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1989 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Vikram Misri has been appointed next Foreign Secretary. He will succeed Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 29.06.2024


1. STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up
Synonyms: amass, accumulate
Antonyms: dissipate
Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.


2. INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable
Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable
Antonyms: avoidable
Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.


3 .REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary
Synonyms: required, prerequisite
Antonyms: optional
Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.


4. CAPITULATE (VERB): (हथियार डाल देना): surrender
Synonyms: give in, yield
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.


5. INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding
Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive
Antonyms: low-key
Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.


6. RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return
Synonyms: restoration, replacement
Antonyms: seizure
Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.


7. INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade
Synonyms: convince, get
Antonyms: dissuade
Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.


8 .TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion
Synonyms: turbulence, tumult
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.


9. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.


10. VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ
Synonyms: range, extend
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.
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🌸29 June 2024 Current Affairs🌸

🍃 According to the report of the United Nations (UN) office, the number of drug addicts in the world has reached  '29.2 crores' .
संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ (यूएन) कार्यालय की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक विश्व में नशा करने वालों की संख्या ‘29.2 करोड़’ पहुंच गई है।

🍃Renowned writer 'Arundhanti Roy' has been awarded the prestigious PEN Pinter Award 2024.
सुप्रसिद्ध लेखिका ‘अंरुधंती रॉय’ को प्रतिष्ठित पेन पिंटर पुरस्कार 2024 से सम्मानित किया गया है।

🍃 The Uttar Pradesh government has signed an agreement to build a film city in ' Greater Noida' .
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने ‘ग्रेटर नोएडा’ में फिल्‍म सिटी बनाने के लिए एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए है।

🍃 In Sikkim, Army Engineers of Tri Shakti Corps in collaboration with Border Roads Organisation and local administration have constructed  a ' Ballet Bridge' on the Dikchu-Sanklang road.
सिक्किम में त्रिशक्ति कोर के सैन्‍य इंजीनियरों ने सीमा सड़क संगठन और स्‍थानीय प्रशासन के सहयोग से डिक्‍चू-सांकलांग मार्ग पर ‘बैले ब्रिज’ का निर्माण किया है।

🍃 A ' Genome Sequencing Laboratory'equipped with state-of-the-art next generation genome sequencing facilities has been inaugurated at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. 
पुणे के सशस्त्र बल चिकित्सा महाविद्यालय में जीनोम अनुक्रमण की अगली पीढ़ी की अत्याधुनिक सुविधाओं से लैस ‘जीनोम अनुक्रमण प्रयोगशाला’ का उद्घाटन किया गया है।

🍃 RPF Director General 'Manoj Yadav' has launched  a comprehensive application for legal reference - 'Sangyaan App'
आरपीएफ महानिदेशक ‘मनोज यादव’ ने विधिक संदर्भ के लिए एक व्यापक एप्लीकेशन- ‘संज्ञान ऐप’ लॉन्च की है।

🍃 Central Mining and Fuel Research Institute has started  a two-day workshop 'CARING-2024'  focusing on challenges and opportunities in coal gasification.
केंद्रीय खनन एवं ईंधन अनुसंधान संस्थान ने कोयला गैसीकरण में चुनौतियों और अवसरों पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हुए दो दिवसीय कार्यशाला ‘केयरिंग-2024’ की शुरुआत की है।
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National Statistics Day (29 June) celebrated in India is different from World Statistics Day, which is celebrated globally and annually on 20 October.

National Statistics Day 2024 will focus on the theme "Use of Data for Decision Making,"
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Today's Vocab Word

Word : SNAP v.
Meaning: to break with a sudden sharp noise

Sentence:
- The wind snapped branches and power lines.
- The teacher snapped the chalk in two and gave me a piece.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Gullible
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
34%
Credulous
11%
Pliant
40%
Cynical
15%
Simple
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

Is there any portal to r͟e͟d͟e͟e͟m͟ these coupons that i have collected from the store. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
26%
Forsake
27%
Deplore
30%
Forfeit
17%
Embezzle
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Select the incorrectly spelt word. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
11%
address
5%
discovered
77%
campaignes
7%
demonstrations
Select the incorrectly spelt word. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Ensure
52%
Pharoh
13%
Strategy
30%
Fulfillment
Never changing and therefore boring.
[SSC CGL 2023]
Anonymous Quiz
33%
Outdated
14%
Impractical
11%
Idealistic
42%
Monotonous
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Entered by force
[SSC CGL 2023]
Anonymous Quiz
17%
Broke down
7%
Broke with
69%
Broke into
6%
Broke off
Anti-party activities / improved my relations / with an opposition.
[SSC CGL 2023]
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Anti-party activities
12%
No error
34%
Improved my relations
39%
With an opposition
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All the horses, except one, always / behaved in a rough manner when / Robert come to clean the stable.
[SSC CGL 2023]
Anonymous Quiz
28%
Behaved in a rough manner when
47%
Robert come to clean the stable
5%
No error
20%
All the horses, except one, always
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.06.2024


1. EQUILIBRIUM (NOUN): (शांति): calm
Synonyms: calmness, composure
Antonyms: agitation
Example Sentence:His intense behaviour could unsettle his equilibrium.


2 CREDIBILITY (NOUN) (विश्वसनीयता): plausibility
Synonyms: believability, acceptability
Antonyms: implausibility
Example Sentence:The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.


3. PURSUE (VERB): (संचालित करना): conduct
Synonyms: undertake, follow
Antonyms: give up
Example Sentence:We shall not pursue the matter any further.


4. VIRTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (न्याय परायण): righteous
Synonyms: good, moral
Antonyms: bad
Example Sentence:He considered himself very virtuous because he neither drank nor smoked.


5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:The majorities behind the government dwindled and grew.


6. ANTIPATHY (NOUN): (विरोधभाव): hostility
Synonyms: antagonism, animosity
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:He certainly had antipathy to capitalism.


7. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.


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


9. FLICKER (VERB): (टिमटिमाना): glimmer
Synonyms: glint, gleam
Antonyms: burn steadily
Example Sentence:The interior lights flickered, and came on.


10. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthrall
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:He was captivated by her beauty.
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Today's Vocab Word

💕Preced
📖 to go or come before

📌🎧 The hurricane was preceded by a moment of still wind and clear sky.
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🌸30 June 2024 Current Affairs🌸

India has contributed 11 lakh 60 thousand dollars to promote Hindi in  the 'United Nations' .
भारत ने ‘संयुक्त राष्ट्र’ में हिंदी को बढ़ावा देने के लिए 11 लाख 60 हजार डॉलर का योगदान दिया है।

The 'Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability' Ninth Amendment Regulations, 2024 will come into force from July 1. 
‘दूरसंचार मोबाइल नम्‍बर पोर्टेबिलटी’ नौवां संशोधन विनियमन 2024 पहली जुलाई से लागू होगा।

India has become the third largest domestic aviation market after the US and China. 
‘भारत’, अमरीका और चीन के बाद तीसरा सबसे बडा घरेलू विमानन बाजार बन गया है।

Senior IFS officer ' Vikram Misri' has been appointed as the next Foreign Secretary. 
वरिष्ठ आईएफएस अधिकारी ‘विक्रम मिस्री’ को अगले विदेश सचिव के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया है।

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced to make ' Bagaha City' a revenue district by the year 2025.
बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने वर्ष 2025 तक ‘बगहा शहर’ को राजस्व जिला बनाने की घोषणा की है।

Biography of famous singer 'Asha Bhosle' titled 'Swarswamini Asha' has been launched.
मशहूर गायिका ‘आशा भोसले’ की बायोग्राफी ‘स्वरस्वामिनी आशा’ लॉन्च की गई है।

The United States, South Korea and Japan have launched their first trilateral multi-domain exercise ' Freedom Edge' .
अमरीका, दक्षिण कोरिया और जापान ने अपना पहला त्रिपक्षीय बहु-क्षेत्रीय अभ्यास ‘फ्रीडम एज’ शुरू किया है।

'Jaipur Military Station' has become the second military station in India to have a plastic waste road.
‘जयपुर मिलिट्री स्टेशन’ भारत का प्लास्टिक वेस्ट रोड वाला दूसरा मिलिट्री स्टेशन बना है।

' Doctors Week' will be celebrated in Delhi from June 30 to July 7 .
दिल्ली में 30 जून से सात जुलाई तक ‘डॉक्टर्स वीक’ मनाया जाएगा।
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