✨Today's Vocab Word

Word - SPARSE adj.

Meaning - existing only in small amounts

Sentence - Rob spent Saturday in his garden, clearing out the sparse weeds.

✨Today's Idiom

Idiom - "A means to an end"

Meaning - something that is not joyful or important but is done in order to achieve something else

Sentence - His part time job was just a means to an end. He wanted to collect money for his coaching fees.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Wild goose chase

1. To do something pointless

2. To hunt wild animals

3. Going on world tour

4. Competing fiercely

In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

To work like a dog

1. To work very slowly

2. Very moody

3. To work very hard

4. To work untimely

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

A religious discourse

1. Preach

2. Stanza

3. Sanctum Sanctorum

4. Sermon

Directions Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

Violation of the sanctity of the Church.

1. Infringement

2. Irreverence

3. Sacrilege

4. Ignorance

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Handicrafts are / export from India / to several / European countries.

A. export from India

B. to several

C. Handicrafts are

D. European countries

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors, select option 'No error'.

We didn't have a (A)/ lot of success with (B)/ the garden, but (C)/ we worked hard on it. (D)/ No error (E)

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. E

Cabinet Committee on Security Meeting

Outcomes of the Meeting

1.𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲: The landmark 1960 agreement between India and Pakistan has been placed in abeyance with immediate effect. India stated it would remain suspended until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” renounces support for cross-border terrorism.

2. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭: Effective immediately, the check post will be closed. Only those with valid endorsements who crossed before May 1, 2025, will be considered exceptions.

3. 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: Travel under the SAARC Visa Exemption (SVE) scheme has been revoked for all Pakistani citizens. Existing visas are cancelled, and those currently in India under this arrangement must leave within 48 hours.

4. 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: All defence, naval, military, and air advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared persona non grata and given one week to depart. India will reciprocally withdraw its military attaches from Islamabad, effectively annulling these diplomatic roles.

5. 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Both nations’ diplomatic missions will reduce staff strength from 55 to 30 by May 1.