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14 December 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi

  ➼  Sri Lankan President ' Anura Kumara Dissanayake' will visit India on a two-day official visit from 15 to 17 December. 
श्रीलंका के राष्ट्रपति ‘अनुरा कुमार दिसानायके’ 15 से 17 दिसंबर तक भारत की दो दिवसीय आधिकारिक यात्रा पर आएंगे। 

  ➼  Recently the International Football Federation (FIFA) has announced that Saudi Arabia will host the ' Men's Football World Cup' in the year 2034 , whereas Spain, Portugal and Morocco will jointly host the World Cup in the year 2030.
हाल ही में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फुटबॉल महासंघ (FIFA) ने घोषणा की है कि वर्ष 2034 में ‘पुरुष फुटबॉल विश्व कप’ की मेजबानी सऊदी अरब करेगा, जबकि स्पेन, पुर्तगाल और मोरक्को संयुक्त रूप से वर्ष 2030 में विश्व कप की मेजबानी करेंगे।

  ➼  Khelo India Winter Games-2025 will be held in two different phases in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. Snow sports competitions like ice hockey and ice skating will be held in the Union Territory of Ladakh from January 23 to 27. While snow sports competitions like alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, ski mountaineering and snowboarding will be held in Jammu and Kashmir from January 22 to 25.
खेलो इंडिया शीतकालीन खेलकूद-2025 (Khelo India Winter Games) लद्दाख और जम्मू-कश्मीर में दो अलग-अलग चरणों में होंगे। आइस हॉकी और आइस स्केटिंग जैसी बर्फ पर खेली जाने वाली प्रतियोगिताएं केंद्र शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख में 23 से 27 जनवरी तक आयोजित होंगी। जबकि जम्मू और कश्मीर में 22 से 25 जनवरी तक अल्पाइन स्कीइंग, नॉर्डिक स्कीइंग, स्की पर्वतारोहण और स्नोबोर्डिंग जैसी बर्फ पर खेली जाने वाली प्रतियोगिताओं का आयोजन किया जाएगा।

   ➼  In order to manage overall food security and prevent hoarding, the Central Government has reduced the wheat storage limit for traders, wholesalers and retailers across all States and Union Territories . The wheat storage limit for traders and wholesalers has been reduced from 2,000 MT to 1,000 MT, while for retailers the limit has been reduced from 10 MT to 5 MT.
समग्र खाद्य सुरक्षा का प्रबंधन करने और जमाखोरी रोकने के लिए, केंद्र सरकार ने सभी राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में व्यापारियों, थोक और खुदरा विक्रेताओं के लिए गेहूं के भंडारण की सीमा घटा दी है। व्यापारियों और थोक विक्रेताओं के लिए गेहूं की भंडारण सीमा 2,000 मीट्रिक टन से घटाकर 1,000 मीट्रिक टन कर दी गई है, जबकि खुदरा विक्रेताओं के लिए यह सीमा 10 मीट्रिक टन से घटाकर 5 मीट्रिक टन कर दी गई है।

  ➼  Food Safety and Standards Authority of India -FSSAI has made it mandatory to display nutritional information about added sugar, salt and fat in bold and bold letters on the packets of packaged food items.
भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक प्राधिकरण-FSSAI ने पैकेट बंद खाद्य पदार्थों के पैकटों पर मोटे और बड़े अक्षरों में अतिरिक्त चीनी, नमक और वसा के बारे में पोषण संबंधी जानकारी दर्शाना अनिवार्य कर दिया है।
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Synonym of Molest
(SSC MTS 2019)
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Assist
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Scare
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Harass
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Comfort
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Synonym of Modest
(SSC CGL 2022)
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Boastful
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Humble
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Dour
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Grave
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.12.2024


1 ASSUAGE (VERB): (राहत देना): relieve
Synonyms: ease, alleviate
Antonyms: aggravate
Example Sentence:The letter assuaged the fears of most members.


2. VINDICTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रतिशोधी): vengeful
Synonyms: revengeful, avenging
Antonyms: forgiving
Example Sentence:The criticism was both vindictive and personalized.


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


4. LACKLUSTRE (ADJECTIVE): (भावशून्य): uninspired
Synonyms: uninspiring, unimaginative
Antonyms: inspired
Example Sentence:No excuses were made for the team's lacklustre performance.


5. BLATANT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रबल): flagrant
Synonyms: glaring, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:The blatant defiance was so sweetly uttered, he didn't know how to respond.


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


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


8. DISSENT (NOUN): (असहमति): disagreement
Synonyms: dispute, argument
Antonyms: agreement
Example Sentence:There was no dissent from this view.


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


10. SCURRY (NOUN): (हड़बड़ी): rush
Synonyms: race, dash
Antonyms: stroll
Example Sentence:I was in such a scurry.
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select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

A stalking horse
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A slow man
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To follow someone
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Pretence
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Being rude
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India’s leverage in West Asia already greatly diminished will suffer further, with oil prices going down and the Indian expatriate community (who are among the hardest hit by this downturn) out on a limb
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Stand on a limb
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Go outside for a walk
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Lose all the money
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In a precarious situation
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Easily provoked
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Invincible
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Irascible
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Iridescent
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Irrational
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Choose the correct word for ''special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.''
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Debate
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Palaver
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Jargon
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Clack
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Why did he deprive you of the membership?
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Why you were deprived of the membership?
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Why were you depreived of his membership by him?
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Why was he deprived of his membership?
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Why were you deprived of your membership by him?
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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Contemptuous
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Aggresive
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Inseckts
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Biscits
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Synonym of Moderate
(SSC CHSL 2019)
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Tentative
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Extreme
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Temporary
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Temperate
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Synonym of Mitigate
(SSC Graduation Level 2022)
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Aggravate
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Alleviate
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Incite
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Intensify
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Today's Word

Augment /ɔːɡˈment/ (verb)

Meaning: To increase or enhance something, making it larger, greater, or more effective.

Example : She decided to augment her income by taking on a part-time job.
15 December 2024 Current Affairs in English & Hindi

  ➼  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate development projects worth Rs 7,000 crore before the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on December 13. These projects include the construction of ten new roads, over bridges, flyovers, permanent ghats and riverside roads.
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी 13 दिसंबर को प्रयागराज में महाकुंभ मेले से पहले सात हजार करोड़ रुपये की विकास परियोजनाओं का उद्घाटन करेंगे। इन परियोजनाओं में दस नई सड़क, ओवर ब्रिज, फलाईओवर, स्‍थायी घाटों और नदी किनारे सड़कों का निर्माण कार्य शामिल हैं। 

  ➼  The Indian Army's Vajra Corps is celebrating Vijay Diwas in Amritsar from December 13. Vijay Diwas is celebrated to commemorate the victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan on December 16. It was after this war that independent Bangladesh emerged.
भारतीय सेना की वज्र कोर 13 दिसंबर से अमृतसर में विजय दिवस मना रही है। विजय दिवस पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ 1971 के युद्ध में 16 दिसंबर को मिली जीत के उपलक्ष्य में मनाया जाता है। इस युद्ध के बाद ही स्वतंत्र बांग्लादेश का उदय हुआ था।

  ➼  External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will co-chair the 15th India-UAE Joint Commission meeting  with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 13 December in New Delhi .
विदेश मंत्री डॉ. सुब्रह्मण्‍यम जयशंकर 13 दिसंबर को नई दिल्ली में संयुक्‍त अरब अमीरात के विदेश मंत्री शेख अब्दुल्ला बिन जायद अल नह्यान के साथ ‘15वीं भारत-UAE संयुक्‍त आयोग’ की बैठक की सह-अध्‍यक्षता करेंगे।

  ➼  Recently, the 'Indian Light Tank' has achieved a major milestone by firing accurately at various ranges at an altitude of more than 4 thousand 200 meters. It has been designed and developed by the Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in the Chennai-based DRDO laboratory.
हाल ही में ‘भारतीय लाइट टैंक’ ने 4 हजार 200 मीटर से अधिक की ऊंचाई पर विभिन्न रेंजों पर अचूक गोलाबारी कर बड़ी उपलब्धि हासिल की है। इसे चेन्‍नई स्थित DRDO की प्रयोगशाला में लड़ाकू वाहन अनुसंधान और विकास प्रतिष्ठान ने डिजाइन और विकसित किया है।

  ➼  The grand finale of the 7th edition of Smart India Hackathon was held on 12 December at the National Institute of Technology-NIT Srinagar. NIT Srinagar, one of the 51 nodal centers across the country, hosted the grand finale for the first time. 
स्मार्ट इंडिया हैकाथॉन (Smart India Hackathon) के 7वें संस्करण का ग्रैंड फिनाले 12 दिसंबर को श्रीनगर स्थित राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान-NIT में संपन्न हुआ है। वहीं देशभर के 51 नोडल केंद्रों में से एक NIT श्रीनगर ने ग्रैंड फिनाले की पहली बार मेजबानी की है।

  ➼  According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, retail inflation in the country has decreased in the month of November this year. The retail inflation rate has come down from 6.2 percent in the previous month to 5.4 percent in November.
‘सांख्यिकी और कार्यक्रम कार्यान्वयन मंत्रालय’ द्वारा जारी आंकडों के अनुसार देश में खुदरा मुद्रास्‍फीति में इस वर्ष नवंबर महीने में कमी आई है। खुदरा मुद्रास्फीति दर पिछले महीने के 6.2 प्रतिशत से घटकर नवंबर में 5.4 प्रतिशत हो गयी है। 
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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, Select 'No substitution required'.

The roof (is being held up over) two stone pillars.
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Is held up by
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Was held above
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No substitution required
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Is hold up on
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Select the alternative that will improve the highlighted part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement select ‘No improvement’.

Harry and Meghan (have decided to work and become) financially independent.
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No improvement
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Have decided to work and become
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Has decided to work and become
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Have decided to word and became
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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’.

(So much as) you are their class teacher, you are responsible for their performance in the examination.
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No improvement
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As long as
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In as much as
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