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2021-08-06 14:10:18 ╭───────────────────╮
Date : 06 August 2021 | Day : Friday
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ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʙᴜʟᴀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʙᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ, ssᴄ, ᴜᴘsᴄ, ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇxᴀᴍs.

1. PERVERSE (ADJECTIVE): (विकृतिग्रस्त): Awkward
Synonyms: Contrary, Difficult
Antonyms: Accommodating
Example Sentence:
Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good.

2. AMORAL (ADJECTIVE): (नीतिहीन):  Unprincipled
Synonyms: Unethical, Unscrupulous
Antonyms: Moral
Example Sentence:
He has an amoral attitude towards everything in life.

3. FACILITATE (VERB): (सुविधाजनक बनाना): Ease
Synonyms: Enable, Assist
Antonyms: Impede
Example Sentence:
Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.

4. OUTBREAK (NOUN): (प्रकोप): Eruption
Synonyms: Flare-up, Upsurge
Antonyms: Pacification
Example Sentence:
The outbreak of World War II proved to be massive.

5. CONTEMPT (NOUN): (निंदा): Scorn
Synonyms: Disdain, Disrespect
Antonyms: Respect
Example Sentence:
Pamela stared at the girl with total contempt.

6. EXTRADITE (VERB): (प्रत्यर्पित करना): Deport
Synonyms: Hand over, Repatriate
Antonyms: Hold
Example Sentence:
He will be extradited from the U.S. to Canada to face criminal charges there.

7. ERADICATE (VERB): (जड़ से मिटाना):
Get rid of
Synonyms: Eliminate, Do away with
Antonyms: Implant
Example Sentence:
This disease has been eradicated.

8. REPRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (दमनकारी):  Oppressive
Synonyms: Authoritarian, Despotic
Antonyms: Democratic
Example Sentence:
A repressive regime was approved.

9. HUMILIATE (VERB): (शर्मिंदा करना):  Embarrass
Synonyms: Mortify, Humble
Antonyms: Aggrandize
Example Sentence:
He got humiliate me in front of everyone.

10. MAR (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): Spoil
Synonyms: Ruin, Impair
Antonyms: Improve
Example Sentence:
Violence marred all the New Year celebrations.
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2021-08-05 21:15:01 Current Affairs One Liners,
05 August 2021 .

Infosys Becomes Fourth Indian Firm To Scale Rs 7 Lakh Crore Market Cap Mark

Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd And HDFC Bank Ltd

️ IndiGo Becomes First Indian Airline To Launch A Pilot For IATA Travel Pass

IATA Travel Pass Is A Mobile App To Store And Manage Verified Certifications

Juventus Forward Cristiano Ronaldo Will Be Awarded The lst Paolo Rossi Award

The New Award Is Named After World Cup Winner Rossi, Who Died At 64 In Dec 2020

Lovlina Borgohain Won Bronze Medal In The Tokyo 2020 (64-69 Kg)

Borgohain Is Now The 3rd Boxer Ever From India To Win An Olympic Medal

Vijender Was The First Indian Male Boxer To Win An Olympic Medal In 2008

Mary Kom Was The Ist Indian Female Boxer To Win An Olympic Medal In 2012

Modern Woman Poet Of The Dogri Language Padma Sachdev Passed Away

Sachdev Worked In All India Radio, Jammu As An Announcer Since 1961

She Won The Sahitya Akademi Award In 1971 For Meri Kavita Mere Geet

She Has Also Received The Padma Shri , India's 4th Highest Civilian Award In 2001

She Has Also Received Kabir Samman For Poetry For The Year 2007-08 (MP)

In 2015 She Won Saraswati Samman For Her Autobiography "Chitt-Chete"

Ravi Kumar Of India Is Through To The Final Of Men's 57kg Freestyle Wrestling

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Becomes The Second Indian Wrestler To Reach The Final

India Were Assured Of At Least A Silver In The Men's Freestyle Wrestling 57kg Category

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Will The 5th Wrestler From India To Win An Olympic Medal

KD Jadhav (1952), Sushil Kumar (2008 &2012) & Yogeshwar Dutt (Z2008)

Sakshi Malik First Indian Female Wrestler To Win A Medal At The Olympics (2016)

Neeraj Chopra Becomes First Indian Javelin Thrower To Enter Olympic Finals

Enter The Finals of The Olympic Games With A Stunning Throw Of 86.65M

Uttarakhand Becomes First State To Launch An Earthquake Alert App

An EarthQuake Alert App Named
Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert

Developed By The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority &IT Roorki

This App Will Send Early Warning Messages To Peaople Before The Earthquake

Germany 5th Country To Sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement

Indian Olympics Contingent To Be Special Guests At Independence Day

PM Modi Will Also Invite Contingent To His Residence For Interaction

This Year, India Has Been Represented By A 228-Strong Contingent

Olympic Contingent For Tokyo 2020 Comprises Of 127 Participants From 18 Sports

127 Indian Athletes Including 71 Men And 56 Women Participated In 18 Sports

Italy Marcel Jacobs Won The Gold In The 10OM Event At The Tokyo Olympics

The Union Ministry For Science & Technology Has Released " Biotech-PRIDE

PRIDE: Promotion of Research And Innovation Through Data Exchange

Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines Were Developed By The Department Of Biotechnology

London Retain Its Status As The World's Best Student City (3rd Consecutive Edition)

It Is Followed By Munich (2nd), Seoul & Tokyo Ranked 3rd In Latest Edition

Mumbai Ranks 106th & Bengaluru 110th In Qs Best Student Cities Ranking

Bengaluru Lost 29 Places, Mumbai Fell By 21 Places In Latest Edition

Book Titled My Own Mazagon Has Authored By Captain Ramesh Babu

Published By Indus Source Books Features The History And Story Of Mazagon

Book On Leopard Titled 'Leopard Diaries - The Rosette In India' By Sanjay Gubbi

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Daily CA One Liners | 05-08-2021
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1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stones of Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPIFS) in Lucknow and the Vindhya Corridor at Mirzapur.

केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने लखनऊ में उत्तर प्रदेश इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ फॉरेंसिक साइंसेज (यूपीआईएफएस) और मिर्जापुर में विंध्य कॉरिडोर की आधारशिला रखी।

2. Centre has provided around 1,828 crore rupees so far to states and Union Territories under Emergency COVID Response Package to fight against the pandemic.

केंद्र ने कोविड महामारी से निपटने के लिए इमरजेंसी कोविड रिस्पॉन्स पैकेज के तहत राज्यों और केन्द्रशासित प्रदेशों को अब तक लगभग एक हजार 828 करोड रूपये की राशि प्रदान की है।

3. Lt. Gen Tarun Kumar Chawla, AVSM assumed the appointment of the Director General of Artillery on 1 August 2021.

लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल तरुण कुमार चावला, एवीएसएम दिनांक 1 अगस्त 2021 को आर्टिलियरी के महानिदेशक का पदभार ग्रहण किया।

4. India’s second-longest-serving legislator and Peasants & Workers Party (PWP) senior leader Ganpatrao Deshmukh passed away. He was 95.

भारत के दूसरे सबसे लंबे समय तक विधायक रहे और पीजेंट्स एंड वर्कर्स पार्टी (पीडब्ल्यूपी) के वरिष्ठ नेता गणपतराव देशमुख का निधन हो गया। वह 95 वर्ष के थे।

5. Confederation of Indian Industry has entered into an agreement with Serum Institute of India to speed up the vaccination program in partnership with industry including health care providers.

भारतीय उद्योग परिसंघ ने कोविड टीकाकरण कार्यक्रम में तेजी लाने के लिए सीरम इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ इंडिया के साथ एक समझौता किया है।

6. The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India in Dhaka organised an online musical programme.

ढाका स्थित भारतीय उच्‍चायोग के इन्दिरा गांधी सांस्‍कृति केन्‍द्र ने ऑनलाइन संगीत कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया।

7. Mexico's economy rebounded 19.7 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, buoyed by good performance across all sectors, according to preliminary figures released by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).

नेशनल इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ स्टैटिस्टिक्स एंड जियोग्राफी (इनेगी) द्वारा जारी प्रारंभिक आंकड़ों के अनुसार, सभी क्षेत्रों में अच्छे प्रदर्शन से उत्साहित मेक्सिको की अर्थव्यवस्था ने 2021 की दूसरी तिमाही में साल-दर-साल 19.7 फीसदी की छलांग लगाई।

8. The world's largest consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced the appointment of Shailesh Jejurikar as the Global COO, making him the first Indian to be so.

दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी कंज्यूमर गुड्स कंपनी प्रॉक्टर एंड गैंबल (पीएंडजी) ने शैलेश जेजुरिकर को ग्लोबल सीओओ नियुक्त करने की घोषणा की है, वह पहले भारतीय हैं जिनको यह पद दिया गया है।

9. Britain won the gold medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics.

ब्रिटेन ने टोक्यो ओलंपिक में मिश्रित 4 गुणा 100 मीटर मेडले रिले स्पर्धा का स्वर्ण जीत लिया।

10. Sri Lankan all-rounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.

श्रीलंका के ऑल राउंडर इसुरु उदाना ने तत्काल प्रभाव से अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट को अलविदा कह दिया।

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