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noun | chacha | An uncle, especially one's father's younger brother. | C | [
"A: An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants.",
"B: The jungle babbler, Turdoides striata, habitually flocking in extended family groups.",
"C: An uncle, especially one's father's younger brother.",
"D: unripened papaya (papaya whose flesh is still green)"
] | Which of the following could "chacha" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An elephant trap; an enclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants.
B: The jungle babbler, Turdoides striata, habitually flocking in extended family groups.
C: An uncle, especially one's father's younger brother.
D: unripened papaya (papaya whose flesh is still green)
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noun | BRN | Initialism of business registration number. | A | [
"A: Initialism of business registration number.",
"B: roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)",
"C: A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.",
"D: A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest."
] | Which of the following could "BRN" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of business registration number.
B: roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
C: A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener.
D: A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
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adjective | industrywise | Of or pertaining to industry. | A | [
"A: Of or pertaining to industry.",
"B: Former, previous.",
"C: Of which one does not avail oneself; unused.",
"D: free, unconstrained"
] | Which of the following could "industrywise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Of or pertaining to industry.
B: Former, previous.
C: Of which one does not avail oneself; unused.
D: free, unconstrained
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adjective | factorywise | Of or pertaining to a factory. | A | [
"A: Of or pertaining to a factory.",
"B: Constructed using a combination of pukka (strong, high-quality) and kutcha (inferior) materials.",
"C: Of a reply: prepared in paragraphs.",
"D: wonderful, brilliant"
] | Which of the following could "factorywise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Of or pertaining to a factory.
B: Constructed using a combination of pukka (strong, high-quality) and kutcha (inferior) materials.
C: Of a reply: prepared in paragraphs.
D: wonderful, brilliant
Answer: |
noun | pickpocketer | A pickpocket. | D | [
"A: A revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages.",
"B: An urban village.",
"C: 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.",
"D: A pickpocket."
] | Which of the following could "pickpocketer" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages.
B: An urban village.
C: 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.
D: A pickpocket.
Answer: |
adjective | subjectwise | By subject or topic. | D | [
"A: lactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)",
"B: In terms of valleys.",
"C: Full of ravines.",
"D: By subject or topic."
] | Which of the following could "subjectwise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: lactovegetarian (in ayurvedic philosophy)
B: In terms of valleys.
C: Full of ravines.
D: By subject or topic.
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adjective | tatkal | At once; immediately. | C | [
"A: cultured; well-mannered and knowledgeable",
"B: In terms of communities.",
"C: At once; immediately.",
"D: Pentatonic."
] | Which of the following could "tatkal" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: cultured; well-mannered and knowledgeable
B: In terms of communities.
C: At once; immediately.
D: Pentatonic.
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adjective | kattar | strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief | C | [
"A: wonderful, brilliant",
"B: Of diamonds: unfaceted.",
"C: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief",
"D: cultured; well-mannered and knowledgeable"
] | Which of the following could "kattar" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: wonderful, brilliant
B: Of diamonds: unfaceted.
C: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief
D: cultured; well-mannered and knowledgeable
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noun | nakabandi | A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints. | B | [
"A: A legal commentary or exposition.",
"B: A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.",
"C: 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.",
"D: A bald man."
] | Which of the following could "nakabandi" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A legal commentary or exposition.
B: A system of patrolling streets by use of checkpoints.
C: 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.
D: A bald man.
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adjective | ulta-pulta | upside-down; in disarray | D | [
"A: By subject or topic.",
"B: Not vegetarian.",
"C: In terms of or by means of questions.",
"D: upside-down; in disarray"
] | Which of the following could "ulta-pulta" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: By subject or topic.
B: Not vegetarian.
C: In terms of or by means of questions.
D: upside-down; in disarray
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adjective | budnamed | Given a bad reputation. | B | [
"A: Great, very enjoyable.",
"B: Given a bad reputation.",
"C: In terms of dates; chronological.",
"D: Full of ravines."
] | Which of the following could "budnamed" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Great, very enjoyable.
B: Given a bad reputation.
C: In terms of dates; chronological.
D: Full of ravines.
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noun | pagri | A headdress worn by men in India, comprising a several-metre-long band of fabric wound around the head. | A | [
"A: A headdress worn by men in India, comprising a several-metre-long band of fabric wound around the head.",
"B: A person who has knowledge; an informed party.",
"C: Synonym of turmeric",
"D: A Bangladeshi."
] | Which of the following could "pagri" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A headdress worn by men in India, comprising a several-metre-long band of fabric wound around the head.
B: A person who has knowledge; an informed party.
C: Synonym of turmeric
D: A Bangladeshi.
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noun | bustee | Alternative spelling of basti | D | [
"A: uncle (as a respectful term of address)",
"B: A spare wheel.",
"C: A whitish-grey sandy efflorescence, found in many places, from which by boiling and the addition of quicklime a strong alkali is obtained.",
"D: Alternative spelling of basti"
] | Which of the following could "bustee" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: uncle (as a respectful term of address)
B: A spare wheel.
C: A whitish-grey sandy efflorescence, found in many places, from which by boiling and the addition of quicklime a strong alkali is obtained.
D: Alternative spelling of basti
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noun | vyomanaut | A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut. | C | [
"A: An item of footwear embroidered with silver or gold thread.",
"B: Acronym of distribution company. especially an electricity distribution company",
"C: A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut.",
"D: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit."
] | Which of the following could "vyomanaut" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An item of footwear embroidered with silver or gold thread.
B: Acronym of distribution company. especially an electricity distribution company
C: A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut.
D: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit.
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noun | s/o | Abbreviation of son of. | D | [
"A: A period of 24 minutes.",
"B: A torch or flashlight.",
"C: One who studies Dravidian languages.",
"D: Abbreviation of son of."
] | Which of the following could "s/o" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A period of 24 minutes.
B: A torch or flashlight.
C: One who studies Dravidian languages.
D: Abbreviation of son of.
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noun | dayee | midwife | A | [
"A: midwife",
"B: A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.",
"C: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.",
"D: A Bengali (from West Bengal)."
] | Which of the following could "dayee" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: midwife
B: A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.
C: An non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.
D: A Bengali (from West Bengal).
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noun | zail | An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India. | C | [
"A: plural of signage",
"B: A written agreement.",
"C: An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.",
"D: A waterproof sandal."
] | Which of the following could "zail" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: plural of signage
B: A written agreement.
C: An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj in India.
D: A waterproof sandal.
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noun | faujdar | An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar. | B | [
"A: The area served by an irrigation project such as a canal, dam or a tank.",
"B: An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.",
"C: Mentally ill person; lunatic.",
"D: protection of cows, particularly as seen as a social or religious duty"
] | Which of the following could "faujdar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The area served by an irrigation project such as a canal, dam or a tank.
B: An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.
C: Mentally ill person; lunatic.
D: protection of cows, particularly as seen as a social or religious duty
Answer: |
noun | zaildar | A native officer in charge of a zail. | B | [
"A: A boatman; an oarsman.",
"B: A native officer in charge of a zail.",
"C: ginger",
"D: illicit alcoholic drink; moonshine, usually made from rice, sometimes mixed with industrial alcohol"
] | Which of the following could "zaildar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A boatman; an oarsman.
B: A native officer in charge of a zail.
C: ginger
D: illicit alcoholic drink; moonshine, usually made from rice, sometimes mixed with industrial alcohol
Answer: |
noun | garbages | Garbage; waste; refuse. | D | [
"A: A perennial (\"wet\") or seasonal (\"dry\") pond constructed in a depression and in which fish are stored, typically for breeding.",
"B: Short for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.",
"C: Alternative spelling of mouza",
"D: Garbage; waste; refuse."
] | Which of the following could "garbages" 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: Short for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
C: Alternative spelling of mouza
D: Garbage; waste; refuse.
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noun | khoa | A kind of concrete, of broken brick, lime, etc., used for floors and terrace roofs. | B | [
"A: A spring of water.",
"B: A kind of concrete, of broken brick, lime, etc., used for floors and terrace roofs.",
"C: Initialism of lakhs per annum.",
"D: Alternative form of ghurree (“period of 24 minutes”)"
] | Which of the following could "khoa" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A spring of water.
B: A kind of concrete, of broken brick, lime, etc., used for floors and terrace roofs.
C: Initialism of lakhs per annum.
D: Alternative form of ghurree (“period of 24 minutes”)
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noun | batchmate | classmate | A | [
"A: classmate",
"B: A type of music typically used in the soundtracks of films from Mumbai, or a particular song of this type.",
"C: A young man who harasses women in the street, subjecting them to Eve-teasing.",
"D: A Pakistani."
] | Which of the following could "batchmate" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: classmate
B: A type of music typically used in the soundtracks of films from Mumbai, or a particular song of this type.
C: A young man who harasses women in the street, subjecting them to Eve-teasing.
D: A Pakistani.
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noun | underwears | plural of underwear | A | [
"A: plural of underwear",
"B: A type of protest in which transport is disrupted.",
"C: A local political association",
"D: a department of a political party set up to promote the party and influence political discussion on social media"
] | Which of the following could "underwears" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: plural of underwear
B: A type of protest in which transport is disrupted.
C: A local political association
D: a department of a political party set up to promote the party and influence political discussion on social media
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noun | communalism | Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity. | A | [
"A: Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.",
"B: Alternative form of chitthi",
"C: Initialism of upper caste.",
"D: A member of a tribe."
] | Which of the following could "communalism" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.
B: Alternative form of chitthi
C: Initialism of upper caste.
D: A member of a tribe.
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noun | zigsaw puzzle | Alternative form of jigsaw puzzle | A | [
"A: Alternative form of jigsaw puzzle",
"B: A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.",
"C: A snack usually made of rice or urad dal flour, formed into a twisty shape.",
"D: brother-in-law"
] | Which of the following could "zigsaw puzzle" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative form of jigsaw puzzle
B: A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.
C: A snack usually made of rice or urad dal flour, formed into a twisty shape.
D: brother-in-law
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noun | sixer | A transgender person | B | [
"A: A sweet hard candy made from molasses.",
"B: A transgender person",
"C: mixer; food processor",
"D: A lassi to which a preparation of marijuana has been added."
] | Which of the following could "sixer" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A sweet hard candy made from molasses.
B: A transgender person
C: mixer; food processor
D: A lassi to which a preparation of marijuana has been added.
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noun | unreserve | A forest that is not set aside as a reserve. | B | [
"A: An ardent supporter of the Indian National Congress.",
"B: A forest that is not set aside as a reserve.",
"C: A raised seat with embroidery and pillows for the back and elbow. This forms the seat of honor, as in the zenana, where it is the seat of the lady of the house, and privileged visitors are invited to share it as a mark of respect and favor. It is also the ceremonial seat or throne of a rajah.",
"D: Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules."
] | Which of the following could "unreserve" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An ardent supporter of the Indian National Congress.
B: A forest that is not set aside as a reserve.
C: A raised seat with embroidery and pillows for the back and elbow. This forms the seat of honor, as in the zenana, where it is the seat of the lady of the house, and privileged visitors are invited to share it as a mark of respect and favor. It is also the ceremonial seat or throne of a rajah.
D: Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
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noun | masoor | Small orange-red lentils. | A | [
"A: Small orange-red lentils.",
"B: a man who both penetrates (top) and is penetrated (bottom) in sex with other men; sometimes also has relationships with women and/or presents masculine as well as feminine mannerisms and appearances.",
"C: marijuana, as used for smoking.",
"D: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly."
] | Which of the following could "masoor" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Small orange-red lentils.
B: a man who both penetrates (top) and is penetrated (bottom) in sex with other men; sometimes also has relationships with women and/or presents masculine as well as feminine mannerisms and appearances.
C: marijuana, as used for smoking.
D: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.
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noun | eveninger | An evening newspaper. | A | [
"A: An evening newspaper.",
"B: lacto-ovo-vegetarian",
"C: A train driver.",
"D: Alternative form of samadhi (“tomb of a holy person or saint”)"
] | Which of the following could "eveninger" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An evening newspaper.
B: lacto-ovo-vegetarian
C: A train driver.
D: Alternative form of samadhi (“tomb of a holy person or saint”)
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adjective | communitywise | In terms of communities. | A | [
"A: In terms of communities.",
"B: Of or pertaining to industry.",
"C: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief",
"D: Full of ravines."
] | Which of the following could "communitywise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: In terms of communities.
B: Of or pertaining to industry.
C: strict, rigid,fundamentalist, especially in terms of religious belief
D: Full of ravines.
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noun | chaprasi | An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner. | C | [
"A: A type of music typically used in the soundtracks of films from Mumbai, or a particular song of this type.",
"B: vegetarian food.",
"C: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.",
"D: A village."
] | Which of the following could "chaprasi" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A type of music typically used in the soundtracks of films from Mumbai, or a particular song of this type.
B: vegetarian food.
C: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
D: A village.
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noun | adda | An informal meeting place for conversation. | A | [
"A: An informal meeting place for conversation.",
"B: A permanent military station.",
"C: A female slave.",
"D: A wide-mouthed earthenware vessel for water."
] | Which of the following could "adda" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An informal meeting place for conversation.
B: A permanent military station.
C: A female slave.
D: A wide-mouthed earthenware vessel for water.
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noun | shamiana | A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee. | D | [
"A: The judge of a subordinate court.",
"B: Curdled milk.",
"C: Post; postage",
"D: A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee."
] | Which of the following could "shamiana" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The judge of a subordinate court.
B: Curdled milk.
C: Post; postage
D: A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
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noun | chameli | jasmine (Jasminum) | B | [
"A: A kind of concrete, of broken brick, lime, etc., used for floors and terrace roofs.",
"B: jasmine (Jasminum)",
"C: chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus).",
"D: plural of zilladar"
] | Which of the following could "chameli" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A kind of concrete, of broken brick, lime, etc., used for floors and terrace roofs.
B: jasmine (Jasminum)
C: chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus).
D: plural of zilladar
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noun | peda | A sweet made from khoa, sugar, and various flavourings. | A | [
"A: A sweet made from khoa, sugar, and various flavourings.",
"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: A fish, the Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus).",
"D: night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)."
] | Which of the following could "peda" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A sweet made from khoa, sugar, and various flavourings.
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: A fish, the Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus).
D: night-blooming jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).
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noun | opticals | spectacles | B | [
"A: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit.",
"B: spectacles",
"C: A decorative frame or sill on a door or window.",
"D: A milkman or milkwoman."
] | Which of the following could "opticals" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of Kashmiri Pandit.
B: spectacles
C: A decorative frame or sill on a door or window.
D: A milkman or milkwoman.
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noun | dabbawalla | 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. | A | [
"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: The department concerned with tax on goods manufactured or produced.",
"C: A yellow silk cloth or shawl.",
"D: marijuana, as used for smoking."
] | Which of the following could "dabbawalla" 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: The department concerned with tax on goods manufactured or produced.
C: A yellow silk cloth or shawl.
D: marijuana, as used for smoking.
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noun | timepass | Aimless or unproductive activity; killing time. | B | [
"A: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)",
"B: Aimless or unproductive activity; killing time.",
"C: An appendix or attachment to a document.",
"D: Alternative form of singhara (“water caltrop”)"
] | Which of the following could "timepass" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: ledikeni (type of Bengali sweetmeat)
B: Aimless or unproductive activity; killing time.
C: An appendix or attachment to a document.
D: Alternative form of singhara (“water caltrop”)
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noun | samaj | A society; a congregation; a worshipping assembly, or church, especially of the Brahmo Samaj. | A | [
"A: A society; a congregation; a worshipping assembly, or church, especially of the Brahmo Samaj.",
"B: rain check",
"C: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.",
"D: An offering of fruit or flowers."
] | Which of the following could "samaj" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A society; a congregation; a worshipping assembly, or church, especially of the Brahmo Samaj.
B: rain check
C: UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
D: An offering of fruit or flowers.
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noun | doab | A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganga and the Yamuna | A | [
"A: A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganga and the Yamuna",
"B: A kind of deep knee bend in Indian gymnastics.",
"C: Bribe charged by politician for availing government service",
"D: A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali."
] | Which of the following could "doab" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganga and the Yamuna
B: A kind of deep knee bend in Indian gymnastics.
C: Bribe charged by politician for availing government service
D: A person from the Indian state of Kerala, especially one who speaks Malayalam or is ethnically Malayali.
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noun | bangar | A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level. | A | [
"A: A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.",
"B: A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.",
"C: mother's brother's wife; maternal aunt",
"D: The ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony."
] | Which of the following could "bangar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.
B: A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
C: mother's brother's wife; maternal aunt
D: The ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.
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adjective | exgratia | Alternative form of ex gratia | B | [
"A: Unripened.",
"B: Alternative form of ex gratia",
"C: [of the] President of India",
"D: In terms of or by means of questions."
] | Which of the following could "exgratia" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Unripened.
B: Alternative form of ex gratia
C: [of the] President of India
D: In terms of or by means of questions.
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adjective | castewise | In terms of caste. | B | [
"A: Abbreviation of honorable.",
"B: In terms of caste.",
"C: Disabled or handicapped.",
"D: Based on, or in terms of, the floor."
] | Which of the following could "castewise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Abbreviation of honorable.
B: In terms of caste.
C: Disabled or handicapped.
D: Based on, or in terms of, the floor.
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noun | imarti | An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup. | B | [
"A: classmate",
"B: An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.",
"C: A type of squash (gourd) used in Indian cooking.",
"D: A woman who favours traditional Indian clothing, music, etc. over the Western equivalents."
] | Which of the following could "imarti" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: classmate
B: An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.
C: A type of squash (gourd) used in Indian cooking.
D: A woman who favours traditional Indian clothing, music, etc. over the Western equivalents.
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noun | urad | Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal. | C | [
"A: A female slave.",
"B: The police tactic of charging a crowd with lathis or batons in order to disperse it.",
"C: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.",
"D: A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project."
] | Which of the following could "urad" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A female slave.
B: The police tactic of charging a crowd with lathis or batons in order to disperse it.
C: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.
D: A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project.
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noun | anchal | Post; postage | C | [
"A: A Hindu holy man.",
"B: President of India",
"C: Post; postage",
"D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions."
] | Which of the following could "anchal" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A Hindu holy man.
B: President of India
C: Post; postage
D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
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noun | bunniah | banker; moneylender | A | [
"A: banker; moneylender",
"B: A house built with naturally occurring materials.",
"C: An island or shoal in a river.",
"D: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites."
] | Which of the following could "bunniah" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: banker; moneylender
B: A house built with naturally occurring materials.
C: An island or shoal in a river.
D: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
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noun | zigsaw | Alternative form of jigsaw | D | [
"A: a form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.",
"B: A rogue; a scoundrel.",
"C: An urban political unit comparable to a municipality.",
"D: Alternative form of jigsaw"
] | Which of the following could "zigsaw" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: a form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.
B: A rogue; a scoundrel.
C: An urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
D: Alternative form of jigsaw
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noun | kho kho | An amateur sport played by teams of twelve players. | A | [
"A: An amateur sport played by teams of twelve players.",
"B: A causeway.",
"C: griffin, (white) newcomer",
"D: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes."
] | Which of the following could "kho kho" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An amateur sport played by teams of twelve players.
B: A causeway.
C: griffin, (white) newcomer
D: The leader of a village, who serves as arbiter in local disputes.
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noun | kunjoos | A miser. | A | [
"A: A miser.",
"B: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.",
"C: A moneylender.",
"D: Any of several white fish used in Indian cooking"
] | Which of the following could "kunjoos" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A miser.
B: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
C: A moneylender.
D: Any of several white fish used in Indian cooking
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noun | wineshop | A liquor store. | A | [
"A: A liquor store.",
"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 deputy minister.",
"D: A headscarf worn by married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women."
] | Which of the following could "wineshop" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A liquor store.
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 deputy minister.
D: A headscarf worn by married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women.
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noun | autoloom | A type of power loom. | C | [
"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 female rakshasa",
"C: A type of power loom.",
"D: A person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting"
] | Which of the following could "autoloom" 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 female rakshasa
C: A type of power loom.
D: A person who keeps bluffing or does empty boasting
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noun | achari | pickle | A | [
"A: pickle",
"B: An amateur sport played by teams of twelve players.",
"C: The recent alluvial bordering a large river.",
"D: The bael tree."
] | Which of the following could "achari" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: pickle
B: An amateur sport played by teams of twelve players.
C: The recent alluvial bordering a large river.
D: The bael tree.
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noun | chana | A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste. | B | [
"A: A small pony, especially one used as a pack animal",
"B: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.",
"C: A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.",
"D: A poetry challenge in which the poet is given a line and must improvise a verse around it."
] | Which of the following could "chana" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A small pony, especially one used as a pack animal
B: A dish principally made from chickpeas or chickpea paste.
C: A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.
D: A poetry challenge in which the poet is given a line and must improvise a verse around it.
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noun | UID | Abbreviation of unique identification number. | B | [
"A: In the culture of the Indian subcontinent, an effeminate man who takes on a passive or female gender role in same-sex relationships.",
"B: Abbreviation of unique identification number.",
"C: A member of the media.",
"D: Sunglasses."
] | Which of the following could "UID" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: In the culture of the Indian subcontinent, an effeminate man who takes on a passive or female gender role in same-sex relationships.
B: Abbreviation of unique identification number.
C: A member of the media.
D: Sunglasses.
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noun | unique identification number | A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially. | D | [
"A: Alternative form of jigsaw",
"B: Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.",
"C: A liquor store.",
"D: A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially."
] | Which of the following could "unique identification number" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative form of jigsaw
B: Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.
C: A liquor store.
D: A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially.
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noun | asur | Alternative spelling of Asura. | C | [
"A: Alternative spelling of basti",
"B: A devout Muslim.",
"C: Alternative spelling of Asura.",
"D: department store"
] | Which of the following could "asur" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Alternative spelling of basti
B: A devout Muslim.
C: Alternative spelling of Asura.
D: department store
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noun | methi | fenugreek | D | [
"A: fennel, fennel seeds",
"B: An evening newspaper.",
"C: A metal wash basin",
"D: fenugreek"
] | Which of the following could "methi" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: fennel, fennel seeds
B: An evening newspaper.
C: A metal wash basin
D: fenugreek
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noun | chota hazri | A light breakfast. | B | [
"A: An alumnus of one of the 5 International Institutes of Information Technology.",
"B: A light breakfast.",
"C: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.",
"D: One who is currently on trial or who is imprisoned on remand whilst awaiting trial."
] | Which of the following could "chota hazri" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An alumnus of one of the 5 International Institutes of Information Technology.
B: A light breakfast.
C: Initialism of member of the legislative assembly.
D: One who is currently on trial or who is imprisoned on remand whilst awaiting trial.
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noun | bakkal | A shopkeeper or dealer. | C | [
"A: Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.",
"B: A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.",
"C: A shopkeeper or dealer.",
"D: aunt or older woman (as a respectful term of address)"
] | Which of the following could "bakkal" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.
B: A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
C: A shopkeeper or dealer.
D: aunt or older woman (as a respectful term of address)
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noun | karela | Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd. | B | [
"A: A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.",
"B: Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.",
"C: A curse word.",
"D: plural of cousin sister"
] | Which of the following could "karela" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.
B: Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
C: A curse word.
D: plural of cousin sister
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noun | picturization | The setting or coordination of soundtrack music of a motion picture to events or choreography onscreen | D | [
"A: A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.",
"B: Alternative form of jigsaw",
"C: The sexual harassment of men by women.",
"D: The setting or coordination of soundtrack music of a motion picture to events or choreography onscreen"
] | Which of the following could "picturization" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
B: Alternative form of jigsaw
C: The sexual harassment of men by women.
D: The setting or coordination of soundtrack music of a motion picture to events or choreography onscreen
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noun | nupur | An anklet. | D | [
"A: A liberal, a leftist.",
"B: An arsehole, an idiot.",
"C: Alternative form of airplane mode",
"D: An anklet."
] | Which of the following could "nupur" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A liberal, a leftist.
B: An arsehole, an idiot.
C: Alternative form of airplane mode
D: An anklet.
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noun | guruji | A guru or spiritual teacher. | B | [
"A: A woman who performs in an item number.",
"B: A guru or spiritual teacher.",
"C: chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus).",
"D: A place where workers assemble to seek employment."
] | Which of the following could "guruji" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A woman who performs in an item number.
B: A guru or spiritual teacher.
C: chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus).
D: A place where workers assemble to seek employment.
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verb | byheart | To recite from memory. | D | [
"A: To bullshit.",
"B: To go to the gym.",
"C: To remove material from the surface of a road in order to achieve a uniform thickness.",
"D: To recite from memory."
] | Which of the following could "byheart" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To bullshit.
B: To go to the gym.
C: To remove material from the surface of a road in order to achieve a uniform thickness.
D: To recite from memory.
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noun | Bong | A Bengali (from West Bengal). | C | [
"A: Synonym of sapodilla (tree and fruit)",
"B: A cinemagoer.",
"C: A Bengali (from West Bengal).",
"D: Sunglasses."
] | Which of the following could "Bong" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Synonym of sapodilla (tree and fruit)
B: A cinemagoer.
C: A Bengali (from West Bengal).
D: Sunglasses.
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noun | jheel | A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species. | C | [
"A: A curry made from boiled peas or chickpeas in a gravy made with coconut, ginger and garlic pastes, etc.",
"B: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.",
"C: A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.",
"D: Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”)."
] | Which of the following could "jheel" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A curry made from boiled peas or chickpeas in a gravy made with coconut, ginger and garlic pastes, etc.
B: An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
C: A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.
D: Synonym of cluster fig (“Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae; the edible fruit of this plant”).
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noun | jawan | An infantryman; a soldier. | D | [
"A: A person who repairs punctured tyres.",
"B: A bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.",
"C: A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut.",
"D: An infantryman; a soldier."
] | Which of the following could "jawan" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A person who repairs punctured tyres.
B: A bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.
C: A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut.
D: An infantryman; a soldier.
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noun | cutcherry | A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency. | C | [
"A: A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially.",
"B: Synonym of polystyrene",
"C: A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency.",
"D: The jungle babbler, Turdoides striata, habitually flocking in extended family groups."
] | Which of the following could "cutcherry" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially.
B: Synonym of polystyrene
C: A hall used for business, political, or social assemblies, such as a magistrate's court or a building housing a public agency.
D: The jungle babbler, Turdoides striata, habitually flocking in extended family groups.
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noun | dumba | The fat-tailed sheep. | D | [
"A: A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum",
"B: mother's brother; maternal uncle",
"C: Motherfucker.",
"D: The fat-tailed sheep."
] | Which of the following could "dumba" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A spice plant related to caraway and cumin, with dark seeds and an edible root, Bunium bulbocastanum
B: mother's brother; maternal uncle
C: Motherfucker.
D: The fat-tailed sheep.
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noun | bigha | A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre. | C | [
"A: couple, duo, pair",
"B: cucumber",
"C: A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.",
"D: A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes."
] | Which of the following could "bigha" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: couple, duo, pair
B: cucumber
C: A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
D: A traditional bedstead in India, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
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noun | tum-tum | A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle. | A | [
"A: A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle.",
"B: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.",
"C: prawn",
"D: A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest."
] | Which of the following could "tum-tum" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle.
B: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
C: prawn
D: A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.
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noun | podder | A money changer. | A | [
"A: A money changer.",
"B: A cast of celebrity actors in a film or play.",
"C: A Hindu holy man.",
"D: Alternative form of airplane mode"
] | Which of the following could "podder" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A money changer.
B: A cast of celebrity actors in a film or play.
C: A Hindu holy man.
D: Alternative form of airplane mode
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adjective | datewise | In terms of dates; chronological. | C | [
"A: Insignificant; small-time.",
"B: 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",
"C: In terms of dates; chronological.",
"D: Out of town."
] | Which of the following could "datewise" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Insignificant; small-time.
B: 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
C: In terms of dates; chronological.
D: Out of town.
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noun | keyman | A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer. | B | [
"A: An inhabitant of the mofussil regions.",
"B: A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer.",
"C: resident of the village (in discussion or formerly mentioned)",
"D: Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker."
] | Which of the following could "keyman" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An inhabitant of the mofussil regions.
B: A workman who checks a railway track for faults, and who carries a keying hammer.
C: resident of the village (in discussion or formerly mentioned)
D: Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker.
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adjective | glomerous | Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. | C | [
"A: Abbreviation of honorable.",
"B: Pentatonic.",
"C: Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.",
"D: Most junior."
] | Which of the following could "glomerous" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Abbreviation of honorable.
B: Pentatonic.
C: Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.
D: Most junior.
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noun | redressal | Redress. | A | [
"A: Redress.",
"B: A devout Muslim.",
"C: Laterite.",
"D: A cinemagoer."
] | Which of the following could "redressal" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Redress.
B: A devout Muslim.
C: Laterite.
D: A cinemagoer.
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noun | snakestone | A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites. | C | [
"A: A female demon.",
"B: A lassi (yogurt-based drink) with cannabis mixed in.",
"C: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.",
"D: A shower of rain in March or April, when mangoes are beginning to ripen."
] | Which of the following could "snakestone" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A female demon.
B: A lassi (yogurt-based drink) with cannabis mixed in.
C: A usually porous substance made from charred bones, earth, etc. and believed to cure snakebites.
D: A shower of rain in March or April, when mangoes are beginning to ripen.
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noun | munsee | a clerk | C | [
"A: A spare wheel.",
"B: Alternative form of lasoon",
"C: a clerk",
"D: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil."
] | Which of the following could "munsee" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A spare wheel.
B: Alternative form of lasoon
C: a clerk
D: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
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noun | abkari | The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs. | B | [
"A: Initialism of other backward class.",
"B: The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.",
"C: Extra or undue weight or importance.",
"D: A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment."
] | Which of the following could "abkari" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of other backward class.
B: The manufacture or sale of liquors or drugs.
C: Extra or undue weight or importance.
D: A snack served with alcoholic drinks in an informal environment.
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noun | surgeoncy | The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer. | C | [
"A: A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.",
"B: The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.",
"C: The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer.",
"D: A person who is unwell or incapacitated."
] | Which of the following could "surgeoncy" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A banyan, a member of a specific Hindu caste.
B: The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
C: The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer.
D: A person who is unwell or incapacitated.
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noun | vakeel | A native attorney, lawyer or agent. | C | [
"A: A female slave.",
"B: A Christian, especially one who has just embraced Christianity.",
"C: A native attorney, lawyer or agent.",
"D: Boy; young male servant."
] | Which of the following could "vakeel" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A female slave.
B: A Christian, especially one who has just embraced Christianity.
C: A native attorney, lawyer or agent.
D: Boy; young male servant.
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noun | musnud | A raised seat with embroidery and pillows for the back and elbow. This forms the seat of honor, as in the zenana, where it is the seat of the lady of the house, and privileged visitors are invited to share it as a mark of respect and favor. It is also the ceremonial seat or throne of a rajah. | D | [
"A: A contract killing; a hit taken out on somebody.",
"B: Music written especially for Bollywood films.",
"C: cultivable wetland",
"D: A raised seat with embroidery and pillows for the back and elbow. This forms the seat of honor, as in the zenana, where it is the seat of the lady of the house, and privileged visitors are invited to share it as a mark of respect and favor. It is also the ceremonial seat or throne of a rajah."
] | Which of the following could "musnud" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A contract killing; a hit taken out on somebody.
B: Music written especially for Bollywood films.
C: cultivable wetland
D: A raised seat with embroidery and pillows for the back and elbow. This forms the seat of honor, as in the zenana, where it is the seat of the lady of the house, and privileged visitors are invited to share it as a mark of respect and favor. It is also the ceremonial seat or throne of a rajah.
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noun | tindal | A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. | D | [
"A: The fat-tailed sheep.",
"B: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.",
"C: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree).",
"D: A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain."
] | Which of the following could "tindal" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The fat-tailed sheep.
B: The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
C: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree).
D: A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
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noun | Adam-teasing | The sexual harassment of men by women. | D | [
"A: A term of address to a man.",
"B: Leftist-aligned mass media that opposes Hindu nationalism and Narendra Modi.",
"C: the Qur'an.",
"D: The sexual harassment of men by women."
] | Which of the following could "Adam-teasing" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A term of address to a man.
B: Leftist-aligned mass media that opposes Hindu nationalism and Narendra Modi.
C: the Qur'an.
D: The sexual harassment of men by women.
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noun | tutenag | crude zinc | D | [
"A: President of India",
"B: Okra; an edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus.",
"C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.",
"D: crude zinc"
] | Which of the following could "tutenag" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: President of India
B: Okra; an edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus.
C: An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
D: crude zinc
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noun | sunnud | A charter or warrant. | A | [
"A: A charter or warrant.",
"B: A port or haven.",
"C: banker; moneylender",
"D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions."
] | Which of the following could "sunnud" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A charter or warrant.
B: A port or haven.
C: banker; moneylender
D: A conservative Muslim leader or cleric, especially one who is hostile against other religions.
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noun | sircar | A Hindu clerk or accountant. | B | [
"A: dodder",
"B: A Hindu clerk or accountant.",
"C: An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.",
"D: A mountain pass; a col."
] | Which of the following could "sircar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: dodder
B: A Hindu clerk or accountant.
C: An elevated dome-shaped pavilion in Indian architecture.
D: A mountain pass; a col.
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noun | NRI | Initialism of non-resident Indian. (an Indian citizen who is not treated as a resident by Indian income tax law). | A | [
"A: Initialism of non-resident Indian. (an Indian citizen who is not treated as a resident by Indian income tax law).",
"B: A morning newspaper.",
"C: A person of mixed race; half-caste.",
"D: protector, defender, saviour"
] | Which of the following could "NRI" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Initialism of non-resident Indian. (an Indian citizen who is not treated as a resident by Indian income tax law).
B: A morning newspaper.
C: A person of mixed race; half-caste.
D: protector, defender, saviour
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noun | tatta | A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is allowed to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. | B | [
"A: A lassi (yogurt-based drink) with cannabis mixed in.",
"B: A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is allowed to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters.",
"C: A merchant or trader.",
"D: A section of an electorate that will vote for a particular party or formation, come what may."
] | Which of the following could "tatta" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A lassi (yogurt-based drink) with cannabis mixed in.
B: A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is allowed to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
C: A merchant or trader.
D: A section of an electorate that will vote for a particular party or formation, come what may.
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noun | gadi | A cushioned throne used by Indian princes. | A | [
"A: A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.",
"B: A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.",
"C: An ornamental flask or goglet.",
"D: A term of address to a man."
] | Which of the following could "gadi" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
B: A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
C: An ornamental flask or goglet.
D: A term of address to a man.
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noun | chank | The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum. | A | [
"A: The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.",
"B: mechanical pencil",
"C: Heroin.",
"D: a kind of snack mix generally consisting of spicy ingredients"
] | Which of the following could "chank" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
B: mechanical pencil
C: Heroin.
D: a kind of snack mix generally consisting of spicy ingredients
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noun | abkar | A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax. | D | [
"A: jasmine (Jasminum)",
"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: A man who is congenitally impotent.",
"D: A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax."
] | Which of the following could "abkar" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: jasmine (Jasminum)
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: A man who is congenitally impotent.
D: A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.
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adjective | digited | Having a specified number or kind of digits. | D | [
"A: Pentatonic.",
"B: Of a beverage: half-sized.",
"C: In terms of dates; chronological.",
"D: Having a specified number or kind of digits."
] | Which of the following could "digited" mean in Indian English when used as a adjective?
A: Pentatonic.
B: Of a beverage: half-sized.
C: In terms of dates; chronological.
D: Having a specified number or kind of digits.
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noun | tentwallah | A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties. | D | [
"A: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.",
"B: A Keralan curry made with buttermilk and cucumber.",
"C: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree).",
"D: A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties."
] | Which of the following could "tentwallah" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence, replaced by the block or tahsil.
B: A Keralan curry made with buttermilk and cucumber.
C: Salvadora persica (toothbrush tree).
D: A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties.
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noun | beway | Movement; sway; influence. | C | [
"A: Any green vegetable.",
"B: Puffed rice.",
"C: Movement; sway; influence.",
"D: Any of the milkmaids that were companions of Krishna in Indian mythology."
] | Which of the following could "beway" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: Any green vegetable.
B: Puffed rice.
C: Movement; sway; influence.
D: Any of the milkmaids that were companions of Krishna in Indian mythology.
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noun | roosa oil | grass oil | A | [
"A: grass oil",
"B: An urban slum of tents or makeshift huts.",
"C: Any green vegetable.",
"D: A miser."
] | Which of the following could "roosa oil" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: grass oil
B: An urban slum of tents or makeshift huts.
C: Any green vegetable.
D: A miser.
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noun | pig-sticking | The hunting of boars. | A | [
"A: The hunting of boars.",
"B: An anklet.",
"C: A member of the Indian National Congress, an Indian political party.",
"D: cauliflower"
] | Which of the following could "pig-sticking" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: The hunting of boars.
B: An anklet.
C: A member of the Indian National Congress, an Indian political party.
D: cauliflower
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verb | denotify | To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act. | A | [
"A: To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act.",
"B: go away",
"C: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).",
"D: To eat a (light) midday meal or snack."
] | Which of the following could "denotify" mean in Indian English when used as a verb?
A: To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act.
B: go away
C: To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
D: To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.
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noun | jaiphul | nutmeg | A | [
"A: nutmeg",
"B: A small tent with a steep sloping roof and low sides.",
"C: A sari made of imported polyester, as opposed to a traditional cotton sari.",
"D: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another."
] | Which of the following could "jaiphul" mean in Indian English when used as a noun?
A: nutmeg
B: A small tent with a steep sloping roof and low sides.
C: A sari made of imported polyester, as opposed to a traditional cotton sari.
D: Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
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