Today's Word
Retard (verb)
Meaning: to make smth slower (especially growth)
Example: Mental abilities of youth is drastically retarded by mobile games.
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08 September 2024 Current Affairs
➼ Ganeshotsav is starting from 07 September across the country . Ganpati Bappa is worshipped during the 10-day long festival and the idol is immersed with great pomp on the last day.
देशभर में 07 सितंबर से ‘गणेशोत्सव’ शुरू हो रहा है। 10 दिन तक चलने वाले उत्सव के दौरान गणपति बप्पा की पूजा की जाती हैं और अंतिम दिन प्रतिमा को धूमधाम से विसर्जित किया जाता है।
➼ 'The Independence Day of Brazil' is celebrated every year on 7 September .
प्रतिवर्ष 07 सितंबर को ‘ब्राज़ील का स्वतंत्रता दिवस’ मनाया जाता है।
➼ India has successfully test fired Agni 4 ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha.
भारत ने अग्नि 4 बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल का ओडिशा में एकीकृत परीक्षण रेंज से सफलतापूर्वक प्रक्षेपण किया है।
➼ India's Nitika has won the silver medal in the Under-20 World Wrestling Championship in Spain.
स्पेन में अंडर-20 विश्व कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप में भारत की नितिका ने रजत पदक जीता है।
➼ ' Praveen Kumar' has won the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 .
पेरिस पैरालंपिक 2024 में ‘प्रवीण कुमार’ ने पुरुषों की ऊंची कूद टी64 स्पर्धा में स्वर्ण पदक अपने नाम किया है।
➼ Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will inaugurate two state-of-the-art hospitals in Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur in Bihar on September 7 .
केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री जगत प्रकाश नड्डा 07 सितंबर को बिहार के ‘दरभंगा’ और ‘मुजफ्फरपुर’ में दो अत्याधुनिक सुविधाओं से लैस अस्पतालों का उद्घाटन करेगें।
➼ Hokato Hotozue Sema has won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024 .
पेरिस पैरालंपिक 2024 में ‘होकाटो होतोज़े सेमा’ ने पुरुषों की शॉट पुट एफ57 स्पर्धा में कांस्य पदक जीता है।
➼ India has overtaken 'China' in Morgan Stanley Capital International's Emerging Markets Investable Market Index.
भारत ने मॉर्गन स्टेनली कैपिटल इंटरनेशनल के इमर्जिंग मार्केट्स इन्वेस्टेबल मार्केट सूचकांक में ‘चीन’ को पीछे छोड़ दिया है।
➼ Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ramamohan Naidu has inaugurated 'Digi Yatra Facility' at 9 other airports.
केंद्रीय नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्री किंजरापु राममोहन नायडू ने 9 अन्य हवाईअड्डों पर ‘डिजी यात्रा सुविधा’ (Digi Yatra Facility) का उद्घाटन किया है।
➼ The 78th meeting of the ' Network Planning Group' -NPG under the Prime Minister's Gatishakti initiative was concluded in New Delhi.
प्रधानमंत्री गतिशक्ति पहल के अंतर्गत ‘नेटवर्क प्लानिंग समूह’-NPG की 78वीं बैठक नई दिल्ली में संपन्न हुई है।
➼ Before the Haryana Assembly elections, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have joined the ' Indian National Congress' party.
हरियाणा विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले पहलवान बजरंग पुनिया और विनेश फोगाट ‘इंडियन नेशनल कांग्रेस’ पार्टी में शमिल हुए हैं।
➼ Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth has inaugurated a job fair for Ex-Servicemen (ESM) in ' Ranchi' on September 06, 2024.
रक्षा राज्यमंत्री संजय सेठ ने 06 सितंबर, 2024 को ‘रांची’ में पूर्व सैनिकों (ईएसएम) के लिए एक नौकरी मेले का उद्घाटन किया है।
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The U20 World Wrestling Championships 2024 are being contested at the Pontevedra Municipal Sports Hall in Spain.
India have won five medals – one gold, one silver and four bronze – at the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2024.
Jyoti Berwal headlined the action with a gold medal in the women's 76kg event. Jyoti Berwal is From Hisar, Haryana
India have won five medals – one gold, one silver and four bronze – at the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2024.
Jyoti Berwal headlined the action with a gold medal in the women's 76kg event. Jyoti Berwal is From Hisar, Haryana
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
I c͟o͟n͟f͟r͟o͟n͟t͟e͟d͟ the journalist with the evidence. (SSC CGL 2023)
I c͟o͟n͟f͟r͟o͟n͟t͟e͟d͟ the journalist with the evidence. (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
13%
Resisted
56%
Avoided
21%
Challenged
10%
Encountered
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Prohibition (SSC CGL 2023)
Prohibition (SSC CGL 2023)
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Restriction
14%
Inhibition
4%
Direction
72%
Permission
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Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
I will have completed the task by tomorrow.
I will have completed the task by tomorrow.
Anonymous Quiz
13%
The task will have completed by me by tomorrow
19%
The task will have completed by me by the previous day.
52%
By tomorrow the task will have been completed by me.
16%
By tomorrow the task would have been completed by me.
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
“Make mean other suit like this," he said to the tailor.
“Make mean other suit like this," he said to the tailor.
Anonymous Quiz
65%
He asked the tailor to make him another suit like that.
15%
He asked the tailor to make me another suit like this.
12%
He asks the tailor to make him another suit like this.
8%
He asked the tailor to make him another suit like this.
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 08.09.2024
1. MAJESTIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावशाली): exalted
Synonyms: august, great
Antonyms: pitiful
Example Sentence:
A majestic oak, one of the finest trees in the Forest, stands near it.
2. CURTAILMENT (NOUN): (कटौती): reduction
Synonyms: cut, cutback
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
The curtailment of human rights is the worst thing to do.
3. INCONCLUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनिर्णीत): indecisive
Synonyms: indefinite, indeterminate
Antonyms: conclusive
Example Sentence:
They kept on doing inconclusive negotiations for three years.
4. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.
5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
6. UNWITTING (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छित): unintentional
Synonyms: unintended, inadvertent
Antonyms: deliberate
Example Sentence:
We are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past.
7. SHELVE (VERB): (टालना): lay aside
Synonyms: pigeonhole, stay
Antonyms: carry out
Example Sentence:
Plans to reopen the school have been shelved.
8. VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): (जागरूक): watchful
Synonyms: observant, sharp-eyed
Antonyms: negligent
Example Sentence:
The burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours.
9. EXALT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): glorify
Synonyms: extol, praise
Antonyms: disparage
Example Sentence:
The party will continue to exalt their hero.
10. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक): disturbing
Synonyms: shocking, distressing
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:
She was going through a traumatic divorce.
1. MAJESTIC (ADJECTIVE): (प्रभावशाली): exalted
Synonyms: august, great
Antonyms: pitiful
Example Sentence:
A majestic oak, one of the finest trees in the Forest, stands near it.
2. CURTAILMENT (NOUN): (कटौती): reduction
Synonyms: cut, cutback
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
The curtailment of human rights is the worst thing to do.
3. INCONCLUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (अनिर्णीत): indecisive
Synonyms: indefinite, indeterminate
Antonyms: conclusive
Example Sentence:
They kept on doing inconclusive negotiations for three years.
4. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.
5. DWINDLE (VERB): (क्षीण होना): diminish
Synonyms: decrease, reduce
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:
Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
6. UNWITTING (ADJECTIVE): (अनिच्छित): unintentional
Synonyms: unintended, inadvertent
Antonyms: deliberate
Example Sentence:
We are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past.
7. SHELVE (VERB): (टालना): lay aside
Synonyms: pigeonhole, stay
Antonyms: carry out
Example Sentence:
Plans to reopen the school have been shelved.
8. VIGILANT (ADJECTIVE): (जागरूक): watchful
Synonyms: observant, sharp-eyed
Antonyms: negligent
Example Sentence:
The burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours.
9. EXALT (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): glorify
Synonyms: extol, praise
Antonyms: disparage
Example Sentence:
The party will continue to exalt their hero.
10. TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (दर्दनाक): disturbing
Synonyms: shocking, distressing
Antonyms: soothing
Example Sentence:
She was going through a traumatic divorce.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
33%
contiguous
7%
confirmed
48%
confarmist
12%
contagious
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Select the most appropriate option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A sea or stretch of water having many islands
A sea or stretch of water having many islands
Anonymous Quiz
11%
Harbour
16%
Ocean
14%
Bay
59%
Archipelago
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Select the option which is the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Statement open to more than one interpretation.
Statement open to more than one interpretation.
Anonymous Quiz
11%
Ambrosial
62%
Ambiguous
21%
Ambidextrous
5%
Ambushed
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To rub salt in someone's wound
To rub salt in someone's wound
Anonymous Quiz
9%
To use salt as a remedy for a painful wound
87%
To make a bad or pleasant situation worse
3%
To help in bandaging a wound
1%
To make a medicine for wounds
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Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.
"Be in the same boat"
"Be in the same boat"
Anonymous Quiz
3%
To ask someone to travel on the same boat
90%
To be in the same difficult situation
6%
Willing to do something immediately
1%
To force an issue that has already ended
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Find error in the sentence.
The new / secretary / does not likes / me.
The new / secretary / does not likes / me.
Anonymous Quiz
6%
The new
88%
Does not likes
3%
Me
3%
Secretary
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Find error in the sentence.
The manager asked / the cooking team, "Who / among you is to baked the / Christmas cake this year?"
The manager asked / the cooking team, "Who / among you is to baked the / Christmas cake this year?"
Anonymous Quiz
14%
The cooking team, “Who
9%
Christmas cake this year?”
75%
Among you is to baked the
3%
The manager asked
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🔰Paralympics 2024 Games conclude today
#TeamIndia gives its best performance in Paralympic Games with a record of 29 medals
🥇Gold - 7⃣
🥈Silver - 9⃣
🥉Bronze - 1⃣3⃣
#TeamIndia gives its best performance in Paralympic Games with a record of 29 medals
🥇Gold - 7⃣
🥈Silver - 9⃣
🥉Bronze - 1⃣3⃣
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Dear SSC CGL 2024 Aspirants,✌️
Wishing you the very best of luck for your exam! You've worked hard, stayed dedicated, and now is the time to let your efforts shine. Believe in yourself and your preparation.
Remember, every step you take brings you closer to your goal. Stay calm, stay focused, and give it your all. You’ve got this!
Best regards,
Ek Dum Basic
Wishing you the very best of luck for your exam! You've worked hard, stayed dedicated, and now is the time to let your efforts shine. Believe in yourself and your preparation.
"Success isn't just about being the best; it's about always getting better. Keep pushing forward, and success will follow."
Remember, every step you take brings you closer to your goal. Stay calm, stay focused, and give it your all. You’ve got this!
Best regards,
Ek Dum Basic
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