This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 4 July 2025, the same 30 questions the app served that day, on the day's vocabulary and editorial. One mark for a right answer, minus 0.25 for a wrong one; the explanation opens as soon as you tap.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Derived
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Severity
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Shattered
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Subsequent
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Deceased
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Collapsed
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Explosion
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Assessment
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Obtaining or drawing something from a source, or deducing something through reasoning.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
The recently dead person in question.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Having fallen down or given way.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Involving risk or danger; potentially harmful.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
He is very weak. He ____ more.
Explanation: He is very weak. He cannot walk more.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
He or she ____ watching a movie now.
Explanation: He or she is watching a movie now.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
He reminds us ____ Paul Walker.
Explanation: 'Reminds of' someone. <br> He reminds us of Paul Walker.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
It is evident from the minister's statement that heads will roll.
Explanation: Heads will roll: something that is said to mean that people will be punished for something bad that has happened.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The politician was able to sway the mob with his gift of the gab.
Explanation: Gift of the gab: the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
After a lot of arguments over losses in the partnership firm, Aditya put his cards on the table to show Rasheed his sincerity.
Explanation: Put his cards on the table: be completely open and honest in declaring one's resources, intentions, or attitude..
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
Entering the crowding room (a)/ I could see not one person (b)/ whom I knew (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: Entering the crowded room
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
The lady approached me timidly (a)/ and trembling slightly (b)/ she sat down besides me (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: she sat down beside me
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
Whom did you intend to (a)/ invite to your party (b)/ beside my wife and me (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: Besides my wife and me.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br> For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in malespecific grooming products, had been using women's fairness creams all along. Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India's largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers. <br><br> In India, as in other parts of the world, light skin is the culturally accepted and endorsed form of beauty, and children absorb this message at a young age. According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects. The cultural pressure to look fair, argues Kiran Khalap, branding expert and founder at communications consultancy Chlorophyll, is something inherent in our society, not manufactured by companies. "And it is certainly not restricted to India: China and Japan have had skin-whitening products for centuries, well before they met Western 'white' people," he said. However, there is a growing awareness among consumers that companies are exploiting their insecurities, and critics have taken some of the biggest fairness brands, and the celebrities who endorse them, to task for their casual discrimination. <br><br> Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol took to Facebook to trounce his fellow actors who earn millions from endorsing fairness creams. This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty. These efforts are slowly making a difference, increasing awareness and encouraging consumers to take pride in their natural skin tones. That means Indian companies will eventually have to change their approach. "My sense is that brands will wake up to the new reality, and you will see propositions reworked around clearer skin (and) glow, rather than pure fairness," Leo Burnett's Sinha said. <br><br> Rajesh Krishnamurthy, business head for the consumer product division at The Himalaya Drug Company, believes that over time the men's grooming category will evolve to include a wider range of products, including those for normal skin, just like in the women's skin care category. "Companies are increasingly realising that you cannot continue to bullshit consumers anymore; these are educated young men who will question what you sell to them," said Shantanu Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of the male-grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Explanation: The passage essentially talks about how we Indians are drawn towards the fairness syndrome and how this stance is changing thanks to the awareness among people that beauty companies are a farce and that natural skin tone is better rather than becoming fair. This is evident in option A. <br> Option B can be eliminated as it points at men being overtly fond of fairness products leaving the fact that even women obsess over such products. <br> Option C can be ruled out as it talks only about brand marketing and does not take anything else into consideration. <br> Option D can be ruled out as there is no inkling towards the brands being frivolous. <br> Hence, option A is correct.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br> For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in malespecific grooming products, had been using women's fairness creams all along. Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India's largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers. <br><br> In India, as in other parts of the world, light skin is the culturally accepted and endorsed form of beauty, and children absorb this message at a young age. According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects. The cultural pressure to look fair, argues Kiran Khalap, branding expert and founder at communications consultancy Chlorophyll, is something inherent in our society, not manufactured by companies. "And it is certainly not restricted to India: China and Japan have had skin-whitening products for centuries, well before they met Western 'white' people," he said. However, there is a growing awareness among consumers that companies are exploiting their insecurities, and critics have taken some of the biggest fairness brands, and the celebrities who endorse them, to task for their casual discrimination. <br><br> Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol took to Facebook to trounce his fellow actors who earn millions from endorsing fairness creams. This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty. These efforts are slowly making a difference, increasing awareness and encouraging consumers to take pride in their natural skin tones. That means Indian companies will eventually have to change their approach. "My sense is that brands will wake up to the new reality, and you will see propositions reworked around clearer skin (and) glow, rather than pure fairness," Leo Burnett's Sinha said. <br><br> Rajesh Krishnamurthy, business head for the consumer product division at The Himalaya Drug Company, believes that over time the men's grooming category will evolve to include a wider range of products, including those for normal skin, just like in the women's skin care category. "Companies are increasingly realising that you cannot continue to bullshit consumers anymore; these are educated young men who will question what you sell to them," said Shantanu Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of the male-grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company.
What were the findings of the 2015 research report by Nielsen?
Explanation: Option A is corroborated by the sentence "According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects." <br> As per the passage, all the other options are incorrect. <br> Hence, option A is correct.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br> For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in malespecific grooming products, had been using women's fairness creams all along. Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India's largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers. <br><br> In India, as in other parts of the world, light skin is the culturally accepted and endorsed form of beauty, and children absorb this message at a young age. According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects. The cultural pressure to look fair, argues Kiran Khalap, branding expert and founder at communications consultancy Chlorophyll, is something inherent in our society, not manufactured by companies. "And it is certainly not restricted to India: China and Japan have had skin-whitening products for centuries, well before they met Western 'white' people," he said. However, there is a growing awareness among consumers that companies are exploiting their insecurities, and critics have taken some of the biggest fairness brands, and the celebrities who endorse them, to task for their casual discrimination. <br><br> Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol took to Facebook to trounce his fellow actors who earn millions from endorsing fairness creams. This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty. These efforts are slowly making a difference, increasing awareness and encouraging consumers to take pride in their natural skin tones. That means Indian companies will eventually have to change their approach. "My sense is that brands will wake up to the new reality, and you will see propositions reworked around clearer skin (and) glow, rather than pure fairness," Leo Burnett's Sinha said. <br><br> Rajesh Krishnamurthy, business head for the consumer product division at The Himalaya Drug Company, believes that over time the men's grooming category will evolve to include a wider range of products, including those for normal skin, just like in the women's skin care category. "Companies are increasingly realising that you cannot continue to bullshit consumers anymore; these are educated young men who will question what you sell to them," said Shantanu Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of the male-grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company.
What is the tone of the passage?
Explanation: A didactic tone implies that the author is trying to teach / introduce a new concept to the readers. <br> A sceptical tone implies that the author has a dismissive attitude towards the contents of the passage. <br> A descriptive tone is used when the author is examining and explaining a particular situation. <br> A satirical tone is used by the author when he wants to deliver a message in an indirect form or by using a prop. <br> The passage talks about the reign of fairness products prevalent mainly in India. The author points out how fairness companies have used the cultural notion of light skin being a scale to judge beauty. The author then describes the partiality of Indians towards fair skin which is gradually diminishing due to growing awareness among consumers who endorse beauty products. <br> Hence, option C is correct.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br> For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in malespecific grooming products, had been using women's fairness creams all along. Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India's largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers. <br><br> In India, as in other parts of the world, light skin is the culturally accepted and endorsed form of beauty, and children absorb this message at a young age. According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects. The cultural pressure to look fair, argues Kiran Khalap, branding expert and founder at communications consultancy Chlorophyll, is something inherent in our society, not manufactured by companies. "And it is certainly not restricted to India: China and Japan have had skin-whitening products for centuries, well before they met Western 'white' people," he said. However, there is a growing awareness among consumers that companies are exploiting their insecurities, and critics have taken some of the biggest fairness brands, and the celebrities who endorse them, to task for their casual discrimination. <br><br> Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol took to Facebook to trounce his fellow actors who earn millions from endorsing fairness creams. This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty. These efforts are slowly making a difference, increasing awareness and encouraging consumers to take pride in their natural skin tones. That means Indian companies will eventually have to change their approach. "My sense is that brands will wake up to the new reality, and you will see propositions reworked around clearer skin (and) glow, rather than pure fairness," Leo Burnett's Sinha said. <br><br> Rajesh Krishnamurthy, business head for the consumer product division at The Himalaya Drug Company, believes that over time the men's grooming category will evolve to include a wider range of products, including those for normal skin, just like in the women's skin care category. "Companies are increasingly realising that you cannot continue to bullshit consumers anymore; these are educated young men who will question what you sell to them," said Shantanu Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of the male-grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company.
With reference to the passage, why exactly was "Dark is beautiful" campaign initiated?
Explanation: The passage mentions- "This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty." points at option A which mirrors the context of this statement. <br> Option B can be eliminated as it is extreme and not true with respect to the notion of the campaign. <br> Option C can be ruled out as it is not the reason behind the campaign. <br> Option D can be eliminated as it contradicts the fundamental idea of the campaign. <br> Hence, option A is correct.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br> For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in malespecific grooming products, had been using women's fairness creams all along. Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India's largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers. <br><br> In India, as in other parts of the world, light skin is the culturally accepted and endorsed form of beauty, and children absorb this message at a young age. According to a 2015 research report by Nielsen, urban Indian men believe that fair skin can improve professional prospects. The cultural pressure to look fair, argues Kiran Khalap, branding expert and founder at communications consultancy Chlorophyll, is something inherent in our society, not manufactured by companies. "And it is certainly not restricted to India: China and Japan have had skin-whitening products for centuries, well before they met Western 'white' people," he said. However, there is a growing awareness among consumers that companies are exploiting their insecurities, and critics have taken some of the biggest fairness brands, and the celebrities who endorse them, to task for their casual discrimination. <br><br> Earlier this month, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol took to Facebook to trounce his fellow actors who earn millions from endorsing fairness creams. This comes a few years after actress Nandita Das launched the "Dark is Beautiful" campaign to encourage Indians to embrace a wider definition of beauty. These efforts are slowly making a difference, increasing awareness and encouraging consumers to take pride in their natural skin tones. That means Indian companies will eventually have to change their approach. "My sense is that brands will wake up to the new reality, and you will see propositions reworked around clearer skin (and) glow, rather than pure fairness," Leo Burnett's Sinha said. <br><br> Rajesh Krishnamurthy, business head for the consumer product division at The Himalaya Drug Company, believes that over time the men's grooming category will evolve to include a wider range of products, including those for normal skin, just like in the women's skin care category. "Companies are increasingly realising that you cannot continue to bullshit consumers anymore; these are educated young men who will question what you sell to them," said Shantanu Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of the male-grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company.
Choose a similar word in meaning to the word "trounce"
Explanation: The word "trounce" means 'to express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone'. <br> Option A can be eliminated as "vacillation" means 'indecision', it is unrelated in meaning to the given word. <br> Option B can be eliminated as "temerity" means 'excessive confidence or boldness', it is unrelated in meaning to the given word. <br> Option C is apt as "lambaste" means 'to criticize someone harshly' and is synonymous with the given word. <br> Option D can be eliminated as "nefarious" means 'wicked or criminal' it is unrelated to the given word. <br> Hence, option C is correct.
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