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*03 January Current Affairs In Bilingual*


1. According to a recent report, Indians rank first in property ownership in London.
*हाल ही में जारी एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, लंदन में प्रॉपर्टी स्वामित्व के मामले में भारतीय पहले स्थान पर हैं।*

2. The Central Government has started the 'One Nation One Subscription' scheme from January 1, 2025.
*केंद्र सरकार ने 1 जनवरी 2025 से 'वन नेशन वन सब्सक्रिप्शन' योजना शुरू की है।*

3. The Central Government has approved a project worth 272 crore rupees for Uttar Pradesh under the National Clean Ganga Mission.
*केंद्र सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन के तहत उत्तर प्रदेश के लिए 272 करोड़ रुपये की परियोजना को मंजूरी दी है।*

4. From January 1, 2025, Russia has implemented a new tourist tax.
*1 जनवरी 2025 से रूस में नया पर्यटक कर लागू हुआ है।*

5. The 'Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana' has recently been started in Delhi.
*हाल ही में दिल्ली में 'पुजारी ग्रंथी सम्मान योजना' शुरू की गई है।*

6. The Ministry of Defense has declared the year 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms'.
*रक्षा मंत्रालय ने वर्ष 2025 को 'सुधारों का वर्ष' घोषित किया है।*

7. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced the 'Sanskriti Utsav' till January 26, 2025.
*उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने 26 जनवरी 2025 तक 'संस्कृति उत्सव' की घोषणा की है।*

8. India's coffee exports registered a growth of 29 percent in FY 2024.
*वित्त वर्ष 2024 में भारत के कॉफी निर्यात में 29 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि दर्ज की गई है।*

9. Since 2014, the government has constructed 3.74 lakh km of rural roads.
*2014 के बाद से सरकार ने 3.74 लाख किमी ग्रामीण सड़कें बनाई हैं।*

10. Recently, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has established 'Mahabharat Vatika'.
*हाल ही में उत्तराखंड वन विभाग ने 'महाभारत वाटिका' की स्थापना की है।*

11. The Sri Lankan Navy has recently released 20 Indian fishermen.
*श्रीलंकाई नौसेना ने हाल ही में 20 भारतीय मछुआरों को रिहा किया है।*

12. Lokpal of India has designated January 16 as "Lokpal Day".
*भारत के लोकपाल ने 16 जनवरी को "लोकपाल दिवस" के रूप में नामित किया है।*

13. Switzerland has recently banned women from wearing burqas in public places.
*स्विट्ज़रलैंड ने हाल ही में सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर महिलाओं के बुर्का पहनने पर प्रतिबंध लगाया है।*

14. The Gujarat government has declared 'Vav-Tharad' as a new district.
*गुजरात सरकार ने 'वाव-थराद' को नया जिला घोषित किया है।*

15. Pakistan has become a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council from January 1, 2025.
*पाकिस्तान 1 जनवरी 2025 से संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद का अस्थायी सदस्य बना है।
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Today's word

🔍 Engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ (verb)

📌 Meaning: To completely surround or cover something or someone.

📌 Examples:
1)The flames rapidly engulfed the entire building, leaving nothing but ashes.
2)As the storm intensified, the waves began to engulf the small fishing boat.
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 03.01.2025


1. UNRAVEL (VERB): (समाधान करना): solve
Synonyms: resolve, work out
Antonyms: complicate
Example Sentence:They were attempting to unravel the cause of death.


2. UNRELENTING (ADJECTIVE): (निरंतर): continual
Synonyms: constant, continuous
Antonyms: intermittent
Example Sentence:She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.


3. CONVENE (VERB): (बुला भेजना): summon
Synonyms: call, order
Antonyms: disperse
Example Sentence:He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.


4. INDOLENT (ADJECTIVE): (आलसी): lazy
Synonyms: idle, slothful
Antonyms: industrious
Example Sentence:They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure.


5. PEDESTRIAN (ADJECTIVE): (उबाऊ): dull
Synonyms: plodding, boring
Antonyms: inspired, exciting
Example Sentence:Disenchantment goes along with their pedestrian lives.


6. PERIPHERAL (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रधान): secondary
Synonyms: subsidiary, incidental
Antonyms: central
Example Sentence:She will see their problems as peripheral to her own.


7. DISPASSIONATE (ADJECTIVE): (अभावुक): unemotional
Synonyms: non-emotional, unsentimental
Antonyms: emotional
Example Sentence:She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way.


8. OUTLANDISH (ADJECTIVE): (विचित्र): weird
Synonyms: queer, offbeat
Antonyms: ordinary
Example Sentence:They were three wise, outlandish kings.


9. UNSETTLED (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): restless
Synonyms: restive, fidgety
Antonyms: settled
Example Sentence:She felt edgy and unsettled.


10. COMPLIANCE (NOUN): (अनुपालन): acquiescence
Synonyms: agreement, assent
Antonyms: defiance
Example Sentence:The compliance with government views shown by the commission.
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence.

(A) When faced with uncertainty, humans look out for the action of others and become a victim of ineffective rational thinking during compelling, confusing situations.

(B) According to him, in an emergency, we tend to forget that everybody else observing the event is also likely to be looking out for social evidence.

(C)Robert B. Cialdini explains this reaction with a psychological phenomenon called 'pluralistic ignorance'.

(D) Since we all prefer to appear poised and unflustered among others, we are likely to search for answers placidly, with brief, camouflaged glances at those around us.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant and guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps.

(B) I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me and anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.

(C) The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me and I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects and it was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.

(D) The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face and my fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring.
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Select the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) Road accidents have become very common in India.

(B) Condition of roads in India is pathetic.

(C) Increasing number of vehicles leave little space on roads.

(D) Roads are narrow and remain congested most of the time.

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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

(A) She shot the movie on the widest canvas possible using the same kind of equipment that captured Star Wars landscapes, and applied a muted colour grading to every frame.

(B) She said last year that she wanted the ensemble film to look like "a faded postcard".

(C) Polley lends the central conversation a visual gravitas normally reserved for epics.

(D) Women Talking, adapted by the writer-director Sarah Polley from Miriam Toews's 2018 novel, is vibrant cinema.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
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Obbstacle
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Obctacle
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Obstacal
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Obstacle
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
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Philosophy
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Phelosophy
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Philosophie
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Filosophy
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Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Dan needed help / to get the / tight coat of him.
Anonymous Quiz
5%
No error
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Dan needed help
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To get the
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Tight coat of him
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them.
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Paparazzi
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Reporter
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Editor
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Interviewer
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Someone who is reserved and shy.
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Introvert
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Extrovert
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Chauffeur
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Talkative
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

The team members seem to be (running around in circles).
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6%
To be extremely success
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Hardly any time to breathe
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To be very active but with few results
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Very dynamic and hardworking
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains error.

We should sorted out / the problem ourselves / rather than depending / on the third party.
Anonymous Quiz
16%
Rather than depending
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The problem ourselves
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We should sorted out
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On the third party
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BILLS PASSED IN LOK SABHA / RAJYA SABHA IN 2024

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• Lok Sabha passes ‘The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024’ to curb paper leaks, malpractices as well as organised malpractices in recruitment examinations like UPSC, SSC etc and entrance tests such as NEET, JEE and CUET.

• The Bill proposes a punishment of a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and for those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs 1 crore.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024

It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• It amends the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

• The Act establishes the central and state pollution control boards (CPCB and SPCBs) to prevent and control water pollution.

• The Bill decriminalises several violations, and instead imposes penalties. It will initially apply to Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and the union territories. Other states may pass resolutions to extend its applicability to their states.

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha.

Communities Added to the list of Scheduled Tribes :- 
The Bill adds following communities to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha : (i) Muka Dora, Mooka Dora, Nuka Dora, Nooka Dora (for districts of Koraput, Nowrangapur, Rayagada, and Malkangiri), and (ii) Konda Reddy, Konda Reddi.

Certain Communities Moved from list of Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes :-
The Bill removes Tamadia and Tamudia communities from the list of Scheduled Castes in Odisha, and instead adds them to the list of Scheduled Tribes.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 5, 2024.

• The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, in relation to Andhra Pradesh. The Order lists the tribes deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories.

Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :-
The Bill adds the following to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh :- (i) Bondo Porja , (ii) Khond Porja & (iii) Konda Savaras

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To incorporate Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024

• The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed by the Parliament, To include ‘Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Koli and Gadda Brahmin’ communities in the list of STs of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

• The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9th February 2024 to amend the Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 with respect to the UT of J&K. Earlier, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th February 2024.

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

• It was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 31, 2024 and was passed by the Lower House on August 9.

• The Rajya Sabha on December 05 passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, which replaces the Aircraft Act, 1934.

• The Act regulates activities related to aircrafts including manufacturing, possession, use, and trade. The Bill retains these provisions and also provides for regulation of aircraft design.
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