Given below are six sentences
A-F, of which A and F are static and B-E have been jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order of the jumbled sentences.
(A) Dr. Sadao Hoki's house was built on a spot on the Japanese coast where he had played as a little boy.
(B) His father had said, "Those islands are the stepping stones to the future for Japan.
(C) His father had taken him to the islands of those seas and taught him things he had not forgotten.
(D) As a boy, Sadao had climbed the pines, supporting himself on his bare feet as the men did in the South Seas.
(E) The square stone house was set upon rocks above a beach outlined with bent pines.
(F) "Where shall we step from them?" Sadao had asked seriously.
A-F, of which A and F are static and B-E have been jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order of the jumbled sentences.
(A) Dr. Sadao Hoki's house was built on a spot on the Japanese coast where he had played as a little boy.
(B) His father had said, "Those islands are the stepping stones to the future for Japan.
(C) His father had taken him to the islands of those seas and taught him things he had not forgotten.
(D) As a boy, Sadao had climbed the pines, supporting himself on his bare feet as the men did in the South Seas.
(E) The square stone house was set upon rocks above a beach outlined with bent pines.
(F) "Where shall we step from them?" Sadao had asked seriously.
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 11 Feb 2025
1. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना): fight
Synonyms: tackle, attack
Antonyms: give in to
Example Sentence:Doctors are trying to combat the spread of coronavirus.
2. INTELLECTUAL (ADJECTIVE): (बौद्धिक): mental
Synonyms: cerebral, cognitive
Antonyms: physical
Example Sentence:Children need intellectual stimulation.
3. REPUDIATION (NOUN): (अस्वीकृति): rejection
Synonyms: renunciation, abandonment
Antonyms: confirmation, ratification
Example Sentence:The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract.
4. NUTRITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (पौष्टिक): nourishing
Synonyms: nutritive, wholesome
Antonyms: unwholesome
Example Sentence:Home-cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
5. SCOURGE (NOUN): (अभिशाप): affliction
Synonyms: bane, curse
Antonyms: blessing
Example Sentence:India is facing the scourge of mass unemployment.
6. MERCILESS (ADJECTIVE): (निर्मम): ruthless
Synonyms: remorseless, pitiless
Antonyms: merciful
Example Sentence:His murder merciless attack with a blunt instrument.
7. ADVENT (NOUN): (आगमन): arrival
Synonyms: appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departure
Example Sentence:The advent of email has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart.
8. UNERRING (ADJECTIVE): (अचूक): unfailing
Synonyms: infallible unswerving
Antonyms: fallible
Example Sentence:His sense of direction is unerring.
9. SEIZE (VERB): (पकड़ना): grab
Synonyms: grasp, snatch
Antonyms: let go of
Example Sentence:She jumped up and seized his arm.
10. FRAIL (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्बल): infirm
Synonyms: weak, weakened
Antonyms: strong
Example Sentence:He gave the frail woman a hug.
1. COMBAT (VERB): (सामना करना): fight
Synonyms: tackle, attack
Antonyms: give in to
Example Sentence:Doctors are trying to combat the spread of coronavirus.
2. INTELLECTUAL (ADJECTIVE): (बौद्धिक): mental
Synonyms: cerebral, cognitive
Antonyms: physical
Example Sentence:Children need intellectual stimulation.
3. REPUDIATION (NOUN): (अस्वीकृति): rejection
Synonyms: renunciation, abandonment
Antonyms: confirmation, ratification
Example Sentence:The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract.
4. NUTRITIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (पौष्टिक): nourishing
Synonyms: nutritive, wholesome
Antonyms: unwholesome
Example Sentence:Home-cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
5. SCOURGE (NOUN): (अभिशाप): affliction
Synonyms: bane, curse
Antonyms: blessing
Example Sentence:India is facing the scourge of mass unemployment.
6. MERCILESS (ADJECTIVE): (निर्मम): ruthless
Synonyms: remorseless, pitiless
Antonyms: merciful
Example Sentence:His murder merciless attack with a blunt instrument.
7. ADVENT (NOUN): (आगमन): arrival
Synonyms: appearance, emergence
Antonyms: departure
Example Sentence:The advent of email has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart.
8. UNERRING (ADJECTIVE): (अचूक): unfailing
Synonyms: infallible unswerving
Antonyms: fallible
Example Sentence:His sense of direction is unerring.
9. SEIZE (VERB): (पकड़ना): grab
Synonyms: grasp, snatch
Antonyms: let go of
Example Sentence:She jumped up and seized his arm.
10. FRAIL (ADJECTIVE): (दुर्बल): infirm
Synonyms: weak, weakened
Antonyms: strong
Example Sentence:He gave the frail woman a hug.
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🔍Crude (adj)
📌Meaning: simply made; not showing much attention to details
📌Example: Crudities (noun form) in their work may cost them much later.
📌Meaning: simply made; not showing much attention to details
📌Example: Crudities (noun form) in their work may cost them much later.
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Antonym of Intense
(SSC CGL 2022, 2024)
(SSC CGL 2022, 2024)
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12%
Thrifty
60%
Moderate
13%
Stately
15%
Lavish
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Synonym of Pugnacious
SSC CHSL 2022, CGL 2024)
SSC CHSL 2022, CGL 2024)
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15%
Succulent
14%
Germane
43%
Sagacious
28%
Truculent
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Choose the Indirect Speech of the given sentences.
The mother said to the baby, “Don’t touch the fire.”
The mother said to the baby, “Don’t touch the fire.”
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66%
The mother warned the baby not to touch the fire.
19%
The mother ordered the baby to not touch the fire.
8%
The mother told the baby that it should not touch थे fire.
6%
All of the above
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select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice .
Shalini will submit the work at evening. (SSC CGL 2024)
Shalini will submit the work at evening. (SSC CGL 2024)
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16%
The work would be submitted by Shalini at evening
12%
The work will have been submitted by Shalini at evening
69%
The work will be submitted by Shalini at evening.
4%
The work would have been submitted by Shalini at evening.
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Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ in your answer.
The river appears to have / got its name / from the town nearby.
(A) got its name
(B) from the town nearby
(C) No error
(D) The river appears to have
The river appears to have / got its name / from the town nearby.
(A) got its name
(B) from the town nearby
(C) No error
(D) The river appears to have
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Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Darshan wished he hadn't / went to the theme park / in the first place.
(A) Darshan wished he hadn't
(B) in the first place
(C) went to the theme park
(D) No error
Darshan wished he hadn't / went to the theme park / in the first place.
(A) Darshan wished he hadn't
(B) in the first place
(C) went to the theme park
(D) No error
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.
(Humour that describes the weaknesses of the other person) is itself a crime among peer groups.
1. A joke
2. Satire
3. A curse
4. Attire
(Humour that describes the weaknesses of the other person) is itself a crime among peer groups.
1. A joke
2. Satire
3. A curse
4. Attire
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word.
One who eats the flesh of his own species
1. Vegan
2. Non-vegetarian
3. Mammal
4. Cannibal
One who eats the flesh of his own species
1. Vegan
2. Non-vegetarian
3. Mammal
4. Cannibal
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In the following question, out of the four given alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Be on the square
(A) To be away from home
(B) To make someone fool
(C) To squander money
(D) To act and speak honestly
Be on the square
(A) To be away from home
(B) To make someone fool
(C) To squander money
(D) To act and speak honestly
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Be left stranded
(A) Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem.
(B) Suffer a bad hair day.
(C) Having only a single thing to hold on to save yourself.
(D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.
Be left stranded
(A) Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem.
(B) Suffer a bad hair day.
(C) Having only a single thing to hold on to save yourself.
(D) To be the last person on whom the blame falls on eventually.
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