Today's Word

Nonchalant /ˌnɒnʃəˈlɑːnt/ (adjective)

Meaning: Appearing or feeling calm, relaxed, and unconcerned; exhibiting a casual or indifferent attitude.

Examples:
1. She maintained a nonchalant attitude despite the stressful situation.
2. He shrugged his shoulders in a nonchalant manner, as if nothing bothered him.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

The team won/ very easily/ at the recent sports event.

1. No error

2. very easily

3. The team won

4. at the recent sports event

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

Vivek should be excited / on the promotion / he's got.

1. No error

2. Vivek should be excited

3. he's got

4. on the promotion

Select the most appropriate option of the given idiom.

He......................completely on hearing about his daughter';s death.

1. broke down

2. broke up

3. broke away

4. broke off

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

Abortion laws have been a longstanding (bone of contention) in the United States.

1. To wait for something in anticipation
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2. Subject of a disagreement or argument

3. Something that intimidating

4. An apostle of peace

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A doctor who specialises in X-rays and other kind of radiations.

(A) Cardiologist

(B) Urologist

(C) Radiologist

(D) Nephrologist

In the following question, out of the four alternatives choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time

(A) Evanescent

(B) Effervescent

(C) Sparkling

(D) Frothy

QUANTUM PHYSICS REVOLUTION

FREEZING LIGHT INTO A SUPERSOLID

Italy-based physicists Antonio Gianfate of CNR Nanotec and Davide Nigro of the University of Pavia have made an exciting discovery by "freezing light" into a supersolid for the first time.

They used a laser and special materials to create light-matter particles that act like both a solid and a superfluid at the same time.

Unlike other supersolids that need extreme cold, this new type of supersolid works under more practical conditions, opening up new possibilities for technology like quantum computers. Paving the way for real-world applications in quantum computing and advanced technology.