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Select the appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A kick in the teeth
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4%
Severe toothache
44%
A grave setback
8%
Removing tooth cavities
44%
Hitting someone hard
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A stumbling block
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Putting stones along the way
75%
An obstacle to progress
12%
Skipping over a hurdle
3%
Removing stones on the way
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Choose the correct one word substitution from the given options

Something kept as a reminder of an event :
Anonymous Quiz
6%
Biography
10%
Award
81%
Souvenir
3%
Prize
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Give one word for the following expression.

________________ is a strong and fast moving stream of water or other liquid.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Posse
8%
Herd
20%
Shocil
67%
Torrent
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Find error in the following sentence.

How long are you working / for your current employer / and why don't you / look for better opportunities ?
Anonymous Quiz
22%
Look for better opportunities
15%
And why don’t you
25%
For your current employer
38%
How long are you working
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Nobel Peace Prize (2024)

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
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Important Days & Theme (September 2024)

5 Sept - National Teachers’ Day
Theme 2024 - Empowering Educators for a Sustainable Future

8 Sept - International Literacy Day
Theme 2024 - Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace

14 Sept - Hindi Diwas

14 Sept - World First Aid Day
Theme 2024 - First Aid and Sports

15 Sept - National Engineer’s Day
Theme 2024 - Innovating for a Sustainable Future

16 Sept - World Ozone Day
Theme 2024 - Montreal Protocol: Advancing Climate Action

18 Sept - World Bamboo Day
Theme 2024 - Next Generation Bamboo: Solution, Innovation, and Design

21 Sept - International Day of Peace
Theme 2024 - Cultivating a Culture of Peace

22 Sept - World Rhino Day
Theme 2024 - Keep the Five Alive

25 Sept - World Pharmacist Day
Theme 2024 - Pharmacists: Meeting global health need

26 Sept - World Maritime Day
Theme 2024 - Navigating the Future: safety first

27 Sept - World Tourism Day
Theme 2024 - Tourism and Peace

28 Sept - World Rabies Day
Theme - Breaking Rabies Boundary

29 Sept - World Heart Day
Theme 2024 - Use Heart for Action
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Antonym of Fluctuate
(SSC MTS 2019)
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9%
Stumble
19%
Waver
13%
Mobilize
59%
Stabilize
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Synonym of Flourish
(SSC CPO 2019)
Anonymous Quiz
45%
Thrive
14%
Wither
19%
Shrivel
23%
Languish
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
She is putting in many hours of work.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Many hours of work would be put in by her.
44%
Many hours of work is being put by her.
49%
Many hours of work are being put in by her.
2%
Many hours of work will be put in by her.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
10%
spectacles
61%
superceed
16%
acquaint
12%
restaurant
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
11%
virtually
20%
immediately
11%
eventually
58%
infinitly
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.10.2024


1. ABHORRENT (ADJECTIVE): (घिनौना): hateful
Synonyms: detestable, detested
Antonyms: admirable
Example Sentence:Racism is abhorrent to us all.

2. VOLATILE (ADJECTIVE): (अस्थिर): tense
Synonyms: strained, fraught
Antonyms: stable
Example Sentence:The political situation was becoming more volatile.

3. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:A desperate sadness had enveloped my mind.

4. RELUCTANT (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छुक): unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, unenthusiastic
Antonyms: willing
Example Sentence:He is always reluctant in trying anything new.


5. DISCARD (VERB): (अलग करना): throw away
Synonyms: throw out, get rid of
Antonyms: keep
Example Sentence:She bundled up the clothes she had discarded.

6. IRONIC (ADJECTIVE): (ताने के तौर पर): sarcastic
Synonyms: sardonic dry
Antonyms: sincere
Example Sentence:His mouth curved into an ironic smile.

7. ABOLISH (VERB): (समाप्त करना): put an end to
Synonyms: do away with, get rid of
Antonyms: retain
Example Sentence:The tax was abolished in 1977.

8. ADULTERATE (VERB): (मिलावट करना): degrade
Synonyms: debase, spoil
Antonyms: refine
Example Sentence:The brewer is said to adulterate his beer.

9. DEFAMATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अपवादक): libellous
Synonyms: slanderous, defaming
Antonyms: complimentary
Example Sentence:He used a defamatory statement to mention her.

10. RIDICULE (VERB): (उपहास करना): deride
Synonyms: mock, laugh at
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:His theory was ridiculed and dismissed.
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In the following question, out of given four alternative, select the one which the best substitute of the phrase.

Fear of riding in a car
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7%
Astrophobia
70%
Amaxophobia
21%
Cacophobia
2%
Genophobia
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Distorted representation of something
Anonymous Quiz
52%
Travesty
31%
Solemnity
13%
Seriousness
4%
Gravity
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Find error in the following sentence.

The judges eliminated the / classical singer, as she dropped of / in the middle of the competition.
Anonymous Quiz
71%
Classical singer, as she dropped of
8%
No error
12%
In the middle of the competition
9%
The judges eliminated the
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Find error in the following sentence.

The sun rises / in an east / and sets / in the west.
Anonymous Quiz
6%
In the west
7%
And sets
82%
In an east
5%
The sun rises
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