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The English Language has been a backbone of Present Era, the more you pay a deaf ear towards it, the more you embroil yourself. Because running away from an impediment is futile instead learn to face it boldly. More specifically, if we speak of hot topics like career, education and a propitious life, the English Language is ineluctable. In Exams like SSC CPO and and SSC CGL where dealing with English and General Awareness Section is mandatory, reading this way is beneficial. If you find it arduous to learn new words in a plain mode, ADDA247 is here to buttress your learning skills in a more fun and productive way.
Taking felicitous snippet from well reputed newspaper editorials, our motive is not just to make you learn the English language but keep you updated with the current affairs and events across the world which are important from the govt exams point of view. Either you are a job aspirant or a working person or just want to outsmart others, this is a befitting platform to expedite your performance thoroughly
WORLD BANK ALARM
The World Bank’s growth forecast for India lacks surprise element. With the prediction of a good monsoon this season, the country may even surpass its estimate of 7.3% in the current financial year. IMF’s growth forecast for the country was a (1) notch higher at 7.4%. The economy actually grew at 7.2% in the third quarter last year, the fastest growth in five quarters; thanks to the (2) waning to the effects of demonetization and GST. Now, the economy seems to be (3) poised to gain acceleration every quarter. But we are still away from total recovery after the twin disruptions. Let us not forget that the country was growing at the rate of 8.2 % in the year that preceded the demonetization bump.
There is an (4) apprehension that crude oil prices, which is heading north, may (5) spike further due to geopolitical reasons, particularly the Syrian crisis. Rising prices of petrol and diesel have already started pinching the common man. Any further hike in the fuel rates could force the government to (6) stray from its fiscal consolidation road map. The biggest and real threat is jobless growth, which has also been underscored by the World Bank in its biannual South Asia Economic Focus Report. According to the report, India would be required to grow at the rate of 18 per cent per annum to absorb its (7) bourgeoning workforce. This is a (8) daunting task. The informal sector had been the worst hit by the twin disruptions that reduced the self employed into job seekers. Now the time has come to test the (9) efficacy of programmes like Skill India, Standup India and Startup India. The government must give policy (10) impetus to investments for job creation.
1. NOTCH (noun)=चिह्न
Meaning: a point or degree in a scale.
Synonyms: degree, step, level, rung, point, mark, measure, grade, gradation, stage.
Antonyms: bulge, convexity, projection, inflate, infuse, cram.
2. WANE (verb)=अधोगति
Meaning: decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
Synonyms: decline, diminish, dwindle, shrink, contract, subside, slacken, droop, ebb, peter out, attenuate, slump, flag, atrophy, deteriorate, crumble.
Antonyms: build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, intensify, mount, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax.
3. POISED (adjective)=संतुलित रखना
Meaning: having a composed and self-assured manner.
Synonyms: composed, calm, and collected, tranquil, serene, unperturbed, unruffled, impassive, dignified, imperturbable, suave, urbane, elegant, unfazed, unflappable.
Antonyms: fluctuation, inconstancy, insecurity, instability, mutability, precariousness, shakiness, unsteadiness, volatility, disequilibrium, imbalance.
4. APPREHENSION (noun) =कुछ गलत होने का भय
Meaning: anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Synonyms: angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, disquiet, agitation, restlessness, edginess, fidgetiness, trepidation, perturbation, consternation, foreboding, presentiment.
Antonyms: excitement, hope, hopefulness, calmness, contentment, easiness, peacefulness, placidity, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquility, comfort, consolation.
5. SPIKE (verb) =नुकीला करना
Meaning: impale on or pierce with a sharp point.
Synonyms: impale, spear, skewer; pierce, penetrate, perforate, stab, run through, stick, spit, transfix, transpierce
Antonyms: debilitate, do in, drain, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, harass, wash out, weaken, wear, wear out, curb, inhibit, repress.
6. STRAY (verb) =भटकना
Meaning: move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
Synonyms: drift, get separated, lose one's way, digress, deviate, wander, drift, get sidetracked, divagate.
Antonyms: fixed, regular, set, stable, steady, to manage, to be ordered, planned
deliberate, purposeful, thoughtful, organized.
7. BOURGEONING (adjective) =तेजी से बढ़ना
Meaning: growing, expanding, or developing rapidly.
Synonyms: accelerating, accumulating, enlarging, escalating, expanding, increasing, mounting, proliferating, rolling up.
Antonyms: contracting, decreasing, diminishing, dwindling, slumping, receding, waning.
8. DAUNTING (adjective) =कठिन
Meaning: seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.
Synonyms: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, dismaying; discouraging, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, frightening, fearsome, mean-looking.
Antonyms: cheering, animating, enlivening, invigorating, enforcing, fortifying, strengthening, reassuring,
exciting, stimulate, stirring, encouraging.
9. EFFICACY (noun) =प्रभावकारिता
Meaning: the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Synonyms: edge, effectiveness, effectualness, efficiency, productiveness, ability, capability, capacity, puissance.
Antonyms: inability, inadequacy, incompetency, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, inefficiency.
10. IMPETUS (noun)=प्रवर्तक बल
Meaning: something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly.
Synonyms: motivation, stimulus, incentive, inducement, inspiration, encouragement, boost, urging, pressing, goading, spurring, prodding.
Antonyms: deterrent, hindrance, disincentive, slothfulness, inactivity, block, brake, curb.
IMPORTANT GA FACTS BASED ON ABOVE ARTICLE
1. The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects. It comprises two institutions: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group. The World Bank is different from the World Bank Group, an extended family of five international organizations.
2. The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The president of the World Bank is, traditionally, an American. The World Bank and the IMF are both based in Washington, D.C.
3. The first country to receive a World Bank loan was France. The Bank's president at the time, John McCloy, chose France over two other applicants, Poland and Chile. In 1960, the International Development Association was formed (as opposed to a UN fund named SUNFED), providing soft loans to developing countries.
4. After conceding its position as the fastest growing major economy to China for a year in 2017 India is likely to reclaim the position in 2018, with growth expected to accelerate to 7.3% in the year, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.
5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily and came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries. It now plays a central role in the management of balance of payments difficulties and international financial crises.
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