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He needed (A) / someone whom (B) / would understand him. (C) / No error (D)
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13%
A
75%
B
10%
C
2%
D
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The availability of funds will be / ensured if they all tried to / submit the proposals on time.
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24%
The availability of funds of funds will be
12%
No error
19%
Submit the proposals on time
45%
Ensured if they all tried to
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 23.08.2024


1. UNDERPIN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): promote
Synonyms: nurture, encourage
Antonyms: hinder
Example Sentence:
The theme of honour underpinning the two books.


2. EXACERBATE (VERB): (ख़राब करना): aggravate
Synonyms: worsen, inflame
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem.

3. CATASTROPHE (NOUN): (आपदा): disaster
Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm
Antonyms: salvation
Example Sentence:
An environmental catastrophe has hit the country.


4. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
The costs mount up when you buy a home.


5. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:
It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.


6. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डरावना): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:
Hers is a formidable opponent.


7. ABOLISH (VERB): (समाप्त करना): put an end to
Synonyms: do away with, get rid of
Antonyms: retain
Example Sentence:
The tax was abolished in 1977.


8. ADULTERATE (VERB): (मिलावट करना): degrade
Synonyms: debase, spoil
Antonyms: refine
Example Sentence:
The brewer is said to adulterate his beer.


9. CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (अहम): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: casual, unrelated
Example Sentence:
A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.


10. ALLIANCE (NOUN): (नाता): affinity
Synonyms: relationship, association
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:
An alliance between medicine and morality is to be established.
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Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Incompetent
(SSC CGL 2023)
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13%
Forlorn
26%
Desperate
16%
Hopeless
45%
Dexterous
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Judicious
(SSC CGL 2023)
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56%
Sensible
34%
Imprudent
7%
Careless
4%
Short-sighted
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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.
[SSC CGL 2023]

A. Through a subtle analysis, Woolf raises certain concerns regarding discrimination against women in a male-dominated society.

B. It's also against the need for freedom of expression in women, and the right to human dignity and equality.

C.In 'Shakespeare's Sister', Virginia Woolf explores the plight of women in society in England during the 15th and 16th centuries.

D. It is against the denial of education to the girl-child and violence against women.
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Select the appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.

The police have not yet been able to solve the case; it seems to be ____________. [SSC CGL 2023]
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10%
In a nutshell
12%
Turning over a new leaf
77%
A hard nut to crack
1%
In a pink
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To bell the cat
[SSC CGL 2023]
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2%
To feed pets
11%
To play with kids
5%
To love cats
83%
To face risk
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The (frog adopts itself) to live both in water and on land.
[SSC CGL 2023]
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20%
Frog adepts itself
10%
Frog alters itself
12%
No substitution
59%
Frog adapts itself
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A person who abandons religion
[SSC CGL 2023]
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5%
Egotist
8%
Priest
51%
Apostate
36%
Atheist
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A person who hates and avoids other people
[SSC CGL 2023]
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11%
Masochist
8%
Pervert
6%
Hermit
75%
Misanthrope
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A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made
[SDC CGL 2023]
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6%
Hutch
6%
Hanger
77%
Mint
11%
Monastery
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Darshan wished he hadn't / went to the theme park / in the first place.
[SSC CGL 2023]
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30%
Darshan wished he hadn’t
10%
In the first place
58%
Went to the theme park
3%
No error
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An lion is the most ferocious of all animals.
[SSC CGL 2023]
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10%
Ferocious of
14%
All animals
70%
An lion
5%
Is the most
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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
[SSC CGL 2023]

War is mostly glorified and (1)
____________by society. The
real picture of warfare is as horrific and (2) ______one can imagine. Often, soldiers who witness death - like experiences suffer from psychological disorders and are (3)_______ for the rest of their lives. Many war poems contrast all the sentimental myths about warfare by (4)_________the harsh realities that soldiers face. The real trauma is seen in people who are left to (5)_______
for their loved ones after they are gone.
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Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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11%
Sharpened
15%
Cemented
38%
Sacrificed
37%
Eulogised
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
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6%
Lengthening
14%
Inspiring
75%
Devastating
6%
Harkening
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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30%
Creeped
19%
Shelled
33%
Numbed
18%
Hardened
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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54%
Exposing
20%
Hardening
20%
Giving
5%
Being
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