This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 26 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.
Avert
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Brevity
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Covet
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Hapless
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Pinnacle
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Cognizant
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Evanescent
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Obsequious
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech; shortness of time.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Unfortunate; deserving pity because of bad luck.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Having knowledge or being aware of something.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
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.
Afridi plays the Harmonium and the sitar is ____ also?
Explanation: Correct Sentence: Afridi plays the Harmonium and the sitar is played by him also. <br> In this sentence, we are ensuring proper grammatical structure and pronoun usage. The verb 'played' needs to be in the passive form 'played by him' to match the structure of the first part of the sentence. <br> Incorrect Options: <br> Option A: played<br> This option is incorrect because it does not complete the sentence correctly. 'Played' on its own does not provide the necessary subject and makes the sentence incomplete. <br> Option B: played by he<br> This option is incorrect due to incorrect pronoun usage. 'He' is a subject pronoun and should not be used in the object position. The correct object pronoun is 'him'.<br> Option D: None of these<br> This option is incorrect because there is a correct answer among the provided options, which is 'played by him'.<br> Example of correct usage: <br> Afridi plays the Harmonium and the sitar is played by him also. <br> This construction ensures clarity and grammatical correctness, maintaining the passive voice consistency in the sentence.
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.
The boys are ____ their home task?
Explanation: The base form of the verb is do. The past simple form, did, is the same throughout. The present participle is doing. The past participle is done. As the sentence is in present participle form the correct answer will be 'doing'.
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.
The ____ wrote and vanished?
Explanation: The correct answer is angel. <br> Angel refers to a supernatural being often depicted as a messenger or a celestial entity. <br> The sentence suggests a being that appeared briefly, wrote something, and then vanished, which aligns with the idea of an angel in religious or mythological contexts. <br> The other options do not fit the context of the sentence logically or semantically.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
Discipline is on the wane in schools and colleges these days.
Explanation: On the wane: to decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
In spite of the efforts of all peace loving people, world peace is still a far cry.
Explanation: far cry: a long way.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
I felt that it was a tall order to expect Monisha to go home alone at twelve in the night.
Explanation: Tall order: task or job that is difficult to carry out.
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) After opening the door/ (b) we entered into the room/ (c) next to the kitchen./ (d) No error
Explanation: we entered the 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.
(a) Both of them walked/ (b) besides each other/ (c) in silence./ (d) No error
Explanation: beside
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 students were/ (b) awaiting for/ (c) the arrival of the chief guest./ (d) No error
Explanation: waiting for
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words or phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Political ploys initially hailed as master-strokes often end up as flops. The Rs. 60,000 crore farm loan waiver announced in the budget writes off 100% of overdues of small and marginal farmers holding upto two hectares, and 25% of overdues of larger farmers. While India has enjoyed 8%-9% GDP growth for the past few years, the boom has bypassed many rural areas and farmer distress and suicides have made newspaper headlines. Various attempts to provide relief (employment guarantee scheme, public distribution system) have made little impact, thanks to huge leakages from the lousy delivery systems of government. So, many economists think the loan waiver is a worthwhile alternative to provide relief. <br><br> However the poorest rural folk are landless labourers, who get neither farm loans nor waivers. Half of the small and marginal farmers get no loans from banks and depend entirely on money-lenders, and will not benefit. Besides, rural India is full of the family holdings rather than individual holdings and family holdings will typically be much larger than two hectares even for dirt-poor farmers, who will, therefore, be denied the 100% waiver. It will thus fail in both economic and political objectives. IRDP loans to the rural poor in the 1980s demonstrated that crooked bank officials demand bribes amounting to one-third the intended benefits. Very few of the intended beneficiaries who merited relief received it. After the last farm loan waiver will similarly slow down fresh loans to deserving farmers. While overdues to co-operatives may be higher, economist Surjit Bhalla says less than 5% of farmer loans to banks are overdue i.e. overdues exist for only 2.25 million out of 90 million farmers. If so, then the 95% who have repaid loans will not benefit. They will be angry at being penalised for honesty. <br><br> The budget thus grossly overestimates the number of beneficiaries. It also underestimates the negative effects of the waiver-encouraging willful default in the future and discouraging fresh bank lending for some years. Instead of trying to reach the needy, through a plethora of leaky schemes we should transfer cash directly to the needy using new technology like biometric smart cards, which are now being used in many countries and mobile phones bank accounts. Then benefits can go directly to phone accounts operable only by those with biometric cards, ending the massive leakage of current schemes. <br><br> The political benefits of the loan waiver have also been exaggerated since if only a small fraction of farm families benefit and many of these have to pay bribes to get the actual benefit, will the waiver really be a massive vote-winner? Members of joint families will feel aggrieved that, despite having less than one hectare per head their family holding is too large, to qualify for the 100% waiver. All finance ministers, of central or state governments, give away freebies in their last budgets, hoping to win electoral regards. Yet, four-fifth of all incumbent governments are voted out. This shows that beneficiaries of favours are not notably grateful, while those not so favoured may feel aggrieved, and vote for the opposition. That seems to be why election budgets constantly fall to win elections in India and the loan waiver will not change that pattern.
Why do economists feel that loan waivers will benefit farmers in distress?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the 2nd last sentence of the 1st paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words or phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Political ploys initially hailed as master-strokes often end up as flops. The Rs. 60,000 crore farm loan waiver announced in the budget writes off 100% of overdues of small and marginal farmers holding upto two hectares, and 25% of overdues of larger farmers. While India has enjoyed 8%-9% GDP growth for the past few years, the boom has bypassed many rural areas and farmer distress and suicides have made newspaper headlines. Various attempts to provide relief (employment guarantee scheme, public distribution system) have made little impact, thanks to huge leakages from the lousy delivery systems of government. So, many economists think the loan waiver is a worthwhile alternative to provide relief. <br><br> However the poorest rural folk are landless labourers, who get neither farm loans nor waivers. Half of the small and marginal farmers get no loans from banks and depend entirely on money-lenders, and will not benefit. Besides, rural India is full of the family holdings rather than individual holdings and family holdings will typically be much larger than two hectares even for dirt-poor farmers, who will, therefore, be denied the 100% waiver. It will thus fail in both economic and political objectives. IRDP loans to the rural poor in the 1980s demonstrated that crooked bank officials demand bribes amounting to one-third the intended benefits. Very few of the intended beneficiaries who merited relief received it. After the last farm loan waiver will similarly slow down fresh loans to deserving farmers. While overdues to co-operatives may be higher, economist Surjit Bhalla says less than 5% of farmer loans to banks are overdue i.e. overdues exist for only 2.25 million out of 90 million farmers. If so, then the 95% who have repaid loans will not benefit. They will be angry at being penalised for honesty. <br><br> The budget thus grossly overestimates the number of beneficiaries. It also underestimates the negative effects of the waiver-encouraging willful default in the future and discouraging fresh bank lending for some years. Instead of trying to reach the needy, through a plethora of leaky schemes we should transfer cash directly to the needy using new technology like biometric smart cards, which are now being used in many countries and mobile phones bank accounts. Then benefits can go directly to phone accounts operable only by those with biometric cards, ending the massive leakage of current schemes. <br><br> The political benefits of the loan waiver have also been exaggerated since if only a small fraction of farm families benefit and many of these have to pay bribes to get the actual benefit, will the waiver really be a massive vote-winner? Members of joint families will feel aggrieved that, despite having less than one hectare per head their family holding is too large, to qualify for the 100% waiver. All finance ministers, of central or state governments, give away freebies in their last budgets, hoping to win electoral regards. Yet, four-fifth of all incumbent governments are voted out. This shows that beneficiaries of favours are not notably grateful, while those not so favoured may feel aggrieved, and vote for the opposition. That seems to be why election budgets constantly fall to win elections in India and the loan waiver will not change that pattern.
What message will the loan waiver send to farmers who have repaid loans?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words or phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Political ploys initially hailed as master-strokes often end up as flops. The Rs. 60,000 crore farm loan waiver announced in the budget writes off 100% of overdues of small and marginal farmers holding upto two hectares, and 25% of overdues of larger farmers. While India has enjoyed 8%-9% GDP growth for the past few years, the boom has bypassed many rural areas and farmer distress and suicides have made newspaper headlines. Various attempts to provide relief (employment guarantee scheme, public distribution system) have made little impact, thanks to huge leakages from the lousy delivery systems of government. So, many economists think the loan waiver is a worthwhile alternative to provide relief. <br><br> However the poorest rural folk are landless labourers, who get neither farm loans nor waivers. Half of the small and marginal farmers get no loans from banks and depend entirely on money-lenders, and will not benefit. Besides, rural India is full of the family holdings rather than individual holdings and family holdings will typically be much larger than two hectares even for dirt-poor farmers, who will, therefore, be denied the 100% waiver. It will thus fail in both economic and political objectives. IRDP loans to the rural poor in the 1980s demonstrated that crooked bank officials demand bribes amounting to one-third the intended benefits. Very few of the intended beneficiaries who merited relief received it. After the last farm loan waiver will similarly slow down fresh loans to deserving farmers. While overdues to co-operatives may be higher, economist Surjit Bhalla says less than 5% of farmer loans to banks are overdue i.e. overdues exist for only 2.25 million out of 90 million farmers. If so, then the 95% who have repaid loans will not benefit. They will be angry at being penalised for honesty. <br><br> The budget thus grossly overestimates the number of beneficiaries. It also underestimates the negative effects of the waiver-encouraging willful default in the future and discouraging fresh bank lending for some years. Instead of trying to reach the needy, through a plethora of leaky schemes we should transfer cash directly to the needy using new technology like biometric smart cards, which are now being used in many countries and mobile phones bank accounts. Then benefits can go directly to phone accounts operable only by those with biometric cards, ending the massive leakage of current schemes. <br><br> The political benefits of the loan waiver have also been exaggerated since if only a small fraction of farm families benefit and many of these have to pay bribes to get the actual benefit, will the waiver really be a massive vote-winner? Members of joint families will feel aggrieved that, despite having less than one hectare per head their family holding is too large, to qualify for the 100% waiver. All finance ministers, of central or state governments, give away freebies in their last budgets, hoping to win electoral regards. Yet, four-fifth of all incumbent governments are voted out. This shows that beneficiaries of favours are not notably grateful, while those not so favoured may feel aggrieved, and vote for the opposition. That seems to be why election budgets constantly fall to win elections in India and the loan waiver will not change that pattern.
What is the author's suggestion to provide aid to farmers?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words or phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Political ploys initially hailed as master-strokes often end up as flops. The Rs. 60,000 crore farm loan waiver announced in the budget writes off 100% of overdues of small and marginal farmers holding upto two hectares, and 25% of overdues of larger farmers. While India has enjoyed 8%-9% GDP growth for the past few years, the boom has bypassed many rural areas and farmer distress and suicides have made newspaper headlines. Various attempts to provide relief (employment guarantee scheme, public distribution system) have made little impact, thanks to huge leakages from the lousy delivery systems of government. So, many economists think the loan waiver is a worthwhile alternative to provide relief. <br><br> However the poorest rural folk are landless labourers, who get neither farm loans nor waivers. Half of the small and marginal farmers get no loans from banks and depend entirely on money-lenders, and will not benefit. Besides, rural India is full of the family holdings rather than individual holdings and family holdings will typically be much larger than two hectares even for dirt-poor farmers, who will, therefore, be denied the 100% waiver. It will thus fail in both economic and political objectives. IRDP loans to the rural poor in the 1980s demonstrated that crooked bank officials demand bribes amounting to one-third the intended benefits. Very few of the intended beneficiaries who merited relief received it. After the last farm loan waiver will similarly slow down fresh loans to deserving farmers. While overdues to co-operatives may be higher, economist Surjit Bhalla says less than 5% of farmer loans to banks are overdue i.e. overdues exist for only 2.25 million out of 90 million farmers. If so, then the 95% who have repaid loans will not benefit. They will be angry at being penalised for honesty. <br><br> The budget thus grossly overestimates the number of beneficiaries. It also underestimates the negative effects of the waiver-encouraging willful default in the future and discouraging fresh bank lending for some years. Instead of trying to reach the needy, through a plethora of leaky schemes we should transfer cash directly to the needy using new technology like biometric smart cards, which are now being used in many countries and mobile phones bank accounts. Then benefits can go directly to phone accounts operable only by those with biometric cards, ending the massive leakage of current schemes. <br><br> The political benefits of the loan waiver have also been exaggerated since if only a small fraction of farm families benefit and many of these have to pay bribes to get the actual benefit, will the waiver really be a massive vote-winner? Members of joint families will feel aggrieved that, despite having less than one hectare per head their family holding is too large, to qualify for the 100% waiver. All finance ministers, of central or state governments, give away freebies in their last budgets, hoping to win electoral regards. Yet, four-fifth of all incumbent governments are voted out. This shows that beneficiaries of favours are not notably grateful, while those not so favoured may feel aggrieved, and vote for the opposition. That seems to be why election budgets constantly fall to win elections in India and the loan waiver will not change that pattern.
What was the outcome of IRDP loans to the rural poor?
Explanation: The answer is clearly evident from the 5th sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words or phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> Political ploys initially hailed as master-strokes often end up as flops. The Rs. 60,000 crore farm loan waiver announced in the budget writes off 100% of overdues of small and marginal farmers holding upto two hectares, and 25% of overdues of larger farmers. While India has enjoyed 8%-9% GDP growth for the past few years, the boom has bypassed many rural areas and farmer distress and suicides have made newspaper headlines. Various attempts to provide relief (employment guarantee scheme, public distribution system) have made little impact, thanks to huge leakages from the lousy delivery systems of government. So, many economists think the loan waiver is a worthwhile alternative to provide relief. <br><br> However the poorest rural folk are landless labourers, who get neither farm loans nor waivers. Half of the small and marginal farmers get no loans from banks and depend entirely on money-lenders, and will not benefit. Besides, rural India is full of the family holdings rather than individual holdings and family holdings will typically be much larger than two hectares even for dirt-poor farmers, who will, therefore, be denied the 100% waiver. It will thus fail in both economic and political objectives. IRDP loans to the rural poor in the 1980s demonstrated that crooked bank officials demand bribes amounting to one-third the intended benefits. Very few of the intended beneficiaries who merited relief received it. After the last farm loan waiver will similarly slow down fresh loans to deserving farmers. While overdues to co-operatives may be higher, economist Surjit Bhalla says less than 5% of farmer loans to banks are overdue i.e. overdues exist for only 2.25 million out of 90 million farmers. If so, then the 95% who have repaid loans will not benefit. They will be angry at being penalised for honesty. <br><br> The budget thus grossly overestimates the number of beneficiaries. It also underestimates the negative effects of the waiver-encouraging willful default in the future and discouraging fresh bank lending for some years. Instead of trying to reach the needy, through a plethora of leaky schemes we should transfer cash directly to the needy using new technology like biometric smart cards, which are now being used in many countries and mobile phones bank accounts. Then benefits can go directly to phone accounts operable only by those with biometric cards, ending the massive leakage of current schemes. <br><br> The political benefits of the loan waiver have also been exaggerated since if only a small fraction of farm families benefit and many of these have to pay bribes to get the actual benefit, will the waiver really be a massive vote-winner? Members of joint families will feel aggrieved that, despite having less than one hectare per head their family holding is too large, to qualify for the 100% waiver. All finance ministers, of central or state governments, give away freebies in their last budgets, hoping to win electoral regards. Yet, four-fifth of all incumbent governments are voted out. This shows that beneficiaries of favours are not notably grateful, while those not so favoured may feel aggrieved, and vote for the opposition. That seems to be why election budgets constantly fall to win elections in India and the loan waiver will not change that pattern.
Which of the following statement/statements is/are true in the context of the passage? <br> i. One-fourth of the overdue loans of landless labourers will be written off. <br> ii. The Rs. 60,000 crore loan waiver has been sanctioned for 2.25 million marginal farmers. <br> iii. Any farmer with between 26 per cent to 100 per cent of their loan repayments overdue will be penalised.
Explanation: Kindly refer to the 2nd sentence of the 1st paragraph and the 3rd last sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
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