✅️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 30 April 2025
1. TRANSITIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (माध्यमिक): Intermediate
Synonyms: Middle, Midway
Antonyms: Initial
Example Sentence:
A transitional government had been appointed.
2. EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): Emigrant
Synonyms: Non-native, Displaced
Antonyms: Native
Example Sentence:
Expatriate workers were returning to their cities.
3. DIRECTIVE (NOUN): (निदेशात्मक): Instruction
Synonyms: Direction, Command
Antonyms: Lawlessness
Example Sentence:
A new EC directive has been forwarded for approval.
4. OUTLAW (VERB): (गैरकानूनी घोषित करना): Ban
Synonyms: Bar prohibit
Antonyms: Permit
Example Sentence:
Secondary picketing has finally been outlawed.
5. DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्पातक): Catastrophic
Synonyms: Calamitous, Cataclysmic
Antonyms: Fortunate
Example Sentence:
A disastrous fire swept through the museum.
6. ISOLATION (NOUN): (एकांत): Separation
Synonyms: Segregation, Quarantine
Antonyms: Contact
Example Sentence:
Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
7. RIGOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (सख्त): Strict
Synonyms: Severe, Stern
Antonyms: Lax
Example Sentence:
Rigorous controls on mergers are needed.
8. SPARK (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): Give rise to
Synonyms: Cause, Set in motion
Antonyms: Bring to an end
Example Sentence:
The trial sparked a furious row.
9. MANDATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): Obligatory
Synonyms: Compulsory, Binding
Antonyms: Optional
Example Sentence:
Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists.
10. STEEP (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत ढालवाँ): Precipitous
Synonyms: Sheer, Abrupt
Antonyms: Gentle
Example Sentence:
She pushed the bike up the steep hill.
1. TRANSITIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (माध्यमिक): Intermediate
Synonyms: Middle, Midway
Antonyms: Initial
Example Sentence:
A transitional government had been appointed.
2. EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): (प्रवासी): Emigrant
Synonyms: Non-native, Displaced
Antonyms: Native
Example Sentence:
Expatriate workers were returning to their cities.
3. DIRECTIVE (NOUN): (निदेशात्मक): Instruction
Synonyms: Direction, Command
Antonyms: Lawlessness
Example Sentence:
A new EC directive has been forwarded for approval.
4. OUTLAW (VERB): (गैरकानूनी घोषित करना): Ban
Synonyms: Bar prohibit
Antonyms: Permit
Example Sentence:
Secondary picketing has finally been outlawed.
5. DISASTROUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्पातक): Catastrophic
Synonyms: Calamitous, Cataclysmic
Antonyms: Fortunate
Example Sentence:
A disastrous fire swept through the museum.
6. ISOLATION (NOUN): (एकांत): Separation
Synonyms: Segregation, Quarantine
Antonyms: Contact
Example Sentence:
Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety.
7. RIGOROUS (ADJECTIVE): (सख्त): Strict
Synonyms: Severe, Stern
Antonyms: Lax
Example Sentence:
Rigorous controls on mergers are needed.
8. SPARK (VERB): (बढ़ावा देना): Give rise to
Synonyms: Cause, Set in motion
Antonyms: Bring to an end
Example Sentence:
The trial sparked a furious row.
9. MANDATORY (ADJECTIVE): (अनिवार्य): Obligatory
Synonyms: Compulsory, Binding
Antonyms: Optional
Example Sentence:
Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists.
10. STEEP (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत ढालवाँ): Precipitous
Synonyms: Sheer, Abrupt
Antonyms: Gentle
Example Sentence:
She pushed the bike up the steep hill.
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A grey area
1. An unusual spot
2. A special part of the brain
3. An unclear situation
4. An unspoken truth
A grey area
1. An unusual spot
2. A special part of the brain
3. An unclear situation
4. An unspoken truth
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
Even though his car was badly damaged in the accident, Rohan did (not turn a hair).
1. Change the hairstyle
2. Demand compensation
3. Understand anything
4. To show no outward emotion
Even though his car was badly damaged in the accident, Rohan did (not turn a hair).
1. Change the hairstyle
2. Demand compensation
3. Understand anything
4. To show no outward emotion
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Identify the error in the use of preposition in the given sentence and select the correct option.
Radhika is not capable on participating in a national level competition.
1. about
2. of
3. on
4. at
Radhika is not capable on participating in a national level competition.
1. about
2. of
3. on
4. at
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Identify the proper explanation of the error in the given sentence.
Mohan insisted to go there.
1. Error is with the tense. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisting to go there.
2. Error is in the sentence formation. Preposition and gerund are required. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisted on going there.
3. Error is with the verb. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insist to going there.
4. Error is with the preposition. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisted go there.
Mohan insisted to go there.
1. Error is with the tense. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisting to go there.
2. Error is in the sentence formation. Preposition and gerund are required. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisted on going there.
3. Error is with the verb. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insist to going there.
4. Error is with the preposition. The correct sentence should read like this: Mohan insisted go there.
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Place where objects of importance are exhibited.
1. Museum
2. Treasury
3. Fair
4. Tomb
Place where objects of importance are exhibited.
1. Museum
2. Treasury
3. Fair
4. Tomb
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place.
1. Psaltery
2. Skittery
3. Cemetery
4. Battery
A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place.
1. Psaltery
2. Skittery
3. Cemetery
4. Battery
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Choose the option that is the passive form of the sentence.
They need 104 more runs to win the match.
They need 104 more runs to win the match.
Anonymous Quiz
65%
104 more runs are needed for them to win the match.
12%
104 more runs will need for them to win the match.
17%
They are needed 104 more runs to win the match.
6%
104 more runs can be needed by them to win the match.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
"I will go to the store tomorrow," she said.
"I will go to the store tomorrow," she said.
Anonymous Quiz
14%
She said that she will go to the store tomorrow.
8%
She said that she goes to the store other day.
5%
She said that she could go to the store tomorrow.
73%
She said that she would go to the store the next day.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
61%
Correspondent
25%
Correspondant
9%
Correspendent
4%
Corespondent
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
59%
Counterfeit
15%
Counterfeet
14%
Counterfit
12%
Counterfiet
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Turn the tables
1. To reverse the situation to one's advantage
2. To help someone set up a business
3. To cause problems for others
4. To arrange the tables differently
Turn the tables
1. To reverse the situation to one's advantage
2. To help someone set up a business
3. To cause problems for others
4. To arrange the tables differently
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Work against the clock
1. work in great hurry
2. work with concentration
3. work against all problems
4. work late in the night
Work against the clock
1. work in great hurry
2. work with concentration
3. work against all problems
4. work late in the night