Knowledge Quest

1) What is Mixed Farming? 

Cultivation of crops and Rearing of animals together. 

2) Majuli island is located in which state? 

Assam

3) Agaliga island is located in? 

Indian Ocean, Mauritius 🇲🇺

4) Pensilungpa Glacier Is located in ___? 

Ladakh

5) Which state recently become the first state to recognise Community forest resource rights in urban areas? 

Chhattisgarh

Current Affairs 25.07.2021

1) UNESCO declares Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) in Palampet, Mulugu District, Warangal as India's 39th World Heritage Site

Vocabulary

Defy - Refuse to Obey, To challenge

Current Affairs

First Tennis player to light the Olympic Cauldron - Naomi Osaka

US Secretary of state - Antony J Blinken

Vocabulary

 ● STOCKPILE (VERB): (भंडार लगाना): store up

Synonyms: amass, accumulate

Antonyms: dissipate

Example Sentence:They stockpiled weapons and ammunition that will last several months.

● INEVITABLE (ADJECTIVE): (अपरिहार्य): unavoidable

Synonyms: inescapable, inexorable

Antonyms: avoidable

Example Sentence:Jessica drew out the inevitable by taking her time to select her food.

● REQUISITE (ADJECTIVE): (आवश्यक): necessary

Synonyms: required, prerequisite

Antonyms: optional

Example Sentence-The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid.

● CAPITULATE (VERB): (हथियार डाल देना): surrender

Synonyms: give in, yield

Antonyms: resist

Example Sentence:The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces.

● INTRUSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (हस्तक्षेप करने वाले): intruding

Synonyms: invasive, obtrusive

Antonyms: low-key

Example Sentence:He asked an intrusive question.

● RESTITUTION (NOUN): (वापसी): return

Synonyms: restoration, replacement

Antonyms: seizure

Example Sentence:The ANC had demanded the restitution of land seized from black people.

● INDUCE (VERB): (मनाना): persuade

Synonyms: convince, get

Antonyms: dissuade

Example Sentence:The pickets induced many workers to stay away.

● TURMOIL (NOUN): (अशांति): confusion

Synonyms: turbulence, tumult

Antonyms: calm

Example Sentence:There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.

● MARGINAL (ADJECTIVE): (मामूली): slight

Synonyms: small, tiny

Antonyms: vast

Example Sentence:It made only a marginal difference.

● VARY (VERB): (पृथक होना): differ

Synonyms: range, extend

Antonyms: agree

Example Sentence:The properties vary in price.