Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Introductory section of a literary work
Introductory section of a literary work
Anonymous Quiz
6%
Dialogue
35%
Epilogue
16%
Monologue
43%
Prologue
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Select the correct idiom that can substitute the underlined group of words in the given sentence.
Prof. Ram Prasad was an environmental activist, and apparently, he became (annoying and irritating) to leather factories over the years.
Prof. Ram Prasad was an environmental activist, and apparently, he became (annoying and irritating) to leather factories over the years.
Anonymous Quiz
36%
A vexed question
47%
A throne in the flesh
8%
A slow coach
9%
An uphill task
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The MD of the company (let the cat out of the bag) by telling her secretary, who got the much coveted promotion.
The MD of the company (let the cat out of the bag) by telling her secretary, who got the much coveted promotion.
Anonymous Quiz
11%
Openly confess
5%
Creating a false story
78%
To allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to
6%
Secretly confide
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Find the error in the sentence.
Father took the newspaper / in his hand to / go through it once again.
Father took the newspaper / in his hand to / go through it once again.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
In his hand to
37%
Go through it once again
22%
No error
22%
Father took the newspaper
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Find error in the given sentence.
She was fond of walking along the path besides the lake.
She was fond of walking along the path besides the lake.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Along the path
6%
She was
66%
Besides the lake
15%
Fond of walking
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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
All this does not bode___________(1)
for even the loosest definitions of cosmopolitanism. A city by definition is a space, as__________(2) historians and sociologists have already told us, which ideally privileges and __________(3) the unexpected encounter, and calls on its citizens to be able to respond humanely even to those ___________(4) are not linked to us in familial, ethnic, nationalist or caste __________(5).
All this does not bode___________(1)
for even the loosest definitions of cosmopolitanism. A city by definition is a space, as__________(2) historians and sociologists have already told us, which ideally privileges and __________(3) the unexpected encounter, and calls on its citizens to be able to respond humanely even to those ___________(4) are not linked to us in familial, ethnic, nationalist or caste __________(5).
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Anonymous Quiz
62%
Well
12%
Nice
25%
Good
2%
Nice
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Anonymous Quiz
20%
Finite
62%
Innumerable
12%
Calculable
6%
Single
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Anonymous Quiz
18%
Nurtured
18%
Nurturing
51%
Nurtures
12%
Nurture
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Anonymous Quiz
64%
Who
17%
Whom
12%
Whose
8%
Whoever
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Partnerships
35%
Alliances
25%
Clans
27%
Affiliations
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Important Days & Theme (August 2024)
1 August - World Lung Cancer Day
Theme 2024 - Close the care gap: Everyone deserves access to cancer care
1-7 August - World Breastfeeding Week
Theme 2024 - Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all
7 August - National Handloom Day
9 August - Quit India Movement Day
9 August - Nagasaki Day
10 August - World Biofuel Day
Theme 2024 - Sustainable Biofuels: Reducing Waste, Feeding Energy.
12 August - World Elephant Day
Theme 2024 - Personifying prehistoric beauty, theological relevance, and environmental importance
15 August - 78th Independence Day of India
19 August - World Humanitarian Day
Theme 2024 - Act For Humanity
23 August - National Space Day
Theme 2024 - "Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India's Space Saga.
29 August - National Sports Day
Theme 2024 - Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit society.
1 August - World Lung Cancer Day
Theme 2024 - Close the care gap: Everyone deserves access to cancer care
1-7 August - World Breastfeeding Week
Theme 2024 - Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all
7 August - National Handloom Day
9 August - Quit India Movement Day
9 August - Nagasaki Day
10 August - World Biofuel Day
Theme 2024 - Sustainable Biofuels: Reducing Waste, Feeding Energy.
12 August - World Elephant Day
Theme 2024 - Personifying prehistoric beauty, theological relevance, and environmental importance
15 August - 78th Independence Day of India
19 August - World Humanitarian Day
Theme 2024 - Act For Humanity
23 August - National Space Day
Theme 2024 - "Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India's Space Saga.
29 August - National Sports Day
Theme 2024 - Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit society.
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CEAT Cricket Awards 2024
• International Cricketer of the Year Award - Rohit Sharma
• Best ODI Batter of the Year - Virat Kohli
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Rahul Dravid
• Domestic Cricketer of the Year - Sai Kishore
• Test Batter of the Year - Yashashvi Jaiswal
• Test Bowler of the Year - Ravichandran Ashwin
• ODI Bowler of the Year - Mohammad Shami
• T20 Batter of the Year - Phil Salt
• T20 Bowler of the Year - Tim Southee
• Women’s Batter of the Year - Smriti Mandhana
• Women’s Bowler of the Year - Deepti Sharma
Special Recognition
• Harmanpreet Kaur :- For captaining the most matches in Women’s T20I history.
• Shreyas Iyer :- For outstanding leadership in the TATA IPL.
• Shafali Verma :- For scoring the fastest double century in Women’s Test Match cricket.
• Jay Shah :- Awarded for excellence in sports administration as the BCCI Secretary.
• International Cricketer of the Year Award - Rohit Sharma
• Best ODI Batter of the Year - Virat Kohli
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Rahul Dravid
• Domestic Cricketer of the Year - Sai Kishore
• Test Batter of the Year - Yashashvi Jaiswal
• Test Bowler of the Year - Ravichandran Ashwin
• ODI Bowler of the Year - Mohammad Shami
• T20 Batter of the Year - Phil Salt
• T20 Bowler of the Year - Tim Southee
• Women’s Batter of the Year - Smriti Mandhana
• Women’s Bowler of the Year - Deepti Sharma
Special Recognition
• Harmanpreet Kaur :- For captaining the most matches in Women’s T20I history.
• Shreyas Iyer :- For outstanding leadership in the TATA IPL.
• Shafali Verma :- For scoring the fastest double century in Women’s Test Match cricket.
• Jay Shah :- Awarded for excellence in sports administration as the BCCI Secretary.
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Today's Word
Burgeon (verb)
Meaning: to develop or grow quickly
Example: Cost of products burgeoning in our country day by day.
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 07.09.2024
1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade
Synonyms: lower, put down
Antonyms: upgrade
Example Sentence:
They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory
Synonyms: desultory quick
Antonyms: careful
Example Sentence:
He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod.
3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite
Synonyms: adduce, instance
Antonyms: waive
Example Sentence:
The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonyms: moderation
Example Sentence:
The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.
5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonyms: rational
Example Sentence:
He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.
6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:
It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence:
He has a sense of youthful exuberance.
8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
Sea conditions are often very choppy.
9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert
Antonyms: accurate
Example Sentence:
Many facts in the newspaper were distorted.
10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined
Synonyms: purposeful purposive
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence:
She was resolute and unswerving.
1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade
Synonyms: lower, put down
Antonyms: upgrade
Example Sentence:
They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory
Synonyms: desultory quick
Antonyms: careful
Example Sentence:
He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod.
3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite
Synonyms: adduce, instance
Antonyms: waive
Example Sentence:
The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonyms: moderation
Example Sentence:
The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.
5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonyms: rational
Example Sentence:
He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.
6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence:
It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence:
He has a sense of youthful exuberance.
8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
Sea conditions are often very choppy.
9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert
Antonyms: accurate
Example Sentence:
Many facts in the newspaper were distorted.
10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined
Synonyms: purposeful purposive
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence:
She was resolute and unswerving.
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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Finish the work in time.
Finish the work in time.
Anonymous Quiz
14%
Let the work finished in time.
22%
Let the work be finished by him in time.
61%
Let the work be finished in time.
3%
Let me finish the work in time.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
They said, “We are practising for the next match."
They said, “We are practising for the next match."
Anonymous Quiz
69%
They said that they were practising for the next match.
15%
They said they were going to practise for the next match.
8%
They said that they practised for the next match.
8%
They said that they are practising for the next match.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
[SSC CGL 2023]
Intentional
[SSC CGL 2023]
Intentional
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Cordial
78%
Unplanned
9%
Amiable
6%
Inanimate
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
[SSC CGL 2023]
Abandon
[SSC CGL 2023]
Abandon
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Quit
15%
Surrender
10%
Shorten
67%
Continue
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
11%
allergic
68%
alegorical
14%
altitude
7%
alpine
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