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verb | crap | To bullshit. | C | [
"A: To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.",
"B: To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.",
"C: To bullshit.",
"D: To masturbate."
] | Which of the following could "crap" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.
B: To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.
C: To bullshit.
D: To masturbate.
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noun | full stop | The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). | D | [
"A: A portable canister for water typically with a tap.",
"B: In the culture of the Indian subcontinent, an effeminate man who takes on a passive or female gender role in same-sex relationships.",
"C: A low-lying depression or basin in which water pools.",
"D: The punctuation mark \".\" (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation)."
] | Which of the following could "full stop" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A portable canister for water typically with a tap.
B: In the culture of the Indian subcontinent, an effeminate man who takes on a passive or female gender role in same-sex relationships.
C: A low-lying depression or basin in which water pools.
D: The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
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adjective | woman | Of or relating to a woman/women; female. | B | [
"A: Strange, random or weird.",
"B: Of or relating to a woman/women; female.",
"C: Great, very enjoyable.",
"D: Former, previous."
] | Which of the following could "woman" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Strange, random or weird.
B: Of or relating to a woman/women; female.
C: Great, very enjoyable.
D: Former, previous.
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noun | SC | Initialism of Scheduled Caste. | C | [
"A: Alternative form of singhara (“water caltrop”)",
"B: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.",
"C: Initialism of Scheduled Caste.",
"D: The administrative official of a zilla"
] | Which of the following could "SC" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative form of singhara (“water caltrop”)
B: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.
C: Initialism of Scheduled Caste.
D: The administrative official of a zilla
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noun | UT | Initialism of union territory. | D | [
"A: spectacles",
"B: A dhoti.",
"C: A curry made from boiled peas or chickpeas in a gravy made with coconut, ginger and garlic pastes, etc.",
"D: Initialism of union territory."
] | Which of the following could "UT" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: spectacles
B: A dhoti.
C: A curry made from boiled peas or chickpeas in a gravy made with coconut, ginger and garlic pastes, etc.
D: Initialism of union territory.
Answer: |
noun | boss | A term of address to a man. | C | [
"A: A snack usually made of rice or urad dal flour, formed into a twisty shape.",
"B: headmaster",
"C: A term of address to a man.",
"D: spectacles"
] | Which of the following could "boss" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A snack usually made of rice or urad dal flour, formed into a twisty shape.
B: headmaster
C: A term of address to a man.
D: spectacles
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noun | matka | An earthenware pot. | A | [
"A: An earthenware pot.",
"B: An animal shelter for cows, which are sacred in Hinduism.",
"C: A central bank.",
"D: marijuana, as used for smoking."
] | Which of the following could "matka" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An earthenware pot.
B: An animal shelter for cows, which are sacred in Hinduism.
C: A central bank.
D: marijuana, as used for smoking.
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noun | slang | A curse word. | D | [
"A: Candied raw papaya (unripened papaya).",
"B: The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa.",
"C: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.",
"D: A curse word."
] | Which of the following could "slang" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Candied raw papaya (unripened papaya).
B: The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa.
C: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
D: A curse word.
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noun | tomato sauce | Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment. | B | [
"A: An Indo-Chinese dish consisting of deep-fried chicken and red chillies.",
"B: Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.",
"C: Abbreviation of Shrimati.",
"D: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste."
] | Which of the following could "tomato sauce" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An Indo-Chinese dish consisting of deep-fried chicken and red chillies.
B: Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.
C: Abbreviation of Shrimati.
D: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
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noun | chop | A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods. | B | [
"A: A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.",
"B: A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.",
"C: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.",
"D: The bael tree."
] | Which of the following could "chop" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.
B: A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.
C: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
D: The bael tree.
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verb | chop | To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity. | A | [
"A: To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.",
"B: To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.",
"C: To take (a photograph) with a camera.",
"D: To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act."
] | Which of the following could "chop" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.
B: To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
C: To take (a photograph) with a camera.
D: To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act.
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adjective | union | federal. | B | [
"A: Of or pertaining to industry.",
"B: federal.",
"C: Not part of a development plan.",
"D: Abbreviation of honorable."
] | Which of the following could "union" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Of or pertaining to industry.
B: federal.
C: Not part of a development plan.
D: Abbreviation of honorable.
Answer: |
verb | gym | To go to the gym. | A | [
"A: To go to the gym.",
"B: To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.",
"C: To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.",
"D: To free, liberate, emancipate"
] | Which of the following could "gym" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To go to the gym.
B: To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.
C: To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
D: To free, liberate, emancipate
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noun | tyre | Curdled milk. | A | [
"A: Curdled milk.",
"B: Alternative form of chitthi",
"C: Alternative spelling of biosulfur",
"D: A forest that is not set aside as a reserve."
] | Which of the following could "tyre" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Curdled milk.
B: Alternative form of chitthi
C: Alternative spelling of biosulfur
D: A forest that is not set aside as a reserve.
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noun | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. | C | [
"A: A period of 24 minutes.",
"B: Alternative form of crore (“ten million”)",
"C: A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.",
"D: Thuggery, goondaism."
] | Which of the following could "cheque" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A period of 24 minutes.
B: Alternative form of crore (“ten million”)
C: A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
D: Thuggery, goondaism.
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noun | loo | A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab. | C | [
"A: A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.",
"B: night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).",
"C: A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.",
"D: Alternative form of jigsaw puzzle"
] | Which of the following could "loo" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
B: night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).
C: A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
D: Alternative form of jigsaw puzzle
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noun | saloon | A barbershop (store offering haircuts). | B | [
"A: A Bangladeshi.",
"B: A barbershop (store offering haircuts).",
"C: A true bug (genus Leptocorisa), known for being a pest on rice and for its unpleasant smell.",
"D: A practitioner of ayurvedic medicine."
] | Which of the following could "saloon" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A Bangladeshi.
B: A barbershop (store offering haircuts).
C: A true bug (genus Leptocorisa), known for being a pest on rice and for its unpleasant smell.
D: A practitioner of ayurvedic medicine.
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noun | auto | An autorickshaw. | A | [
"A: An autorickshaw.",
"B: A person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting",
"C: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.",
"D: A tree of the genus Tetrameles."
] | Which of the following could "auto" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An autorickshaw.
B: A person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting
C: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.
D: A tree of the genus Tetrameles.
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noun | chick | A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows. | C | [
"A: A female slave.",
"B: A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder.",
"C: A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.",
"D: As a response to someone's habit or situation being like yours, to show getting comfort over the sympathy, or relatability."
] | Which of the following could "chick" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A female slave.
B: A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder.
C: A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.
D: As a response to someone's habit or situation being like yours, to show getting comfort over the sympathy, or relatability.
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noun | bangun | An eggplant; a brinjal. | D | [
"A: pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum)",
"B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)",
"C: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.",
"D: An eggplant; a brinjal."
] | Which of the following could "bangun" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum)
B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)
C: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
D: An eggplant; a brinjal.
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noun | babu | A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man | D | [
"A: A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or more brothers along with their wives and children, or multiple generations along with spouses.",
"B: An irregular soldier whose main object was plunder; a marauder.",
"C: A hunt of this kind.",
"D: A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man"
] | Which of the following could "babu" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A household consisting of two or more closely-related nuclear families, such as two or more brothers along with their wives and children, or multiple generations along with spouses.
B: An irregular soldier whose main object was plunder; a marauder.
C: A hunt of this kind.
D: A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man
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noun | centum | Perfect score on a board exam. | D | [
"A: The promotion of the sport of cricket as a glamorous entertainment event.",
"B: garlic",
"C: A large invasion of black rats caused by the flowering of the bamboo Melocanna baccifera every 48 years in parts of India.",
"D: Perfect score on a board exam."
] | Which of the following could "centum" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The promotion of the sport of cricket as a glamorous entertainment event.
B: garlic
C: A large invasion of black rats caused by the flowering of the bamboo Melocanna baccifera every 48 years in parts of India.
D: Perfect score on a board exam.
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noun | tali | Synonym of marriage string | A | [
"A: Synonym of marriage string",
"B: Flour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.",
"C: The judge of a subordinate court.",
"D: A partisan; a member of a political party or faction."
] | Which of the following could "tali" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Synonym of marriage string
B: Flour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.
C: The judge of a subordinate court.
D: A partisan; a member of a political party or faction.
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noun | gravy | Curry sauce. | C | [
"A: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.",
"B: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)",
"C: Curry sauce.",
"D: An intermediary or go-between."
] | Which of the following could "gravy" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
B: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)
C: Curry sauce.
D: An intermediary or go-between.
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noun | bundobust | A system of discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation. | D | [
"A: A merchant or trader.",
"B: father",
"C: A worthless person; good-for-nothing.",
"D: A system of discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation."
] | Which of the following could "bundobust" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A merchant or trader.
B: father
C: A worthless person; good-for-nothing.
D: A system of discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation.
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noun | programme | Britain, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program. | C | [
"A: A half-sized serving of whisky.",
"B: A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.",
"C: Britain, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.",
"D: A loincloth."
] | Which of the following could "programme" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A half-sized serving of whisky.
B: A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
C: Britain, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
D: A loincloth.
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noun | colony | An apartment complex or neighborhood. | D | [
"A: Someone who teaches the shastras.",
"B: A worthless person; good-for-nothing.",
"C: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.",
"D: An apartment complex or neighborhood."
] | Which of the following could "colony" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Someone who teaches the shastras.
B: A worthless person; good-for-nothing.
C: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.
D: An apartment complex or neighborhood.
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noun | bogie | A railway carriage. | C | [
"A: Boy; young male servant.",
"B: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)",
"C: A railway carriage.",
"D: A system of discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation."
] | Which of the following could "bogie" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Boy; young male servant.
B: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)
C: A railway carriage.
D: A system of discipline; organisation, arrangement, preparation.
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noun | veg | vegetarian food. | D | [
"A: grand theft auto; stealing a car",
"B: A mounted procession; a cavalcade.",
"C: Land belonging to the government, on which no revenue is assessed.",
"D: vegetarian food."
] | Which of the following could "veg" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: grand theft auto; stealing a car
B: A mounted procession; a cavalcade.
C: Land belonging to the government, on which no revenue is assessed.
D: vegetarian food.
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verb | avail | To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource). | A | [
"A: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).",
"B: To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.",
"C: To notify.",
"D: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage."
] | Which of the following could "avail" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
B: To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.
C: To notify.
D: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
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noun | paper aeroplane | A toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper. | A | [
"A: A toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper.",
"B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)",
"C: Someone who teaches the shastras.",
"D: One's wife's sister's husband."
] | Which of the following could "paper aeroplane" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A toy aeroplane made by folding up a sheet of paper.
B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)
C: Someone who teaches the shastras.
D: One's wife's sister's husband.
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verb | rubbish | To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. | C | [
"A: To subject to saffronization.",
"B: To recite from memory.",
"C: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.",
"D: To resurface (a road)."
] | Which of the following could "rubbish" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To subject to saffronization.
B: To recite from memory.
C: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
D: To resurface (a road).
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noun | budmash | Alternative spelling of badmash | B | [
"A: A type of murukku that uses chickpea flour as well.",
"B: Alternative spelling of badmash",
"C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.",
"D: A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met."
] | Which of the following could "budmash" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A type of murukku that uses chickpea flour as well.
B: Alternative spelling of badmash
C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
D: A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
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noun | dubash | An Indian translator or interpreter. | D | [
"A: A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.",
"B: Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.",
"C: Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)",
"D: An Indian translator or interpreter."
] | Which of the following could "dubash" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A stamp or seal; a mark, imprint or impression on a document (or other object or material) made by stamping or sealing a design with ink or wax, respectively, or by other methods.
B: Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
C: Synonym of groundnut (“Arachis hypogaea”)
D: An Indian translator or interpreter.
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verb | concise | To make concise; to abridge or summarize. | A | [
"A: To make concise; to abridge or summarize.",
"B: To terminate use under a lease of.",
"C: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.",
"D: To go to the gym."
] | Which of the following could "concise" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
B: To terminate use under a lease of.
C: To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
D: To go to the gym.
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noun | yaar | A friend, pal, or buddy. | C | [
"A: Someone who teaches the shastras.",
"B: A Hindustani classical music genre of folk songs and dance.",
"C: A friend, pal, or buddy.",
"D: Music written especially for Bollywood films."
] | Which of the following could "yaar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Someone who teaches the shastras.
B: A Hindustani classical music genre of folk songs and dance.
C: A friend, pal, or buddy.
D: Music written especially for Bollywood films.
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noun | minority | A Muslim. | D | [
"A: The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa (now Agave amica).",
"B: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.",
"C: A medical clinic.",
"D: A Muslim."
] | Which of the following could "minority" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa (now Agave amica).
B: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
C: A medical clinic.
D: A Muslim.
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verb | click | To take (a photograph) with a camera. | D | [
"A: To travel hastily by aircraft; to fly.",
"B: Alternative form of prepone",
"C: To go on strike.",
"D: To take (a photograph) with a camera."
] | Which of the following could "click" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To travel hastily by aircraft; to fly.
B: Alternative form of prepone
C: To go on strike.
D: To take (a photograph) with a camera.
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verb | shag | To masturbate. | C | [
"A: To terminate use under a lease of.",
"B: To subject to saffronization.",
"C: To masturbate.",
"D: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource)."
] | Which of the following could "shag" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To terminate use under a lease of.
B: To subject to saffronization.
C: To masturbate.
D: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
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noun | bund | A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding. | A | [
"A: A perennial (\"wet\") or seasonal (\"dry\") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.",
"B: A fish, the hilsa.",
"C: couple, duo, pair",
"D: The judge of a subordinate court."
] | Which of the following could "bund" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A perennial ("wet") or seasonal ("dry") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.
B: A fish, the hilsa.
C: couple, duo, pair
D: The judge of a subordinate court.
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noun | bund | Alternative form of bandh | D | [
"A: An urban village.",
"B: A morning newspaper.",
"C: Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.",
"D: Alternative form of bandh"
] | Which of the following could "bund" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An urban village.
B: A morning newspaper.
C: Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
D: Alternative form of bandh
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noun | keddah | An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants. | A | [
"A: An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants.",
"B: Brick dust used in making mortar.",
"C: unripened papaya (papaya whose flesh is still green)",
"D: The area served by an irrigation project such as a canal, dam or a tank."
] | Which of the following could "keddah" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants.
B: Brick dust used in making mortar.
C: unripened papaya (papaya whose flesh is still green)
D: The area served by an irrigation project such as a canal, dam or a tank.
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noun | mullah | A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions. | D | [
"A: An umbrella.",
"B: A film featuring several movie stars.",
"C: Alternative form of kajari",
"D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions."
] | Which of the following could "mullah" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An umbrella.
B: A film featuring several movie stars.
C: Alternative form of kajari
D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
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noun | ponce | A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's. | A | [
"A: A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.",
"B: Any of the castes officially recognised by the government as being educationally and socially disadvantaged.",
"C: Initialism of union territory.",
"D: classmate"
] | Which of the following could "ponce" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
B: Any of the castes officially recognised by the government as being educationally and socially disadvantaged.
C: Initialism of union territory.
D: classmate
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noun | waler | A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse. | C | [
"A: Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)",
"B: A bag for wheat or seeds, made from plant materials.",
"C: A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.",
"D: Alternative form of dharna"
] | Which of the following could "waler" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)
B: A bag for wheat or seeds, made from plant materials.
C: A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse.
D: Alternative form of dharna
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noun | strop | A bad mood or temper. | D | [
"A: Food, especially snack food.",
"B: Alternative spelling of Asura.",
"C: Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.",
"D: A bad mood or temper."
] | Which of the following could "strop" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Food, especially snack food.
B: Alternative spelling of Asura.
C: Underwear, shorts, especially knickers.
D: A bad mood or temper.
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noun | crore | ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Often used with units of money. | C | [
"A: Alternative form of karela (“bitter melon”)",
"B: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.",
"C: ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Often used with units of money.",
"D: A politician."
] | Which of the following could "crore" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative form of karela (“bitter melon”)
B: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.
C: ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Often used with units of money.
D: A politician.
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noun | tat | Gunny cloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius (jute). | D | [
"A: A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.",
"B: An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.",
"C: food, a meal",
"D: Gunny cloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius (jute)."
] | Which of the following could "tat" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
B: An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
C: food, a meal
D: Gunny cloth made from the fibre of the Corchorus olitorius (jute).
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noun | dally | Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”) | B | [
"A: Synonym of sacred fig.",
"B: Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”)",
"C: A light snack food made from puffed rice seasoned with onions, spices, pepper, etc.",
"D: A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and (originally) the boycott of British products."
] | Which of the following could "dally" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Synonym of sacred fig.
B: Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”)
C: A light snack food made from puffed rice seasoned with onions, spices, pepper, etc.
D: A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and (originally) the boycott of British products.
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noun | dolly | An offering of fruit or flowers. | B | [
"A: The sesame plant.",
"B: An offering of fruit or flowers.",
"C: An electrical socket.",
"D: An extrajudicial killing or execution."
] | Which of the following could "dolly" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The sesame plant.
B: An offering of fruit or flowers.
C: An electrical socket.
D: An extrajudicial killing or execution.
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noun | molly | Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”). | B | [
"A: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.",
"B: Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).",
"C: An alumnus of one of the 5 International Institutes of Information Technology.",
"D: The administrative official of a zilla"
] | Which of the following could "molly" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
B: Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).
C: An alumnus of one of the 5 International Institutes of Information Technology.
D: The administrative official of a zilla
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noun | pend | oil cake | C | [
"A: A manger or trough for cattle, made from mud.",
"B: Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.",
"C: oil cake",
"D: A religious offering, usually of vegetarian food consumed by worshippers after worship, in Hinduism and Sikhism."
] | Which of the following could "pend" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A manger or trough for cattle, made from mud.
B: Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
C: oil cake
D: A religious offering, usually of vegetarian food consumed by worshippers after worship, in Hinduism and Sikhism.
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noun | fresher | A fresh graduate looking for one's first job. | D | [
"A: sahib (as a respectful term of address)",
"B: A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.",
"C: idle or worthless chatter",
"D: A fresh graduate looking for one's first job."
] | Which of the following could "fresher" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: sahib (as a respectful term of address)
B: A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.
C: idle or worthless chatter
D: A fresh graduate looking for one's first job.
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noun | funda | Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit. | D | [
"A: classmate",
"B: ruby, emerald, pearl, yellow sapphire, coral, cat's eye, hessonite, blue sapphire and diamond",
"C: Music written especially for Bollywood films.",
"D: Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit."
] | Which of the following could "funda" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: classmate
B: ruby, emerald, pearl, yellow sapphire, coral, cat's eye, hessonite, blue sapphire and diamond
C: Music written especially for Bollywood films.
D: Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.
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noun | tutti-frutti | Candied raw papaya (unripened papaya). | B | [
"A: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.",
"B: Candied raw papaya (unripened papaya).",
"C: Night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).",
"D: plural of cousin sister"
] | Which of the following could "tutti-frutti" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.
B: Candied raw papaya (unripened papaya).
C: Night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).
D: plural of cousin sister
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noun | gunpowder | Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa. | D | [
"A: Leftist-aligned mass media that opposes Hindu nationalism and Narendra Modi.",
"B: An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform.",
"C: An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.",
"D: Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa."
] | Which of the following could "gunpowder" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Leftist-aligned mass media that opposes Hindu nationalism and Narendra Modi.
B: An outdoor area that is set up for sitting, including a floor and seats, and possibly, but not necessarily having a roof, screens, or elevated platform.
C: An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.
D: Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
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noun | liquorice | UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice. | A | [
"A: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.",
"B: Synonym of sacred fig.",
"C: A local open-air market held regularly.",
"D: A kind of push-up in Indian gymnastics."
] | Which of the following could "liquorice" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
B: Synonym of sacred fig.
C: A local open-air market held regularly.
D: A kind of push-up in Indian gymnastics.
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verb | intimate | To notify. | B | [
"A: To commit armed robbery.",
"B: To notify.",
"C: To free, liberate, emancipate",
"D: To terminate use under a lease of."
] | Which of the following could "intimate" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To commit armed robbery.
B: To notify.
C: To free, liberate, emancipate
D: To terminate use under a lease of.
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adjective | cutting | Of a beverage: half-sized. | D | [
"A: Leftist; in Indian politics, a secularist opposed to Hindu nationalism.",
"B: Misspelling of feasible.",
"C: Strange, random or weird.",
"D: Of a beverage: half-sized."
] | Which of the following could "cutting" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Leftist; in Indian politics, a secularist opposed to Hindu nationalism.
B: Misspelling of feasible.
C: Strange, random or weird.
D: Of a beverage: half-sized.
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noun | ahata | The musical sounds in nature and in Indian music, especially percussion | A | [
"A: The musical sounds in nature and in Indian music, especially percussion",
"B: A community-owned traditional harvested rainwater storage wetland.",
"C: A native officer in charge of a zail.",
"D: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers."
] | Which of the following could "ahata" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The musical sounds in nature and in Indian music, especially percussion
B: A community-owned traditional harvested rainwater storage wetland.
C: A native officer in charge of a zail.
D: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.
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noun | points | Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another. | B | [
"A: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)",
"B: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.",
"C: A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.",
"D: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes."
] | Which of the following could "points" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.)
B: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
C: A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
D: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.
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adjective | first class | Great, very enjoyable. | C | [
"A: Abbreviation of honorable.",
"B: In terms of the state; by state.",
"C: Great, very enjoyable.",
"D: Related to Khalistan, a name for the Punjab region of northern India."
] | Which of the following could "first class" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Abbreviation of honorable.
B: In terms of the state; by state.
C: Great, very enjoyable.
D: Related to Khalistan, a name for the Punjab region of northern India.
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noun | cantonment | A permanent military station. | D | [
"A: A supply teacher.",
"B: A mold or sieve used in manual papermaking.",
"C: The fat-tailed sheep.",
"D: A permanent military station."
] | Which of the following could "cantonment" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A supply teacher.
B: A mold or sieve used in manual papermaking.
C: The fat-tailed sheep.
D: A permanent military station.
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noun | SLR | Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio. | A | [
"A: Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio.",
"B: Flour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.",
"C: A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.",
"D: An urban village."
] | Which of the following could "SLR" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of statutory liquidity ratio.
B: Flour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.
C: A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.
D: An urban village.
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noun | MLA | Initialism of member of the legislative assembly. | C | [
"A: A long cloth worn over the shoulder.",
"B: A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.",
"C: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.",
"D: A scooter or moped."
] | Which of the following could "MLA" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A long cloth worn over the shoulder.
B: A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.
C: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.
D: A scooter or moped.
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noun | reservation | The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe). | B | [
"A: Alternative spelling of badmash",
"B: The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).",
"C: Cumin.",
"D: A light horse-drawn cart."
] | Which of the following could "reservation" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative spelling of badmash
B: The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
C: Cumin.
D: A light horse-drawn cart.
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noun | NEET | Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test. | D | [
"A: A train driver.",
"B: Alternative form of gold mohur (“the plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima”)",
"C: Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.",
"D: Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test."
] | Which of the following could "NEET" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A train driver.
B: Alternative form of gold mohur (“the plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima”)
C: Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.
D: Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.
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noun | ryot | A farmer or tiller of the soil. | A | [
"A: A farmer or tiller of the soil.",
"B: A rap sheet.",
"C: A kind of loose shawl or mantle.",
"D: Shopping from home in response to offers on television advertising or shopping channels."
] | Which of the following could "ryot" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A farmer or tiller of the soil.
B: A rap sheet.
C: A kind of loose shawl or mantle.
D: Shopping from home in response to offers on television advertising or shopping channels.
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noun | FOB | Initialism of foot overbridge: a pedestrian overpass. | C | [
"A: Chickpeas.",
"B: A small pony, especially one used as a pack animal",
"C: Initialism of foot overbridge: a pedestrian overpass.",
"D: One of the basic musical scales or modes used by classical Hindustani ragas, characterized by seven notes (swaras)."
] | Which of the following could "FOB" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Chickpeas.
B: A small pony, especially one used as a pack animal
C: Initialism of foot overbridge: a pedestrian overpass.
D: One of the basic musical scales or modes used by classical Hindustani ragas, characterized by seven notes (swaras).
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noun | sala | brother-in-law; wife's brother | D | [
"A: A deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers.",
"B: A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.",
"C: A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder.",
"D: brother-in-law; wife's brother"
] | Which of the following could "sala" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers.
B: A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
C: A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules or powder.
D: brother-in-law; wife's brother
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noun | convent | A Christian school. | C | [
"A: Synonym of sapodilla (tree and fruit)",
"B: The night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.",
"C: A Christian school.",
"D: A charismatic female guru."
] | Which of the following could "convent" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Synonym of sapodilla (tree and fruit)
B: The night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.
C: A Christian school.
D: A charismatic female guru.
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noun | neta | A politician. | C | [
"A: A soldier.",
"B: A merchant or trader.",
"C: A politician.",
"D: An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar."
] | Which of the following could "neta" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A soldier.
B: A merchant or trader.
C: A politician.
D: An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.
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noun | tuck | Food, especially snack food. | B | [
"A: mixer; food processor",
"B: Food, especially snack food.",
"C: The promotion of the sport of cricket as a glamorous entertainment event.",
"D: A graduate."
] | Which of the following could "tuck" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: mixer; food processor
B: Food, especially snack food.
C: The promotion of the sport of cricket as a glamorous entertainment event.
D: A graduate.
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adjective | erstwhile | Former, previous. | D | [
"A: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief",
"B: lactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)",
"C: Constructed using a combination of pukka (strong, high-quality) and kutcha (inferior) materials.",
"D: Former, previous."
] | Which of the following could "erstwhile" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief
B: lactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)
C: Constructed using a combination of pukka (strong, high-quality) and kutcha (inferior) materials.
D: Former, previous.
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adjective | dum | cooked with steam | B | [
"A: Unripened.",
"B: cooked with steam",
"C: Of or relating to a woman/women; female.",
"D: In terms of valleys."
] | Which of the following could "dum" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Unripened.
B: cooked with steam
C: Of or relating to a woman/women; female.
D: In terms of valleys.
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verb | reminisce | To remember fondly; to reminisce about. | A | [
"A: To remember fondly; to reminisce about.",
"B: To terminate use under a lease of.",
"C: To surround for this purpose.",
"D: To snatch a gold chain (or sometimes a silver chain) from a woman (or a man) and run away."
] | Which of the following could "reminisce" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
B: To terminate use under a lease of.
C: To surround for this purpose.
D: To snatch a gold chain (or sometimes a silver chain) from a woman (or a man) and run away.
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noun | would-be | One's fiancé or fiancée. | B | [
"A: A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.",
"B: One's fiancé or fiancée.",
"C: A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.",
"D: A port or haven."
] | Which of the following could "would-be" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A blister caused by the chafing of a shoe or boot.
B: One's fiancé or fiancée.
C: A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
D: A port or haven.
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noun | tribal | A member of a tribe. | A | [
"A: A member of a tribe.",
"B: A bundle.",
"C: One who works in an office, an officer.",
"D: A female rakshasa"
] | Which of the following could "tribal" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A member of a tribe.
B: A bundle.
C: One who works in an office, an officer.
D: A female rakshasa
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noun | curd | dahi | B | [
"A: A kind of mixed construction employing burnt brick cemented with mud instead of lime mortar.",
"B: dahi",
"C: A sweet chutney made from tamarind and ginger.",
"D: The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury."
] | Which of the following could "curd" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A kind of mixed construction employing burnt brick cemented with mud instead of lime mortar.
B: dahi
C: A sweet chutney made from tamarind and ginger.
D: The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.
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noun | touching | A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment. | A | [
"A: A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.",
"B: An indigenous carryforward system used on the Bombay Stock Exchange.",
"C: The water caltrop.",
"D: The state or quality of being bound or obliged; obligation."
] | Which of the following could "touching" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
B: An indigenous carryforward system used on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
C: The water caltrop.
D: The state or quality of being bound or obliged; obligation.
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adjective | senti | Sentimental, emotional. | B | [
"A: In terms of or by means of questions.",
"B: Sentimental, emotional.",
"C: In terms of communities.",
"D: Of a reply: prepared in paragraphs."
] | Which of the following could "senti" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: In terms of or by means of questions.
B: Sentimental, emotional.
C: In terms of communities.
D: Of a reply: prepared in paragraphs.
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noun | bearer | A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet. | C | [
"A: An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.",
"B: plural of lapis",
"C: A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.",
"D: mother's brother; maternal uncle"
] | Which of the following could "bearer" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.
B: plural of lapis
C: A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet.
D: mother's brother; maternal uncle
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noun | pandit | An honorary title for a learned man or scholar. | C | [
"A: A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.",
"B: A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle.",
"C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.",
"D: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree)."
] | Which of the following could "pandit" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.
B: A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle.
C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
D: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree).
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adjective | scheduled | Included in a Schedule of the Indian Constitution, and as such is recognised by the government as eligible for special protection and consideration; afforded special concessions | D | [
"A: Opposed to Hindutva or Hindu nationalism.",
"B: Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.",
"C: cooked with steam",
"D: Included in a Schedule of the Indian Constitution, and as such is recognised by the government as eligible for special protection and consideration; afforded special concessions"
] | Which of the following could "scheduled" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Opposed to Hindutva or Hindu nationalism.
B: Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.
C: cooked with steam
D: Included in a Schedule of the Indian Constitution, and as such is recognised by the government as eligible for special protection and consideration; afforded special concessions
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noun | tonga | A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. | A | [
"A: A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.",
"B: A day of mourning and prayers for the dead, the fourth day after the funeral.",
"C: The monsoon season according to the Hindu calendar.",
"D: A dish of boiled lentils; dal."
] | Which of the following could "tonga" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
B: A day of mourning and prayers for the dead, the fourth day after the funeral.
C: The monsoon season according to the Hindu calendar.
D: A dish of boiled lentils; dal.
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noun | cabin | A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional. | D | [
"A: A village council or local government.",
"B: Alternative spelling of undertrial",
"C: department store",
"D: A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional."
] | Which of the following could "cabin" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A village council or local government.
B: Alternative spelling of undertrial
C: department store
D: A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.
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noun | mali | A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener. | C | [
"A: A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production.",
"B: A place where workers assemble to seek employment.",
"C: A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.",
"D: A kind of sweetened fried chapatti."
] | Which of the following could "mali" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production.
B: A place where workers assemble to seek employment.
C: A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
D: A kind of sweetened fried chapatti.
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noun | namaskar | The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste. | A | [
"A: The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.",
"B: An urban political unit comparable to a municipality.",
"C: A high collar covering the neck.",
"D: Alternative form of bibi"
] | Which of the following could "namaskar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
B: An urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
C: A high collar covering the neck.
D: Alternative form of bibi
Answer: |
noun | dengue | An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. | A | [
"A: An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.",
"B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)",
"C: dodder",
"D: The bronze featherback, Notopterus notopterus."
] | Which of the following could "dengue" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
B: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)
C: dodder
D: The bronze featherback, Notopterus notopterus.
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noun | sais | A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses. | A | [
"A: A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.",
"B: Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.",
"C: Alternative form of gold mohur (“the plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima”)",
"D: Alternative form of kadam (“tropical tree”)"
] | Which of the following could "sais" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.
B: Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
C: Alternative form of gold mohur (“the plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima”)
D: Alternative form of kadam (“tropical tree”)
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noun | M | Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants. | A | [
"A: Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.",
"B: A walnut.",
"C: A hired ruffian armed with a club or lathi.",
"D: A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort."
] | Which of the following could "M" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
B: A walnut.
C: A hired ruffian armed with a club or lathi.
D: A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort.
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noun | PPL | Initialism of Paper Products Limited. | D | [
"A: A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.",
"B: A masonry dam used for storing water.",
"C: An instance of airdashing.",
"D: Initialism of Paper Products Limited."
] | Which of the following could "PPL" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
B: A masonry dam used for storing water.
C: An instance of airdashing.
D: Initialism of Paper Products Limited.
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noun | UC | Initialism of upper caste. | D | [
"A: An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity",
"B: An evening newspaper.",
"C: A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.",
"D: Initialism of upper caste."
] | Which of the following could "UC" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
B: An evening newspaper.
C: A ceremony involving ritual washing, cleansing or anointing.
D: Initialism of upper caste.
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noun | KP | Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit. | C | [
"A: prawn",
"B: A big room where films are shown; movie theater.",
"C: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit.",
"D: The harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men."
] | Which of the following could "KP" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: prawn
B: A big room where films are shown; movie theater.
C: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit.
D: The harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men.
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noun | tatty | A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. | C | [
"A: The officer in charge of a taluk.",
"B: Movement; sway; influence.",
"C: A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.",
"D: Shorts."
] | Which of the following could "tatty" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The officer in charge of a taluk.
B: Movement; sway; influence.
C: A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
D: Shorts.
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noun | teapoy | Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service. | D | [
"A: The relatively wealthy and well-educated members of the other backward classes, not eligible for government benefit programs.",
"B: The flowering tree Bauhinia variegata.",
"C: One who works in an office, an officer.",
"D: Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service."
] | Which of the following could "teapoy" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The relatively wealthy and well-educated members of the other backward classes, not eligible for government benefit programs.
B: The flowering tree Bauhinia variegata.
C: One who works in an office, an officer.
D: Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
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noun | Cr. | Abbreviation of crore. | B | [
"A: Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.",
"B: Abbreviation of crore.",
"C: cucumber",
"D: A (usually oral) exoneration given by law enforcement agencies to suspects in a crime, likely to be flawed."
] | Which of the following could "Cr." mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.
B: Abbreviation of crore.
C: cucumber
D: A (usually oral) exoneration given by law enforcement agencies to suspects in a crime, likely to be flawed.
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noun | H | Abbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters. | C | [
"A: A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production.",
"B: A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.",
"C: Abbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters.",
"D: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner."
] | Which of the following could "H" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A time or moment considered lucky for beginning some project; an inauguration, now especially the start of a film production.
B: A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.
C: Abbreviation of Hindu; mostly used by Indian Muslim netizens primarily towards Hindutva supporters.
D: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
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noun | floater | A waterproof sandal. | B | [
"A: A supermarket or department store.",
"B: A waterproof sandal.",
"C: A variety of orange (fruit).",
"D: Prince or king."
] | Which of the following could "floater" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A supermarket or department store.
B: A waterproof sandal.
C: A variety of orange (fruit).
D: Prince or king.
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noun | schroff | A banker or moneychanger. | D | [
"A: A mangosteen.",
"B: Western-style nightclothes",
"C: A hired ruffian armed with a club or lathi.",
"D: A banker or moneychanger."
] | Which of the following could "schroff" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A mangosteen.
B: Western-style nightclothes
C: A hired ruffian armed with a club or lathi.
D: A banker or moneychanger.
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