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Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the underlined word.

Numerous tremors without any tectonic plate movement have b͟a͟f͟f͟l͟e͟d͟ geologists (SSC CPO 2024)
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Angered
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Perplexed
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Amused
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Irritated
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Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the underlined word.

The h͟y͟p͟o͟t͟h͟e͟s͟i͟s͟ that the police believed in led to a lot of chaos. (SSC CPO 2024)
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Speculation
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Trepidation
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Breakthrough
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Encounter
Select the correctly spelt word.
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schizophrenic
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Schijophrenic
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Schzoprenic
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Schizophernic
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
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synagogue
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susceptible
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syringe
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sherif
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🔍 Ephemeral /ɪˈfem.ər.əl/ (adjective)

📝 Meaning: Lasting for a very short time; fleeting or transient.

📌 Examples:
1. The beauty of the sunrise was ephemeral, disappearing as the clouds rolled in.
2. Social media trends are often ephemeral, quickly replaced by the next big thing.
3. The artist aimed to capture the ephemeral nature of life through her work.
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🗓 07 September 2025 - Current Affairs One-Liners


➼ IIT Madras topped NIRF 2025 in the ‘Engineering’ category for the 7th consecutive year.
‘इंजीनियरिंग’ श्रेणी में आईआईटी मद्रास ने लगातार 7वीं बार NIRF 2025 में पहला स्थान प्राप्त किया।

➼ Maharashtra Government approved increasing daily working hours in the private sector from 9 to 10 hours.
महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने निजी क्षेत्र में दैनिक कार्य अवधि 9 घंटे से बढ़ाकर 10 घंटे करने को मंजूरी दी।

➼ Under Swamitva Yojana, drone surveys completed in 3.23 lakh villages (till July 2025).
स्वामित्व योजना के तहत जुलाई 2025 तक 3.23 लाख गांवों में ड्रोन सर्वेक्षण पूरा हुआ।

➼ Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in India reduced to 25 (as per SRS report).
भारत में शिशु मृत्यु दर (IMR) घटकर 25 हो गई है (SRS रिपोर्ट अनुसार)।

➼ India–EFTA Free Trade Agreement to come into effect from 01 October 2025.
भारत–EFTA मुक्त व्यापार समझौता 01 अक्टूबर 2025 से लागू होगा।

➼ Kerala celebrated its traditional festival Onam on 05 September 2025.
केरल का पारंपरिक पर्व ओणम 05 सितम्बर 2025 को धूमधाम से मनाया गया।

➼ WHO released reports – World Mental Health Today & Mental Health Atlas 2024.
डब्ल्यूएचओ ने वर्ल्ड मेंटल हेल्थ टुडे और मेंटल हेल्थ एटलस 2024 रिपोर्ट जारी की।

➼ India developed rare reference materials for advanced anti-doping testing in sports.
भारत ने खेलों में उन्नत डोपिंग रोधी परीक्षण हेतु दुर्लभ संदर्भ सामग्री विकसित की।

➼ GST on 33 life-saving medicines & diagnostic kits reduced to 0%.
33 जीवन रक्षक दवाओं और डायग्नोस्टिक किट्स पर जीएसटी दर 0% कर दी गई।

➼ Next EU–India Summit to be held in 2026.
अगला भारत–यूरोपीय संघ शिखर सम्मेलन 2026 में आयोजित होगा।

➼ FDI in India rose by 15% to reach $18.62 billion in Apr–Jun 2025.
भारत में FDI अप्रैल–जून 2025 में 15% बढ़कर $18.62 अरब पहुँचा।

➼ GST on UHT milk & paneer (pre-packaged, labelled) fixed at 0%.
यूएचटी दूध व पैक्ड पनीर (लेबल वाले) पर 0% जीएसटी निर्धारित।

➼ India became 3rd largest solar energy producer in the world.
भारत विश्व का तीसरा सबसे बड़ा सौर ऊर्जा उत्पादक बना।

➼ ‘Namo Drone Didi’ scheme approved with allocation of ₹1261 crore for FY 2025-26.
‘नमो ड्रोन दीदी’ योजना को वित्त वर्ष 2025-26 के लिए ₹1261 करोड़ के साथ मंजूरी।

➼ Bihar established the country’s first Digital Agriculture Directorate.
बिहार ने देश का पहला डिजिटल कृषि निदेशालय स्थापित किया।
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Choose the correct meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.

The accident site had become (a bear garden) by afternoon.

1. A place of noise and disturbance

2. ​A peaceful place

3. A soothing environment

4. Unclean and dirty
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Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

The violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.

1. Pious

2. Sacramental

3. Holy

4. Sacrilege
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Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Dwarf galaxies have to hold clues that could help us to understand the nature of dark matter better.

1. dark matter

2. to understand the nature

3. have to hold

4. could help us
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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 there is no error, select ‘No error’.

The balloon flew up / as soon as / the man cutting the string.

1. as soon as

2. The balloon flew up

3. No error

4. the man cutting the string
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9%
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25%
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cut one short

1. To chop something

2. To act quickly

3. To interrupt someone

4. To be rude
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9%
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38%
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51%
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Dead body of an animal

1. Carcass

2. Cadence

3. Cadaver

4. Corpse
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