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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.12.2024


1. DISENGAGE (VERB): (अलग करना): remove
Synonyms: detach, disentangle
Antonyms: attach
Example Sentence:I disengaged his hand from mine.


2. ERSTWHILE (ADJECTIVE): (भूतपूर्व): former
Synonyms: old, past
Antonyms: present
Example Sentence:The erstwhile president of the company was loved by all.


3. CONCILIATION (NOUN): (शांति): appeasement
Synonyms: peacemaking, peacebuilding
Antonyms: provocation
Example Sentence:He held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation.


4. SLAM (VERB): (आलोचना करना): criticize
Synonyms: find fault with, censure
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:Jenny heard him stride away slamming him for his behaviour.


5. UPHEAVAL (NOUN): (उथल-पुथल): disruption
Synonyms: upset, disturbance
Antonyms: stability
Example Sentence:Major upheavals have hit the financial markets this year.


6. NEGATE (VERB): (अमान्य करना): invalidate
Synonyms: nullify, neutralize
Antonyms: confirm
Example Sentence:Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.


7. PRUDENCE (NOUN): (बुद्धिमत्ता): wisdom
Synonyms: judgement, sagacity
Antonyms: folly
Example Sentence:We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.


8. INDIGENOUS (ADJECTIVE): (देशज): native
Synonyms: aboriginal, local
Antonyms: expatriate
Example Sentence:The most indigenous inhabitants were the American Indians.


9. WOE (NOUN): (शोक): misery
Synonyms: sorrow, distress
Antonyms: happiness
Example Sentence:If we do not find her safe and well, woe to the man who has harmed her.


10. DEMOBILIZE (VERB): (बरख़ास्त करना): disband
Synonyms: decommission, discharge
Antonyms: conscript
Example Sentence:He was demobilized in February 1946.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.12.2024


1. OVERTURN (VERB): (रद्द करना): cancel
Synonyms: reverse, rescind
Antonyms: allow
Example Sentence:The results completely overturned previous findings.


2 RETICENT (ADJECTIVE): (अल्पभाषी): reserved
Synonyms: withdrawn, introverted
Antonyms: expansive
Example Sentence:She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs.


3. STRIFE (NOUN): (कलह): conflict
Synonyms: friction, discord
Antonyms: harmony, peace
Example Sentence:With this civil strife the importance and prosperity of Louvain declined.


4. OBLIVIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अनभिज्ञ): unaware
Synonyms: unconscious, heedless
Antonyms: aware
Example Sentence:She became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time.


5. IMPROPRIETY (NOUN): (अनौचित्य): wrongdoing
Synonyms: misconduct, dishonesty
Antonyms: propriety
Example Sentence:She was scandalized at the impropriety of the question.


6. AMITY (NOUN): (मित्रता): friendship
Synonyms: friendliness, peace
Antonyms: animosity
Example Sentence:The presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity.


7. ORNATE (ADJECTIVE): (अलंकृत): elaborate
Synonyms: over-elaborate, flowery
Antonyms: plain
Example Sentence:His language was strangely ornate.


8. OPULENT (ADJECTIVE): (धनी): wealthy
Synonyms: rich, affluent
Antonyms: poor
Example Sentence:His tenants are quite opulent.


9. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained
Synonyms: unconstrained, uncontrolled
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:A dog should have an unbridled passion for food.


10. RESOLVE (NOUN): (संकल्प): determination
Synonyms: resolution, purpose
Antonyms: indecision
Example Sentence:She received information that strengthened her resolve.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.12.2024


1 SCATHING (ADJECTIVE): (कुम्हलाना) :devastating
Synonyms: withering, blistering
Antonyms: mild
Example Sentence:She launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister.


2 IMMINENT (ADJECTIVE): (निकट का): impending
Synonyms: at hand, close
Antonyms: remote
Example Sentence:They were in imminent danger of being swept away.


3. TARDINESS (NOUN): (विलंबता): lateness
Synonyms: delay, retardation
Antonyms: punctuality
Example Sentence:Forgive my tardiness, I had some very important business to attend to.


4. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना): defy
Synonyms: go against, scorn
Antonyms: observe
Example Sentence:They flouted the norms simply by being who they are.


5. ARDUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (मुश्किल): onerous
Synonyms: taxing, difficult
Antonyms: easy
Example Sentence:She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.


6. BAR (PREPOSITION): (के अलावा): apart from
Synonyms: but (for), other than
Antonyms: observe
Example Sentence:His kids were all gone now, bar one.


7. HAIL (VERB): (प्रशंसा करना): acclaim
Synonyms: praise, applaud
Antonyms: criticize
Example Sentence:He has been hailed as the new James.


8. JUBILATION (NOUN): (खुशी): joy
Synonyms: triumph, exultation
Antonyms: despondency
Example Sentence:Everyone present, witnessed unbelievable scenes of jubilation.


9. SWIFTLY (ADVERB): (तेजी से): promptly
Synonyms: immediately, instantly
Antonyms: in due course
Example Sentence:They acted swiftly in response to the invasion.


10. LEISURELY (ADJECTIVE): (आराम से): unhurried
Synonyms: relaxed, unrushed
Antonyms: brisk
Example Sentence:We had a leisurely breakfast at our hotel.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 25.11.2024


1. SLAM (VERB): (आलोचना करना): criticize
Synonyms: find fault with, censure
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:The new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible.


2. UNENVIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अवांछनीय): disagreeable
Synonyms: unpleasant, undesirable
Antonyms: enviable
Example Sentence:I have the unenviable job of announcing the dismissals.


3. INSULARITY (NOUN): (संकीर्णता): parochialism
Synonyms: provincialism, localism
Antonyms: tolerance
Example Sentence:The insularity of Greenland might again give rise to the suppressed argument.


4. GAILY (ADVERB): (सुखपूर्वक): merrily
Synonyms: cheerfully, cheerily
Antonyms: miserably
Example Sentence:All the young soldiers smiled gaily as they watched him.


5. DRUDGERY (NOUN): (कठिन श्रम): hard work
Synonyms: donkey work, toil
Antonyms: relaxation
Example Sentence:Women see domestic drudgery everyday.


6. QUOTIDIAN (ADJECTIVE): (दैनिक): daily
Synonyms: everyday, day-to-day
Antonyms: unusual
Example Sentence:His story is an achingly human one, mired in quotidian details.


7. GAMELY (ADVERB): (वीरता से): bravely
Synonyms: enthusiastically, fearlessly
Antonyms: cowardly
Example Sentence:He battled gamely but was outclassed by his more experienced opponent.


8. RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:We faced the relentless heat of the desert.


9. LEISURE (NOUN): (फुर्सत): time off
Synonyms: free time, spare time
Antonyms: work
Example Sentence:People have less leisure time these days.


10. SCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सूक्ष्म): careful
Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking
Antonyms: careless
Example Sentence:The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail. 

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Pumpkins contain high levels of …….(1)_________ . These are molecules that fight harmful free radicals, a ………(2)_______ of unstable molecule that can sometimes ……..(3)_______ damage to our cells, which may cause ageing and contribute to ……(4)________ diseases over time. While some antioxidants occur ……..(5)________ in our bodies, others we get from fruits and vegetables.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 24.11.2024


1. BURNISH (VERB): (चमकाना): polish up 
Synonyms: shine, brighten
Antonyms: dull
Example Sentence:To burnish copper, I would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end.


2. DIPLOMATIC (ADJECTIVE): (राजनयिक): tactful
Synonyms: sensitive, subtle
Antonyms: indiscreet
Example Sentence:He tried his best to be diplomatic.


3. ABATEMENT (NOUN): (न्यूनीकरन): subsiding
Synonyms: lessening, decrease
Antonyms: intensification, increase
Example Sentence:The new trend showed no signs of abatement.


4. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:Steps have been taken to ameliorate his situation.


5. FORMIDABLE (ADJECTIVE): (डराना): intimidating
Synonyms: forbidding, redoubtable
Antonyms: comforting
Example Sentence:His opponent was certainly a formidable one.


6. ENDURE (NOUN): (टिकना): last
Synonyms: live, live on
Antonyms: fade
Example Sentence:These cities have endured through time.


7. EMBOLDEN (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): encourage
Synonyms: hearten, strengthen
Antonyms: dishearten
Example Sentence:Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers.


8. SLAM (VERB): (टकरा जाना): hit
Synonyms: strike, ram
Antonyms: miss
Example Sentence:The car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post.


9. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (सर्द): cold
Synonyms: keen, raw
Antonyms: warm
Example Sentence:It was a bleak midwinter's day.


10. UNLEASH (VERB): (खोलना): release
Synonyms: free, loose
Antonyms: restrain
Example Sentence:They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 21.11.2024


1. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): linger 
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.


2. WRETCHED (ADJECTIVE): (मनहूस): miserable
Synonyms: unhappy sad
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.


3. SHORTLY (ADVERB): (एकाएक): sharply
Synonyms: abruptly, bluntly
Antonyms: patiently
Example Sentence:Do you like cricket?’ ‘I do not,’ she said shortly.


4. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निरावरण): bare
Synonyms: exposed, desolate
Antonyms: lush
Example Sentence:It was nothing but a bleak moor.


5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (अधीन होना): yield
Synonyms: give in, give way
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.


6. SORDID (ADJECTIVE): (नीच): sleazy
Synonyms: seedy, seamy
Antonyms: high-minded
Example Sentence:The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams.


7. STRINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर): strict
Synonyms: firm, rigid
Antonyms: lenient
Example Sentence:Stringent guidelines are necessary on air pollution.


8. TACIT (ADJECTIVE): (निहित): implicit
Synonyms: understood implied
Antonyms: explicit
Example Sentence:Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.


9. LOPSIDED (ADJECTIVE): (असममात्रिक): asymmetrical
Synonyms: unsymmetrical, uneven
Antonyms: even
Example Sentence:He showed a lopsided grin.


10. CONSTRAINT (NOUN): (बाधा): inhibition
Synonyms: uneasiness, embarrassment
Antonyms: openness
Example Sentence:They are able to talk without constraint. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.11.2024


1. HUDDLE (VERB): (करीब आना): crowd 
Synonyms: gather, throng 
Antonyms: disperse 
Example Sentence: Both of them huddled under the blanket, watching the flames grow. 


2. STARK (ADJECTIVE): (स्पष्टवादी): blunt 
Synonyms: bald, bare 
Antonyms: disguised 
Example Sentence: His position is in stark contrast to that of his brother. 


3. DAUNT (VERB): (भयभीत करना): intimidate 
Synonyms: abash, shake 
Antonyms: encourage 
Example Sentence: Most of the elderly people are daunted by technology. 


4. VIABLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य): workable 
Synonyms: feasible, practicable 
Antonyms: impracticable 
Example Sentence:The proposed investment was of economically viable nature. 


5. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कड़ा): harsh 
Synonyms: severe, strict 
Antonyms: mild 
Example Sentence: The Nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws. 


6. DELECTABLE (ADJECTIVE): (स्वादिष्ट): delicious 
Synonyms: mouth-watering, appetizing 
Antonyms: inedible 
Example Sentence: We love delectable handmade chocolates. 


7. CAUSTIC (ADJECTIVE): (व्यंग्यपूर्ण): sarcastic 
Synonyms: cutting, biting 
Antonyms: kind 
Example Sentence: The players were making caustic comments about the refereeing. 


8. CONTENTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (विवादास्पद): controversial 
Synonyms: disputable, debatable 
Antonyms: uncontroversial 
Example Sentence: We are dealing with a contentious topic. 


9. SPARE (ADJECTIVE): (अतिरिक्त): extra 
Synonyms: supplementary, additional 
Antonyms: principal 
Example Sentence: Few people had spare cash for essentials. 


10. IMPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (आज्ञसूचक): peremptory 
Synonyms: commanding, imperious 
Antonyms: submissive 
Example Sentence: The bell pealed again, a final imperative call. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 17.11.2024


1. COROLLARY (NOUN): (परिणाम): consequence
Synonyms: result, upshot
Antonyms: cause
Example Sentence:The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts.


2. FRIVOLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (क्षुद्र): flippant
Synonyms: glib, waggish
Antonyms: serious
Example Sentence:At bottom the man was frivolous, selfish and unstable.


3. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (अपमान): disrespect
Synonyms: disregard, slighting
Antonyms: respect
Example Sentence:This action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.


4. DRENCH (VERB): (भिगाना): soak
Synonyms: saturate, wet through
Antonyms: dry
Example Sentence:I fell in the stream and was drenched.


5. PROPRIETY (NOUN): (शिष्टाचार): decorum
Synonyms: respectability decency
Antonyms: impropriety
Example Sentence: She always behaves with the utmost propriety.


6. REFUTE (VERB): (खंडन करना): disprove
Synonyms: rebut, confute
Antonyms: confirm
Example Sentence:These claims have not been refuted at all.


7. COLLOQUIAL (ADJECTIVE): (बोल-चाल की शैली): informal
Synonyms: conversational, everyday
Antonyms: literary
Example Sentence:His colloquial talents were indeed of the highest order.


8. BEWILDER (VERB): (भरमाना): baffle
Synonyms: mystify, bemuse
Antonyms: enlighten
Example Sentence:She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.


9. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): (अभागे): unfortunate
Synonyms: unlucky, luckless
Antonyms: lucky
Example Sentence:I met the hapless victims of the disaster.


10. INHIBIT (VERB): (रोकना): impede
Synonyms: hinder hamper
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:Too much cold inhibits plant growth. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 14.11.2024


1. ALIENATE (NOUN): (पृथक करना): estrange 
Synonyms: turn away, set apart 
Antonyms: unite 
Example Sentence: We live in an urban environment which alienates its own inhabitants. 


2. DASTARDLY (ADJECTIVE): (नीचतापूर्ण): wicked 
Synonyms: evil, iniquitous 
Antonyms: noble 
Example Sentence: While the town is sleeping, the mafia is out doing dastardly deeds. 


3. EGREGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (भीषण): shocking 
Synonyms: appalling, horrific 
Antonyms: marvellous 
Example Sentence: Copyright faces egregious abuses. 


4. CALLOUS (ADJECTIVE): (निर्मम): heartless 
Synonyms: unfeeling uncaring 
Antonyms: kind 
Example Sentence: His callous comments about the murder made me shiver. 


5. AMBIGUITY (NOUN): (अस्पष्टता): ambivalence 
Synonyms: equivocation, obscurity 
Antonyms: transparency 
Example Sentence: We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act. 


6. CONSOLIDATE (VERB): (मजबूत करना): strengthen 
Synonyms: secure, stabilize 
Antonyms: weaken 
Example Sentence: The company consolidated its position in the international market. 


7. DESPISE (VERB): (घृणा करना): detest 
Synonyms: hate, loathe 
Antonyms: like 
Example Sentence: He despised himself for being selfish. 


8. UNRAVEL (VERB): (सुलझाना): solve 
Synonyms: resolve, work out 
Antonyms: complicate 
Example Sentence: They were attempting to unravel the cause of death. 


9. PATCHY (ADJECTIVE): (असम): uneven 
Synonyms: bitty, varying 
Antonyms: uniform 
Example Sentence: There was patchy fog in the sky. 


10. DISMANTLE (VERB): (विघटित करना): take apart 
Synonyms: pull apart, deconstruct 
Antonyms: assemble 
Example Sentence: The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap. 

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank

The British king, Charles I, had (1) ______ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2) ______ money. Therefore, he (3) ______ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) ______ candidates. However, his decision was (5) ______ by the British parliament.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 13.11.2024


1. REPRIEVE (VERB): (दण्डविराम करना): pardon
Synonyms: spare, acquit
Antonyms: charge
Example Sentence:Under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved.


2. UTILITARIAN (ADJECTIVE): (उपयोगी): practical
Synonyms: functional, serviceable
Antonyms: decorative
Example Sentence:I went inside a utilitarian building.


3. CREDIBILITY (NOUN): (विश्वसनीयता): plausibility
Synonyms: believability acceptability
Antonyms: implausibility
Example Sentence:The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.


4. MALIGN (VERB): (नुकसान पहुंचाना): defame
Synonyms: slander libel
Antonyms: praise
Example Sentence:He is trying to malign her in even in my presence.


5. AVERSION (NOUN): (घृणा): disinclination
Synonyms: abhorrence, hatred
Antonyms: liking
Example Sentence:They made plain their aversion to the use of force.


6. PREPOSTEROUS (ADJECTIVE): (निरर्थक): absurd
Synonyms: ridiculous, foolish
Antonyms: reasonable
Example Sentence:He gave me a preposterous suggestion.


7. BARE (ADJECTIVE): (मात्र): mere
Synonyms: no better than, simple
Antonyms: comfortable
Example Sentence:All you need to get started with this program is a bare 10k bytes of memory.


8. MEAGRE (ADJECTIVE): (पतला): thin
Synonyms: thin as a rake, lean
Antonyms: fat
Example Sentence:He is a tall, meagre man.


9. FLAG (VERB): (थकाना): tire
Synonyms: weaken, falter
Antonyms: revive
Example Sentence:If you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you.


10. PRUDENT (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकी): wise
Synonyms: well judged, judicious
Antonyms: unwise
Example Sentence:She agreed it had been prudent to warn her.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 11.11.2024


1. STRICTURE (NOUN): (परिसीमन): constraint 
Synonyms: restriction, limitation 
Antonyms: freedom 
Example Sentence: The strictures imposed by the British Board of Film Censors. 


2. DISBURSE (VERB): (चुकाना): pay out 
Synonyms: lay out, spend 
Antonyms: claim 
Example Sentence:$67 million of the pledged aid had already been disbursed. 


3. ANIMOSITY (NOUN): (बैर): antipathy 
Synonyms: hostility, friction 
Antonyms: goodwill 
Example Sentence: He no longer felt any animosity towards her. 


4. ARTICULATE (VERB): (साफ़ साफ़ बोलना): express 
Synonyms: voice, give voice to 
Antonyms: bottle up 
Example Sentence:They were unable to articulate their emotions. 


5. INFANTILE (ADJECTIVE): (बचकाना): childish 
Synonyms: babyish, immature 
Antonyms: mature 
Example Sentence:Everyone is fed up of his infantile jokes. 


6. DEMARCATE (VERB): (हदबंदी करना): separate 
Synonyms: divide, delimit 
Antonyms: join 
Example Sentence:Art was being demarcated from the more objective science. 


7. IMPUGN (VERB): (बहस करना): challenge 
Synonyms: question, dispute 
Antonyms: support 
Example Sentence:The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. 


8. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): (जाहिरा तौर पर): apparently 
Synonyms: seemingly, on the face of it 
Antonyms: genuinely 
Example Sentence: The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health. 


9. INFURIATE (VERB): (क्रुद्ध करना): enrage 
Synonyms: incense, anger 
Antonyms: please 
Example Sentence: I was infuriated by your article. 


10. DEFER (VERB): (झुक जाना): yield 
Synonyms: submit, give way 
Antonyms: stand up to 
Example Sentence:I deferred to his supreme efficiency. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 09.11.2024


1. RATIFY (VERB): (पुष्टि करना): confirm 
Synonyms: approve, sanction 
Antonyms: reject 
Example Sentence:Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year. 


2. NEFARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (कुटिल): wicked 
Synonyms: evil, sinful 
Antonyms: good 
Example Sentence: The nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates. 


3. HEGEMONY (NOUN): (नायकत्व): leadership 
Synonyms: dominance, dominion 
Antonyms: self-government 
Example Sentence: Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871. 


4. ENORMITY (NOUN): (दुष्टता): wickedness 
Synonyms: baseness, blackness 
Antonyms: goodness 
Example Sentence: The enormities of war are way too high as expected. 


5. APEX (NOUN): (चरम सीमा): climax 
Synonyms: culmination, apotheosis 
Antonyms: nadir 
Example Sentence:The apex of his career was in 1966 when he hosted aloft the World Cup. 


6. ABOLITION (NOUN): (उन्मूलन): scrapping 
Synonyms: ending, stopping 
Antonyms: retention 
Example Sentence: He was responsible for the abolition of the death penalty. 


7. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): (संगत करने वाला): attendant 
Synonyms: accompanying, associated 
Antonyms: unrelated 
Example Sentence: She loved travel, with all its concomitant worries. 


8. INTRANSIGENT (ADJECTIVE): (सैद्धांतिक): uncompromising 
Synonyms: inflexible, unbending 
Antonyms: compliant 
Example Sentence: Her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent. 


9. ORATORICAL (ADJECTIVE): (भाषण -संबंधी): rhetorical 
Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent 
Antonyms: plain-spoken 
Example Sentence: He has plenty oratorical skills. 


10. SHUN (VERB): (किनारा करना): avoid 
Synonyms: evade eschew 
Antonyms: accept 
Example Sentence: He shunned fashionable society. 

1️⃣ CAT Logical Reasoning Questions Set 1

Sixty-four players seeded from seed 1 to seed 64 participated in a knock-out tennis tournament. Seed 1 is the highest seed and seed 64 is the lowest seed. The tournament would be played in six rounds i.e., first round, second round, third round, quarterfinals, semi finals and final. In the first round, the player with the highest seed (i.e., 1) would play with the player with the lowest seed (i.e., 64) which is designated Match No.1.

Similarly, the player with the second highest seed (i.e., 2) would play with the player with the second lowest seed (i.e., 63), which is designated Match No.2 and so on. In the second round, the winner of the Match No.1 of the first round would play with the winner of the Match No.32 of the first round and this match is designated Match No.1 of the second round.

Similarly, the winner of the Match No.2 of the first round would play with the winner of the Match No.31 of the first round and this match is designated Match No.2 of the second round and so on. In the similar pattern the subsequent rounds will be played.


Q1. If the player seeded 43 won the tournament, then which of the following players cannot be the runner-up?
Player seeded 44
Player seeded 45
Player seeded 46
Player seeded 36

Q2. Who could be the lowest seeded player facing the player seeded 12 in the finals?
57
59
62
63

Q3. If one of the matches was between the players seeded 23 and 46, then one of the matches in the tournament can be between players seeded
9 and 13
6 and 18
5 and 51
17 and 15

Q4. If there are only five upsets (a lower seeded player beating a higher seeded player) in the tournament, then who could be the lowest seeded player winning the tournament?
16
17
63
32

✅Answer

Solution:

Q1. From the above diagram, we can see that if the player seeded 43 reached finals, then the player seeded 46 cannot reach the final, as they are in the same half of the draw and exactly one person from each half of the draw reaches the finals. Choice (3)

Q2. As the player seeded 12 is present in the top half of the draw, the lowest seeded player in the bottom half i.e.. the player seeded 63 can play with him in the final. Choice (4)

Q3. If we divide the above diagram into four parts, from the top to bottom, 46 comes under the third part and 23 comes under the fourth part.
Therefore, Except players seeded 23 and 46, none of the players who are present in the third or the fourth part can play with any of the players in the other three groups.
Therefore, Only the match between the players seeded 9 and 13 is possible among the given choices. Choice (1)

Q4. Any player, to win the tournament, needs to win six matches. If five of them are upsets, then the player seeded 32 can win the tournament. Choice (4)

2️⃣CAT Logical Reasoning Questions Set 2

Amit. Basheer, Chris. Dharam and Esso are 5 friends. All of them are of different heights. The tallest person’s position is numbered 1, the next tallest 2, and so on, till the shortest whose position number is 5.

The sum of Amit’s position number and Esso ‘s position number is equal to the sum of Dharam’s position number and Chris’ position number.
Chris is not the shortest and Amit is not the tallest.
Chris is shorter than Amit, and Dharam is shorter than Basheer.

Q1. Who is the tallest?
Basheer
Amit
Esso
Either Basheer or Amit
Cannot be determined

Q2. If Dharam is shorter than Chris, then the sum of the position numbers of which of the following combinations is/are a perfect square?
Basheer and Amit
Dharam and Ess0
Chris and Basheer
More than one of the above
None of the above

Q3. If Dharam is shorter than Chris. then which of the following is true?
if made to stand in decreasing order of their heights, no two persons whose names start with consecutive alphabets (as in the alphabetical series) stand adjacent to each other.
The sum of the position numbers of Chris and Amit is equal to the position number of Esso.
The sum of the position numbers of Dharam and Esso is a prime number.
Basheer is not tallerthan Chris.
None of the above

Answers:
1. Basheer is the tallest. Choice (1)
2. choice(4)
3. Choice (2)

Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The syllabus designers has tried to address the problem of time available for teaching.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The platter was insipid, so we refused to pay the bill.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 28.10.2024


1. UBIQUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): (सर्वव्यापक): omnipresent 
Synonyms: ever-present, everywhere 
Antonyms: rare 
Example Sentence: His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family. 


2. FUSS (NOUN): (गड़बड़): bother 
Synonyms: trouble, inconvenience 
Antonyms: convenience 
Example Sentence: They settled in with very little fuss. 


3. CONVOLUTED (ADJECTIVE): (जटिल): complicated 
Synonyms: complex, involved 
Antonyms: simple 
Example Sentence: The film is let down by a convoluted plot in which nothing really happens. 


4. AFFINITY (NOUN): (सहानुभूति): empathy 
Synonyms: rapport, sympathy 
Antonyms: dislike 
Example Sentence: He had a special affinity with horses. 


5. RETRACT (VERB): (वापस लेना): take back 
Synonyms: withdraw, unsay 
Antonyms: assert 
Example Sentence: He was forced to retract an opinion too liberal for the time. 


6. GHASTLY (ADJECTIVE): (भयंकर): terrible 
Synonyms: frightful, horrible 
Antonyms: pleasant 
Example Sentence:It was one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed. 


7. SCARCELY (ADVERB): (कठिनता से): rarely 
Synonyms: seldom, infrequently 
Antonyms: often 
Example Sentence: Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other. 


8. CONTINGENT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): chance 
Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous 
Antonyms: predictable 
Example Sentence: The nature of the job that I do is contingent. 


9. SUPERFLUOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अति अधिक): surplus 
Synonyms: redundant, unneeded 
Antonyms: necessary 
Example Sentence: The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information. 


10. COMPETENCE (NOUN): (योग्यता): capability 
Synonyms: ability, competency 
Antonyms: incompetence 
Example Sentence: Courses were launched to improve the competence of staff. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.10.2024


1. SPUR (VERB): (प्रोत्साहित करना): stimulate 
Synonyms: encourage, prompt 
Antonyms: discourage 
Example Sentence: Her sons' passion for computer games spurred her to set up a software business. 


2. COMPLACENCY (NOUN):(शालीनता): smugness 
Synonyms: self-satisfaction, self-approval 
Antonyms: dissatisfaction 
Example Sentence: The figures are better, but there are no grounds for complacency. 


3. DESCEND (VERB): (उतरना): drop 
Synonyms: go down, come down 
Antonyms: ascend 
Example Sentence: The aircraft began to descend. 


4. ASSERTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (मुखर): confident 
Synonyms: forceful, self-confident 
Antonyms: retiring 
Example Sentence:The job may call for assertive behavior. 


5. SLOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (लापरवाह): careless 
Synonyms: slapdash, slipshod 
Antonyms: careful 
Example Sentence:We gave away a goal through sloppy defending. 


6. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish 
Synonyms: prosper burgeon 
Antonyms: increase 
Example Sentence:Education groups tend to thrive on organization. 


7. CONVENTIONAL (ADJECTIVE): (मानक): normal
Synonyms: standard, regular 
Antonyms: original 
Example Sentence:A conventional morality had dictated behavior. 


8. SABOTAGE (VERB): (नुक़सान पहुंचाना): wreck 
Synonyms: vandalize, destroy 
Antonyms: strengthen 
Example Sentence: Power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces. 


9. DISPENSE (VERB):(मुक्त होना): waive 
Synonyms: omit, drop 
Antonyms: include 
Example Sentence:Let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?" 


10. CRITICAL (ADJECTIVE): (महत्वपूर्ण): crucial 
Synonyms: vital, essential 
Antonyms: unimportant 
Example Sentence:Temperature is a critical factor in successful fruit storage. 

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 19.10.2024


1. UNBRIDLED (ADJECTIVE): (निरंकुश): unrestrained
Synonyms: unconstrained, uncontrolled
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:He had a moment of unbridled ambition.


2. HUMILIATE (VERB): (अपमानित करना): embarrass
Synonyms: mortify, humble
Antonyms: aggrandize
Example Sentence:You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!


3. BARBARIC (ADJECTIVE): (निर्दयी): cruel
Synonyms: brutal, barbarous
Antonyms: benevolent
Example Sentence:He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war.


4. ABRIDGE (VERB): (संक्षेप करना): shorten
Synonyms: cut, curtail
Antonyms: lengthen
Example Sentence:The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel.


5. ABEYANCE (ADJECTIVE): (निलम्बन): suspension
Synonyms: remission, suspense
Antonyms: in hand
Example Sentence:Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.


6. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रिय): unpleasant
Synonyms: disagreeable, nasty
Antonyms: delightful
Example Sentence:They overthrew the chancellor who was very obnoxious to them.


7. ANNIHILATE (VERB): (मिटा देना): destroy
Synonyms: wipe out, obliterate
Antonyms: create
Example Sentence:A simple bomb could also annihilate a lot of things.


8. CONFER (VERB): (प्रदान करना): bestow on
Synonyms: present with/to, grant to
Antonyms: withhold
Example Sentence:The Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament.


9. VEX (VERB): (खीझाना): annoy
Synonyms: irritate, infuriate
Antonyms: mollify
Example Sentence:The memory of the conversation still vexed him.


10. DEEM (VERB): (मानना): consider
Synonyms: judge, adjudge
Antonyms: mis-judge
Example Sentence:The event was deemed a great success.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 18.10.2024


1. ZEALOUS (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही): fervent 
Synonyms: ardent, fervid 
Antonyms: apathetic 
Example Sentence: The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. 


2. APPEALING (ADJECTIVE):(आकर्षक): attractive 
Synonyms: engaging, alluring 
Antonyms: off-putting 
Example Sentence: Village life is somehow more appealing than city's. 


3. HOSTILITY (NOUN): (युद्ध): fighting 
Synonyms: conflict, combat 
Antonyms: peace 
Example Sentence: He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 


4. RELATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (तुलनात्मक): comparative 
Synonyms: respective, comparable 
Antonyms: absolute 
Example Sentence: The relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known. 


5. AGITATE (VERB): (उत्तेजित करना): upset 
Synonyms: perturb, fluster 
Antonyms: calm 
Example Sentence: The thought of questioning Tony agitated him extremely. 


6. TIRESOME (ADJECTIVE): (थकानेवाला): boring 
Synonyms: dull, tedious 
Antonyms: interesting 
Example Sentence: Weeding is a tiresome but essential job. 


7. GLORIFY (VERB): (महिमामंडन करना): ennoble 
Synonyms: exalt, elevate 
Antonyms: dishonour 
Example Sentence: A football video went viral glorifying violence. 


8. ABATE (VERB): (घटना): subside 
Synonyms: lessen, let up 
Antonyms: intensify 
Example Sentence: In an hour or so the storm would abate and they could leave. 


9. FLEETING (ADJECTIVE): (क्षणभंगुर): brief 
Synonyms: transient, short-lived 
Antonyms: lasting 
Example Sentence: For a very fleeting moment I saw his face. 


10. GLOSSY (ADJECTIVE): (सतही आकर्षक): expensive 
Synonyms: high-quality, stylish 
Antonyms: cheap 
Example Sentence: That is just another glossy TV miniseries.

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 15.10.2024


1. RADICAL (ADJECTIVE): (संपूर्ण): thoroughgoing
Synonyms: thorough, complete
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework is needed.


2. BANISH (VERB): (निर्वासित करना): dispel
Synonyms: dismiss, disperse
Antonyms: engender
Example Sentence:All thoughts of romance were banished from her head.


3. MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (थोड़ा): slight
Synonyms: small, tiny
Antonyms: vast
Example Sentence:It seems likely to make only a marginal difference.


4. WHITTLE (VERB): (काटना): erode
Synonyms: wear away, eat away
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence:The shortlist of fifteen was whittled down to five.


5. QUIESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (स्थिर): inactive
Synonyms: inert, latent
Antonyms: active
Example Sentence:Strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent.


6. MOUNT (VERB): (बढ़ना): increase
Synonyms: grow, rise
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:The costs mount up when you buy a home.


7. REINSTATE (VERB): (पुनः स्थापित करना): restore
Synonyms: put back, replace
Antonyms: abolish
Example Sentence:The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.


8. RIFE (ADJECTIVE): (व्याप्त): widespread
Synonyms: general common
Antonyms: scarce
Example Sentence:Male chauvinism was rife in medicine.


9. CONSEQUENTIAL (ADJECTIVE): (अहम): resulting
Synonyms: resultant, ensuing
Antonyms: causal
Example Sentence:A loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds.


10. ALLIANCE (NOUN): (नाता): affinity
Synonyms: relationship, association
Antonyms: distance
Example Sentence:An alliance between medicine and morality is to be established. 

Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required.

I was desperate to save money for my college fees, so I cut below on the expenses.

Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required.'

During the annual debate competition, Ravi told Suresh that the little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required.'

When Ravi saw the person who had helped him when he was ill, he said, 'He is the man I have been looking upon.'

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

His friends were quarrelling between themselves; suddenly the Principal came and scolded all six of them.

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

Online crimes are on the increase so everyone needing to be careful and alert.