This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 13 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.
Callow
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Evince
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Proffer
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Importune
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Inveigh
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Denizen
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Trammel
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Scathing
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Ask someone persistently and urgently; pester.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Speak or write about something with great hostility; strongly criticize.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Restrict or impede someone’s freedom or progress.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Severely critical or harshly abusive.
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.
....... to the White Rann of Kuchch recently?
Explanation: Question Explanation: <br> This question tests your understanding of the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past, or actions that started in the past and continue to the present. <br> Defining the Present Perfect Tense: <br> The present perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb have (or has for singular third-person subjects) + the past participle of the main verb. For example: I have eaten, She has gone. The key is that it connects the past to the present, often implying a relevance or impact on the present situation. <br> Analyzing the Options: <br> Option A: Are you ever... This is grammatically incorrect. Are you ever is a present simple tense question, which is inappropriate for asking about an event that took place at some point in the past. <br> Option B: Have you ever been... This is the correct answer. Have you ever been is the present perfect tense, correctly reflecting a past action with potential relevance to the present (e.g., the speaker might be curious about the person's experience). The question focuses on the experience of having visited the White Rann of Kuchch, regardless of when precisely that visit occurred. The ever adds emphasis on any time in the person's past. <br> Option C: Did you ever have... This option is incorrect. While did forms a past simple question, have as the main verb doesn't fit the context. Have in this context is not appropriate to describe the act of visiting a place. It suggests possession or experience, but not a physical visit. <br> Option D: Have you ever... This is grammatically correct but incomplete. It needs the past participle of the verb to be (been) to correctly form the present perfect tense question. Therefore, it's not a complete or correct sentence. Have you ever been to the White Rann of Kuchch? is the grammatically correct and appropriate phrase. <br> Conclusion: <br> Only Option B: Have you ever been correctly uses the present perfect tense to ask about a past visit to a location, making it the most suitable and grammatically sound option.
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 has been living in Switzerland........ two years.
Explanation: The preposition 'for' is used to denote a specific amount of time in which someone or something was performing an action. For example, 'I have been looking for my dog for some time now.' Here, 'for some time now' represents not an exact but particular amount of time. The word 'since', on the other hand, refers to a particular point of time from when the action started/began in the past to the present. It indicates that the action is continuing. For example, 'Raj has been living in London since 2003.'<br> Here are a few more examples to help you understand how the two prepositions are used. <br> Bruce has been travelling for the past two weeks. <br> Neethu will be here for a few hours. <br> I have known you since you were a kid. <br> Shanti has been working as a content writer since 2018.
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........ certainly do it.
Explanation: use 'will' for affirmative and negative sentences about the future. Use 'will' for requests too. If you want to make an offer or suggestion with I/we, use 'shall' in the question form. For very formal statements, especially to describe obligations, use 'shall'.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The casting vote of the chairman clinched the issue.
Explanation: clinched the issue: Decided the matter.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
We should guard against our green-eyed friends.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
It goes to his heart to see so much misery.
Explanation: goes to his heart: touches him deeply.
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.
However he found novel writing to be a bit boring (a)/ and turned his attention (b)/ into being a soldier and war correspondent (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.
Each short sentence (a)/ was followed by (b)/ wild cheering (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.
They were electrically attracted (a)/ to each other when they (b)/ met at a party in1891 (c)/ No error (d)
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br><br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br><br> He also held out the promise that J&K would make the transition from Union territory to full statehood, without setting a deadline for that change. He also made it clear that Ladakh’s separation from what once was a kingdom of disparate regions would be permanent. <br><br> The speech carries forward the project of integrating the troubled state into the Indian mainstream by laying out before them an array of opportunities for building a new future for themselves and for the country as a whole. <br><br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br><br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br><br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br><br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. His call to the rest of India to join in rebuilding the state should rein in lumping temptation to target Kashmiris outside Kashmir.
As per the passage, what was the effect of the most striking feature of the Prime Minister’s address to the nation regarding the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A? <br><br> I. Help in having a debate regarding the pros and cons of scrapping the aforementioned articles<br> II. Help in avoiding the dissonance that was caused due to the scrapping of the said articles<br> III. Help in painting a picture of hope for the future.
Explanation: Refer to: <br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br> The highlighted portion validates the information given in statements II and III. Thus, statements II and III are correct. However, the address did nothing to encourage further debate regarding the pros and cons of scrapping the articles once the decision had been made. Hence, statement I is incorrect<br> Clearly, option D is the correct answer.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br><br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br><br> He also held out the promise that J&K would make the transition from Union territory to full statehood, without setting a deadline for that change. He also made it clear that Ladakh’s separation from what once was a kingdom of disparate regions would be permanent. <br><br> The speech carries forward the project of integrating the troubled state into the Indian mainstream by laying out before them an array of opportunities for building a new future for themselves and for the country as a whole. <br><br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br><br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br><br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br><br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. His call to the rest of India to join in rebuilding the state should rein in lumping temptation to target Kashmiris outside Kashmir.
If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package What is a carrot and stick policy?
Explanation: Carrot and stick (Idiom): <br> Meaning: A motivational tactic that uses a reward and punishment system to encourage improved performance or behaviour. <br> Example: Management dangled the carrot of a possible raise before strikers, but at the same time waved the stick of losing their pension benefits. <br> Hence, option D is the correct answer.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br><br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br><br> He also held out the promise that J&K would make the transition from Union territory to full statehood, without setting a deadline for that change. He also made it clear that Ladakh’s separation from what once was a kingdom of disparate regions would be permanent. <br><br> The speech carries forward the project of integrating the troubled state into the Indian mainstream by laying out before them an array of opportunities for building a new future for themselves and for the country as a whole. <br><br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br><br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br><br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br><br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. His call to the rest of India to join in rebuilding the state should rein in lumping temptation to target Kashmiris outside Kashmir.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? <br><br> I. Benefits given to the J&K residents have stolen the limelight from the cost. <br> II. India is no longer under any threat from Pakistani terrorists. <br> III. There was a lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir.
Explanation: Statement I : Benefits given to the J&K residents have stolen the limelight from the cost. <br> Refer to: <br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br> The highlighted part of the passage validates statement I to be correct. <br> Statement II : India is no longer under any threat from Pakistani terrorists. <br> Pakistani terrorists have not been mentioned in the passage. Hence, statement II is invalid. <br> Statement III : There was a lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir. <br> Refer to: <br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. <br> The highlighted part of the passage validates statement III to be correct. <br> Hence, option D is the correct answer.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br><br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br><br> He also held out the promise that J&K would make the transition from Union territory to full statehood, without setting a deadline for that change. He also made it clear that Ladakh’s separation from what once was a kingdom of disparate regions would be permanent. <br><br> The speech carries forward the project of integrating the troubled state into the Indian mainstream by laying out before them an array of opportunities for building a new future for themselves and for the country as a whole. <br><br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br><br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br><br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br><br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. His call to the rest of India to join in rebuilding the state should rein in lumping temptation to target Kashmiris outside Kashmir.
Which of the following is/are not incentive(s) referred to in the passage?
Explanation: Refer to: <br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br> The highlighted part shows that apart from maternity leave, all other benefits have been mentioned in the passage. <br> Clearly, option D is the correct answer.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. <br><br><br> The most striking feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the decision to scrap Articles 370 and 35A was its temporal focus: the future. This served to both fill the narrative with hope and skirt the messy political discord preceding and accompanying the decision to remove Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. <br><br> He also held out the promise that J&K would make the transition from Union territory to full statehood, without setting a deadline for that change. He also made it clear that Ladakh’s separation from what once was a kingdom of disparate regions would be permanent. <br><br> The speech carries forward the project of integrating the troubled state into the Indian mainstream by laying out before them an array of opportunities for building a new future for themselves and for the country as a whole. <br><br> The prime minister held out carrots aplenty, juicy ones. Better salaries and service conditions for civil servants and J&K policemen, an immediate flurry of jobs as the government moved to fill all vacancies, new scholarships and educational opportunities, new rights as full-fledged citizens of India and new jobs that Indian enterprises, State-owned and private, would create. <br><br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br><br> The detailed list of benefits and legal entitlements that the people of Jammu and Kashmir now stand to gain, governed as they would be by the Constitution and legal system of India, is likely to have the desired impact of shifting the spotlight on the benefits of the political change, from the costs that have been most obvious. <br><br> The prime minister did well to announce relaxation, as early as next Monday, when Eid would be celebrated, on the lockdown in place in the state. His call to the rest of India to join in rebuilding the state should rein in lumping temptation to target Kashmiris outside Kashmir.
Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?
Explanation: Refer to: <br> If a leader holds out a carrot, a stick cannot but be part of the package. But if the prime minister wielded one, it was not on display. He did refer to separatism and terror, but implicitly treated them as nothing more than bumps along the road to normalisation and return to statehood. <br> The author believes that the Prime Minister was using a carrot and stick policy but was not showing the stick directly. He just brushed over the threats that were looming by mentioning them briefly. Out of the given options only option C can be a valid point which can be inferred from the passage. <br> Option C is hence the correct answer.
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