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Ten thousand dollars is (a) / the prize money being offered (b) / by the game show hosts. (c) / No error (d)
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Anonymous Quiz
53%
A
21%
B
15%
C
11%
D
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And it just recently awarded/ a million-dollar contract/ that reeks of corruption.
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Anonymous Quiz
19%
A million-dollar contract
50%
And it just recently awarded
22%
That reeks of corruption
9%
No error
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Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024

In English
• Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic In India (Memoir) by K Vaishali

In Hindi
• Smritiyon Ke Beech Ghiri Hai Prithvi (Poetry) by Gaurav Pandey
Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2024

In English
• The Blue Horse and Other Amazing Animals from Indian History (Historical Fiction) by Nandini Sengupta

In Hindi
• 51 Baal Kahaniyan (Stories) by Devendra Kumar
Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 04.07.2024


1. RECURRENT (ADJECTIVE) (आवर्तक): repeated
Synonyms: recurring, repetitive
Antonyms: isolated
Example Sentence:She had a recurrent dream about falling.


2. RADICAL (ADJECTIVE): (पूर्ण): thorough
Synonyms: thoroughgoing, complete
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework is needed.


3. ABRASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अपघर्षक): caustic
Synonyms: cutting, grating
Antonyms: kind
Example Sentence:Her abrasive and arrogant personal style won her few friends.


4. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.


5. COMPATIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (संगत): consistent
Synonyms: reconcilable consonant
Antonyms: inconsistent
Example Sentence:The symptoms were compatible with gastritis or a peptic ulcer.


6. PROVOCATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उत्तेजक): annoying
Synonyms: irritating, exasperating
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:He got offended by a provocative article.


7. IMPAIR (VERB): (क्षीण करना): damage
Synonyms: harm, diminish
Antonyms: improve
Example Sentence:A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing.


8. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (भयभीत करने वाला): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:In debate he was a formidable opponent.


9. EXPLICABLE (ADJECTIVE): (बोधगम्य): comprehensible
Synonyms: understandable, definable
Antonyms: inexplicable
Example Sentence:Differences in schools were not explicable in terms of differences in intake.


10. SPORADIC (ADJECTIVE): (छिटपुट): occasional
Synonyms: infrequent, irregular
Antonyms: frequent
Example Sentence:Sporadic fighting broke out.
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🌸Today's Vocab Word🌸

PARAMOUNT (adj.)

📖 more important than anything else

-The safety of passengers must be paramount when designing a car.
- In our work, quality is paramount.

🔥Today's Idiom🔥

Idiom - "With might and main"

Meaning - with full force and strength

Sentence - He countered the attack of the robber with might and main.
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🌸04 July 2024 Current Affairs🌸

➼ Australia has increased the student visa fee for foreign students from $710 to $1600. 
ऑस्ट्रेलिया ने विदेशी छात्रों के लिए विद्यार्थी वीजा शुल्क 710 डॉलर से बढ़ाकर 1600 डॉलर किया है

➼ Indian Army contingent has reached Thailand to participate in the 13th edition of  India-Thailand Joint Military ' Exercise Maitree' .
भारतीय सेना की टुकड़ी, भारत-थाईलैंड संयुक्त सैन्य ‘अभ्यास मैत्री’ के 13वें संस्करण में हिस्सा लेने थाईलैंड पहुंची है।

➼ Hungary has assumed the Presidency of the European Union Council for the next six months.
‘हंगरी’ ने अगले छह महीनों के लिए यूरोपीय संघ परिषद की अध्यक्षता ग्रहण की है।

➼ South Asia's largest flying school will be established by Air India in ' Amravati' .
एयर इंडिया के द्वारा दक्षिण एशिया का सबसे बड़ा फ्लाइंग स्कूल ‘अमरावती’ में स्थापित किया जाएगा।

➼ Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has launched the ' NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme' .
आंध्र प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री चंद्रबाबू नायडू ने ‘एनटीआर भरोसा पेंशन योजना’ शुरू की है।

➼ Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured with the Career Achievement Award at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival .
बॉलीवुड एक्टर शाहरुख खान को ‘लोकार्नो फिल्म फेस्टिवल’ (Locarno Film Festival) के 77वें एडिशन में करियर अचीवमेंट सम्मान से सम्मानित किया जाएगा।

➼ 'Girls Will Be Girls' has received the Grand Jury Award at the Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles .
लॉस एंजिलिस में इंडियन फिल्म फेस्टिवल में ‘गर्ल्स विल बी गर्ल्स’ को ग्रैंड जूरी अवॉर्ड मिला है।

➼ 'Singapore' will host the FIDE World Championship 2024 match.
‘सिंगापुर’ FIDE विश्व चैंपियनशिप 2024 मैच की मेजबानी करेगा।

➼ Japan has started using ' holographic technology' in new bank notes.
जापान ने नए बैंक नोटों में ‘होलोग्राफिक तकनीक’ का इस्तेमाल शुरू किया हैl
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

She was upset seeing the s͟c͟a͟t͟t͟e͟r͟e͟d͟ documents. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Dissipated
14%
Sprinkled
9%
Perished
68%
Gathered
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Wax
(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
31%
Polish
19%
Cane
20%
Wail
30%
Wane
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Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “ I have done my duty.”(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
8%
He told me that he have done his duty.
7%
He told me that he did his duty.
81%
He told me that he had done his duty.
4%
He told me that I had done my duty.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
One can achieve nothing without hard work(SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Nothing will be achieved without hard work.
80%
Nothing can be achieved without hard work.
6%
Nothing has been achieved without hard work.
4%
Nothing is achieved without hard work.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
30%
rendezvous
54%
renaisance
13%
remuneration
3%
remonstrate
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Select the incorrectly spelt word (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
76%
megre
17%
meadow
3%
matter
3%
measure
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The company was known for its deserving respect or admiration business practices and honest and fair ethical standards.
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Anonymous Quiz
28%
Honourable
15%
Decent
21%
Respectable
36%
Trustworthy
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Capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavour, etc. and is able to do many things.
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Anonymous Quiz
67%
Versatile
14%
Turncoat
10%
Talented
9%
Flexible
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If things were not going to be normal / after the pandemic, mankind will / have to accept the New Normal.
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Anonymous Quiz
31%
After the pandemic, mankind will
25%
Have to accept the New Normal
36%
Of things were not going to be normal
8%
No error
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This will be most difficult of /the adjustments we have to make / because we have been used to spending a lot on guests.
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Anonymous Quiz
17%
Spending a little on guests
22%
The adjustments we have to make
43%
This will be most difficult of
18%
Because we have been used to
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 05.07.2024


1. ABREAST (ADVERB): (के साथ): up with
Synonyms: up to date with, in touch with
Antonyms: out of touch with
Example Sentence:In modern times, one has to keep abreast of developments.


2. RIFE (ADJECTIVE): (फैला हुआ): widespread
Synonyms: general, common
Antonyms: scarce, unknown
Example Sentence:Male chauvinism was rife in medicine.


3. EXACERBATE (VERB): (बदतर होना): aggravate
Synonyms: worsen, inflame
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:Their silly attempts to resolve their misunderstandings exacerbated matters.


4. RECTITUDE (NOUN): (निष्कपटता): righteousness
Synonyms: goodness, virtue
Antonyms: infamy
Example Sentence:The necessity of moral rectitude was itself an incentive.


5. UNDERLIE (VERB): (नींव रखना): fundamental
Synonyms: basic, basal
Antonyms: subordinate
Example Sentence:We discussed the principles that underlay their methods.


6. DISPENSE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): waive
Synonyms: omit, drop
Antonyms: include
Example Sentence:Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?


7. DISMAY (NOUN): (त्रस्त करना): appall
Synonyms: horrify, shock
Antonyms: encourage
Example Sentence:He was dismayed by the U-turn in policy.


8. TENACITY (NOUN): (दृढ़ता): persistence
Synonyms: determination, perseverance
Antonyms: irresoluteness
Example Sentence:She fought with tenacity born of anxiety.


9. SUPPRESS (VERB): (छिपाना): censor
Synonyms: redact, conceal
Antonyms: publicize
Example Sentence:The report had been suppressed.


10 EUPHORIA (NOUN): (उत्साह): elation
Synonyms: happiness, joy
Antonyms: misery
Example Sentence:In his euphoria, he had become convinced he could defeat them.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The patient found the doctor to be o͟b͟t͟u͟s͟e͟ and distracted by constant calls on his phone. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
44%
Astute
17%
Obese
21%
Banal
18%
Obsolete
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