This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 27 April 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.
Plateau
Explanation: A plateau is an area of fairly level high ground. Among the given options, Upland best expresses its meaning because it refers to land situated at a higher level. Lowland, valley, and depression indicate lower areas, so they do not match the meaning of plateau.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Uprising
Explanation: An uprising means an act of resistance or revolt by a group of people against authority. Rebellion is the closest synonym because it also means organized opposition or revolt. Submission, obedience, and compliance have the opposite sense.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Inferno
Explanation: An inferno means a very large, intense, and destructive fire. Blaze is the best synonym because it also means a strong fire. Calm, peace, and safety are opposite in meaning and do not match the word.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Devour
Explanation: To devour means to eat quickly and hungrily or to destroy/consume completely. Consume best expresses this meaning. Nibble means to eat in small bites, while preserve and save mean to protect something, so they are incorrect.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Assemblage
Explanation: An assemblage means a collection or gathering of people or things. Its opposite is dispersion, which means scattering or spreading apart. Collection, gathering, and assembly are synonyms of assemblage, not antonyms.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Quota
Explanation: A quota means a fixed share, portion, or allocation of something. Totality means the whole or complete amount, so it is the best opposite among the given options. Share, allocation, and portion are similar in meaning to quota.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Temperament
Explanation: Temperament means a person’s natural disposition, nature, mood, or usual way of reacting. Nature, disposition, and character are close synonyms. Apathy means lack of interest or concern, but it is not a proper opposite of temperament. Therefore, the correct answer is None of the above.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Forefront
Explanation: Forefront means the leading or most important position. Background is the best opposite because it refers to a less prominent or less central position. Frontline, lead, and vanguard are similar in meaning to forefront.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
An area of fairly level high ground; a stage where there is no further change, growth, or progress.
Explanation: An area of fairly level high ground is called a plateau. The word can also be used figuratively for a stage where there is no further change, growth, or progress. Therefore, Plateau is the correct answer.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To eat something quickly and hungrily; to consume or destroy completely.
Explanation: To eat something quickly and hungrily or to consume or destroy something completely is expressed by the word Devour. Hence, it is the correct one-word substitute.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A collection or gathering of people or things.
Explanation: A collection or gathering of people or things is called an assemblage. The other options do not express the same meaning. Therefore, Assemblage is correct.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A person’s natural nature, mood, or way of reacting to situations.
Explanation: A person’s natural nature, mood, or way of reacting to situations is called temperament. It refers to one’s natural disposition or emotional tendency. Therefore, Temperament is the correct answer.
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 ____________ of farmers, the new budget has little to help them come out of the loan burden on them.
Explanation: The correct sentence is: To the dismay of farmers, the new budget has little to help them come out of the loan burden on them. The sentence expresses disappointment because the budget does not provide enough help. Dismay means distress or disappointment, so it fits correctly.
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 hear the President’s speech ?
Explanation: The corrected question is: Did you hear the President’s speech? Since the sentence asks about a completed past action, the auxiliary verb Did is required. Therefore, option d is correct.
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 work hard, you cannot succeed.
Explanation: The correct sentence is: Unless you work hard, you cannot succeed. Unless means if not, so the sentence means that success is not possible without hard work. Therefore, Unless is the correct answer.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
My father is undoubtedly <strong>an arm-chair critic</strong>.
Explanation: An arm-chair critic is a person who comments on or criticizes something without practical experience. Such a person usually gives opinions based on theory, reading, or observation rather than real action. Therefore, option d is correct.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
Tripti gave her report quoting <strong>chapter and verse</strong>.
Explanation: The phrase chapter and verse means giving exact and detailed information about something. In the sentence, Tripti gave her report with precise details. Therefore, provided minute details is the correct meaning.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
I <strong>threw up my cards</strong> for want of funds.
Explanation: The phrase threw up my cards means to give up, admit defeat, or abandon a plan. In the sentence, the speaker gave up the plan because of lack of funds. Therefore, option b is correct.
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.
The argument assumes that (1)/ early detection of the disease (2)/ will lead to an immediate drop in(3)/ the mortality rating from this disease (4)/No Error (5)
Explanation: The error is in the phrase mortality rating. The correct expression is mortality rate. The corrected sentence is: The argument assumes that early detection of the disease will lead to an immediate drop in the mortality rate from this disease.
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.
The light bulbs (1)/ on the hall (2)/ need to be changed. (3)/ No error (4)
Explanation: The phrase on the hall is incorrect because bulbs are located inside a hall, not on it. The correct phrase is in the hall. The corrected sentence is: The light bulbs in the hall need to be changed.
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 they stressed there was no (1)/ formal deal on a (2)/ common text in the (3)/ full 19 national ministers (4)/ No error (5)
Explanation: The phrase in the full 19 national ministers is grammatically incorrect. It should be corrected as among all 19 national ministers. The corrected sentence is: However, they stressed there was no formal deal on a common text among all 19 national ministers.
In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. <br><br> Two years later, in November 1895, he signed his final will. He left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to about £1,75,000 to a trust fund administered by Swedish and Norwegian trustees. The annual interest shall be awarded as prizes to those persons who during the previous year have rendered the greatest services to mankind. The interest shall be divided into five equal parts– now amounting to about £8,000 each– one of which shall be awarded to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the realm of physics, one to the person who has made the most important chemical discovery or improvement, one to the person who has made the most important physiological or medical discovery, one to the person who has produced the most outstanding work of literature, idealistic in character, and one to the person who has done the best work for the brotherhood of nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, as well as for the formation or popularization of peace congress.
The said prize is awarded
Explanation: The passage says that the annual interest from the trust fund shall be awarded as prizes to persons who rendered great services to mankind during the previous year. This clearly shows that the prize is awarded every year.
In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. <br><br> Two years later, in November 1895, he signed his final will. He left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to about £1,75,000 to a trust fund administered by Swedish and Norwegian trustees. The annual interest shall be awarded as prizes to those persons who during the previous year have rendered the greatest services to mankind. The interest shall be divided into five equal parts– now amounting to about £8,000 each– one of which shall be awarded to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the realm of physics, one to the person who has made the most important chemical discovery or improvement, one to the person who has made the most important physiological or medical discovery, one to the person who has produced the most outstanding work of literature, idealistic in character, and one to the person who has done the best work for the brotherhood of nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, as well as for the formation or popularization of peace congress.
Which is the prize that is referred to in the passage?
Explanation: The passage refers to Alfred Nobel’s final will, in which he left his fortune for prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. These are the original Nobel Prize categories. Therefore, the correct answer is Nobel Prize.
In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. <br><br> Two years later, in November 1895, he signed his final will. He left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to about £1,75,000 to a trust fund administered by Swedish and Norwegian trustees. The annual interest shall be awarded as prizes to those persons who during the previous year have rendered the greatest services to mankind. The interest shall be divided into five equal parts– now amounting to about £8,000 each– one of which shall be awarded to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the realm of physics, one to the person who has made the most important chemical discovery or improvement, one to the person who has made the most important physiological or medical discovery, one to the person who has produced the most outstanding work of literature, idealistic in character, and one to the person who has done the best work for the brotherhood of nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, as well as for the formation or popularization of peace congress.
The number of prizes in the field of science are
Explanation: The passage mentions prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine. These three fields belong to science. Literature and Peace are not science fields. Therefore, the number of science prizes is Three.
In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. <br><br> Two years later, in November 1895, he signed his final will. He left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to about £1,75,000 to a trust fund administered by Swedish and Norwegian trustees. The annual interest shall be awarded as prizes to those persons who during the previous year have rendered the greatest services to mankind. The interest shall be divided into five equal parts– now amounting to about £8,000 each– one of which shall be awarded to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the realm of physics, one to the person who has made the most important chemical discovery or improvement, one to the person who has made the most important physiological or medical discovery, one to the person who has produced the most outstanding work of literature, idealistic in character, and one to the person who has done the best work for the brotherhood of nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, as well as for the formation or popularization of peace congress.
Total annual prize money amounts to
Explanation: The passage states that the annual interest is divided into five equal parts, each amounting to about £8,000. Therefore, the total annual prize money is £8,000 × 5 = £40,000. Hence, the corrected answer is d) £40,000.
In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. <br><br> Two years later, in November 1895, he signed his final will. He left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to about £1,75,000 to a trust fund administered by Swedish and Norwegian trustees. The annual interest shall be awarded as prizes to those persons who during the previous year have rendered the greatest services to mankind. The interest shall be divided into five equal parts– now amounting to about £8,000 each– one of which shall be awarded to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the realm of physics, one to the person who has made the most important chemical discovery or improvement, one to the person who has made the most important physiological or medical discovery, one to the person who has produced the most outstanding work of literature, idealistic in character, and one to the person who has done the best work for the brotherhood of nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, as well as for the formation or popularization of peace congress.
Prize is awarded for outstanding work in
Explanation: The passage mentions awards for outstanding work in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Since Chemistry, Literature, and Physics are all mentioned in the passage, the correct answer is All the above.
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