Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.

How can startups escape (this catch-22)?

1. to take hold of something that is moving, usually with your hand or hands.

2. a situation in which it’s impossible to succeed because of conflicting rules or conditions.

3. the amount of fish that somebody has caught.

4. an act of catching something, for example a ball for 22 times.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Charley horse

1. Very fast

2. Lucky

3. Cramp

4. Cunning

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

The politician was accused of accepting bribes and lied about it to the public.

1. of accepting bribes

2. The politician was accused

3. and lied about it

4. to the public

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.

The innocent clerk was accused with misappropriating funds of the company.

1. misappropriating funds

2. was accused with

3. of the company

4. The innocent clerk

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

The approach or style of teaching

1. Pedagogy

2. Media

3. Philology

4. Platform

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

An open space usually rectangular and enclosed in a building.

1. Quadruped

2. Quinton

3. Quadrangle

4. Quintessential

🔍 Cry over spilled milk /kraɪ oʊvər spɪld mɪlk/ (idiom)

📝 Meaning: To be upset or complain about something that has already happened and cannot be changed or undone.

📌 Examples:
1. It's no use crying over spilled milk; the project is already finished, and we need to focus on the next one.
2. She kept crying over spilled milk about the mistake, but no one could undo it now.
3. Instead of crying over spilled milk, we should learn from this experience and move forward.

05 September 2025 - Current Affairs


➼ Abu Dhabi declared world’s safest city 2025.
अबू धाबी को वर्ष 2025 में वैश्विक स्तर पर सबसे सुरक्षित शहर घोषित किया गया।

➼ Morgan Stanley raised India’s FY26 GDP forecast to 6.7%.
मॉर्गन स्टेनली ने भारत की FY26 GDP वृद्धि दर का अनुमान 6.7% कर दिया।

➼ Teacher’s Day celebrated on 5th September in India.
भारत में हर वर्ष 5 सितम्बर को शिक्षक दिवस मनाया जाता है।

➼ 56th GST Council meeting held in New Delhi under FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
56वीं GST परिषद बैठक नई दिल्ली में वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण की अध्यक्षता में हुई।

➼ Cabinet approved ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme for mineral recycling.
कैबिनेट ने खनिज पुनर्चक्रण हेतु ₹1,500 करोड़ की प्रोत्साहन योजना को मंजूरी दी।

➼ GST rate recommendations effective from 22 Sept 2025.
GST दरों पर परिषद की सिफारिशें 22 सितम्बर 2025 से लागू होंगी।

➼ India announced 1,000 e-scholarships for Afghan students (AY 2025-26).
भारत ने शैक्षणिक वर्ष 2025-26 के लिए अफगान नागरिकों को 1,000 ई-छात्रवृत्तियाँ देने की घोषणा की।

➼ Nepal & Bhutan citizens exempted from passport-visa requirement for India travel.
नेपाल और भूटान के नागरिकों को भारत यात्रा हेतु पासपोर्ट-वीजा की आवश्यकता नहीं होगी।

➼ Health Insurance placed under 0% GST slab.
स्वास्थ्य बीमा को 0% GST स्लैब में शामिल किया गया।

➼ Rajit Punhani appointed CEO of FSSAI (1 Sept 2025).
रजित पुन्हानी को (1 सितम्बर 2025 से) FSSAI का CEO नियुक्त किया गया।

➼ GST rate revision to cause ₹85,000 crore annual revenue loss (SBI report).
GST दर संशोधन से सालाना ₹85,000 करोड़ का राजस्व घाटा होगा (SBI रिपोर्ट)।

➼ India launched its first indigenous 32-bit space processor “Vikram 3201” at Semicon India 2025.
भारत ने सेमीकॉन इंडिया 2025 में देश का पहला स्वदेशी 32-बिट स्पेस प्रोसेसर ‘विक्रम 3201’ लॉन्च किया।

➼ Floods in Punjab destroyed crops over 1.48 lakh hectares.
पंजाब में हाल की बाढ़ से 1.48 लाख हेक्टेयर से अधिक फसलें नष्ट हुईं।

➼ NGO Educate Girls became first Indian NGO to win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025.
NGO एजुकेट गर्ल्स प्रतिष्ठित रेमन मैग्सेसे पुरस्कार 2025 पाने वाला भारत का पहला NGO बना।

➼ GST Council abolished 12% & 28% tax rates to simplify indirect tax system.
अप्रत्यक्ष कर प्रणाली को सरल बनाने हेतु GST परिषद ने 12% और 28% कर दरें समाप्त कर दीं।