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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.07.2024


1. PERSUASIVE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): convincing
Synonyms: effective, cogent
Antonyms: unconvincing
Example Sentence:He gave an informative and persuasive speech.


2. SPARK (VERB): (कारण होना): give rise to
Synonyms: cause, set in motion
Antonyms: bring to an end
Example Sentence:So many things concurred to spark the problem.


3. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, in doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.


4. IMPEDIMENT (NOUN): (अवरोध): hindrance
Synonyms: obstruction, obstacle
Antonyms: benefit
Example Sentence:The lack of a new invention is a serious impediment to scientific progress.


5. MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्भावनापूर्ण): spiteful
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He was found guilty of malicious damage.


6. ERR (VERB): (भूल करना): mistake
Synonyms: blunder, misjudge
Antonyms: be right
Example Sentence:The judge had erred in the judgement.


7. MOMENTOUS (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूर्ण): important
Synonyms: significant, epoch-making
Antonyms: unimportant
Example Sentence:The momentous news was that war has begun.


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


9. UNBLEMISHED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिहीन): impeccable
Synonyms: flawless, faultless
Antonyms: flawed
Example Sentence:Her body was perfectly formed and unblemished.


10. HOSTILITY (NOUN): (कड़वापन): antagonism
Synonyms: bitterness, malevolence
Antonyms: friendliness
Example Sentence:They have hostility towards all outsiders.
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Today's Vocab Word

FRAGILE (adj.)

📖 easily broken or damaged; delicate

- The fragile glassware was carefully packed into boxes. 🥂
-The two countries have formed a fragile alliance.
-Coral reefs are the world’s most fragile ecosystem.

Today's Idiom

Idiom - "Quick on the draw"

Meaning - Be fast and quick in acting or reacting

Sentence - He was so quick on the draw that he defended himself against all the allegations.
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30 July 2024 Current Affairs

➼ 'Sri Lanka' has won the title of Women's Asia Cup 2024.
‘श्रीलंका’ ने महिला एशिया कप 2024 का खिताब अपने नाम किया है।

➼ The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been awarded  the 'Global Water Tech Award 2024' for its environmental initiatives .
दिल्ली मेट्रो रेल निगम (DMRC) को उसकी पर्यावरणीय पहलों के लिए ‘ग्लोबल वॉटर टेक अवार्ड 2024’ से सम्मानित किया गया है।

➼ The Ministry of Education will celebrate the 4th anniversary of the implementation of the National Education Policy, 2020 along with the All India Shiksha Samagam, 2024 on 29th July at the ' Manekshaw Centre Auditorium', New Delhi .
शिक्षा मंत्रालय 29 जुलाई को नई दिल्‍ली के ‘मानेकशॉ सेंटर ऑडिटोरियम’ में अखिल भारतीय शिक्षा समागम, 2024 के साथ ही राष्‍ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति, 2020 के कार्यान्‍वयन की चौथी वर्षगांठ मनाएगा।

➼ UNESCO has added seven new historical sites to the World Heritage List at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. 
‘यूनेस्‍को’ ने नई दिल्‍ली के भारत मंडपम में विश्व विरासत सूची में सात नए ऐतिहासिक स्‍थलों को शामिल किया है।

➼ The Supreme Court will organise a special Lok Adalat week from July 29 to August 3. 
‘सर्वोच्च न्यायालय’ 29 जुलाई से 3 अगस्त तक विशेष लोक अदालत सप्ताह का आयोजन करेगा।

➼ The South East Asian country ' Laos' has issued a postage stamp with the pictures of Lord Ram and Lord Buddha.
दक्षिण पूर्वी एशिया के ‘लाओस’ देश ने भगवान राम और भगवान बुद्ध का चित्र लगाकर डाक टिकट जारी किया है।

➼ Shooting player ' Manu Bhaker' has won the bronze medal in the final match of the women's 10 meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024 .
पेरिस ओलंपिक 2024 में शूटिंग प्लेयर ‘मनु भाकर’(Manu Bhaker) ने महिलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर पिस्टल स्पर्धा के फाइनल मैच में ब्रान्ज मेडल जीता है।

➼ Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has been honoured with  the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' .
केंद्रीय मंत्री डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह को प्रतिष्ठित ‘लाइफटाइम अचीवमेंट अवार्ड’ से सम्मानित किया गया है।

➼ IIT Kharagpur has honoured Google CEO ' Sundar Pichai' with honorary doctorate degree.
IIT खड़गपुर ने गूगल के सीईओ ‘सुंदर पिचाई’ को मानद डॉक्टरेट की डिग्री से सम्मानित किया है।

➼  Manu Bhaker has won the bronze medal in the women's 10 meter air pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024.
पेरिस ओलंपिक 2024 में मनु भाकर ने महिलाओं की 10 मीटर एयर पिस्टल स्पर्धा में कांस्य पदक पदक जीता हैं ।

➼  Santosh Kumar Gangwar has been appointed as the new Governor of Jharkhand.
संतोष कुमार गंगवार को झारखंड के नए राज्यपाल के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼  Recently Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed the Governor of Rajasthan.
हाल ही में हरिभाऊ किसनराव बागड़े  को राजस्थान का राज्यपाल नियुक्त किया गया है।

➼  India has got the chairmanship of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center for 2024-25.
भारत को 2024-25 के लिए एशियाई आपदा तैयारी केंद्र की अध्यक्षता मिली है।
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expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
I said to you, “He should not be trusted.”
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9%
I told you that he cannot be trusted
15%
I told you he shall not be trusted.
73%
I told you that he should not be trusted.
3%
I said to you do not trust him.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

Heavy outfits make the movement of trekkers s͟l͟u͟g͟g͟i͟s͟h͟. (SSC CGL 2023)
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52%
Active
22%
Distorted
9%
Eye catching
18%
Comfortable
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Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the given sentence.

She had the t͟e͟m͟e͟r͟i͟t͟y͟ to call her teacher a liar. (SSC CGL 2023)
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44%
Impudence
28%
Tedious
18%
Taciturn
10%
Trenchant
Select the correctly spelt word.
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81%
Definite
5%
Definiet
12%
Definate
2%
Definete
Select the correctly spelt word.
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56%
Commemorate
9%
Comemorate
28%
Commemmorate
8%
Comemmorate
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One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State
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Monarchist
65%
Anarchist
13%
Autocrat
10%
Naxalite
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A mild or indirect expression
substituted for an offensive or harsh one
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51%
Euphemism
18%
Truism
15%
Favouritism
16%
Altruism
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Each of the survivors of the Tsunami have been offered free psychological consultation to ease the trauma, by some of the top consultants.
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No error
85%
Each of the survivors of the tsunami have been offered
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Trauma, by some of the top consultants
3%
Free physiological consultation to ease the
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I was shocked (A)/ to see how much my grandmother had aged (B)/ since the last time we visited her. (C)/ No Error (D)
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A
58%
B
26%
C
8%
D
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Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh script history as the duo win bronze 🥉 in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympic 2024.
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 31.07.2024


1. SOAR (VERB): (वृद्धि होना): wing
Synonyms: take off, take flight
Antonyms: plummet
Example Sentence:The bird spread its wings and soared into the air.


2. SUSCEPTIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (सक्षम): capable of
Synonyms: allowing, permitting
Antonyms: incapable of
Example Sentence:The problem is not susceptible of a simple solution.


3. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:The collapse of her business had made her desperate.


4. PROMPT (ADJECTIVE): (शीघ्र): quick
Synonyms: swift, rapid
Antonyms: slow, late
Example Sentence:She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulance-men.


5. TYRANNY (NOUN): (अत्याचार): despotism
Synonyms: absolutism, autocracy
Antonyms: democracy
Example Sentence:Refugees go through tyranny and oppression.


6. FEROCIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्रूर): fierce
Synonyms: savage, wild
Antonyms: tame
Example Sentence:I came across a ferocious beast.


7. SIZEABLE (ADJECTIVE): (ठोस): substantial
Synonyms: considerable, respectable
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:A sizeable proportion of the population doesn't like late-night parties.


8. FUGITIVE (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): fleeting
Synonyms: transient, transitory
Antonyms: permanent
Example Sentence:The light has fugitive effects.


9. DEFER (VERB): (मान जाना): yield
Synonyms: submit, give way
Antonyms: claim
Example Sentence:He deferred to Raj’s superior knowledge.


10 WAIVE (VERB): (छोड़ देना): relinquish
Synonyms: renounce, give up
Antonyms: claim
Example Sentence:He will waive all rights to the money.
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Today's Vocab Word

Word- SUBSIDY (n)

Meaning - financial assistance or support

Sentence - The official gave the company a subsidy, so it could open two new factories.

Today's Idiom

Idiom - "See eye to eye"

Meaning - to fully agree with someone or to think in the same way

Sentence - Rani and her father see eye to eye about her career choice.
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31 July 2024 Current Affairs

'Nicolás Maduro' has won the election of President of Venezuela again.
निकोलस मादुरो’ (Nicolás Maduro) ने दोबारा वेनेजुएला के राष्ट्रपति का चुनाव जीता है।

'Jiya Rai' has become the world's youngest and fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel. 
‘जिया राय’ अंग्रेजी चैनल को अकेले तैरकर पार करने वाली दुनिया की सबसे कम उम्र की और सबसे तेज महिला पैरा तैराक बन गई हैं।

➼ Tennis star 'Rohan Bopanna' has announced his retirement after the Paris Olympics.
टेनिस स्टार ‘रोहन बोपान्ना’ ने पेरिस ओलंपिक के बाद संन्यास लेने की घोषणा की है।

➼ The Indian delegation has won five medals at  the '54th International Physics Olympiad 2024' held in Isfahan.
भारतीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने इस्फ़हान में आयोजित ‘54वें अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भौतिकी ओलंपियाड 2024’ में पांच पदक जीते हैं।

➼ The Central Government has given in-principle approval for setting up of  21 new ' Greenfield Airports' across the country.
केंद्र सरकार ने देशभर में 21 नए ‘ग्रीनफील्ड हवाई अड्डों’ की स्थापना के लिए सैद्धांतिक मंजूरी दी है।

➼ The Bureau of Indian Standards has signed MoU with  ' Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology' to develop a standardized agricultural demonstration farm, the first of its kind in India .
भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो ने भारत में अपनी तरह का पहला मानकीकृत कृषि प्रदर्शन फार्म विकसित करने के लिए ‘गोविंद बल्लभ पंत कृषि और प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय’ के साथ समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं।

➼ India will host the 'Men's Asia Cup' in the year 2025 .
वर्ष 2025 में भारत ‘पुरुष एशिया कप’ का आयोजन करेगा।

➼ The Ministry of Defence and the National Stock Exchange have signed a MoU for MSMEs on July 29.  
रक्षा मंत्रालय और ‘नेशनल स्टॉक एक्सचेंज’ ने 29 जुलाई को एमएसएमई के लिए एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं।

The 'Tech Leaders Forum of India' has been officially launched on 29 July at the World Education Summit 2024. 
विश्व शिक्षा सम्मेलन 2024 में 29 जुलाई को आधिकारिक तौर पर ‘टेक लीडर्स फोरम ऑफ इंडिया’का शुभारंभ किया गया है।

➼  Manu Bhaker has become the first Indian woman since independence to win two medals in the same Olympics.
मनु भाकर आजादी के बाद एक ही ओलंपिक में दो पदक जीतने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला बनी हैं l
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