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English Vocabulary From The Hindu :-
Set-1
1. Imminent – [निकटस्थ] Likely to occur at any moment.
2. Extradition – [प्रत्यर्पण] Formal request by one government to another government for it’s citizens in case of jurisdiction.
3. Crucial – [महत्वपूर्ण] Involving an extremely important decision.
4. Languished – [शिथिल होना] Suffered in an unpleasant situation.
5. Faction – [गुट ] Organised group of people within a larger group.
6. Asylum – [शरणस्थान ] Refugee. ( Government’s permission to stay in their country).
7. Kid-gloves – [बच्चे के दस्ताने] To treat with extreme tact or gentleness.
8. Fugitive – [भगोड़ा ] Someone who is running away or hiding from police .
9. Lethal – [जानलेवा ] Dangerous.
10. Insurgents – [उग्रवादियों ]People who are fighting against their own government.
11. Grievances – [शिकायत ]Complaints against an unfair act
Set-2
1. Brewing – [मदिरा बनाना – विकसित करने के लिए शुरू]Starting to develop.
2. Bolster – [मजबूत बनाना ]Strengthen or Sustain.
3. Sacked – [बर्खास्त ]Dismissed.
4. Probed – [ Probed ] Searched into or examined thoroughly.
5. Inclination – [झुकाव ]One’s own preference.
6. Purge – [शुद्ध करना ]Undesirable things.
7. Confrontational – [टकराव ]Arguments / Dispute.
8. Dissent – [मतभेद ]Strong disagreement or dissatisfaction.
9. Fissures – [दरारें ]Split or deep crack.
10. Condemnation – [निंदा ]Act of saying that something is unacceptable.
11. Consensus – [आम सहमति ]Majority of Opinion.
12. Archipelago – [द्वीपसमूह ] Chain of small Islands.
Set-3
1. Churn – [मंथन/ एक उलझन]In a confused state.
2. Emasculated – [शक्तिहीन करना ]Weak and ineffective.
3. Assertion – [अभिकथन ]Positive statement or Declaration.
4. Posed – [के समक्ष रखी ]Asked.
5. Verdict – [निर्णय ]Conclusion or Result.
6. Repercussions – [अप्रत्यक्ष प्रभाव ]Unpleasant result.
7. Tussle – [संघर्ष ]Fight Roughly.
8. Aura – [आभा ]Feeling or Sensation of a person.
9. Invincibility – [अजेयता ]Incapable of being defeated.
10. Reverberation – [प्रतिध्वनि ]Serious effects followed by sudden event[गंभीर अचानक घटना के द्वारा पीछा प्रभाव].
11. Innuendo – [व्यंग्य ]Indirect reference to something rude.
12. Encroachment – [अतिक्रमण ]Something that become stronger and begins to restrict the power of the other.
13. Rebuffed – [हटाना ]Refused.
14. Rhetoric – [वक्रपटुता ]Skill or Art of using language effectively.
15. Fora – Group in which people exchange their ideas.

 #Rajat Sharma

Daily Vocabs From *TH Editorial*

*Discovery with Juno – The Hindu (July 06, 2016)*

In yet another remarkable achievement, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit around Jupiter without being knocked down by the planet’s intense magnetic field and radiation. For further reading, download *_TH Editorial_* posted by me.

*Today’s Words*

📌Orbit (noun) – course, path, circuit, trajectory.
📌Spacecraft (noun) – a vehicle that is used for travel in space.
📌Knock down (phrasal verb) – pull down, demolish, destroy.
📌Predecessor (noun) – something which is outdated/obsolete (replaced the latest one).
📌Array of (noun) – an arrangement of.
📌On board (adjective) – on a vehicle (spacecraft).
📌Probe (noun) – a small device.
📌See through (phrasal verb) – penetrate, go through; get the true nature of, realize, understand.
📌Of interest (phrase) – interesting, attracting.
📌Objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose, target, goal.
📌Evolution (noun) – development, transformation, progression, expansion.
📌Uncover (verb) – detect, discover, find out, unearth, expose.
📌Aurora (noun) – natural appearance of “streamers” (streamer is a luminous matter visible on a planets’ polar regions). This (natural & luminous) streamer is produced by the interaction of charged particles from the sun (light) and the planet’s magnetic field lines.
📌In earnest (phrase) – serious, sincere, committed, determined.
📌Gravitational field (noun) – a space, around an object (with mass), which feels gravitation force of attraction of another object.
📌Vault (noun) – arched roof, arched ceiling, dome.
📌Compromise (verb) – weaken, undermine, damage.
📌Life span (noun) – a time duration of existence of something.
📌Invaluable (adjective) – indispensable, crucial, useful, vital.
📌Incinerate (verb) – burn, destroy (by burning) completely.
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 IMPORTANT INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS & YEARS________________________________

• Government of India Act 1858

• Indian National Congress (1885)

• Partition of Bengal (1905)

• Muslim League (1906)

• Swadeshi Movement (1905)

• Morley-Minto Reforms (1909)

• Lucknow Pact (1916)

• Home Rule Movement (1916-­1920)

• The Gandhian Era (1917-1947)

• Khilafat Movement (1920)

• The Rowlatt Act (1919)

• Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (1919)

• Non-CooperationMovement (1920)

• Chauri Chaura Incident (1922)

• Swaraj Party (1923)

• Simon Commission (1927)

• Dandi March (1930)

• Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931)

• The Government of India Act, 1935•

. Quit India Movement (1942)

• Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

• Interim Government (1946)

• Formation of Constituent Assembly (1946)

• Mountbatten Plan (1947)

• The Indian Independence Act, 1947

• Partition of India (1947)

 Social & Religious Reform Movement****

1) Atmiya Sabha(1815) —Rammohan Roy--Kolkata.
2) Bramho Sabha(1828)--Rammohan Roy--Kolkata.

3) Dharma Sabha(1830)--Radhakanta Dev--Kolkata.
4) Tatwabodhini Sabha(1839)--Debendranath Tagore--Kolkata.
5) Nirankarish Sabha(1840)--Dayal Das,Ratan Singh--Punjab.
6) Manab Dharma Sabha(1844)--Durgaram Mancharam--Surat.
7) Paramhanso Mandalli(1849)--Dadoba Pandurang & Bal Shastri Jambhekar--Bombay.

8) Namdharis Sabha(1857)--Ram Singh--Punjab.
9) Bharatya Brambha Samaj(1866)--Keshav Chandra Sen--Kolkata.
10) Parthana Samaj(1867)--Atmaram Pandurang--Bombay.
11) Arya Samaj(1875)--Dayanand Swarasatti--Mumbai.
12) Adhyatik Gayan Sabha(Theosofical society)--1875--Blavataski,Cornel H.S.Olkot--Newyork.
14) Sadharan Bramho Samaj(1878)--Shivnath Shastri & Ananda Mohan Bose--Kolkata.

15)Decan Education Society(1884)--G.G.Agarkar,M.G.Ranade —Pune.
16)Dev Samaj(1887)--Shiv Narayan Agnihotri--Lahore.

17)Ramkrishna Mission(1897)--Swami Vivekanada--Belur.
18)Servents of India Society(1905)G.K.Gokhle--Bombay.
19)Puna Seva Sadan(1909)--Smt.Ramabai Ranadey & G.K.Devadhar.--Pune.

20)Social Service legue(1911)--N.M.Joshi& Narayan Malhar--Bombay.
21)Seva Samiti(1914)--H.N.Kunjoru--Allahabad.

22)Scientific Socity(1864)--Sayed Ahamed Khan.
23)Hindu Mahasabha(1915)--Madan Mahan Malabya.
24)Naba. bidhan Bramho Samaj(1880)--Keshev Chandra sen —Kolkata.
25)Bahiskriti Hitokarini Sabha(1929)--B.R.Ambedkar.--Bombay.
26)Harijan Sevak Sangha (1932)--Mahtma Gandhi--Pune.

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*WIMBLEDON 2016**

Category

Winner

Runner up

Men’s Singles

Andy Murray (Great Britain)

Milos Raonic (Canada)

Women's Singles

Serena Williams (United States)

Angelique Kerber (Germany)

Men's Doubles

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (France)

Julien Benneteauand Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France)

Women's Doubles

Serena Williams and Venus Williams



Timea Babos (Hungary) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Russia)

Mixed doubles

Heather Watson (Britain) and Henri Kontinen (Finland)

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Germany) and Roberto Farah (Colombia)


The ultrapure metal is obtained by________?

  calcination
  sublimation
  zone refining
  None of these

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उत्तर:- Hyper Text Transfer Protoco.
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☞. P D F का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Portable Document Format.
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☞.H T M L का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Hyper Text Mark up Language.
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☞. N E F T का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- National Electronic Fund Transfer.
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☞. M I C R का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Magnetic Inc Character Recognition.
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☞. I F S C का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Indian Financial System Code.
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☞. I S P का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Internet Service Provider.
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☞. E C S का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Electronic Clearing System.
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☞. C S T का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Central Sales Tax.
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☞.CRR का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Cash Reserve Ratio.
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☞.U D P का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- User Datagram Protocol.
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☞. R T C का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Real Time Clock.
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☞. I P का मतलब है?.
उत्तर:-Internet Protocol.
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☞. C A G का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Comptroller and Auditor General.
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☞. F E R A का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
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☞. I S R O का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- International Space Research organization.
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☞. I S D N का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Integrated Services Digital Network.
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☞.SAARC का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- South Asian Association for
Regional co –operation.
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☞. O M R का मतलब है?
उत्तर:-Optical Mark Recognition.
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☞. A H R L का मतलब है?
उत्तर:-Asian Human Right Commission.
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☞. J P E G का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Joint photo Expert Group.
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☞. U. R. L. का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Uniform Resource Locator.
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☞. I R D P का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Integrated Rural Development programme.
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☞. A. S. L. V. का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Augmented satellite Launch vehicle.
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☞. I. C. U. का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Intensive Care Unit.
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☞. A. T. M. का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Automated Teller Machine.
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☞. C. T. S.का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Cheque Transaction System.
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☞. C. T. R का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Cash Transaction Receipt.
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☞. NEFT का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- National Electronic Funds Transfer.
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☞. GDP का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Gross Domestic Product.
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☞. FDI का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Foreign Direct Investment .
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☞. EPFO का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Employees Provident Fund Organization.
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☞.CRR का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Cash Reserve Ratio.
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☞. CFRA का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Combined Finance & Revenue Accounts.
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☞.GPF का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- General Provident Fund.
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☞. GMT का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Global Mean Time.
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☞. GPS का मतलब है?
उत्तर:-Global Positioning System .
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☞. GNP का मतलब है?
उत्तर:-Gross National Product.
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☞. SEU का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Slightly Enriched Uranium.
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☞. GST का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- गुड्स एण्ड सर्विस टैक्स (Goods and ServiceTax).
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☞. GOOGLE का मतलब है?
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उत्तर:- Global Organization Of Oriented GroupLanguage Of Earth.
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☞. YAHOO का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle .
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☞. WINDOW का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Wide Interactive Network Development forOffice work Solution .
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☞. COMPUTER का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Common Oriented Machine ParticularlyUnited and used under
Technical and EducationalResearch.
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☞. VIRUS का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
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☞. UMTS का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Universal Mobile Telecommunicati
onsSystem.
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☞. AMOLED का मतलब है?उत्तर:- Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode.
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☞. OLED का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Organic light-emitting diode.
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☞. IMEIका मतलब है ?
उत्तर:- International Mobile EquipmentIdentity
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.☞. ESN का मतलब है?
उत्तर:- Electronic Serial Number


 #DAM -- #RIVER -- #STATE

1. Tehri Dam -- Bhagirathi -- Uttarakhand
2. Lakhwar Dam -- Yamuna -- Uttarakhand
3. Idukki Arch Dam -- Periyar -- Kerala
4. Bhakra Nangal Dam -- Satluj -- Himachal Pradesh
5. Pakal Dul Dam -- Marusudar -- Jammu & Kashmir
6. Sardar Sarovar Dam -- Narmada -- Gujarat
7. Ranjit Sagar Dam -- Ravi -- Punjab
8. Baglihar Dam -- Chenab -- Jammu & Kashmir
9. Chamera I Dam -- Ravi -- Himachal Pradesh
10. Pong Dam -- Beas -- Himachal Pradesh
11. Jamrani Dam -- Gola -- Uttarakhand
12. Ramganga Dam --Ramganga --Uttarakhand
13. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam -- Krishna -- Telangana
14. Nagi Dam--- Nagi --Bihar
15. Lakya Dam -- Lakhya-- Karnataka
16. Sholayar Dam -- Sholayar -- Tamil Nadu
17. Koyna Dam -- Koyna -- Maharashtra
18. Supa Dam -- Kali Nadi -- Karnataka
19. Karjan Dam -- Karjan -- Gujarat
20. Koteshwar Dam -- Bhagirathi -- Uttarakhand
21. Rihand Dam --- Rihand -- Uttar Pradesh
22. Indira Sagar Dam -- Narmad -- Madhya Pradesh
23. Pillur Dam -- Bhavani -- Tamil Nadu
24. Upper Kodayar Dam -- Kodayar-- Tamil Nadu
25. Chakra Dam -- Chakra -- Karnataka
26. Bhandardara Dam --Paravara -- Maharashtra
27. Ukai Dam -- Tapi -- Gujarat
28. Upper Aliyar -- DamAliyar --Tamil Nadu
29. Aruna Dam -- Aruna -- Maharashtra
30. Upper Bhavani Dam -- Bhavani -- Tamil Nadu
31.Podagada Dam -- Podagada -- Odisha

1. Ascorbic acid is —

(a) Vitamin K

(b) Vitamin B

(c) Vitamin A

(d) Vitamin C


2. Sterility in some animals is caused due to deficiency of —

(a) Vitamin B

(b) Vitamin D

(c) Vitamin B12

(d) Vitamin E


3. At the boiling temperature an enzyme becomes —

(a) Killed

(b) Denatured

(c) Unaffected

(d) Inactivated


4. Starch hydrolysing enzyme is —

(a) Sucrose

(b) invertase

(c) Amylase

(d) Cellulose


5. The enzyme used for the formation of RNA on DNA is —

(a) DNA polymerase

(b) Endonuclease

(c) Topoisomerase

(d) RNA polymerase


6. The drug quinine is used in the treatment of–

(a) Bubonic plague

(b) Malaria

(c) Typhus

(d) Yellow fever


7. The Rh factor refers to–

(a) a protein substance found in the blood of some people

(b) a hormone carried by the blood

(c) the ratio of red corpuscles to white corpuscles in the blood

(d) a process that speeds up the clotting of blood


8. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating–

(a) Anaemia

(b) Goitre

(c) Night blindness

(d) Rickets


9. The red blood cells are formed in the–

(a) Heart

(b) Liver

(c) Lymph nodes

(d) Bone marrow


10. All of the following are plant products except–

(a) Cork

(b) Hemp

(c) Silk

(d) Linen

Ans 1. (d)

2. (d)

3. (b)

4. (c)

5. (d)

6. (b)

7. (a)

8. (a)

9. (d)

10. (c)

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