Question
The professor was notorious for his acerbic criticism
of student work, leaving many feeling discouraged and defeated. Directions (8-12): In the following question, a sentence with one word highlighted followed by five options suggesting its meaning have been given. Choose the option that correctly indicates the meaning of the highlighted word.Solution
The word "acerbic" means harsh or sharp in tone, and its closest synonym is "harsh." The other options do not match the meaning of the word in the given sentence.
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC Limited, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with th...
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inaugurated ______ Mobile Veterinary Units and centralized call center in Thiruvananthapuram for li...
Who has commissioned the first Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Project at IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan?
Who has become the first male footballer to play 200 international matches?
In November 2021, ____________ has approved a USD 1.5 billion (around Rs 11,185 crore) loan to India for COVID-19 vaccine procurement.
Consider the following statements about Garba dance:
1. Recently, Garba has been inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heri...
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 7 th edition of India International Science Festi...
An insurance claim of _______ has been transferred to the insured farmers of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and H...
Which of the folloiwng becomes first Indian company that has used metaverse to engage with its stakeholders?
Union Budget has proposed which of the following scheme to settle long-pending litigation in cases where an arbitration order has been challenged in any...