✨Today Vocab Word✨

Word- PUNGENT adj.
Meaning- having a strong taste or smell

Sentence- The garlic made the soup taste so pungent that the chef wouldn’t serve it.

♦️29 March 2025 Current Affairs in English & Hindi


  ➼  Recently Telangana state has been recognized for its excellent performance in tuberculosis (TB) testing.
हाल ही में तेलंगाना राज्य को तपेदिक (टीबी) परीक्षण में अपने उत्कृष्ट प्रदर्शन के लिए मान्यता मिली है।

  ➼  Recently, Home Minister Amit Shah has announced the launch of 'Sahakar Taxi' scheme.
हाल ही में गृहमंत्री अमित शाह ने 'सहकार टैक्सी' योजना शुरु करने की घोषणा की है।

  ➼  Recently the Indian Armed Forces have conducted the tri-services exercise Prachand Prahar in Arunachal Pradesh.
हाल ही में अरुणाचल प्रदेश में भारतीय सशस्त्र बलों ने तीनों सेनाओं का अभ्यास प्रचंड प्रहार आयोजित किया है।

  ➼  Pamban Bridge will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rameswaram.
रामेश्वरम में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा पंबन ब्रिज का उद्घाटन किया जायेगा।

  ➼  Recently the seventh Act East Business Show was organised in Shillong.
हाल ही में शिलांग में सातवें एक्ट ईस्ट बिजनेस शो का आयोजन हुआ है।

  ➼  The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch the Indian Space Station by the year 2035.
वर्ष 2035 तक भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन की योजना, भारतीय अंतरिक्ष स्टेशन को लॉन्च करने की है।

  ➼  Recently the Government of India has decided to close Gold Monetization scheme.
हाल ही में भारत सरकार ने स्वर्ण मुद्रीकरण योजना को बंद करने का निर्णय लिया है।

  ➼  India is the Sixth largest country exporting textiles globally.
भारत विश्व स्तर पर कपड़ा निर्यात करने वाला छठा सबसे बड़ा देश है।

  ➼  The theme of 'World Theatre Day 2025' is 'Theatre and Culture of Peace'.
'विश्व रंगमंच दिवस 2025' का विषय ‘रंगमंच और शांति की संस्कृति’ है।

  ➼  Recently the 8th State Level Coordination Committee meeting has been organized by RBI in Sikkim state.
हाल ही में आरबीआई द्वारा सिक्किम  राज्य में 8वीं राज्य स्तरीय समन्वय समिति बैठक आयोजित की गई है।

  ➼  At present India's milk production capacity is 239 million metric tonnes.
वर्तमान में भारत की दुग्ध उत्पादन क्षमता 239 मिलियन मीट्रिक टन है।

  ➼  Recently 12th round of commercial coal mine auction has been launched by the Ministry of Coal.
हाल ही में कोयला मंत्रालय द्वारा वाणिज्यिक कोयला खदान नीलामी की 12वीं चरण शुरू की गई है।

Spot the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the options given.

Fatima and Sana has both taken the vaccine.

A. Fatima and Sana was both taken the vaccine.

B. Fatima and Sana have both taken the vaccine.

C. Fatima and Sana were both taken the vaccine

D. Fatima and Sana are both taken the vaccine.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

I am not sure / if the red car / in the parking slot / is your.

A. in the parking slot

B. I am not sure

C. if the red car

D. is your

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At the eleventh hour

1. At the last possible moment

2. At the break of the day

3. At the present time

4. At the distance

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

The winner's performance was (head and shoulders above) all other participants' in the dance competition.

1. Well informed of current trends

2. Caught between two alternatives

3. Much better than others

4. Worse than others

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do

1. Forceless

2. Authoritative

3. Intimidate

4. Compel

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.

Inscription on a person's grave

1. Prologue

2. Epitaph

3. Monograph

4. Epistle

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 29 March 2025

1. PERTINENT (ADJECTIVE): (प्रासंगिक): relevant
Synonyms: to the point, apposite
Antonyms: irrelevant
Example Sentence: She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
2. EMBELLISH (VERB): (अधिक रोचक बनाना): elaborate
Synonyms: embroider, exaggerate
Antonyms: simplify
Example Sentence: Followers often embellish stories about their heroes.
3. JUDICIAL (ADJECTIVE): (न्यायिक): legal
Synonyms: judiciary, juridical
Antonyms: illegal
Example Sentence: There would be a judicial inquiry into the allegations.
4. FACTION (NOUN): (अंदरूनी कलह): infighting
Synonyms: dissension, dissent
Antonyms: harmony
Example Sentence: The army faction strengthened day by day.
5. DESPERATE (ADJECTIVE): (निराशाजनक): despairing
Synonyms: hopeless, anguished
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence: As the supply of food ran out, people became desperate.
6. DEFIANCE (NOUN): (अवज्ञा): resistance
Synonyms: opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission
Example Sentence: Despite her defiance, her voice shook.
7. TEMERITY (NOUN): (धृष्टता): audacity
Synonyms: boldness, nerve
Antonyms: shyness
Example Sentence: No one had the temerity to question his conclusions.
8. SETBACK (NOUN): (स्र्कावट): problem
Synonyms: difficulty, issue
Antonyms: breakthrough
Example Sentence: The violent attack was a serious setback for the peace process.
9. DISSEMINATION (NOUN): (प्रसार): spreading
Synonyms: circulation, distribution
Antonyms: suppressing
Example Sentence: The dissemination of public information was essential.
10. DRAB (ADJECTIVE): (बेरंग): colourless
Synonyms: grey, dull
Antonyms: bright
Example Sentence: The landscape was drab and grey.