Hourly Challenge · English
🕐 31 Oct 2026 · 8 PM IST
5 questions · 20 seconds each · instant explanations. For PSC, UPSC, SSC, Banking & Railway aspirants. No login needed.
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Question 1 / 5Score: 0
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to "BENEVOLENT".
Explanation: Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly. Its opposite is malevolent.
Question 2 / 5Score: 0
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Explanation: The correct spelling is "accommodation", with a double c and a double m.
Question 3 / 5Score: 0
What does the idiom "to beat about the bush" mean?
Explanation: To beat about the bush means to talk around a subject without getting to the main point.
Question 4 / 5Score: 0
Fill in the blank: "Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present yesterday."
Explanation: With "neither...nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject. "Students" is plural and the time is past, so "were" is correct.
Question 5 / 5Score: 0
Choose the antonym of "SCARCE".
Explanation: Scarce means in short supply. Its opposite is abundant, meaning plentiful; rare, insufficient and meagre are all similar in meaning to scarce.
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