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Overview
“The real secret to Success is Enthusiasm.” 10-08-20

Vocabulary Test your English Descriptive
▪ ▪ Spot the Errors*
Enrichment
Beguiling Development
▪ Belie ▪ Para Jumble
▪ Cloze Test
and
▪ Upend Environment
▪ Synthesis
▪ Spells ▪ Sync. Model
▪ Rendered ▪ Fillers / Blanks
▪ Hamlets ▪ Word Order
▪ Contestation ▪ Word Swap
▪ Word Usage
▪ Aggravates
Idioms ▪ Phrase
▪ Compliance Replacement*
▪ Rat race
▪ Constraints ▪ Sentence
▪ Eager Beaver
Improvement
▪ To be dog tired
▪ Scrambled
▪ Cash cow
▪ Cat nap Sentences
▪ PYP Questions*
Editorial Analysis for Proficiency in English by Murthy sir, Sreedhar’s College for Competitive Exams
Editorial
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Balancing priorities: On development and environment
Development goals must be pursued without breaching environment
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regulations
Forecasts of ‘good’ or ‘normal’ monsoons are often beguiling and
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belie the ominous. This year, the annual floods that upend the
E
Brahmaputra Valley have been followed by intense spells along the
Konkan coast and Mumbai, and now Kerala, which until the end of
P last month recorded a slight deficit.
The landslip in Idukki, that has so far claimed 43
S lives and rendered several homeless, follows
from a continuing spell of heavy rains in Kerala.
Editorial
S Most districts have received three or four times more rain than what is
normal. Last year too, neighbouring Wayanad saw multiple hamlets wiped
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out and the year before, the devastating floods in the State forced a debate
on the need for new models of development. Landslips, or landslides, in
E the Western Ghats have a history. Following the 2018 floods, data from the
Geological Survey of India showed that Kerala had experienced 67 major
E
landslide events and several minor ones from 1961-2013.
P
As part of a National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
(NLSM) programme, the agency mapped several States
S
in the Western Ghats, North-eastern States, Jammu and
Kashmir and Uttarakhand to assess how vulnerable their
districts were.
Editorial
S
Nearly 13,000 square kilometres were mapped until 2018 and 6,000
were to be covered in 2019-20 in Kerala, according to the
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programme website. Nearly 13 of the State’s 14 districts were prone
to landslides and what made Kerala particularly vulnerable was the
E
high population density — over 800 per square kilometre —
E compared to other States that also faced high landslide risk.
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The objective of the NLSM maps is to help State and
district authorities incorporate the risk of landslides
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into zoning laws.
Editorial
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However, just as in the case of earthquake zonation maps, or for that
matter, any exercise to scientifically ascertain the risk from natural
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hazards to a region, these laws are barely implemented in the right
spirit. And this is not unique to Kerala. The details might vary but it
E
is now beyond contestation that India is living in a new climate
E normal.
Frequent high intensity bursts of rain will co-exist
P
along with long dry spells. It has emerged from
studies of Kerala’s topography that quarrying and
S
the unscientific cutting of slopes into hills
aggravates the risk of soil erosion.
Editorial
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Operationalising the State’s disaster management apparatus and
allocating funds for preparedness are key policy responses, but
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Kerala also must double down on enforcing regulations and
observing zoning laws as well as ensuring that slopes carved into
E
hilly terrain have adequate provisions for draining water.
E
A lack of compliance with such principles is often
a key reason why natural hazards end up causing a
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significant number of avoidable casualties. There is
S
a cost to pursuing development goals without
paying attention to environmental constraints.
Editorial
Vocabulary
▪ Beguiling-to charm to ▪ Hamlets-small
deceive settlements
▪ Belie-contradict ▪ Contestation-disputing
▪ Upend-turn on its end or arguing
▪ Spells-a period of time ▪ Aggravates-make worse
▪ Rendered-cause to ▪ Compliance-follow rules
become ▪ Constraints-limitations
Editorial
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Questions
1. What is this Editorial about?
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2. What have a history in the Western Ghats?
3. What is the objective of the NLSM maps?
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4. What will co-exist along with long dry spells?
E
5. What is often a key reason why natural hazards end up
causing a significant number of avoidable casualties?
P
Grammar
Grammar Rule
Sahara is a desert located on the African continent.

The Sahara is a desert located on the African
continent.
Vocabulary
1. Beguiling A. make worse

2. Belie B. cause to become
3. Upend C. disputing or arguing
4. Spells D. contradict
5. Rendered E. limitations
6. Hamlets F. a period of time
7. Contestation G. to charm to deceive
8. Aggravates H. follow rules
9. Compliance I. small settlements
10. Constraints J. turn on its end
Word Map
Word Map
contradict
warp disprove
Belie
falsify explode
misrepresent
Spot the Errors
1. The crucial flight data recorder of the ill-fate Air India Express
flight AXB 1344 that crashed after overshooting the runway of
Calicut International Airport at Karipur on Friday evening was
recovered as investigations into the accident began.
2. A week after the Assam government set September 1

the tentative date for reopening schools and colleges,
Gauhati University has decided to resume regular
classes from that date.
Spot the Errors
3. The Association, which represents 3.5 lakh doctors spread across
the country, have said there has been disturbing reports of doctors and
their families not getting beds for admission, and also of deficiency
of drugs in many cases.
4. The Electric Vehicles Policy 2020, notified by the

Delhi government on Friday, seeks to effect a major
transformation when it comes to last-mile connectivity
in the Capital – whether related to goods and services
or for citizens.
Spot the Errors
5. The policy envisions not only the replacement of the existing
autorickshaw fleet with e-autos and State-run buses, progressively,
with e-buses, but also ensures that delivery-based services operating
in the city are powered by e-mobility.
Para Jumble
A. Yet, it has many associated puzzles that are unexplained.
B. The Sun is our closest star and we have been studying it for a long
time.
C. This research has been published in the journal Science.
D. The group has measured the global magnetic field of the sun’s
corona, or outer atmosphere, for the very first time.
E. A significant advance has been made by an international team of solar
physicists led by those from Peking University, China, and National
Center for Atmospheric Research of the U.S.
Para Jumble
The Sun is our closest star and we have been studying it for a long time.
Yet, it has many associated puzzles that are unexplained.
A significant advance has been made by an international team of solar
physicists led by those from Peking University, China, and National
Center for Atmospheric Research of the U.S.
The group has measured the global magnetic field of the sun’s corona,
or outer atmosphere, for the very first time.
This research has been published in the journal Science.
Connectors
1. Normal operations resumed at the airport,
________ initial concerns about the safety at the two runways.
1. for 2. despite 3. since 4. inspite of
2. ________ the weather condition at Pettimudy

was favourable in the morning, rain and mist
hampered the search operation in the afternoon.
1. Though 2. because 3. but 4. Nevertheless
Connectors
3. The number of new cases is also the highest in the past 21 days,
________ the number of tests done in the past 24 hours as per the
bulletin is also the highest since at least July 1.
1. for 2. besides 3. since 4. but
4. ________ a search operation was launched

immediately,
inclement weather hampered any rescue efforts.
1. in spite of 2. despite 3. though 4. because
Prepositions
A study _____ (1) 371 reefs _____(2) 58 countries revealed
__________ (3) a research team that sharks were ‘functionally
extinct’ in nearly one out _____ (4) every five reefs studied. The
study, published _______ (5) Nature, found that sharks were rarely
seen ______ (6) 20% of the surveyed reefs. This study, the first ever
one of sharks ______ (7) coral reefs, can guide long-term
conservation efforts _____ (8) protecting the remaining reef sharks.
Context
1. Kejriwal kick-starts consultation process for new start-up policy.
2. Capital sees spurt in active virus cases.
3. Man arrested for posing as police officer, extorting money.
4. Embracing unwritten protocols to ensure safety.
5. Probe, safety teams land in Kozhikode.
6. As floodwaters ebb in Assam, hunters kill rhino for horn.
7. Ardern begins campaign after taming virus.
8. China’s ties with U.S. plunge further.
Idioms
Idiomatic Expressions
1. Rat race A. to be exhausted
2. Eager Beaver B. A short sleep
3. To be dog tired C. A good way to make money
4. Cash cow D. Fierce competition
5. Cat nap E. A person excited about
doing certain work
Idioms
Idiomatic Expressions
A. This school prepares its students for the rat race
from the very beginning.
B. He is such an eager beaver, nobody wants to work
with him as he makes everyone else look bad.
C. The event ended at midnight. I was dog tired so I
didn't go out.
D. The movie studio saw the actress as a cash cow.
E. Since I am on vacation I take a cat nap every day.
Vocabulary
Effective Words
1. Lax A. unlucky accident or event
2. Inexplicable B. obviously
3. Meticulous C. flawless
4. Lethal D. unable to be explained
5. Apparently E. dangerous
6. Beset F. showing great attention to detail
7. Mishaps G. extremely strong rection of anger
8. Hazardous H. very harmful or destructive
9. Outrage I. Not sufficiently strict
10. Impeccable J. troubled by something bad
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Overview

“The real secret to Success is Enthusiasm.” 10-08-20

Sahara is a desert located on the African continent.

1. Beguiling A. make worse

2. A week after the Assam government set September 1

4. The Electric Vehicles Policy 2020, notified by the

2. ________ the weather condition at Pettimudy

4. ________ a search operation was launched

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