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exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ (v)

Meaning: to raise someone to a higher rank or position, or to praise someone a lot

Examples:
1)He was exalted to the rank of captain for his bravery.
2)The article exalted the achievements of the young scientist.
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*09 January Current Affairs In Bilingual*

*1. When is Earth's Rotations Day observed?*
पृथ्वी परिभ्रमण दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
*Answer: c) January 8 / 8 जनवरी*

*2. Who inaugurated the NTPC Green Hydrogen Project in Visakhapatnam?*
विशाखापत्तनम में एनटीपीसी ग्रीन हाईड्रोजन प्रोजेक्ट का उद्घाटन किसने किया?
*Answer: b) Narendra Modi / नरेंद्र मोदी*

*3. Where was the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention held?*
18वां प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस सम्मेलन कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Bhubaneswar / भुवनेश्वर*

*4. Who inaugurated Indusfood 2025?*
इंडसफूड 2025 का उद्घाटन किसने किया?
*Answer: b) Chirag Paswan / चिराग पासवान*

*5. When will the India Open Badminton Tournament 2025 start?*
इंडिया ओपन बैडमिंटन टूर्नामेंट 2025 कब शुरू होगा?
*Answer: c) January 14 / 14 जनवरी*

*6. What facility will be introduced during Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj?*
महाकुंभ 2025 के दौरान प्रयागराज में कौन सी सुविधा उपलब्ध कराई जाएग?
*Answer: b) Electric buses / इलेक्ट्रिक बसें*

*7. Where was the World Telugu Conference held?*
विश्व तेलुगु सम्मेलन कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Rajamahendravaram / राजामहेन्द्रवरम*

*8. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of ISRO?*
इसरो के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया?
*Answer: b) V. Narayanan / वी. नारायणन*

*9. Who has been elected as the new President of AFI?*
AFI के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे चुना गया?
*Answer: b) Bahadur Singh Sagu / बहादुर सिंह सागू*

*10. Where was the first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the One Nation-One Election bill held?*
एक देश एक चुनाव विधेयक पर संयुक्त संसदीय समिति की पहली बैठक कहाँ हुई?
*Answer: b) Delhi / दिल्ली*

*11. What does Earth's Rotations Day focus on?*
पृथ्वी परिभ्रमण दिवस किस विषय पर केंद्रित है?
*Answer: b) Earth's rotation / पृथ्वी की परिक्रमा*

*12. Where was Indusfood 2025 held?*
इंडसफूड 2025 कहाँ आयोजित हुआ?
*Answer: b) Greater Noida / ग्रेटर नोएडा*

*13. On what date did the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begin?*
18वां प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस किस तिथि को शुरू हुआ?
*Answer: c) January 8 / 8 जनवरी*

*14. Where will Maha Kumbh 2025 be held?*
महाकुंभ 2025 कहाँ आयोजित होगा?
*Answer: b) Prayagraj / प्रयागराज*

*15. What is the purpose of the World Telugu Conference?*
विश्व तेलुगु सम्मेलन का उद्देश्य क्या है?
*Answer: a) Promotion of Telugu literature / तेलुगु साहित्य को बढ़ावा देना*
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.01.2025


1. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (आविष्कारशील): inventive
Synonyms: creative imaginative
Antonyms: unimaginative
Example Sentence:He was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget.


2. DEVASTATING (ADJECTIVE): (विध्वंसकारक): devastating
Synonyms: ruinous, disastrous
Antonyms: non-violent
Example Sentence:The power of weapons is very destructive.


3. RESOLVE (NOUN): (दृढ़ निश्चय): determination
Synonyms: resolution, purpose
Antonyms: indecision
Example Sentence:He received information that strengthened her resolve.


4. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (चौंकानेवाला): shocking
Synonyms: appalling, horrific
Antonyms: marvellous
Example Sentence:Egregious errors were caused by the tablet's failure to check spelling.


5. AVOIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (परिहार्य): preventable
Synonyms: needless, unnecessary
Antonyms: inescapable, inevitable
Example Sentence:Seems like so much death should be avoidable in this day and age.


6 EMBARK (VERB): (प्रारंभ करना): begin
Synonyms: start, commence
Antonyms: end
Example Sentence:She embarked on a new career.


7. RUGGED (ADJECTIVE): (टिकाऊ): durable
Synonyms: robust, sturdy
Antonyms: flimsy
Example Sentence:The binoculars are compact, lightweight, and rugged.


8. FEROCITY (NOUN): (क्रूरता): savagery
Synonyms: brutality, barbarity
Antonyms: gentleness
Example Sentence:The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise.


9. ARDENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कट): passionate
Synonyms: avid, impassioned
Antonyms: half-hearted
Example Sentence:I am an ardent admirer of modern art.


10. ASSENT (VERB): (सहमत होना): accept
Synonyms: approve, bless
Antonyms: refuse
Example Sentence:The Prime Minister assented to the change.
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Synonym of Profligate
(SSC CGL 2018
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9%
Modest
70%
Extravagant
11%
Upright
9%
Virtuous
Synonym of Prodigy
(SSC MTS 2019)
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12%
Anger
24%
Tranquil
58%
Genius
6%
Plight
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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9%
Journey
16%
Condemn
12%
Anxiety
64%
Dimond
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Select the correctly spelt word.
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17%
Asthetic
57%
Already
15%
Outragous
11%
Orignal
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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) Fort Hare was more than that: it was a beacon for African scholars from all over Southern Central and Eastern Africa.

(B) Until 1960, the University College of Fort Hare, in the municipality of Alice, about twenty miles due east from Healdtown, was the only residential center of higher education for blacks in South Africa.

(C) For young black South Africans like myself, it was Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, all rolled into one.

(D) The regent was anxious for me to attend Fort Hare and I was gratified to be accepted there. I felt that I was being groomed for success in the world.
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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) Helping parents become savvier at picking care options and tossing retention bonuses to caregivers are others.

(B) These fixes, importantly, can make child care more affordable for parents and offer life rafts to centres haemorrhaging workers.

(C) The most proposed government solution for child care involves building on top of this flawed system is offering more vouchers to purchase private child care.

(D) But they do little to address the structural needs: improved quality for kids, better wages and working conditions for workers, and more choices in the low-income neighbourhoods.
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
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9%
Door to door
34%
Delivers the letters
3%
The postman
54%
Through hand
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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
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14%
The thief who
8%
In the bus
66%
Steal the purse
13%
She watched
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The science and art of growing vegetables, fruits and flowers
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6%
Herpetology
86%
Horticulture
4%
Haplology
4%
Herbing
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One who is a boot licker and flatterer.
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16%
Gold-digger
17%
Gregarious
57%
Sycophant
9%
Manipulative
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Achilles' Heel
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19%
Irrelevant thing
68%
Vulnerable point
7%
Fast runner
7%
Costly item
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

The actress' daughter is just a (chip off the old block).
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5%
To get into the enemy’s territory
89%
Similar to one’s parents in behaviour
4%
To console the dreary
2%
To chip off the edges
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Synonym of Prodigious
(SSC CHSL 2020)
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24%
Proud
30%
Unimportant
37%
Immense
10%
Exciting
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Synonym of Presumptuous
(SSC JHT 2017)
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16%
Ridiculous
44%
Unthoughtful
19%
Arrogant
21%
Ambiguous
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