This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 18 October 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.
Rebuke
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Vigilant
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Impede
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Strive
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Baffle
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Obviate
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ineluctable
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Expatiate
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them; hinder.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To totally confuse or bewilder someone.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To remove a need or difficulty; to prevent something undesirable.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To speak or write in detail about a subject.
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.
We ____ a great time at Shimla.
Explanation: 'had' is used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.
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.
____ you were the creator of the world!
Explanation: An exclamatory sentence makes a statement that conveys strong emotion or excitement. 'If' is the correct word to use in the following 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 boy I was about to meet ____ play a very important role in my life?
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: would get to<br><br> First, let's define the grammatical concept at play here: Future in the Past. This refers to expressing an action that was anticipated to happen in the future from the perspective of a past time. <br><br> The sentence uses the phrase 'I was about to meet,' which clearly sets the time frame in the past. We are looking for a verb phrase that expresses a future action *from that past perspective*.<br><br> Why Option C is correct: 'Would get to' perfectly expresses this future-in-the-past concept. It indicates that, from the perspective of the past moment ('I was about to meet'), the boy's role in the speaker's life was anticipated. The phrase suggests a planned or anticipated future action that had not yet occurred at the moment of speaking in the past. <br> Why other options are incorrect: <br> Option A: is going to: This phrase is used for expressing a future action from a present perspective. It doesn't fit the past tense context established by 'I was about to meet.' It would imply a prediction made in the present about a future event concerning someone already met, which doesn't align with the sentence's meaning. <br> Option B: might have: This phrase expresses a past possibility or speculation. It suggests that the boy *may have* played an important role but leaves it uncertain. The sentence is about a clear anticipation, not a speculation. <br> Option D: has had to: This refers to a past obligation or necessity. This doesn't match the sense of anticipation for a future role. <br> In summary, only 'would get to' accurately conveys the anticipated future action from the past time perspective set by the rest of the sentence.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The secretary and the treasurer are hand in glove with each other.
Explanation: The phrase 'hand in glove' means that two or more people are closely associated or working together in some action. It often implies a close partnership or collaboration, especially in secretive or suspicious circumstances. In this context, the secretary and the treasurer are associates in some action, working together closely.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
He never liked the idea of keeping his wife under his thumb and so he let her do what she liked.
Explanation: Under his thumb: completely under someone's influence or control.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of the students.
Explanation: Ivory towers: a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world.
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.
Contrary to the opinion of the committee members (a)/ the chairman should appoint whomever he thinks (b) can do the dob, the most adequately (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: appoint whoever
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.
I began by going into many details (a)/ connecting with my daughter's marriage mentioning only those (b)/ which I thought necessary to relate (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: connected with
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.
As we understand it (a)/ she appears to be unreasonable anxious (b)/ about finding him (c)/ No error (d)
Explanation: unreasonably
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. <br><br> We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernisation, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health.
What does 'nature' in the passage mean?
Explanation: Clear from the reading of the passage. <br> Hence, option A is correct.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. <br><br> We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernisation, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health.
According to the passage, Which one of the following is the correct statement?
Explanation: Can be inferred from the beginning of the passage. <br> Hence, option C is correct.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. <br><br> We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernisation, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health.
What does the writer suggest?
Explanation: Can be inferred from the second last sentence of the passage. <br> Hence, option B is correct.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. <br><br> We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernisation, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health.
What does 'struggle' in the passage mean?
Explanation: Can be inferred from 'man should continue this struggle to save plants'. <br> Hence, option B is correct.
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. <br><br> We should preserve nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernisation, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modern man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinction. Moreover, Nature is essential to man's health.
Why a beautiful landscape 'will fill us with infinite satisfaction'?
Explanation: Most appropriate from among the given options. <br> Hence, option C is correct.
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