Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To fight shy of
To fight shy of
Anonymous Quiz
41%
To overcome one’s weakness
39%
To try to avoid something
14%
To attack without warning
6%
To struggle hard
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lie low
Lie low
Anonymous Quiz
5%
Sit on a low chair
44%
Lie down and relax after a tiring day
12%
Fly a plane at a low altitude
39%
Try not to be noticed
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On the straight and narrow
On the straight and narrow
Anonymous Quiz
11%
The unrefined and complicated
59%
The straightforward and ethically acceptable
22%
The honest but dubious
7%
The unpredictable though genuine
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Study of snakes
Study of snakes
Anonymous Quiz
4%
Philology
36%
Phrenology
52%
Ophiology
8%
Urology
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Select the alternative that is the best substitute for the phrase.
'a loud, harsh, piercing cry of a person'.
'a loud, harsh, piercing cry of a person'.
Anonymous Quiz
20%
Howl
25%
Noise
16%
Startle
39%
Screech
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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of underlined words.
The principal members of this (exclusive circle of people) were William and Brad.
The principal members of this (exclusive circle of people) were William and Brad.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Claque
46%
Clique
27%
Constellation
9%
Cortege
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This question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.
S1: Some Internet-based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links.
(P) Such acceptances and clicks are flooding inboxes of the users with promotional emails they never wanted, making it hard to unsubscribe or request deletion.
(Q) The unsuspecting users would not have accepted such terms or clicked URLs (uniform resource locator), but for the deceptive tactics deployed by tech firms.
(R) Such patterns are unethical user interface designs that deliberately make your Internet experience harder or even exploit you.
(S) These are examples of "dark patterns," also known as "deceptive patterns."
S6: In turn, they benefit the company or platform employing the designs
S1: Some Internet-based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links.
(P) Such acceptances and clicks are flooding inboxes of the users with promotional emails they never wanted, making it hard to unsubscribe or request deletion.
(Q) The unsuspecting users would not have accepted such terms or clicked URLs (uniform resource locator), but for the deceptive tactics deployed by tech firms.
(R) Such patterns are unethical user interface designs that deliberately make your Internet experience harder or even exploit you.
(S) These are examples of "dark patterns," also known as "deceptive patterns."
S6: In turn, they benefit the company or platform employing the designs
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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
(P) He soon established himself as a major presence on stage and screen, eschewing roles that had been based on crude, racist stereotypes.
(Q) An American citizen by birth, Sidney Poitier's Bahamian parents had travelled to Miami from their farm on Cat Island to sell some of their produce when his mother went into labour.
(R) He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, for Lilies of the Field (1963).
(S) After serving with the U.S. Army during World War Il, he joined the American Negro Theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1946.
(P) He soon established himself as a major presence on stage and screen, eschewing roles that had been based on crude, racist stereotypes.
(Q) An American citizen by birth, Sidney Poitier's Bahamian parents had travelled to Miami from their farm on Cat Island to sell some of their produce when his mother went into labour.
(R) He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, for Lilies of the Field (1963).
(S) After serving with the U.S. Army during World War Il, he joined the American Negro Theatre and made his Broadway debut in 1946.
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BOOKS IN NEWS (2024)
• Source Code: My Beginnings - Bill Gates
• Viswasapoorvam - Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan released Autobiography of Islamic scholar and the president of Kerala Muslim Jama-ath, A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar.
• I Have the Streets : A Kutti Cricket Story - Autobiography of Ravichandran Ashwin co-authored with Sidharth Monga.
• Adventures of Ed-aMamma: Ed Finds a Home - Alia Bhatt
• Knife - Salman Rushdie
• The Winner’s Mindset - Shane Watson
• I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story - Ravichandran Ashwin and Sidharth Monga
• Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy
• Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism - Ramachandra Guha
• Why Bharat Matters - Dr. S. Jaishankar
• Source Code: My Beginnings - Bill Gates
• Viswasapoorvam - Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan released Autobiography of Islamic scholar and the president of Kerala Muslim Jama-ath, A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar.
• I Have the Streets : A Kutti Cricket Story - Autobiography of Ravichandran Ashwin co-authored with Sidharth Monga.
• Adventures of Ed-aMamma: Ed Finds a Home - Alia Bhatt
• Knife - Salman Rushdie
• The Winner’s Mindset - Shane Watson
• I Have the Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story - Ravichandran Ashwin and Sidharth Monga
• Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy
• Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism - Ramachandra Guha
• Why Bharat Matters - Dr. S. Jaishankar
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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 12.01.2025
1. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
2. SCURRY (NOUN): (हड़बड़ी): rush
Synonyms: race, dash
Antonyms: stroll
Example Sentence:I was in such a scurry.
3. INCLINE (VERB): (तैयार होना): disposed
Synonyms: minded, willing
Antonyms: disinclined
Example Sentence:He was inclined to accept the offer.
4. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence:Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
5. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कट): impassioned
Synonyms: passionate, intense
Antonyms: apathetic
Example Sentence:I am a fervent supporter of the revolution.
6. LIBERAL (ADJECTIVE): (उदार): generous
Synonyms: magnanimous, open-handed
Antonyms: miserly
Example Sentence:Sam was too liberal with the wine.
7. DELIBERATE (ADJECTIVE): (सविचार): careful
Synonyms: cautious, unhurried
Antonyms: hasty
Example Sentence:I have always been a conscientious and deliberate worker.
8. EXTRICATE (VERB): (मुक्त कर देना): extract
Synonyms: free, release
Antonyms: entangle
Example Sentence:He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
9. FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: success
Example Sentence:His plans turned into a fiasco.
10. ALLY (VERB): (जोड़ना): combine
Synonyms: marry, couple
Antonyms: split
Example Sentence:He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.
1. IMPLICATION (NOUN): (निहितार्थ): suggestion
Synonyms: inference, insinuation
Antonyms: explicit statement
Example Sentence:The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.
2. SCURRY (NOUN): (हड़बड़ी): rush
Synonyms: race, dash
Antonyms: stroll
Example Sentence:I was in such a scurry.
3. INCLINE (VERB): (तैयार होना): disposed
Synonyms: minded, willing
Antonyms: disinclined
Example Sentence:He was inclined to accept the offer.
4. INCURSION (NOUN): (आक्रमण): attack on
Synonyms: assault on, raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Example Sentence:Government forces were able to halt the rebel incursion.
5. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्कट): impassioned
Synonyms: passionate, intense
Antonyms: apathetic
Example Sentence:I am a fervent supporter of the revolution.
6. LIBERAL (ADJECTIVE): (उदार): generous
Synonyms: magnanimous, open-handed
Antonyms: miserly
Example Sentence:Sam was too liberal with the wine.
7. DELIBERATE (ADJECTIVE): (सविचार): careful
Synonyms: cautious, unhurried
Antonyms: hasty
Example Sentence:I have always been a conscientious and deliberate worker.
8. EXTRICATE (VERB): (मुक्त कर देना): extract
Synonyms: free, release
Antonyms: entangle
Example Sentence:He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
9. FIASCO (NOUN): (असफलता): failure
Synonyms: disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: success
Example Sentence:His plans turned into a fiasco.
10. ALLY (VERB): (जोड़ना): combine
Synonyms: marry, couple
Antonyms: split
Example Sentence:He allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen.
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Select the following sentence in active/passive voice.
Your manners irritate me..
Your manners irritate me..
Anonymous Quiz
17%
I am being irritated by your manners.
71%
I am irritated by your manners.
9%
I am irritated by my manners.
3%
Manners are irritating me.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct.
The Principal asked me whether I had informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before.
The Principal asked me whether I had informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before.
Anonymous Quiz
41%
The Principal said to me , " Have you informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday ? "
40%
The Principal said to me , "Did you inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule yesterday ?"
9%
The Principal said to me , "Did I inform the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before."
10%
The Principal said to me , " Have I informed the Chief Guest the revised schedule the day before ? "
Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
15%
Agression
37%
Appearence
20%
Assasination
27%
Assimilate
Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Surrander
17%
Privileage
13%
Fasinate
61%
Desperate
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DRDO IN NEWS (2024)
• DRDO launches Assault Rifle "Ugram" for Indian Army.
• DRDO unveils indigenous light tank "Zorawar".
• DRDO Successfully Tests Long Range Glide Bomb ‘GAURAV’ from Su-30 MK-I.
• DRDO conducts successful flight test of Very Short-Range Air Defence System, "VSHORADS Missile" from a ground based portable launcher off the coast of Odisha from Integrated Test Range in Chandipur.
• DRDO launched Mission Divyastra, the First flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
• DRDO in partnership with researchers from the IIT Delhi, has developed ‘ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat)’, a Light Weight Bullet Proof Jacket.
• DRDO successfully conducted a flight test of the new generation ballistic missile called 'AgniPrime'. The Strike range of missile is 1,000 to 2,000 km.
• DRDO successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha. It is an indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched missile system meant for Airto-Surface role to neutralise many types of enemy assets & It is designed to have a strike range of almost 350-km, from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter of the IAF.
• "SARVATRA", a Multispan Mobile Bridging System designed and developed by Armament and Combat Engineering Systems (ACE) of DRDO under the Ministry of Defence. SARVATRA assists the Army in constructing bridges over flowing water, ensuring robust connectivity between two areas during natural disasters.
• DRDO launches Assault Rifle "Ugram" for Indian Army.
• DRDO unveils indigenous light tank "Zorawar".
• DRDO Successfully Tests Long Range Glide Bomb ‘GAURAV’ from Su-30 MK-I.
• DRDO conducts successful flight test of Very Short-Range Air Defence System, "VSHORADS Missile" from a ground based portable launcher off the coast of Odisha from Integrated Test Range in Chandipur.
• DRDO launched Mission Divyastra, the First flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
• DRDO in partnership with researchers from the IIT Delhi, has developed ‘ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat)’, a Light Weight Bullet Proof Jacket.
• DRDO successfully conducted a flight test of the new generation ballistic missile called 'AgniPrime'. The Strike range of missile is 1,000 to 2,000 km.
• DRDO successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha. It is an indigenously-developed solid-propelled air-launched missile system meant for Airto-Surface role to neutralise many types of enemy assets & It is designed to have a strike range of almost 350-km, from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter of the IAF.
• "SARVATRA", a Multispan Mobile Bridging System designed and developed by Armament and Combat Engineering Systems (ACE) of DRDO under the Ministry of Defence. SARVATRA assists the Army in constructing bridges over flowing water, ensuring robust connectivity between two areas during natural disasters.
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