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- Article 32
- Constitutional right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights; Dr. Ambedkar called it the heart and soul of the Constitution.
- Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces
- The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces; operational command flows through the Chiefs of Staff.
- IAF founding date
- The Indian Air Force was raised on 8 October 1932 as the Royal Indian Air Force and was renamed the Indian Air Force in 1950.
- Longest peninsular river
- The Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India, rising in Maharashtra and flowing east into the Bay of Bengal.
- Subject-verb agreement rule
- A verb agrees with its subject in number and person; intervening phrases such as 'along with' or 'as well as' do not alter the verb form.
- Bury the hatchet
- An idiom meaning to end a quarrel and make peace with someone after a period of disagreement or hostility.
- Intrepid meaning
- Intrepid means fearless and bold; its synonyms include valiant and courageous, and its antonym is timid.
- Ubiquitous meaning
- Ubiquitous means present everywhere at the same time; it describes something that appears to be found in all places.
- Neither-nor verb rule
- With 'neither...nor' or 'either...or', the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it, whether that subject is singular or plural.
- Combined average formula
- For groups of sizes n and m with averages A and B, the combined average equals (nA + mB) divided by (n + m).
- Simple interest formula
- Simple interest equals principal multiplied by rate multiplied by time, divided by one hundred; interest is computed on the original principal only.
- Km/h to m/s
- To convert kilometres per hour to metres per second, multiply by five-eighteenths; to reverse the conversion multiply by eighteen-fifths.
- Time and work formula
- If two workers alone take x and y days, working together they complete the job in xy divided by (x + y) days.
- Successive percentage change
- Two successive changes of a percent and b percent equal a single change of a + b + ab/100 percent, applied in order.
- Sphere volume
- The volume of a sphere of radius r is four-thirds of pi times r cubed; its surface area is four pi r squared.
- Profit percentage formula
- Profit percent equals selling price minus cost price, divided by cost price, then multiplied by one hundred.
- Clock angle formula
- The angle between clock hands is the absolute value of 30H minus 5.5M degrees, where H is the hour and M the minute.
- Syllogism validity rule
- A conclusion follows only if it is true in every possible diagram consistent with the premises; 'All A are B' does not reverse.
- Blood relation notation
- In family-tree diagrams, vertical lines join generations and horizontal lines join siblings or spouses; maternal refers to the mother's side.
- Analogy relationship types
- Common analogy links include part to whole, cause to effect, worker to tool, and synonym pairs; the answer must match the same link.
- Direction sense turn rule
- Facing north, a right turn faces east and a left turn faces west; two successive turns of the same side reverse the original direction.
- Odd-one-out strategy
- Classify items by one shared property such as symmetry, number of sides, or openness, then select the item lacking that property.
- Ohm's law
- Ohm's law states that voltage equals current multiplied by resistance, written V = IR, for a conductor at constant temperature.
- Electrical power formulas
- Power in a circuit equals voltage times current, and equivalently current squared times resistance or voltage squared divided by resistance.
- Series and parallel resistance
- In series, resistances add directly; in parallel, the reciprocals of the resistances add, giving an equivalent resistance smaller than any branch.
- Communication process model
- Communication proceeds from sender through encoding, channel, and decoding to receiver, with feedback and noise affecting how faithfully the message arrives.
- Semantic barrier
- A semantic barrier arises when words carry different meanings for sender and receiver, as with jargon, ambiguity, or poor translation.
- Active listening
- Active listening means giving full attention, paraphrasing the speaker's message to confirm understanding, and asking clarifying questions instead of rehearsing a reply.
- Binary to decimal conversion
- Each binary digit is multiplied by two raised to its position counted from the right starting at zero, and the products are summed.
- Formal report structure
- A formal report typically contains purpose, background, findings, analysis, conclusion, and recommendations, each kept in a distinct section.
- Group discussion etiquette
- Effective group discussion requires stating each point once with support, inviting others to speak, avoiding interruptions, and summarising the group's direction.
- Jana Gana Mana
- Jana Gana Mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, is the national anthem of India; the national song is Vande Mataram.