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1️⃣ Buoyancy (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: बॉय-uhn-सी
💡 Meaning: The ability to recover quickly from setbacks; resilience or optimism
📝 Hindi: उत्थानशीलता
✍️ Example: Despite economic uncertainty, the buoyancy of the stock market surprised analysts.
(आर्थिक अनिश्चितता के बावजूद, शेयर बाजार की उत्थानशीलता ने विश्लेषकों को चौंका दिया।)
2️⃣ Imperative (adjective/noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: इम-पे-र-टिव
💡 Meaning: Absolutely necessary or required; an urgent necessity
📝 Hindi: अनिवार्य
✍️ Example: It is imperative that the government takes immediate action to control inflation.
(यह अनिवार्य है कि सरकार मुद्रास्फीति को नियंत्रित करने के लिए तुरंत कार्रवाई करे।)
3️⃣ Volatility (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: वॉ-ल-टि-लि-टी
💡 Meaning: The tendency to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
📝 Hindi: अस्थिरता
✍️ Example: The volatility of the global markets has made investors cautious.
(वैश्विक बाजारों की अस्थिरता ने निवेशकों को सतर्क बना दिया है।)
4️⃣ Hedging (noun/verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: हे-जिंग
💡 Meaning: Taking measures to minimize risk, especially in finance
📝 Hindi: जोखिम प्रबंधन
✍️ Example: Investors hedge against currency fluctuations to avoid financial losses.
(निवेशक वित्तीय हानि से बचने के लिए मुद्रा उतार-चढ़ाव के विरुद्ध हेजिंग करते हैं।)
5️⃣ Tranche (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: ट्रॉन्श
💡 Meaning: A portion or installment of money, investment, or work
📝 Hindi: किश्त
✍️ Example: The company received the first tranche of funding from its investors.
(कंपनी को अपने निवेशकों से पहली किश्त प्राप्त हुई।)
6️⃣ Precipitate (verb/adjective)
🔊 Pronunciation: प्रि-सि-पि-टेट
💡 Meaning: To cause something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly; done hastily without consideration
📝 Hindi: जल्दबाजी में करना
✍️ Example: The government’s decision to cut taxes precipitated an economic crisis.
(सरकार के करों में कटौती के फैसले ने आर्थिक संकट को अचानक उत्पन्न कर दिया।)
7️⃣ Admonish (verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: ऐड-मॉ-निश
💡 Meaning: To warn or reprimand firmly
📝 Hindi: फटकारना / चेतावनी देना
✍️ Example: The teacher admonished the students for not completing their assignments.
(शिक्षक ने छात्रों को असाइनमेंट पूरा न करने के लिए फटकार लगाई।)
8️⃣ Allay (verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: अ-ले
💡 Meaning: To reduce or relieve fears, doubts, or pain
📝 Hindi: कम करना / शांत करना
✍️ Example: The government’s announcement helped allay public fears about inflation.
(सरकार की घोषणा ने मुद्रास्फीति को लेकर जनता की आशंकाओं को कम किया।)
9️⃣ Ratchet up (phrasal verb)
🔊 Pronunciation: रै-चिट अप
💡 Meaning: To increase or intensify something gradually
📝 Hindi: धीरे-धीरे बढ़ाना
✍️ Example: The central bank ratcheted up interest rates to control inflation.
(केंद्रीय बैंक ने मुद्रास्फीति को नियंत्रित करने के लिए ब्याज दरों को धीरे-धीरे बढ़ा दिया।)
🔟 Scepticism (noun)
🔊 Pronunciation: स्केप-टि-सिज़्म
💡 Meaning: Doubt about the truth or validity of something
📝 Hindi: संदेहवाद
✍️ Example: There is growing scepticism about the effectiveness of the new economic policies.
(नई आर्थिक नीतियों की प्रभावशीलता के बारे में संदेह बढ़ रहा है।)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) based on the vocabulary:
1️⃣ What does “Buoyancy” mean?
A) The ability to recover quickly from setbacks
B) The tendency to remain unstable
C) An extreme decline in morale
D) A state of confusion
2️⃣ What is the meaning of “Imperative” in this context?
A) Optional or voluntary
B) Absolutely necessary or required
C) A minor issue
D) Something that can be ignored
3️⃣ “Volatility” refers to:
A) Consistent and stable conditions
B) The tendency to change unpredictably
C) A decrease in economic growth
D) A controlled environment
4️⃣ What does “Hedging” mean in finance?
A) Investing in risky stocks
B) Avoiding financial risks by taking precautionary measures
C) Increasing financial losses deliberately
D) Selling off all assets
5️⃣ What is a “Tranche” in financial terms?
A) A lump sum payment
B) A portion or installment of money or investment
C) A debt owed by a company
D) A financial penalty
6️⃣ If a decision “precipitates” a crisis, it means:
A) The crisis is prevented
B) The crisis happens suddenly due to the decision
C) The crisis is postponed
D) The decision has no impact
7️⃣ What does “Admonish” mean?
A) To praise someone
B) To warn or reprimand someone firmly
C) To encourage strongly
D) To ignore someone’s mistake
8️⃣ If a policy helps “allay” public fears, what does it do?
A) Increase the fear
B) Dismiss public concerns completely
C) Reduce or relieve the fear
D) Prove that the fears are baseless
9️⃣ What does “Ratchet up” mean?
A) To decrease gradually
B) To increase or intensify something gradually
C) To remove completely
D) To take immediate action
🔟 What does “Scepticism” indicate?
A) Complete trust in a policy or idea
B) Doubt about the truth or validity of something
C) Immediate acceptance of new ideas
D) A refusal to consider alternatives
Answers:
1️⃣ A) The ability to recover quickly from setbacks
2️⃣ B) Absolutely necessary or required
3️⃣ B) The tendency to change unpredictably
4️⃣ B) Avoiding financial risks by taking precautionary measures
5️⃣ B) A portion or installment of money or investment
6️⃣ B) The crisis happens suddenly due to the decision
7️⃣ B) To warn or reprimand someone firmly
8️⃣ C) Reduce or relieve the fear
9️⃣ B) To increase or intensify something gradually
🔟 B) Doubt about the truth or validity of something