Easy way to improve Your Vocabulary

1.       Word:- Kindle

Meaning

जलाना, सुलगाना, Light Or Set On Fire

Key

Candle

Description

जन्मदिन पर हम Candle जलाते हैं.

Synonyms: Flash, Animate, Inflame, Conflagrate, Catch

Usage: a love of art was kindled in me

2.       Word:- Labile

Meaning

परिवर्तनशील, Liable To Change

Key

ले + Bible

Description

वह बहुत परेशान था तो मैंने कहा की ले Bible पढ़ इसे पढने से तेरे मन में परिवर्तन आएगा.

Synonyms: Unstable

3.       Word:- Magnanimous

Meaning

बड़े दिल वाला

Key

माँगना नहीं

Description

वह इतना बड़ा दिलवाला है की उससे माँगना नहीं पड़ता वह खुद ही दे देता है.

Synonyms : Big-Hearted, Unselfish, Great-Hearted, Noble, Honorable

4.       Word:- Naive

Meaning

अनुभवहीन, (Of A Person Or Action) Showing A Lack Of Experience

Key

नाव

Description

नाव चलाने वाला नाविक एकदम अनुभवहीन था और उसके कारण नाव पलट गयी.

Synonyms

Frank, Artless, Credulous, Ingenuous

Usage

the rather naive young man had been totally misled

5.       Word:- Obeisance

Meaning

नमस्कार, प्रणाम

Key

अबे Sense

Description

अबे तुझे कोई Sense है की नहीं बड़ों को नमस्कार किये बिना ही चला जाता है.

Synonyms: Bowl, Deference, Obedience, Curtsy, Bow

Usage: - they paid obeisance to the prince

6.       Word:- Palatable

Meaning

Pleasant To Taste, स्वादिष्ट

Key

Plate -Table

Description

Table पर जो Plate रखी है उसमें बहुत स्वादिष्ट हलवा रखा हुआ है.

Synonyms: - Toothful, Nectared, Appetizing, Nice, Nectarine

Usage:- a very palatable local red wine

7.       Word:- Quaint

Meaning

अनोखा या आकर्षक, Old-Fashioned In A Charming Way

Key

Kuwait

Description

Kuwait देश में तेल के बहुत अनोखे और आकर्षक कुँए हैं.

Synonyms: - Archaic, Prudent, Wise, Artful, Whimsical

Usage: - quaint country cottages

8.       Word:- Rabid

Meaning

पागल, बावला

Key

Rabies

Description

पागल कुत्ते के काटने से हमारे पडोसी को Rabies हो गया.

Synonyms: Mad, Raging, Furious, Violent, Frantic

Usage: a rabid feminist

9.       Word:- Gaiety

Meaning

आनंद, उल्लास

Key

GATE

Description

GATE के पेपर में अच्छी Percentile आने के कारण मैं खुशी से नाच उठा.

Usage: - the sudden gaiety of childrens laughter

10.   Word:- Diffident

Meaning

आत्मविश्वास में कमी, Shy, Timid, Bashful

Key

Defeat

Description

Defeat खाने के बाद आदमी के आत्मसम्मान में कमी आ जाती है.

Synonyms: - Suspicious, Distrustful, Doubtful, Lowly, Hesitating

Usage: -a diffident youth

Daily GK Update - 27th March 2015

India & Qatar ink six pact to boost trade and investment
i. India and Qatar have signed six pacts including agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to increase commercial and economic exchanges between both nations.
ii. These pacts were signed after Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


List of Agreements /MoUs signed between both nations

Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons

• MoU for Cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• MoU between Union Ministry of Earth sciences and Qatar Meteorological Department for Scientific and Technical cooperation
• MoU between Diplomatic Institute of Foreign Service Institute, MEA and MOFA, Qatar
• MoU for cooperation in the field of Television and Radio
• Agreement for Mutual Cooperation and Exchange of News

NITI Aayog to set up working group on Centrally Sponsored Schemes 

i. NITI Aayog will set up a working group to prepare a draft report on how to make implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) more effective.
ii. NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar will be the head of the working group prepare a draft report on the suggestions made by various Chief Ministers in the meeting.
iii. After the first meeting of the Governing Council of the Aayog, three sub-groups of Chief Ministers were constituted on CSS, Skill Development and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.


President confers Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayeev. 

i. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been conferred with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee at his residence.
ii. Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the ceremony.
iii. Vajpayee was the first non-Congress leader to serve India for a full five year term from 1999 to 2004.



NASA's Opportunity Rover completed 11 years of marathon on Mars

i. NASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars is the first human-made vehicle that has completed 11 years marathon in a record time.
ii. It is the first time that a robot has exceeded the distance of a marathon on another world's surface.
iii. The robot which is accessed by solar power arrived at the Mars' Eagle Crater in January 2004 and in these 11 years it completed 153-foot drive.





Reliance Communications acquires spectrum in 11 circles

i. Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Ambani-led group, has acquired new and top-up 800/850 MHz spectrum in 11 circles.
ii. The company with this acquisition, has become India’s first and only operator with nationwide footprint of contiguous 800/850 MHz spectrum.
iii. The company bought 900 MHz spectrum in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and won 1800 MHz spectrum in Odisha and northeast.
iv. It has re-acquired spectrum in 900 and 1800 bands in four of the seven 2G spectrum expiry circles.


KM Mani appointed as chairman of the Empowered Committee of State FM’S on GST

i. Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani was appointed as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Union Finance Ministry on 24 March 2015.
ii. The post was vacant since the former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Finance Minister Abdul Rahim quit the position after the defeat of National Conference in the J&K Assembly elections held in December 2014.
iii. GST is intended to be implemented from 01 April 2016 as announced by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his 2015-16 budget speech. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 has been pending in the Lok Sabha since December 2014.


Ministry of Railways constitutes Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning

i. Union Ministry of Railways has constituted a Committee to review the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell in the Railway Board with former IAS officer Ajay Shankar as its head.
ii. The Committee will recommend measures needed to make the PPP Cell more customer friendly, effective and result oriented.
iii. The Infrastructure Directorate of Railway Board will be the Nodal Directorate for functioning of the Committee. While the Executive Director/Traffic (PPP) Railway Board will be the Secretary to the Committee.


Ruth Porat appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Google

i. Ruth Porat has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of world’s largest search engine giant Google.
ii. She will succeed Patrick Pichette who had announced his retirement on 10 March 2015 and assume charge on 26 May 2015.
iii. As CFO of Google she will directly report to Larry Page, CEO and Co-Founder of Google.
iv. Prior to this appointment Ruth was working as CFO at Morgan Stanley.

Banking & Current Affairs Quiz

1. Recently, South African cricketer AB de Villiers hit fastest century in just 31 balls. He did it against which country?

(a) England

(b) West Indies

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Pakistan

(e) None of these

2. Which bank has started India's first contactless credit and debit card facility?

(a) SBI

(b) PNB

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) None of these

3. What is the full form of CDSL?

(a) Central Depository Services Limited

(b) Cardinal Depository Services Limited

(c) Central Depository Securities Limited

(d) Central Deposit Securities Limited

(e) None

4. The Finance Bill 2015-16 envisages merging the Forward Market Commission with ___? 

(a) Reserve Bank of India 

(b) Securities and Exchange Bureau of India 

(c) Competition Commission of India 

(d) Finance Commission 

(e) NITI Ayog

5. Shanta Kumar Committee is related to

(a) Restructuring of BCCI

(b) Restructuring of Gurudwaras

(c) Restructuring of Prasar Bharti Board of india

(d) Restructuring of Food Corporation of India

(e) None of India

6. What does the acronym DICGC mean?

(a) District Industries Centre and Government College

(b) Department of Insurance in Central Govt. Company

(c) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

(d) Deputy Inspector & Commissioner General for Commodities Trading

(e) Deposit Industries and Credit Guarantee Company

7.  In which city the statue of Mahatma Gandhi made by British sculptor Philip Jackson was 
unveiled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 14th Mar - 15?

(a) New York

(b) Berlin

(c) Sydney

(d) Paris

(e) London

8. Who among the following has become the first Indian man to win Swiss Grand Prix title? 

(a) Ajay Jayaram 

(b) Chetan Anand 

(c) Kidambi Srikanth 

(d) P Kashyap

(e) None of These 

9. What is the full form of NIM?

(a) Net Interest Margin

(b) Net Involvement Margin

(c) Net Involution Margin

(d) National Income Margin

(e) None of These

10. Where is the Bank of International Settlement headquartered?

(a) Belgium

(b) France

(c) Germany

(d) Switzerland

(e) Italy

11. What is the full form of MTSS?

(a) Money Transfer Service Scheme

(b) Medium Transfer Service Scheme

(c) Moderate Transfer Service Scheme

(d) Money Transfer Service Strategy

(e) Minimum Transfer Service Scheme

12. By defeating which country, Indian women team has won the FIH Hockey World League Round 2? 

(a) Germany 

(b) Poland 

(c) Spain 

(d) Australia 

(e) New Zealand

13. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Railway Board?

(a) AK Mittal

(b) Sadoor Gopalakrishnan

(c) Rajat Tripathy

(d) Ranjit Biswal

(e) None of these

14. 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 has been concluded at ____________ University.

(a) Banaras Hindu

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Jaipur

(d) Mumbai

(e) None of these

15. What is the tagline of SBI?

(a) Pure Banking Nothing Else

(b) You can always bank on us

(c) Working for a better tomorrow

(d) Experience Next Generation Banking

(e) Hum Hai Na

ANSWERS
1	b
2	d
3	a
4	b
5	d
6	c
7	e
8	c
9	a
10	d
11	a
12	b
13	a
14	d
15	a

Easy way to improve Your Vocabulary Part - III

1.       Word: Abhor

Meaning

घृणा करना, To Regard With Horror Or Loathing; Detest

Key

Ab –Horror

Description

अब मैं Horror Movies नहीं देखूंगा मुझे उनसे घृणा हो गयी है, आजकल बहुत डरावनी Movies बनाते हैं.

Synonyms

Abominate, Hate, Nauseated, Dislike, Despise

Usage

professional tax preparers abhor a flat tax because it would dry up their business

2.       Word: Badinage

Meaning

Humorous Conversation, मजाकिया

Key

बड़ा- नाज

Description

Raju Shrivastav जैसे मजाकिया पर हमें बड़ा नाज है.

Synonyms

Pleasantry, Banter

Usage

cultured badinage about art and life

General Awareness Quiz

1. First woman IPS officer is ......

1) Kiran Bedi

2) Bachendri Pal

3) Sarojini Naidu

4) Sucheta Kripalani

5) Isha Basant Joshi

2. First Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) - powered train would run between Rewari - Rohtak. 
Rewari - Rohtak are in.....

1) Haryana

2) Jammu Kashmir

3) Kerala

4) UP

5) Tamilnadu

3. Republic day 2015 guest is.......

1) Putin

2) Shianzo Abe

3) Obama

4) Xi Jinping

5) Nawaz Sharif

Daily GK Update - 26th March 2015

1. Vikas Swarup to be new spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry

i. Senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and noted novelist Vikas Swarup of Slumdog Millionaire-fame will be the new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
ii. The Hollywood movie Slumdog Millionaire which won eight Oscar’s was based on Mr. Swarup’s successful debut novel “Q&A”.
iii. The third edition of the summit is scheduled to take place in India on October 29.


2. Web Ratna Awards to honour eGovernance initiatives

i. National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the ambit of India Portal (http://india.gov.in) organised the third edition of Web Ratna Awards.
ii. For Innovative Use of Technology, MKisan‐Government of India Portal for Farmer Centric Services won the Platinum Award.
iii. In the Citizen Centric Service Category Platinum Award was bagged by Passport Seva Project.



iv. Web Ratna Awards through its unique initiative has contributed to the overall increase in quality and quantity of web presence of various government departments across the country.

Daily GK Update - 25th March 2015

1. Govt launches Digital India initiative with Twitter Samvad

i. The Union government launched a new platform, in association with Twitter, for direct communication among leaders, government agencies and citizens through tweets and text messages, helping boost e-governance plans.
ii. Through Twitter Samvad, a set of curated Tweets will be delivered every day from the accounts of the government and the leaders to mobile-phone users across the country as text messages.




iii. The service can come in handy during emergencies as government agencies can share live updates, even time-sensitive information on law and order or rescue.

Computer Quiz

1. A hybrid computer exhibits the features of ____.

(A) Analog computer
(B) Digital computer
(C) Both analog and digital computer
(D) Mainframe computer
(E) None of these


2.  A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL connections
 to the Internet. What is its correct full form?
(A) Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(B) Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
(C) Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer
(D) Dual Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(E) None of these

3.Which among the following has been standardized in the IEEE 803 specifications?
(A) Bluetooth
(B) Ethernet
(C) WiMAX
(D) All of the above
(E) None of the above

Easy way to imporve Your Vocabulary

1.       Decadent 

Meaning

प्रतिष्ठा में कमी, Characterized By Or Reflecting A State Of Moral Or Cultural Decline.

Key

Decay -Dent (दांत)

Description

उसके दांत Decay होने की वजह से अब वो बहुत भद्दा लगने लगा है जिसके कारण उसकी सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठा में कमी हो रही है.

Synonyms

Declining, Deteriorating, Decaying

Usage

a decadent soak in a scented bath

2.       Word: Delineate

Meaning

सही सही वर्णन करना, Describe Or Portray (Something) Precisely.

Key

Daily नेता

Description

जो आदमी Daily नेता लोगों से मिलते है वो ही सही सही बता सकते हैं की सरकार क्या करना चाहती है.

Synonyms

Plant, Sketch, Foreshorten, Portray, Trace

Usage

the law should delineate and prohibit behavior that is socially abhorrent

3.       Word: Emasculate

Meaning

Make (A Person, Idea, Or Piece Of Legislation) Weaker Or Less Effective

Key

मैं School के लिए लेट

Description

इस बीमारी ने मुझे इतना कमजोर बना दिया है कि मैं School के लिए हमेशा लेट हो जाता हूँ

Synonyms

Unman, Effeminize, Castrate, Unmanned, Weaken

Usage

our winner-take-all elections emasculate fringe parties

62nd National Film Awards, 2014

Hello Readers,


The 62nd National Film Awards were announced in a press conference in New Delhi today. The conference was addressed by Jury Chairpersons Shri Bharathiraja and Shri Kamal Swaroop.


The awards will be given by President Pranab Mukherjee on 3rd of May in New Delhi.

The awardees for -

Best Feature Film: Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati & English)

Best Hindi Film: Queen