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- Drafting Committee chairman
- Dr B. R. Ambedkar chaired the committee that prepared the draft of the Indian Constitution; the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950.
- Fundamental Duties article
- Article 51A in Part IVA lists the Fundamental Duties of citizens. It was inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
- Chandrayaan-3 landing site
- India's Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a soft landing near the Moon's south polar region on 23 August 2023, making India the first country to land in that area.
- RBI establishment year
- The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act 1934 and was nationalised on 1 January 1949. Its central office is in Mumbai.
- Bharat Ratna
- Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, instituted in 1954. It is given for exceptional service in art, literature, science, public service or sports, without restriction of nationality.
- SI unit of pressure
- Pressure is force per unit area, and its SI unit is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre. Atmospheric pressure is often quoted in bar or millibar.
- Newton's second law
- The rate of change of momentum of a body is proportional to the applied force and takes place in the direction of the force. For constant mass this reduces to F = ma.
- Adult human bone count
- A normal adult human skeleton has 206 bones. A newborn has roughly 270 bone elements, many of which fuse during growth to give the adult number.
- Photosynthesis equation
- In photosynthesis, green plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen: 6CO2 + 6H2O gives C6H12O6 + 6O2. It occurs in chloroplasts.
- Successive discount formula
- Two successive discounts of a percent and b percent are equivalent to a single discount of a + b - (ab/100) percent. Each discount is applied to the reduced price, not the marked price.
- Compound interest formula
- Compound interest amount A = P(1 + R/100)^T, where P is principal, R the annual rate and T the time in years. Interest earned equals A minus P.
- LCM and HCF relation
- For two positive integers, the product of the numbers equals the product of their LCM and HCF. This lets you find one value when the other three are known.
- km/h to m/s conversion
- To convert a speed from kilometres per hour to metres per second, multiply by 5/18. For example, 72 km/h equals 72 x 5/18 = 20 m/s.
- दीर्घ संधि
- जब अ, आ के बाद अ, आ आए तो दोनों मिलकर आ बनते हैं, इसे दीर्घ संधि कहते हैं। उदाहरण: विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय, परम + आत्मा = परमात्मा।
- बहुव्रीहि समास
- जिस समास में दोनों पद गौण हों और कोई तीसरा अर्थ प्रधान हो, वह बहुव्रीहि समास है। उदाहरण: दशानन का अर्थ दस मुख वाला रावण, चक्रधर का अर्थ चक्र धारण करने वाला विष्णु।
- अपादान कारक
- जब संज्ञा या सर्वनाम से किसी वस्तु के अलग होने का भाव प्रकट हो, तब अपादान कारक होता है। इसका विभक्ति चिह्न 'से' है, जैसे पेड़ से पत्ता गिरा।
- मुहावरा: ईद का चाँद
- इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है बहुत दिनों के बाद दिखाई देना। इसका प्रयोग किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए होता है जो लंबे समय तक दिखाई न दे।
- कृत् प्रत्यय
- जो प्रत्यय क्रिया या धातु के अंत में जुड़कर नए शब्द बनाते हैं, उन्हें कृत् प्रत्यय कहते हैं। उदाहरण: लिख + आवट = लिखावट, पढ़ + आई = पढ़ाई।
- पर्यायवाची शब्द
- जिन शब्दों के अर्थ समान या लगभग समान होते हैं, उन्हें पर्यायवाची या समानार्थी शब्द कहते हैं। जैसे जल के पर्यायवाची हैं पानी, नीर, वारि और अंबु।
- Clock hands angle formula
- The angle between the hour and minute hands at H hours and M minutes is |30H - 5.5M| degrees. If the result exceeds 180, subtract it from 360 to get the smaller angle.
- Odd days in 400 years
- In the Gregorian calendar, 100 years contain 5 odd days, 200 contain 3, 300 contain 1 and 400 contain 0. This makes the calendar repeat every 400 years.
- Ranking total formula
- If a person ranks nth from the left and mth from the right in a row, the total number of persons is n + m - 1, provided the two counts refer to the same row.
- Syllogism validity rule
- A conclusion follows from the given statements only if it is true in every possible Venn diagram consistent with those statements. A single counter-example makes it invalid.
- Reverse alphabet position
- In the reverse alphabet code, A becomes 26, B becomes 25 and so on, so Z is 1. A letter's forward and reverse positions always add up to 27.
- Direction after right turn
- A right turn rotates your facing direction clockwise by 90 degrees. Facing north and turning right means facing east; facing east and turning right means facing south.
- Kosi River nickname
- The Kosi, a Himalayan river entering Bihar from Nepal, is called the 'sorrow of Bihar' because of its frequent and severe floods caused by shifting channels.
- Bihar Day date
- Bihar Day, or Bihar Diwas, is celebrated on 22 March. It marks the day in 1912 when Bihar was separated from the Bengal Presidency during British rule.
- Chhath Puja
- Chhath is a major Bihar festival honouring the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya. Devotees observe fasting and offer arghya to the setting sun and then the rising sun.
- Madhubani painting
- Madhubani painting, also called Mithila painting, is a folk art of Bihar's Mithila region. It uses natural dyes, geometric patterns, and motifs of nature, deities and festivals.
- Valmiki National Park
- Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve lies in West Champaran district of Bihar, on the border with Nepal. It forms part of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve landscape.
- Muzaffarpur litchi
- Muzaffarpur district in north Bihar is famous for litchi cultivation, especially the Shahi variety. The fruit is a key horticultural crop and export item of the region.
- Bihar Student Credit Card
- The Bihar Student Credit Card scheme provides education loans to students of the state for higher studies, offering financial support at concessional terms through designated banks.
- Nalanda University
- Nalanda, in present-day Bihar, was a major ancient centre of learning from around the 5th century CE, attracting students from across Asia. Its ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.