🔍 Precarious

📝 Meaning: In a dangerous, unstable, or uncertain situation that could change at any moment.

📌 Examples:
- The climbers found themselves in a precarious position on the edge of the cliff.
- His financial situation became precarious after he lost his job.
- The ceasefire agreement remains precarious, with tensions still high between both sides.

Natural Occurence of Some Acids

Acetic Acid - Vinegar
Ascorbic Acid - Amla
Amino Acid - Protein
Butyric Acid - Rancid Butter
Carbonic Acid - Cold Drinks
Citric Acid - Citrus Fruits (Lemon, Orange)
Formic Acid (Methanoic) - Sting of Bees & Ants , Nettle Plant
Glutenic Acid - Wheat
Hydrochloric Acid - Gastric Juice
Lactic Acid - Sour Milk , Muscles
Mallic Acid - Apples
Oleic Acid - Olive Oil
Oxalic Acid - Tomatoes
Tartaric Acid - Grapes , Tamarind
Tannic Acid - Tea
Uric Acid - Urine

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Silver tongue

1. Speaking to annoy people

2. Speaking to bore people

3. Speaking with an eloquent expression to convince people

4. Speaking to discourage people

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Tongue in cheek

1. In an ironic or insincere way.

2. Being practical.

3. Stop yourself from saying something hurtful.

4. Be gutsy and speak the unpleasant truth.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.

The chameleon's tongue is too long that it keeps it folded in the mouth.

1. too long that

2. The chameleon's

3. in the mouth

4. it keeps

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

These bananas are / more sweet than / those put / in that basket.

1. more sweet than

2. in that basket

3. These bananas are

4. those put

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

During vacations, Geeta saw a (saltwater lake separated from the sea by rocks and sand) where she did kayak for the first time.

1. lagoon

2. river

3. ditch

4. sea

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

He was promoted to a higher position in the first year due to his (careful nature and hard-working efforts).

1. business mindedness

2. extraordinary

3. elegance

4. diligence