4. AFFINITY (NOUN): (सहानुभूति): empathy 
Synonyms: rapport, sympathy 
Antonyms: dislike 
Example Sentence: He had a special affinity with horses. 


5. RETRACT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back 
Synonyms: withdraw, unsay 
Antonyms: assert 
Example Sentence: He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time. 


6. GHASTLY (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): terrible 
Synonyms: frightful, horrible 
Antonyms: pleasant 
Example Sentence:It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed. 


7. SCARCELY (ADVERB): (कठिनता से): rarely 
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently 
Antonyms: often 
Example Sentence: Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other. 


8. CONTINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): chance 
Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous 
Antonyms: predictable 
Example Sentence: The nature of the job that I do is contingent. 


9. SUPERFLUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अति अधिक): surplus 
Synonyms: redundant, unneeded 
Antonyms: necessary 
Example Sentence: The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information. 


10. COMPETENCE (NOUN): (योग्यता): capability 
Synonyms: ability, competency 
Antonyms: incompetence 
Example Sentence: Courses were launched to improve the competence of staff. 

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✍🏻BRICS is an international group of five emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
This time four new countries Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates have also joined.
Its objective is to provide a platform for economic development, mutual cooperation and raising a collective voice on the global platform.
How many members are there in BRICS now?
After the five founder countries in BRICS and the addition of four new member countries on January 1, 2024, now a total of nine countries are members of the group.
After the five founder countries in BRICS and the addition of four new member countries on January 1, 2024, now a total of nine countries are members of the group.

❇️ 29th OCTOBER

⏲ World Stroke Day
विश्व स्ट्रोक दिवस

Theme24: “#GreaterThanStroke active challenge”.

⏲ To emphasize the serious nature and high rates of stroke. The day is also observed to raise awareness of the prevention and treatments of strokes.

⏲ Worldwide, brain stroke is the second leading cause of death and third leading cause of disability

⏲ The average incidence rate of stroke in India is 145 per one lakh (1,00,000) population. According to researchers, three Indians suffer a stroke every minute.

🟢 SSC PYQs
• EEG- electroencephalogram(Brain)
• ECG- electrocardiogram (Heart)
• Pacemaker- a small device that's placed (implanted) in the chest to help control the heartbeat.

🟢 NEWS
🔷David Bennett world first human receives a Pig Heart Transplant

🔶India’s first Heart Failure Biobank starts at SCTIMST in Kerala

🏢 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
▪️ Jagat Prakash Nadda
▪️ Rajya Sabha MP, Himachal Pradesh

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🤯 #DONT_CONFUSED GOVERNOR GENERAL

🔸First Governor General of Bengal - Warren Hastings

🔸First Governor General of India - Lord William Bentinck

🔸Last Governor General and the First Viceroy of India - Lord Canning

🔸Last Viceroy of British India and the First Governor- General of Free India -
Lord Mountbatten

🔸First and the last Indian Governor - General of free India - C Rajagopalachari

🟢 IMPORTANT BOOKS & AUTHORS
Ghulamgiri - Jyotibha Phule
India Wins Freedom - Maulana Abul Kalam
Anandamath - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
India Divided - Rajendra Prasad
Life Divine - Aurobindo Ghosh
The Indian Struggle - Subhash Chandra Bose

🟢 महत्वपूर्ण पुस्तक एवं लेखक
गुलामगिरी - ज्योतिभा फूले
इण्डिया विन्स फ्रीडम - मौलाना अबुल कलाम
आनंदमठ - बंकिम चंद्र चटर्जी
इण्डिया डिवाईडेड - राजेंद्र प्रसाद
लाईफ डिवाईन - अरबिंदो घोष
द इण्डियन स्ट्रगल - सुभाष चंद्र बोस

#RRB #GroupD #BOOKS #AUTHORS

शुभ दीपावली 🎇🎉

❇️ 1 November

🥕 World Vegan Day
विश्व शाकाहारी दिवस

🥦World Vegan Day is an annual festival which is observed by vegans across the globe.

🍓World Vegan Day is celebrated amidst grandeur festivities and socio-cultural events around the world.

🤯Difference between vegans and vegetarians?
People who do not consume meat, eggs, etc. are vegetarians. However, people who are vegetarians and also do not consume dairy products such as milk, cheese, paneer etc. are called vegans.

👩‍🌾The official observance of World Vegan Day began only in 1979.

❇️ 2 November

🔏 International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists
पत्रकारों के खिलाफ अपराधों के लिए दण्ड से मुक्ति के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

🎙The day draws attention to the low global conviction rate for violent crimes against journalists and media workers, estimated at only one in every ten cases.

🎙 ARTICLE 19, journalists and free expression advocates around the world mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

🟢 NEWS

🔶Dr. Vanitha Srivastava - Dr. Vanitha Srivastava worked as a journalist in the Bhopal bureau of United News of India (UNI)

🔷Journalists Maria Ressa & Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021

🔶Shri Satyendra Prakash assumes charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB)

🏢 United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
🔹Formation - 1945
🔹HQ - Paris, France
🔹DG - Audrey Azouley
🔹MC -193

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

❇️ 3 NOVEMBER

🐙 World Jellyfish Day
विश्व जेलीफ़िश दिवस

🔸Study of Fish - Ichthyology

🐡The day celebrated the invertebrates that have been on earth for much longer than people would think. They have been around since before dinosaurs. The Jellyfish is not a fish. The body of the Jellyfish is called the bell. Jellyfish swim by contracting the muscles around the bell.

🟢 SSC PYQs
➖Fish : School :: Bird : Flock
➖Fish : Gills : : Human : ? ( lungs )
➖Dog fish is true fish
➖Pisciculture
➖Fish can survive inside a frozen lake, because- Water near the bottom does not freeze

🟢 NEWS

🔷Andhra Pradesh is the leading fish producing state in India.

🔶Blue revolution: Fish Production

🔷3rd Position of India in the world in terms of fish production

🔶India’s first e-fish market app Fishwale has been launched in which state- Assam

🔷"Cooper Mahseer" state fish of Sikkim

🔶 Kerala Becomes Ist State To Offer Free Bus Services To Women Fish Vendor

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🎡 Haryana State - At a Glance

- Establishment: 01 NOV 1966
- Capital: Chandigarh
- Area Category: 21st
- Area: 573 per square km
- Population: 25,351,462
- Male: 13,494,734
- Female: 11,856,728
- Sex Ratio: 879 females per 1000 males
- Literacy Rate (2011 Census): 75.55%
- Male: 84.06%
- Female: 65.94%
- State Symbols:
- State Bird: Black Francolin
- State Animal: Blackbuck
- State Flower: Lotus
- State Tree: Peepal
- Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
- Governor: Bandaru Dattareya
- Districts: 22
- Official Language: Hindi (Punjabi)
- Population Density: 573 per square km
- Folk Dances: Lur dance, Khodiya dance
- Highest Peak: Karoh Peak
- Notable Cities:
- Gurugram: The Millennium City of India
- Kurukshetra: Land of Bhagwat Geeta
- Morni Hills: The only hill station of Haryana
- Panipat: Historical city of Haryana
- Faridabad: Industrial Hub of Haryana
- Pinjore: The Garden City of Haryana
- National Parks:
1. Sultanpur National Park
2. Kalasar National Park
- Assembly Seats: 90
- Rajya Sabha Seats: 5
- Lok Sabha Seats: 10
- Neighboring States: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand
- First CM of Haryana: Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 04.11.2024


1. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional 
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary 
Antonyms: compulsory 
Example Sentence: There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses. 


2. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant 
Synonyms: detached unresponsive 
Antonyms: familiar 
Example Sentence: They were courteous but faintly aloof. 


3. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction 
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence 
Antonyms: dissatisfaction 
Example Sentence: My son's success was a great gratification. 


4. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous 
Synonyms: huge colossal 
Antonyms: small 
Example Sentence: The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel. 


5. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn 
Synonyms: denounce, brand 
Antonyms: eulogize 
Example Sentence: He was stigmatized in fashion by the people. 


6. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate 
Synonyms: revoke, repeal 
Antonyms: institute 
Example Sentence: The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850. 


7. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded 
Synonyms: limited, blinkered 
Antonyms: broad-minded 
Example Sentence: They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people. 


8. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption 
Synonyms: immunity, exception 
Antonyms: restriction 
Example Sentence: Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing. 


9. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में): in practice 
Synonyms: in effect, in fact 
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence: The country was de facto divided between two states. 


10. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious 
Synonyms: worried, upset 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: There was a fraught silence. 

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🧰 MOST IMPORTANT DATES FOR UPCOMING EXAMS

🔷 First Battle of Panipat - 1526
🔶 Second Battle of Panipat - 1556
🔷 Third Battle of Panipat - 1761
🔶 Akbar's Throne - 1556
🔷 Battle of Haldighati - 1576
🔶 Establishment of Din-e ilahi Religion1582
🔷 Battle of Pallasi/Plassey - 1757
🔶 Battle of Buxer - 1764
🔷 Permanent settlement of Bengal - 1793
🔶 First Division of Bengal - 1905.
🔷 Establishment of Muslim League - 1906
🔶 Morley Minto Reform- 1909
🔷 World War Ist- 1914-18AD
🔶 World War 2nd- 1939-45AD
🔷 Non Corporation Movement - 1920-22
🔶 Arrival of Simon Commision in India1928
🔷 Dandi March or Salt Satyagrah - 1930
🔶 Gandhi Irwin Agreement - 1931

जय छठी मैया 🙏🏻❤️