🔍 Stringent /ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/ (adjective)

📝 Meaning: Strict and precise, often used to describe rules, laws, or conditions that are tightly controlled.

📌 Examples:

1. The government introduced stringent safety regulations after the accident.
2. Admission to the program is based on stringent academic standards.
3. The lab operates under stringent protocols to ensure accurate results.

18 August 2025 - Current Affairs One-Liners

➼ Under PM Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, youth getting first private job will receive ₹15,000.
निजी क्षेत्र में पहली नौकरी पाने वाले युवाओं को सरकार से ₹15,000 मिलेंगे।

➼ PM Modi’s 79th Independence Day speech lasted 103 minutes from Red Fort.
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी का स्वतंत्रता दिवस भाषण 103 मिनट चला।

➼ Oldest elephant Mohanmala died in Kaziranga National Park after 50+ years of service.
वन विभाग का सबसे बुजुर्ग हाथी मोहनमाला काजीरंगा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में निधन।

➼ First Made-in-India semiconductor chip to launch by end of 2025.
पहली मेड-इन-इंडिया सेमीकंडक्टर चिप 2025 के अंत तक आएगी।

➼ Karnataka becomes 3rd state to launch HAWK wildlife crime management system.
HAWK प्रणाली शुरू करने वाला तीसरा राज्य कर्नाटक।

➼ Govt to launch High-Level Demographic Mission to tackle infiltration challenges.
सरकार घुसपैठ चुनौतियों से निपटने हेतु उच्चस्तरीय जनसांख्यिकी मिशन शुरू करेगी।

➼ Mascot of Khelo India Water Sports Festival (Srinagar): Himalayan Kingfisher.
खेलो इंडिया वाटर स्पोर्ट्स फेस्टिवल का शुभंकर हिमालयन किंगफिशर।

➼ Uttarakhand approves 10% reservation for ex-Agniveers in govt jobs.
उत्तराखंड ने पूर्व अग्निवीरों को सरकारी नौकरियों में 10% आरक्षण दिया।

➼ Tamil Nadu launches Thayumanavar Thittam for ration delivery to elderly & disabled.
तमिलनाडु ने बुज़ुर्गों व दिव्यांगों तक राशन पहुँचाने हेतु योजना शुरू की।

➼ GST reform proposes 02 slabs by Central Govt.
नए GST रिफॉर्म में 02 स्लैब का प्रस्ताव।

➼ PM Modi hoisted the tricolor at Red Fort for the 12th consecutive time.
मोदी ने लगातार 12वीं बार लाल किले पर तिरंगा फहराया।

➼ Nagaland Governor Ganesan passed away at age 80.
नगालैंड के राज्यपाल गणेशन का 80 वर्ष की आयु में निधन।

➼ Indian Navy ships reached Sri Lanka for SLINEX-2025 exercise.
भारतीय नौसेना के जहाज एसएलआईएनईएक्स-2025 हेतु श्रीलंका पहुँचे।

➼ PM Modi calls for self-reliance in fertilizer sector from Red Fort.
मोदी ने उर्वरक क्षेत्र में आत्मनिर्भरता का आह्वान किया।

➼ PM Modi announces Mission Sudarshan Chakra to strengthen national security.
मोदी ने राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा हेतु मिशन सुदर्शन चक्र की घोषणा की।

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given one word substitution.

The study of caves is called

1. Speleology

2. Campanology

3. Teratology

4. Oceanology

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Don't take the wind out of my __ and tell me I'm going nowhere with my life.

1. boat

2. wings

3. sails

4. sales

Select the idiom from the given options that give the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted text in the following sentence.

A village fair is a place that (contains many interesting objects). People of all age groups eagerly wait for this.

1. Road to Damascus

2. Ivory tower

3. Aladdin's cave

4. Jewel in the crown

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

The opening of the cave was secure by a huge rock.

1. The opening

2. of the cave

3. a huge rock

4. was secure by

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

During an earthquake, / it is advised to take / cover above a table / to save your life.

1. cover above a table

2. During an earthquake,

3. it is advised to take

4. to save your life.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

The India consensus study (highlight a benefits by adding) domestic violence prevention approaches to current government policy.

1. highlight a benefit in addition

2. No improvement

3. highlights the benefits of adding

4. highlight the benefits from added