✨Today's Vocab Word✨

Word - LEGISLATE v.

Meaning - to make laws

Sentence -  Senators have to legislate fairly, so most people will enjoy the benefits.

✨Today's Idiom

Idiom  - "Out of thin air"

Meaning  - to appear suddenly & dramatically

Sentence  - The magician made the sparrow appear out of thin air.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Introduction :-

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 aims to update the Waqf Act, 1995 to fix issues in the management of Waqf properties.

The proposed changes focus on :-

● Overcoming the shortcomings of the previous act and enhancing the efficiency of Waqf boards.
● Updating the definitions of waqf.
● Improving the registration process.
● Increasing the role of technology in managing Waqf records.

The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025 seeks to remove the outdated Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923, which is no longer effective for modern India.

The repeal will :-

● Ensure uniform rules for managing Waqf properties under the Waqf Act, 1995.
● Improve transparency and accountability in Waqf management.
● Eliminate confusion and legal contradictions caused by the old law.

Choose the correct word for ''giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.''

1. Promising

2. Auspicious

3. Propitious

4. Ominous

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

One who is mentally not sound.

1. Brainy

2. Lunatic

3. Miserly

4. Mindful

Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom.

A skeleton in the cupboard

1. A popular fact which is not hidden

2. A popular fact to be kept secret

3. An embarrassing fact not to be kept secret

4. An embarrassing fact to be kept secret

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A storm in a teacup

1. A hidden advantage

2. An easy and pleasant job

3. Unnecessary anger or worry

4. More than expected or required

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

He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library.

1. was the town library

2. for which he went

3. He used to reply

4. that the only place

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 child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.

1. gazing longingly

2. at the toy

3. No error

4. The child was