June 8, 2025 ENGLISH MADHYAM

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Table of Contents
Part - A
The Economics times editorial: For tomorrow’s sake (02 JUNE 2025) .............................................................4
The Indian Express editorial: AIIMS study highlights urgent need (03 JUNE 2025) ...................................6
The Hindu editorial: Readiness, not panic (04 JUNE 2025)....................................................................................8
The Hindu editorial: Act north: On the needs of Ladak (05 JUNE 2025) ...................................................... 10
The Hindu editorial: At long last (06 JUNE 2025) ................................................................................................. 12
The Hindu editorial: Injustice in the delay: On the next Census (07 JUNE 2025) .................................... 14
Part - B
The Times of India editorial: AI means business. let's put it to work (02 JUNE 2025) ........................... 17
The Pioneer editorial: From Silence to Strength (03 JUNE 2025) ................................................................... 19
The Pioneer editorial: Monsoon woes (04 JUNE 2025) ....................................................................................... 21
The Economic Times editorial: Use foundational learning as the key (O5 JUNE 2025) ......................... 23
The Hindu editorial: Falling short (06 JUNE 2025)............................................................................................... 25
The Hindu editorial: Trampled over (07 JUNE 2025) ............................................................................................ 27
Part - C
The Hindu Editorial: Steep decline (02 JUNE 2025) .............................................................................................. 31
Economic times editorial: Aviation hub-bub, now, bridge the gulf (04 JUNE 2025)................................. 33
(The Indian Express editorial: Pratima Barwa, the coach who gave wings to Adivasi hockey players
(05 JUNE 2025) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 35
The Indian Express editorial: Simulation-based learning Transforming emergency medical training
(06 JUNE 2025) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36
The Economic times editorial: Smart development means eco smart (07 JUNE 2025) .......................... 38

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The Economics times editorial: For tomorrow’s sake (02 JUNE

2025)
1. For one’s sake (phrase) – for the 11. Overcome (verb) – conquer, defeat,
benefit of, in the interest of, on behalf surmount, prevail over, beat प़ार प़ाऩा /
of, to help, for the good of किसी िे कित जीतऩा
में / भले िे कलए
12. Entrenched (adjective) – deep-rooted,
2. Frontline (adjective) – leading, primary, established, fixed, ingrained,
forefront, advanced, first-line अकिम / embedded गिऱाई से जड जम़ा चुि़ा /
सबसे आगे िी स्थिकत में ि़ायी

3. Combat (adjective) – fighting, military, 13. Resistance (noun) – opposition,

warlike, battle-related, aggressive युद्ध defiance, protest, struggle, fight कवरोध
संबंधी / लड़ाई ि़ा
14. Prestige (adjective) – high-status,
4. Deploy (verb) – position, station, send respected, reputed, elite, honourable
out, utilize, arrange तैऩात िरऩा प्रकतकित / सम्म़ानजनि

5. Seize the opportunity (phrase) – take 15. Weird (adjective) – strange, odd,
advantage, grab the chance, capitalize, bizarre, unusual, peculiar अजीब / कवकचत्र
exploit, act swiftly अवसर िो लपि लेऩा
16. Cabbie (noun) – taxi driver, chauffeur,
6. Battle (verb) – fight, combat, clash, driver, transport worker, cab operator
struggle, engage मुि़ाबल़ा िरऩा टै क्सी च़ालि

7. Retreat (verb) – withdraw, pull back, 17. Behind the wheel (phrase) – driving, at
recede, fall back, back off पीछे िटऩा the controls, operating a vehicle,
steering, in charge ि़ायाभ़ारी
8. Co-ed batch (noun) – a group of
students, often in a school, college, or 18. Sparse (adjective) – scanty, meager,
university, that includes both male and limited, thin, few बहुत िम
female students सिकिक्ष़ा समूि
19. Vast (adjective) – huge, extensive,
9. Development (noun) – progress, immense, massive, expansive कवि़ाल /
advancement, evolution, growth, event व्य़ापि
घटऩाक्रम
20. Evolve (verb) – develop, progress,
10. Mark (verb) – indicate, signify, denote, transform, grow, advance कविकसत िोऩा
highlight, signal दि़ााऩा
21. Scandinavia (noun) – the group of
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consists of Denmark, Norway and ease bondage, break chains आज़ाद

Sweden. Sometimes Finland and िरऩा
Iceland are also said to be part of
Scandinavia स्कैंकडनेकवय़ा (उत्तरी यूरोप िे 28. Lag (verb) – fall behind, delay, trail,
दे ि) slow down, drag कपछडऩा

22. Chimera (noun) – illusion, fantasy, 29. Hurt (verb) – damage, harm, injure,
dream, delusion, mirage भ्रम wound, impair नुिस़ान पहुुँ च़ाऩा

23. Medieval (adjective) – old-fashioned, 30. Drag (noun) – a person or thing that
archaic, outdated, feudal, ancient impedes progress or development ब़ाध़ा
मध्यि़ालीन / पुऱातन 31. Acutely (adverb) – intensely, sharply,
24. Starkly (adverb) – clearly, sharply, severely, deeply, strongly तीव्रत़ा से
plainly, bluntly, intensely स्पष्ट रूप से 32. Beg (verb) – plead, request, implore,
25. Literacy (noun) – education, reading entreat, appeal कवनती िरऩा
and writing ability, knowledge,
33. Ride the sea (phrase) – face challenges,
learning, schooling स़ाक्षरत़ा / पढ़ने - navigate change, adapt boldly, handle
कलखने िी क्षमत़ा transformation, brave new conditions
26. Expand (verb) – grow, increase, बदल़ाव ि़ा स़ामऩा िरऩा
enlarge, stretch, widen फैलऩा / कवस्तृत 34. Navigate (verb) – steer, direct, guide,
िोऩा manoeuver, pilot ऱास्त़ा खोजऩा / प़ार
िरऩा
27. Loosen the shackle (phrase) – reduce
restriction, free from burden, liberate,

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The Indian Express editorial: AIIMS study highlights urgent

need (03 JUNE 2025)
1. Highlight (verb) – emphasize, underline, 12. Elevated (adjective) – increased, raised,
stress, showcase, draw attention to ज़ोर heightened, high, escalated बढ़ा हुआ
दे ना
13. Exhibit (verb) – show, display, present,
2. Coordinated (adjective) – organized, demonstrate, reveal प्रदठशित करना
unified, harmonized, integrated, collective
14. Insulin resistance (noun) – it means your
संगठित
cells don't respond to insulin as effectively
3. Obesity (noun) – overweight, corpulence, as they should
fatness, plumpness, excessive weight
15. Unchecked (adjective) – uncontrolled,
म़ोटापा
unrestrained, unregulated, rampant,
4. Sound (verb) – alert, warn, announce, unmonitored ठबना ऱोकथाम के
signal, declare संकेत दे ना
16. Adolescent (noun) – teenager, youth,
5. Escalating (adjective) – increasing, rising, juvenile, young person, minor ठकश़ोर
growing, intensifying, surging बढ़ती हुई
17. Implication (noun) – consequence, effect,
6. Obese (adjective) – overweight, corpulent, result, outcome, repercussion ठनठहताथि /
fat, chubby, excessively heavy म़ोटा प्रभाि

7. Hypertension (noun) – abnormally high 18. Grapple (with) (verb) – struggle, wrestle,
blood pressure. उच्च रक्तचाप deal with, confront, cope with िूझना /
सामना करना
8. Sobering (adjective) – serious, alarming,
grave, disturbing, thought-provoking गंभीर 19. Malnutrition (noun) – undernourishment,
starvation, dietary deficiency, poor
9. Contrast (noun) – difference, distinction,
nutrition, lack of nutrients कुप़ोषण
comparison, opposition, variation
ठिऱोधाभास 20. Affluent (adjective) – wealthy, rich, well-
off, prosperous, upper-class समृद्ध / धनी
10. Lens (noun) – perspective, viewpoint,
angle, framework, outlook दृठिक़ोण 21. Prosperity (noun) – success, wealth,
affluence, economic well-being,
11. Socioeconomic (adjective) – relating to or
abundance समृद्धद्ध
concerned with the interaction of social
and economic factors. सामाठिक-आठथिक 22. Paradoxically (adverb) – contradictorily,
ironically, surprisingly, oppositely,
unexpectedly ठिऱोधाभासी रूप से

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23. Vector (noun) – carrier, medium, means, 34. Non-negotiable (adjective) – compulsory,
source, conduit माध्यम mandatory, fixed, non-flexible, required
अठनिायि
24. Balloon (verb) – rise, increase rapidly,
swell, surge, escalate तेिी से बढ़ना 35. Drive out (phrasal verb) – eliminate,
remove, banish, expel, get rid of बाहर
25. Staggering (adjective) – astonishing,
ठनकालना
shocking, overwhelming, eye-opening,
unbelievable च क
ं ाने िाला 36. Urgency (noun) – importance, immediacy,
criticality, haste, emergency अत्यािश्यकता
26. Fallout (noun) – consequence, result,
aftermath, repercussion, outcome पररणाम 37. Vital (adjective) – essential, crucial,
/ असर necessary, important, imperative अत्यंत
आिश्यक
27. Ubiquity (noun) – omnipresence,
prevalence, pervasiveness, universality, 38. Concerted (adjective) – united, joint,
commonness सििव्यापकता collective, combined, coordinated संयुक्त

28. Masquerade (verb) – pretend, disguise, 39. Steer (verb) – guide, direct, lead, navigate,
pose, fake, impersonate झि
ू ा ठदखना channel मागिदशिन करना

29. Surge (verb) – rise, increase, jump, grow, 40. Stem (verb) – stop, curb, halt, restrain,
climb तेिी से बढ़ना prevent ऱोकना

30. Signal (verb) – indicate, show, alert, 41. Demographic dividend (noun) – it occurs
suggest, point to संकेत दे ना when the proportion of working people in
the total population is high, because this
31. Directive (noun) – instruction, order,
indicates that more people have the
command, mandate, guideline ठनदे श potential to be productive and contribute
32. Set up (phrasal verb) – establish, launch, to growth of the economy. िनसांद्धिकीय
organize, initiate, create स्थाठपत करना लाभांश

33. Reinforce (verb) – strengthen, support, 42. Stand to (phrasal verb) – be likely to, be
expected to, be in a position to, be subject
emphasize, fortify, back up मिबूत करना
to, have potential to संभािना ह़ोना

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The Hindu editorial: Readiness, not panic (04 JUNE 2025)

1. Resurgence (noun) – revival, 11. Vulnerability (noun) – susceptibility,
comeback, rebound, return, weakness, risk, exposure, sensitivity
reappearance पुनरुत्थ़ान जोस्थखम

2. Call for (phrasal verb) – demand, 12. Co-morbid (adjective) – denoting or

require, necessitate, request, appeal relating to diseases or medical
िी म़ांग िरऩा conditions that are simultaneously
present in a patient सि-रुग्ण
3. Alarming (adjective) – frightening,
disturbing, worrying, shocking, startling 13. Pre-existing (adjective) – prior, already
कचंत़ाजनि present, previous, antecedent, earlier
पिले से मौजूद
4. Hike (noun) – increase, rise, surge,
jump, escalation वृस्थद्ध 14. Co-morbidity (noun) – a disease or
medical condition that is
5. Discharge (verb) – release, free, simultaneously present with another or
dismiss, let go, send home छु ट्टी दे ऩा / others in a patient. सि-रुग्णत़ा
ब़ािर कनि़ालऩा
15. Hypertension (noun) – abnormally high
6. Underline (verb) – emphasize, blood pressure. उच्च रक्तच़ाप
highlight, stress, point out, underscore
जोर दे ऩा 16. Cardiovascular (adjective) – heart-
related, circulatory, cardiac, arterial,
7. Transmissible (adjective) – contagious, vascular हृदय और रक्त प्रव़ाि से संबंकधत
infectious, communicable, spreadable,
contractible संक्ऱामि 17. Obesity (noun) – overweight,
corpulence, fatness, heaviness,
8. Anxiety (noun) – worry, fear, excessive weight मोट़ाप़ा
apprehension, unease, nervousness
कचंत़ा 18. Mask up (phrasal verb) – wear a mask,
cover face, put on a face covering, use
9. Unwarranted (adjective) – protective gear, shield म़ास्क पिनऩा
unnecessary, unjustified, baseless,
groundless, excessive अऩावश्यि 19. Immunity (noun) – resistance,
protection, defense, resilience,
10. Precautionary (adjective) – preventive, safeguard प्रकतरक्ष़ा
protective, safeguarding, cautionary,
careful एिकतय़ाती 20. Stand in good stead (phrase) – be
beneficial, be helpful, serve well,

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provide advantage, be useful ल़ाभि़ारी 26. Readiness (noun) – preparedness,

स़ाकबत िोऩा alertness, willingness, availability,
promptness तैय़ारी
21. The vulnerable (noun) – the at-risk, the
weak, the susceptible, the exposed, the 27. Deliberate (adjective) – intentional,
fragile जोस्थखम में लोग planned, calculated, willful,
premeditated ज़ानबूझिर किय़ा गय़ा
22. Step in (phrasal verb) – intervene, act,
involve, take charge, enter िस्तक्षेप 28. Obfuscation (noun) – confusion,
िरऩा concealment, ambiguity, distortion,
obscuring अस्पष्टत़ा
23. Signatory (noun) – signer, endorser,
party, ratifier, consenting member 29. Transparency (noun) – openness,
िस्त़ाक्षरित़ाा clarity, honesty, accountability,
visibility प़ारदकिात़ा
24. Stockpile (noun) – reserve, hoard,
supply, accumulation, store भंड़ार 30. Debilitating (adjective) – weakening,
crippling, exhausting, incapacitating,
25. In a state of something (phrase) – draining िमजोर िरने व़ाल़ा
experiencing, undergoing, condition of,
situation of, status िी स्थिकत में 31. Enabling (adjective) – empowering,
facilitating, supportive, helping,
allowing सिक्त बऩाने व़ाल़ा

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The Hindu editorial: Act north: On the needs of Ladak (05 JUNE
2025)
1. Attend (to) (verb) – look after, deal 11. For instance (phrase) – for example,
with, address, care for, manage such as, to illustrate, like, e.g. उद़ािरण
सम़ाध़ान िरऩा िे कलए

2. Grievance (noun) – complaint, 12. Migrant (noun) – immigrant, traveller,

objection, dissatisfaction, protest, nomad, refugee, settler प्रव़ासी
resentment किि़ायत
13. Fall short of (phrase) – fail to meet,
3. Seek (verb) – pursue, ask for, strive for, lack, be insufficient, not achieve,
aim for, attempt िोकिि िरऩा underperform िम पडऩा / अपेक्ष़ा से पीछे
रिऩा
4. Address (verb) – resolve, tackle, deal
with, respond to, handle िल िरऩा / 14. Statehood (noun) – autonomy,
कनपटऩा sovereignty, independence, self-
government, nationhood ऱाज्य ि़ा दज़ाा
5. Come to the fore (phrase) – emerge,
appear, become visible, surface, 15. At the heart of (phrase) – central to,
become prominent स़ामने आऩा core of, main issue, essential part,
crucial aspect मुख्य ि़ारण / िेंद्र में
6. Withdraw (verb) – remove, revoke,
cancel, repeal, back out व़ापस लेऩा 16. Witness (verb) – observe, experience,
undergo, encounter, see दे खऩा
7. Bifurcate (verb) – split, divide, branch,
separate, fork कवभ़ाकजत िरऩा 17. Sustained (adjective) – continuous,
prolonged, ongoing, persistent,
8. Domicile (noun) – residence, home,
unbroken लग़ात़ार
dwelling, habitation, abode कनव़ास ि़ान
18. Look into (phrasal verb) – investigate,
9. Composition (noun) – structure,
examine, explore, inspect, review ज़ांच
makeup, constitution, arrangement,
िरऩा
configuration संरचऩा
19. Junction (noun) – intersection, meeting
10. Indigenous (adjective) – native,
point, crossroads, confluence,
aboriginal, local, original, ethnic स्वदे िी
connection संगम / कमलन कबंदु
/ मूल कनव़ासी
20. Development (noun) – progress,
advancement, growth, event, evolution
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21. Demonstrate (verb) – show, exhibit, 24. Pay attention to (phrase) – focus on,
prove, indicate, reveal प्रदकिात िरऩा heed, listen to, take note of, observe
ध्य़ान दे ऩा
22. Act in tandem (phrase) – cooperate,
work together, coordinate, act jointly, 25. Sentiment (noun) – feeling, emotion,
collaborate एि स़ाथ ि़ाया िरऩा opinion, attitude, view भ़ावऩा / कवच़ार

23. Imperative (adjective) – essential,

urgent, critical, necessary, vital
अत्य़ावश्यि

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The Hindu editorial: At long last (06 JUNE 2025)

1. At (long) last (phrase) – finally, after much 13. Tribute (noun) – homage, respect,
waiting अंततः acknowledgment, dedication, honour
श्रद्ध़ांजकल
2. Lay old ghosts to rest (phrase) – overcome
the past, move on, resolve past issues, end 14. Spine (noun) – backbone, core, support,
trauma, find closure पुऱाने ददा /अतीत िी mainstay, foundation रीढ़ / आध़ार
य़ादों िो सम़ाप्त िरऩा
15. Lad (noun) – boy, youngster, youth, chap,
3. Inaugural (adjective) – first, opening, guy लडि़ा
maiden, initial, beginning उद् घ़ाटन संबंधी
16. Patriarch (noun) – elder, head, leader,
4. Rival (adjective) – competing, opposing, father figure, senior व्यस्थक्त / पररव़ार प्रमु ख
contending, adversarial, challenging
17. Rankle (verb) – bother, trouble, irritate,
प्रकतद्वं द्वी
fester, gnaw चुभऩा / खटिऩा
5. Backyard (noun) – home ground, territory,
18. Aberration (noun) – anomaly, deviation,
locale, home base, premises घरे लू मै द़ान
irregularity, exception, oddity अस़ाम़ान्यत़ा
6. Subsequent (adjective) – following, later,
19. Course through (phrasal verb) – to run,
ensuing, succeeding, afterward ब़ाद ि़ा
race, or flow rapidly through something
7. Franchise (noun) – a professional sports बिऩा
team. फ्रेंच़ाइजी
20. Surreal (adjective) – dreamlike, unreal,
8. Fiercely (adverb) – intensely, passionately, fantastic, bizarre, strange अव़ास्तकवि
strongly, aggressively, forcefully तीव्रत़ा से
21. Assurance (noun) – confidence, certainty,
9. Runner-up (noun) – second place, finalist, poise, guarantee, promise आत्मकवश्व़ास /
losing finalist, near-winner, contender-up आश्व़ासन
उपकवजे त़ा
22. Choking (adjective) – restrictive,
10. Claim (verb) – win, secure, take, seize, suffocating, tight, smothering, stifling दम
earn जीतऩा / प्ऱाप्त िरऩा घोंटने व़ाल़ा

11. Summit clash (noun) – final match, title 23. Spell (noun) – A number of overs bowled
game, championship bout, deciding match, continuously by a bowler before getting
ultimate game िीर्ा मु ि़ाबल़ा replaced by another bowler is called a
Spell
12. Triumph (noun) – victory, win, success,
conquest, achievement कवजय 24. Pace (noun) – speed, velocity, quickness,
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25. Dish out (phrasal verb) – deliver, 35. Mirror (verb) – reflect, represent, imitate,
contribute, serve up, provide, offer दे ऩा / show, resemble प्रकतकबंकबत िरऩा
पेि िरऩा
36. Pedigreed (adjective) – purebred,
26. Cameo (noun) – brief appearance, short established, noble, elite, respected िुलीन /
role, special act, highlight moment, flash उच्च श्रे णी ि़ा
performance संकक्षप्त ले किन प्रभ़ावि़ाली
37. Outfit (noun) – team, group, squad, unit,
भू कमि़ा
company संगठन / दल
27. In the hunt (phrase) – in contention, still
competing, in the race, not out, with a 38. Ageing (adjective) – growing old, declining,

chance दौड में बने रिऩा maturing, senescent, elderly वृद्ध िोत़ा हुआ

28. Elusive (adjective) – hard to catch, 39. Stem the rot (phrase) – stop the decline,
arrest deterioration, fix the damage, halt
slippery, difficult, intangible, evasive ि़ाथ न
the decay, control the collapse कगऱावट िो
आने व़ाल़ा
रोिऩा
29. Bid adieu to (phrase) – say goodbye to,
farewell, part ways with, retire, take leave 40. Stretch (verb) – extend, continue, prolong,

from अलकवद़ा ििऩा lengthen, drag on स्थखंचऩा / कवस्तृ त िोऩा

30. Lukewarm (adjective) – half-hearted, 41. Interminably (adverb) – endlessly,

unenthusiastic, indifferent, mild, tepid continuously, without end, ceaselessly,

उत्स़ाििीन infinitely अंतिीन रूप से

31. Berth (noun) – place, spot, slot, position, 42. Resultant (adjective) – consequent,
following, ensuing, arising, triggered
seat ि़ान / जगि
पररण़ामी
32. Feature (verb) – include, showcase,
43. Highlight (verb) – emphasize, underline,
present, display, involve ि़ाकमल िोऩा
bring attention to, showcase, spotlight जोर
33. Redemption (noun) – comeback, recovery, दे ऩा
salvation, vindication, revival पुनः प्रकति़ा
44. Formidable (adjective) – powerful, strong,
प्ऱाप्त िरऩा
impressive, fearsome, tough िस्थक्ति़ाली /
34. Chutzpah (noun) – boldness, audacity, दु जेय
confidence, daring, nerve दु स्स़ािस /
आत्मकवश्व़ास

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The Hindu editorial: Injustice in the delay: On the next Census

(07 JUNE 2025)
1. Census (noun) – survey, population 12. Efficient (adjective) – effective,
count, demographic study, productive, competent, streamlined,
enumeration, registration जनगणऩा well-organized िुिल

2. Unjust (adjective) – unfair, biased, 13. Administer (verb) – manage, oversee,

inequitable, prejudiced, wrongful conduct, operate, execute प्रबंधन िरऩा
अन्य़ायपूणा
14. Thereby (adverb) – thus, consequently,
3. Decadal (adjective) – ten-yearly, once- hence, as a result, by that इससे / इस
in-a-decade, occurring every ten years, तरि
ten-year, decade-based दस वर्ीय
15. Heighten (verb) – increase, intensify,
4. Conclude (verb) – end, finish, complete, elevate, amplify, escalate बढ़़ाऩा
terminate, wrap up सम़ाप्त िरऩा
16. Theft (noun) – stealing, robbery,
5. Apparently (adverb) – seemingly, burglary, larceny, pilfering चोरी
evidently, supposedly, allegedly,
outwardly ज़ाकिर तौर पर 17. Transparency (noun) – openness,
clarity, accountability, visibility, honesty
6. Fuel (verb) – provoke, intensify, trigger, प़ारदकिात़ा
incite, stimulate बढ़़ाव़ा दे ऩा
18. Underway (adjective) – in progress,
7. Take place (phrase) – happen, occur, ongoing, happening, taking place, being
transpire, unfold, arise िोऩा done प्रगकत पर

8. Aspect (noun) – facet, feature, 19. Anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee,

component, element, perspective पक्ष / predict, await, look forward to उम्मीद
पिलू िरऩा

9. Governance (noun) – administration, 20. Stand (verb) – remain, exist, be

management, leadership, rule, control situated, endure, hold िोऩा / खड़ा िोऩा
ि़ासन
21. At a crossroad (phrase) – at a turning
10. Vulnerable (adjective) – weak, exposed, point, in a dilemma, in transition, in a
defenseless, unprotected, susceptible critical situation, at a juncture कनण़ाायि
असुरकक्षत / िमजोर मोड पर
11. Rely (on) (verb) – depend, count on,
trust, bank on, lean on कनभार िोऩा

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22. Demographic (adjective) – population- 33. Peninsular (adjective) – coastal, related

related, statistical, census-based, to a peninsula, mainland-based,
societal, group-related जनसंख्य़ा-संबंधी surrounded-by-water, subcontinental
प्ऱायद्वीपीय
23. Variation (noun) – difference, change,
diversity, fluctuation, deviation कभन्नत़ा 34. Diminish (verb) – reduce, decrease,
lessen, shrink, dwindle घट़ाऩा
24. Address (verb) – deal with, tackle,
handle, attend to, respond to सम़ाध़ान 35. Criterion (noun) – standard,
िरऩा benchmark, measure, norm, yardstick
म़ापदं ड
25. Enumerate (verb) – list, count, name,
detail, itemize कगनऩा / सूची बऩाऩा 36. Redistribution (noun) – reallocation,
reorganization, rearrangement,
26. Standing (noun) – status, position, rank, apportionment, dispersal पुनकवातरण
reputation, condition दज़ाा
37. Stance (noun) – position, viewpoint,
27. Potential (noun) – possibility, capability, opinion, attitude, perspective रुख /
capacity, promise, prospect संभ़ावऩा दृकष्टिोण
28. Segmentation (noun) – division, 38. In motion (phrase) – active, underway,
partition, categorization, grouping, progressing, happening, moving
separation कवभ़ाजन गकतिील / च़ालू
29. Enumeration (noun) – listing, counting, 39. Imperative (adjective) – essential,
census, tally, calculation गणऩा necessary, urgent, crucial, vital अकनव़ाया
30. A double-edged sword (phrase) – mixed / अत्य़ावश्यि
blessing, two-sided issue, dilemma,
40. Stakeholder (noun) – participant,
benefit with risk, risky advantage दोध़ारी contributor, party, member,
तलव़ार shareholder भ़ागीद़ार / कितध़ारि
31. Delimitation (noun) – redrawing of 41. Consensus (noun) – agreement,
boundaries, boundary setting, unanimity, harmony, accord, mutual
demarcation, partitioning,
consent सवासम्मकत
reorganization पररसीमन
42. Ruling (adjective) – governing, leading,
32. Pave the way for (phrase) – prepare for, dominant, controlling, incumbent
lead to, make possible, enable, facilitate सत्त़ारूढ़
म़ागा प्रिस्त िरऩा

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