This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 11 January 2026, the same 26 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.
Veto
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Indomitable
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Autonomy
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Sacrilege
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Congenital
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Exodus
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Incarcerate
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Obeisance
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
The right or condition of self-government.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A mass departure of people.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Deferential respect or homage.
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.
Kites........ the plural form of kite.
Explanation: Definition: <br> In this sentence, Kites refers to the name of a singular grammatical entity—the plural form of kite. Even though kites typically refers to multiple objects, here it is being treated as a singular concept, similar to how words like mathematics or news are singular despite ending in s. Correct Answer: <br> The correct option is Option A: is. <br> Explanation: <br> - The sentence defines a grammatical rule rather than referring to multiple physical kites. <br> - In English, when referring to the plural form of a word as a singular concept, we treat it as a singular noun. <br> - The correct verb to use with singular subjects in the present tense is is. <br> - Therefore, the correct sentence is: Kites is the plural form of kite. <br> Why Other Options Are Incorrect: <br> - Option B: are ? Incorrect because are is used for plural subjects, but here Kites is treated as a singular grammatical term. <br> - Option C: do ? Incorrect because do is used as an auxiliary verb and does not fit the sentence structure. <br> - Option D: have ? Incorrect because have is used for possession, not for defining a grammatical term. <br> Final Answer: Option A: is.
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.
No doubt, Ammu... her mother.
Explanation: 'takes after' somebody [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses) means to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father.
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........ for you all day. He's still waiting now.
Explanation: Definition: <br> The sentence describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. This situation requires the use of the present perfect continuous tense, which is formed using has/have been + verb-ing . Correct Answer: <br> The correct option is Option C: has been waiting. Explanation: <br> - The phrase He's still waiting now indicates that the action is ongoing. <br> - The present perfect continuous tense is used for actions that started in the past and are still happening in the present. <br> - The correct structure is: Subject + has been + verb-ing. <br> - Therefore, the correct sentence is: He has been waiting for you all day. He's still waiting now. <br> Why Other Options Are Incorrect: <br> - Option A: waited ? Incorrect because waited is in the past simple tense, which suggests the action is completed. However, the sentence indicates that the action is still ongoing. <br> - Option B: has waited ? Incorrect because the present perfect tense ( has waited ) is used for completed actions that have relevance to the present, but it does not emphasize the continuous nature of the action. <br> - Option D: had waited ? Incorrect because had waited is in the past perfect tense, which is used when referring to an action that was completed before another past action. However, this sentence refers to an action that is still ongoing. <br> Final Answer: Option C: has been waiting.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The young heir to his father's huge estate made ducks and drakes of his patrimony.
Explanation: made ducks and drakes: To squander something.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
I sent him about his business as I could stand his insolence no longer.
Explanation: sent him about his business: To dismiss one or send one away, as from employment or from someone's presence, especially rudely or abruptly.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The mealy-mouthed politician succeeded in influencing the voters.
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.
They almost made it (a)/ but eventually fell short (b)/ of just eleven runs (c)/ No error (d)
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.
Luner samples brought back to the earth (a)/ by both American and Soviet space probes (b)/ contain pure iron particles (c)/ No error (d)
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.
At once Columbus volunteered (a)/ to bring back the moon (b)/ the natives would supply him with food (c)/ No error (d)
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><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><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><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 cutural 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><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><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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