This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 11 September 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.
Prolongation
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Struck
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Deliberate
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Striking
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Impunity
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Sovereignty
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Invasion
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Designated
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Discussion or thinking about something in detail.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Supreme power or authority.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.
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.
South Africa brushed ____ the threat of tougher economic sanctions?
Explanation: 'Brushed off' means to dismiss and ignore. 'Off' here is a preposition.
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.
I really like watching old shows ____ are some of the best things on TV.
Explanation: 'That' and 'those' are used to point to something further away. For a singular thing, use 'that'. For a plural thing, use 'those'
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.
This is not something ____ we like to do.
Explanation: 'which' is a determiner pronoun asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set. It is the suitable word to use in the sentence. <br><br> 'Who' is a subject pronoun that is used to describe who performed an action or who is in a specific state. 'Whom' is an object pronoun that refers to the person who was the recipient of an action. 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun that refers to the person to whom something belongs.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
In the organised society of today no individual or nation can plough a lonely furrow.
Explanation: plough a lonely furrow: follow a course of action in which one is isolated or in which one can act independently.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.
Explanation: put a spoke in my wheel: prevent someone from carrying out a plan.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
It is no longer easy to strike gold in Shakespeare's research since much work has already been done on him.
Explanation: strike gold: find a valuable source of information on a topic.
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.
(a) He could not plan his strategy/ (b) until he knew/ (c) whom his opponents could be./ (d) No error.
Explanation: who his opponents
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.
(a) The downfall of this kind/ (b) is to be attributed to/ (c) nothing else than pride./ (d) No error.
Explanation: nothing but pride
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.
(a) Neither the famine/ (b) or the subsequent fire/ (c) was able to destroy the spirit of the people./ (d) No error.
Explanation: nor
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the 'water wars', forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water. Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within countries. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. Part of the problem steams from the specific nature of water, namely that water is divisible and amenable to sharing; one unit of water is used by one is a unit denied to others; it has multiple uses and users and involves resultant trade-offs. Excludability is an inherent problem and very often exclusion costs involved are very high: it involves the issue of graded scales and boundaries and need for evolving a corresponding understanding around them. Finally the way water is planned, used and managed causes externalities, both positive and negative, and many of them are unidirectional and asymmetric. <br><br> There is a relatively greater visibility as well as a greater body of experience in evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-ups and administrative mechanisms dealing with immobile natural resources, however contested the space may be Reformist as well as revolutionary movements are rooted in issues related to land. Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been attempted. Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another. Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and rights. Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received much more serious attentation, have been studied in their own right and practical as well as theoretical means of dealing with them have been sought. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.t. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.
According to the author which of the following is/are consequences of water conflicts? <br><br> i. Trans-border conflicts between developing countries. <br><br> ii. Water bodies will remain unused and unaffected till the conflict is resolved. <br><br> ii. Water conflicts have altered the political boundaries within countries.
Explanation: Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. <br><br> The first two sentences of the 2nd paragraph clearly confirm the writer's views and the same can be found in the given Statement 1 and 3. <br><br> Option D hence is the correct answer.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the 'water wars', forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water. Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within countries. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. Part of the problem steams from the specific nature of water, namely that water is divisible and amenable to sharing; one unit of water is used by one is a unit denied to others; it has multiple uses and users and involves resultant trade-offs. Excludability is an inherent problem and very often exclusion costs involved are very high: it involves the issue of graded scales and boundaries and need for evolving a corresponding understanding around them. Finally the way water is planned, used and managed causes externalities, both positive and negative, and many of them are unidirectional and asymmetric. <br><br> There is a relatively greater visibility as well as a greater body of experience in evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-ups and administrative mechanisms dealing with immobile natural resources, however contested the space may be Reformist as well as revolutionary movements are rooted in issues related to land. Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been attempted. Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another. Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and rights. Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received much more serious attentation, have been studied in their own right and practical as well as theoretical means of dealing with them have been sought. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.t. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.
Why dose the author ask readers not to view conflicts too negatively? <br><br> i. Most countries have survived them easily. <br><br> ii. They bring political parties together. <br><br> iii. They only affect the grass root levels.
Explanation: Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. <br><br> It is evident from the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph that none of the given statements echos what is stated by the writer. <br><br> Option E hence is the correct answer.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the 'water wars', forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water. Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within countries. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. Part of the problem steams from the specific nature of water, namely that water is divisible and amenable to sharing; one unit of water is used by one is a unit denied to others; it has multiple uses and users and involves resultant trade-offs. Excludability is an inherent problem and very often exclusion costs involved are very high: it involves the issue of graded scales and boundaries and need for evolving a corresponding understanding around them. Finally the way water is planned, used and managed causes externalities, both positive and negative, and many of them are unidirectional and asymmetric. <br><br> There is a relatively greater visibility as well as a greater body of experience in evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-ups and administrative mechanisms dealing with immobile natural resources, however contested the space may be Reformist as well as revolutionary movements are rooted in issues related to land. Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been attempted. Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another. Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and rights. Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received much more serious attentation, have been studied in their own right and practical as well as theoretical means of dealing with them have been sought. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.t. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.
The author's main objective in writing the passage is to:
Explanation: Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> From the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph it is evident that the writer's main objective in writing this passage is to point out the seriousness of the threat posed by unresolved water conflicts. <br><br> Option C is hence the correct answer.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the 'water wars', forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water. Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within countries. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. Part of the problem steams from the specific nature of water, namely that water is divisible and amenable to sharing; one unit of water is used by one is a unit denied to others; it has multiple uses and users and involves resultant trade-offs. Excludability is an inherent problem and very often exclusion costs involved are very high: it involves the issue of graded scales and boundaries and need for evolving a corresponding understanding around them. Finally the way water is planned, used and managed causes externalities, both positive and negative, and many of them are unidirectional and asymmetric. <br><br> There is a relatively greater visibility as well as a greater body of experience in evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-ups and administrative mechanisms dealing with immobile natural resources, however contested the space may be Reformist as well as revolutionary movements are rooted in issues related to land. Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been attempted. Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another. Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and rights. Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received much more serious attentation, have been studied in their own right and practical as well as theoretical means of dealing with them have been sought. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.t. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.
Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
Explanation: Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Out of the given options, option C can clearly be inferred from the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph. <br><br> Option C hence is the correct answer.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> Water conflicts in India now reach every level; divide every segment of our society, political parties, states, regions and sub-regions within states, districts, castes and groups and individual farmers. Water conflicts within and between many developing countries are also taking a serious turn. Fortunately, the 'water wars', forecast by so many, have not yet materialized. War has taken place, but over oil, not water. Water is radically altering and affecting political boundaries all over the world, between as well as within countries. In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen before they being to be resolved. Till then they pose a significant threat to economic growth, security and health of the ecosystem and the victims are likely to be the poorest of the poor as well as the very sources of water - rivers, wetlands and aquifers. <br><br> Conflicts might sound bad or negative, but they are logical developments in the absence of proper democratic, legal and administrative mechanisms to handle issues at the root of water conflicts. Part of the problem steams from the specific nature of water, namely that water is divisible and amenable to sharing; one unit of water is used by one is a unit denied to others; it has multiple uses and users and involves resultant trade-offs. Excludability is an inherent problem and very often exclusion costs involved are very high: it involves the issue of graded scales and boundaries and need for evolving a corresponding understanding around them. Finally the way water is planned, used and managed causes externalities, both positive and negative, and many of them are unidirectional and asymmetric. <br><br> There is a relatively greater visibility as well as a greater body of experience in evolving policies, frameworks, legal set-ups and administrative mechanisms dealing with immobile natural resources, however contested the space may be Reformist as well as revolutionary movements are rooted in issues related to land. Several political and legal interventions addressing the issue of equity and societal justice have been attempted. Most countries have gone through land reforms of one type or another. Issues related to forests have also generated a body of comprehensive literature on forest resources and rights. Though conflicts over them have not necessarily been effectively or adequately resolved, they have received much more serious attentation, have been studied in their own right and practical as well as theoretical means of dealing with them have been sought. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.t. In contrast, water conflicts have not received the same kind of attention.
What is the prime Minister's advice to resolve water disputes?
Explanation: 'Rivers should link, not divide us,' said the Indian prime Minister expressing concern over interstate disputes and urged state governments to show 'understanding and consideration, statesmanship and an appreciation of the other point of view.' <br><br> In the opening sentence of the passage it's clearly stated that the PM is urging state governments to be considerate and to show wisdom in public affairs like water conflicts. <br><br> Option D, hence, is the correct answer.
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