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 to set or keep in motion
Propel (V)
Move Drive
चलनेवाला

Contain Regulate

as in slow
Decelerate (Adj)

मंद Stall Stroll

Rapid Rush
 to move along the surface
Hover (V)
Float Glide
मंडराना

Sink Dive

Disconcerting (Adj) to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

चचंताजनक Disturbing Flustering

Comforting Relieving
 changed from the wild state so as to become useful
Tamed (Adj)
Trained Domesticated
शिक्षित

Wild Savage

to consume or wear away gradually

Erode (V)

खा जाना Destroy Corrode

Restore Revive
 to create difficulty for the work or activity of
Obstruct (V)
Impede Hinder
ननरोधक

Facilitate Help

to state the charges against someone who is accused of

Arraign (V) a crime in a formal procedure before a judge

दोष लगाना Accuse Indict

Defend Advocate
 responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
Culpability (N)
Blame Guilt
दोषी

Innocence Faultlessness

to affect slightly with something morally bad or

Vitiate (V) undesirable

भ्रष्ट करना Taint Spoil

Purify Cleanse
The pace of retail inflation slowed to a 25-month low of 4.25% in May, propelled largely by the
elevated level of year-on-year price gains in May 2022, when the month’s print had exceeded 7%.
Headline inflation extended its decelerating trend for a fourth month, in some measure validating
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s decision to pause monetary tightening till it could assess the
impact of past interest rate increases. Still, month-on-month, the provisional Consumer Price
Index (CPI) showed price gains at 0.51% in May, unchanged in pace from April’s six-month high
sequential inflation reading. A key contributor to the deceleration in year-on-year price gains in
May was the inflation in food items, which slowed by 93 basis points to 2.91%. Oils and fats
contributed to the easing in food item prices, posting a 16% deflation. A continuing deflation in
the cereals and products category, which has an almost 10% weight in the CPI, also helped.
Cereals inflation eased by more than 100 basis points from April’s print to 12.7%. The risk of
reading too much into the year-on-year moderation in inflation was, however, most evident in the
food and beverages group that accounts for 46% of the CPI, with nine of its 12 sub-groups
witnessing sequential increases in price levels.
Crucial food items including vegetables and the key protein sources of milk, meat and pulses all
posted appreciable quickening in prices from a month earlier. Vegetable prices, which deflated
8.2% from the year-earlier levels, logged 3.35% sequential inflation, a pace that was almost twice
April’s 1.7% month-on-month gains. Milk and dairy, and pulses are the other food categories of
concern. While year-on-year inflation in milk hovered close to the 9% level in May, sequentially
too the reading was at a three-month high at 0.67%. Prices of pulses, the primary protein source in
vegetarian consumers’ diets, have also been rising at a disconcerting clip, with the year-on-year
rate quickening by 128 basis points to a 31-month high of 6.56%. Sequentially, the category that
includes lentils such as tur and urad dal, posted 1.21% inflation. Acknowledging the sensitivity of
dal prices, especially when key State elections are due, the Centre, on June 2, imposed limits on the
holding of stocks of urad and tur till October 31. With households’ perception of current inflation
found to be running at 8.8%, and three-month and year-ahead forecasts pegging price gains at more
than 10% in the May round of the RBI’s inflation expectations survey, policymakers have their task
cut out to convince consumers that inflation will be tamed so as to not erode their purchasing
power and savings.
1. Which of the following statements is/are true in the context of the passage ?

A. Oils and fats have shown a downward trend in May

B. The prices of vegetables and key milk products have depreciated
C. Cereals have seen proliferation in prices

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Both A and B
4. Both B and C
5. All A,B and C
2. What according to you is the Central theme of the passage

1. Consumer Price Index – Challenges ahead

2. RBI’s perspective on inflation
3. Coming in terms with inflation – The need of the hour
4. Analyzing inflation and deflation and its impact on consumers
5. Bleak future of the Indian economy
3. What kind of the tone has author maintained in the last paragraph of the passage?

1. Optimistic
2. Advisory
3. Critical
4. Authoritative
5. Informative
4. According to the passage , the recent trends in inflation have justified RBI’s pause in
monetary tightening

A. True
B. False
C. Only in small parts
D. Cant say
E. Not mentioned in the passage
5. What conclusion can be drawn from the given passage ?

1. It is the duty of the policy makers to convince consumers that inflation will be controlled and
their purchasing power will not suffer
2. The purchasing power of the consumers will be lowered and policy makers will not be able
to control the inflation
3. The policy makers must tame the inflation so that the savings can purchasing power of the
consumers can take a hit
4. The policy makers should take any decision keeping the GDP growth in mind and the
purchasing power of the consumers can take a back seat
5. None of these
6. What can be inferred from the passage

1. Inflation and CPI cannot be corelated and are independent of each other
2. The inflation data does not reflect any sort of relief when it comes to consumers
3. The year on year inflation moderation does not reflect the precise picture as there are certain
items that are showing an upward trend
4. Lowering inflation is an indicator of decrease in price of all the commodities
5. None of these
7. What is the antonym for the given word “tamed” as mentioned in the passage ?

1. Domesticated
2. Wild
3. Controlled
4. Limited
5. Tranquilized
8. Which of the following sentences indicate the inappropriate use of the word “hovering”

1. Two fighter planes were hovering over my head

2. The beggar kept hovering my car till I gave him money
3. As he had taken sleeping pills , he hovered all night in silence
4. You should stop hovering and sit down at one place
5. The taxi drivers will start hovering around you as soon as you come out of the station
Answer Key:

1. 1
2. 4
3. 5
4. A
5. 1
6. 3
7. 2
8. 3
 Grammar Dose
Choose the option/ options that is/ are grammatically and contextually correct

A. The pace of retail inflation has slowed to a 25-month low of 4.25% in May
B. Milk and dairy, and pulses are the another food categories of concern.
C. Prices of pulses, the primary protein source in vegetarian consumers’ diets, have also been rising

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Only C
4. All A,B and C
5. All are wrong
 Grammar Dose – Answer key
Choose the option/ options that is/ are grammatically and contextually correct

A. The pace of retail inflation slowed to a 25-month low of 4.25% in May . Use past tense with past
time i.e May.
B. Milk and dairy, and pulses are the other food categories of concern. ( Do not use the after another
)
C. Prices of pulses, the primary protein source in vegetarian consumers’ diets, have also been rising

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Only C
4. All A,B and C
5. All are wrong
 Grammar Dose – Answer Key
Choose the option that is grammatically and contextually correct

A. Peace talks between eminent representatives — from civil society and political parties is a
must ( Use “are” a must “Peace talks” is the subject and it is plural)
B. The Union government’s constitution of a peace committee comprising of eminent public
figures in the State has hit a snag ( Do not use “of” after comprise – Transitive verb)
C. The withdrawal of quite a few public figures reveal the ethnicisation of civil society ( Use
“reveals” as the subject “withdrawal” is singular

1. Only A
2. Both A and B
3. Both B and C
4. All A,B and C
5. All are wrong
VOCABULARY
 1. Below a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word.
Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word..

ARRAIGN

1. His lawyer was not present when the suspect was set to arraign
2. They wanted to arraign the thief for stealing cars on the same day he was
arrested.
3. The wheels of the car must be arraigned for smoother drive

A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Only 3 D. Both 1 and 2 E. All of these

2. Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR word in the given alternatives to the
embolden word in the given sentence. If none of the options follow choose Option 5 as
your answer

The aggression and lack of patience in the modern day kids reflect the disconcerting fact
that we had to live with

A. embarrassing
B. comforting
C. fiscal
D. casual
E. rigid
 3. Below a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word.
Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word. Choose
option (E) (None of these) if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences.
PROPEL
1. The young boy often wondered how NASA was able to propel shuttles into
space
2. The booster rockets propel the spacecraft at 89,000 mph“
3. This investment will propel the dying aviation sector

A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Both 2 and 3 E. All A,B and C

 Direction
4. In each question below, a word is given followed by four pairs. Choose the pair which
states either the synonyms or the antonyms or a synonym and an antonym of the given
word. If none of the four pairs are correct then choose "None of these" as your answer
choice.

Erode

(A) Conserve, Idle

(B) Favorable, helpful
(C) Stimulate- Dull
(D) Attentive, Simple
(E) Corrode, restore
Answer Key:

1. E
2. A
3. E
4. E
 Cloze Test

In the pre-reform period, the Finance Commission recommendations were not that _______
(1) because the Centre had other ways to __________ (2) States, or indeed to play
favourites, through plan financing and public sector undertaking (PSU) investments. Post-
reforms, fresh PSU investments have thinned out and the Planning Commission was
_________ (3) in 2014 with the result that the Finance Commission remains virtually the
sole architect of India’s fiscal federalism. Its responsibility and influence are, therefore,
much _________(4).
1. (a) critical (b) pleasing (c) ambiguous (d) pleasing (e) ancient
2. (a) revive (b) penalize (c) compensate (d) survive (e) lament
3. (a) organized (b) abolished (c) founded (c) opened (e) found
4. (a) smaller (b) larger (c) smarter (d) stronger (e) cheaper
 Cloze Test - Answer Key

In the pre-reform period, the Finance Commission recommendations were not that _______
(1) because the Centre had other ways to __________ (2) States, or indeed to play
favourites, through plan financing and public sector undertaking (PSU) investments. Post-
reforms, fresh PSU investments have thinned out and the Planning Commission was
_________ (3) in 2014 with the result that the Finance Commission remains virtually the
sole architect of India’s fiscal federalism. Its responsibility and influence are, therefore,
much _________(4).
1. (a) critical (b) pleasing (c) ambiguous (d) pleasing (e) ancient
2. (a) revive (b) penalize (c) compensate (d) survive (e) lament
3. (a) organized (b) abolished (c) founded (c) opened (e) found
4. (a) smaller (b) larger (c) smarter (d) stronger (e) cheaper
A. There was a tableau that depicted a lady clad in a white sari, who was bloodied, with two
soldiers training their guns on her.
B. Also, the side of the float carried the words, “Never forget 1984”.
C. During a pro-Khalistani parade on June 4 in Brampton, Canada,
D. Clearly, the tableau figures depicted were that of India’s former Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi and her assassins.
E. The board behind her read, “Revenge of attack on Shri Darbar Sahib”.

A. EABCD
B. CABDE
C. CAEBD
D. DEBCA
E. CADEB
A. There was a tableau that depicted a lady clad in a white sari, who was bloodied, with two
soldiers training their guns on her.
B. Also, the side of the float carried the words, “Never forget 1984”.
C. During a pro-Khalistani parade on June 4 in Brampton, Canada,
D. Clearly, the tableau figures depicted were that of India’s former Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi and her assassins.
E. The board behind her read, “Revenge of attack on Shri Darbar Sahib”.

A. EABCD
B. CABDE
C. CAEBD
D. DEBCA
E. CADEB
DIY – Do it Yourself
Polarize (V)
Segregate Separate
फूट डालना

Unite Merge

the act of ordering that something not be done or used

Barring (N)

के शिवाय Prohibiting Banning

Permission Allowance
 as in spiral
Spiraling (Adj)
Swirling Circling
चढ़ती

Straight Direct

to reduce
Dampen (V)
घटा Subsided Subdued

Enhanced Intensified
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has pled not guilty to 37 charges related to wilfully
withholding classified documents from the White House and obstructing justice in their return.
Of these charges, 31 relate to Espionage Act violations, some with a potential prison sentence
of 20 years. After he was arraigned in court and entered his plea in Miami, Florida, Mr.
Trump was released on bond with the condition that he would not be permitted to discuss the
case with a specific list of witnesses in the case. This is the second indictment that the 45th
President has been slapped with, following a prior one relating to allegations that he paid hush
money to an adult film star Stormy Daniels, potentially in violation of federal campaign
finance laws, a felony. The latest charges relate to more than 100 classified documents
discovered at his private residence in Florida, in August, some allegedly pertaining to defence
and weapons capabilities of the U.S. and other countries. According to prosecutors, Mr. Trump
hoarded and hid the files, and then went on to engage in a conspiracy to obstruct the FBI’s
inquiry, with the help of an aide.
Unsurprisingly, both indictments have been used by the Trump campaign to fuel its mobilisation efforts,
including not only repeated messaging about a “witch hunt” but also misinformation regarding the alleged
culpability of the U.S. President, Democrat Joe Biden, and Mr. Trump’s 2016 Democratic rival and former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It is true that classified documents were also discovered on properties
linked to Mr. Biden in Delaware, including some dating back to his time as Senator and Vice President, and
in the Indiana residence of former Republican Vice President Mike Pence. Yet, no conclusion has been
reached by the authorities regarding ongoing investigations into these potential breaches. Meanwhile, every
turn of the screw in the Trump cases is further being used to vitiate the political ecosystem with an eye on
the 2024 presidential election. The electorate was already bitterly polarised on hot-button issues — from the
economy and jobs to reproductive rights and immigration reform. Barring rare exceptions, such as the
recent coming together of Republicans and Democrats to raise the national debt ceiling and narrowly avoid a
spiralling credit ratings crisis, bipartisanship has been in scarce supply. The post-COVID economic rebound
has been dampened by inflationary fears, and much work remains unfinished to fortify public health
systems. The law will take its course on every investigation into potential wrongdoing by political leaders.
Even so, as the U.S. enters the deep end of the campaign cycle, it would behove all parties to show restraint
in putting out extremist views and focus on the greater good of all Americans
1. What according to you is the Central theme of the passage

1. Djokovic – Cut above the rest

2. Political adversaries of Donald Trump
3. Political crisis in America
4. Indictments on Donald Trump and its impact on America
5. Countdown to the upcoming elections
2. What kind of the tone has author maintained in the last paragraph of the passage?

1. Acerbic
2. Bitter
3. Critical
4. Precuationary
5. Informative
3. Which of the following statements is/are true in the context of the passage?

A. Classified documents were also recovered from the properties linked to Joe Biden
B. Mr. Trump hid the files and obstructed the FBI’s inquiry.
C. There are two indictments that have been slapped on Donald Trump

1. Only A
2. Both A and C
3. Both A and B
4. A,B and D
5. All of these
4. Which of the following statements is/are false in the context of the passage?

A. Coming together of the Republicans and the Democrats on the issues of national interest
has become a common feat
B. Public health systems are in need of a ramping up
C. Trump has consistently used his two indictments politically

1. Only A
2. Both A and C
3. Both A and B
4. A,B and D
5. All of these
5. What is synonym for the given word “barring”

1. Allowance
2. Approval
3. Sanction
4. Prohibition
5. license
6. What is antonym for the given word “hoarded”

1. Accumulated
2. Stacked
3. Preserved
4. Stockpiled
5. All of these
Answer Key:

1. 4
2. 4
3. 5
4. 1
5. 4
6. 5