Gujarat Talati-cum-Mantri flashcards

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સંધિ

બે શબ્દો વચ્ચેનું અંતર દૂર કરીને એક શબ્દ બનાવવાની ક્રિયા; સ્વર સંધિ અને વ્યંજન સંધિ એ તેના મુખ્ય પ્રકાર છે.

બહુવ્રીહિ સમાસ

જે સમાસમાં બંને પદ અન્ય અર્થ તરફ ધ્યાન દોરે અને સમસ્ત પદ કોઈ ત્રીજા અર્થનું વાચક બને, જેમ કે દશાનન એટલે દશ મુખવાળો રાવણ.

રૂપક અલંકાર

ઉપમેય અને ઉપમાન વચ્ચે અભેદ દર્શાવવામાં આવે ત્યારે રૂપક અલંકાર થાય; દા.ત. મુખ ચંદ્ર છે એમાં મુખ અને ચંદ્ર એક મનાય છે.

ગુરુ અને લઘુ અક્ષર

છંદશાસ્ત્રમાં ગુરુ અક્ષરની માત્રા બે અને લઘુ અક્ષરની માત્રા એક ગણાય; માત્રાછંદ ગણના આ આધારે થાય છે.

Passive voice formation

The object becomes the subject, the verb takes be plus the past participle, and the agent follows by if stated; only transitive verbs can be made passive.

Third conditional

It expresses an unreal past condition using if plus past perfect in the if-clause and would have plus past participle in the main clause, as in if I had studied, I would have passed.

Affect versus effect

Affect is normally a verb meaning to influence, while effect is normally a noun meaning a result; effect as a verb means to bring about something.

Since versus for

Since is used with a specific point of time from which an action started, while for is used with a length of duration such as for five years.

Formation of Gujarat State

Gujarat was carved out of the erstwhile Bombay State on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, with Gandhinagar later built as its capital.

Statue of Unity

A 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Kevadia in Narmada district, inaugurated on 31 October 2018 and described as the world's tallest statue.

Asiatic lion habitat

Gir National Park and Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat is the only natural habitat of the Asiatic lion in the world.

RBI and SEBI roles

The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank regulating money and banking, while SEBI regulates the securities market; both are statutory national bodies.

Article 32

It gives the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights through five writs: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto.

Directive Principles

Part IV, Articles 36 to 51, contains Directive Principles of State Policy that guide governance but are not enforceable in any court.

Money Bill

Defined in Article 110, it deals only with taxation, borrowing and the Consolidated Fund; it can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha with the President's recommendation.

73rd Constitutional Amendment

Enacted in 1992, it added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution, giving constitutional status to panchayats and listing 29 subjects for them.

Gram Sabha

It consists of all persons registered as voters in the village panchayat area and exercises powers such as approving the budget and identifying beneficiaries.

Sarpanch election

In Gujarat the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat is elected directly by the voters of the village, and the term of the panchayat is five years.

District Development Officer

The DDO is the administrative head of the District Panchayat, coordinating development schemes and supervising panchayat staff at district level.

Women's reservation in panchayats

Not less than one-third of total seats in every panchayat are reserved for women, including seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

VF-7 form

The village form seven is the record of rights maintained by the Talati-cum-Mantri, showing the holder's name, area and nature of land.

7/12 extract

A Gujarat land record combining the record of rights in VF-7 with the crop register in VF-12, commonly used as proof of ownership and cultivation.

Mutation entry

A change recorded in the record of rights after transfer, inheritance or survey correction, certified by the Mamlatdar under the Land Revenue Code after notice to parties.

Revenue hierarchy in Gujarat

The chain runs from the Collector at district level to the Prant Officer, then the Mamlatdar at taluka level, and finally the Talati-cum-Mantri at village level.

Successive percentage change

Two successive changes of a percent and b percent give a net change of a plus b plus ab divided by 100, where signs indicate increase or decrease.

Compound interest formula

Amount equals principal multiplied by one plus rate over 100 raised to the time period; compound interest is the amount minus the principal.

Work and time formula

If two persons alone finish a job in x and y days, working together they finish it in xy divided by x plus y days, assuming uniform work rates.

LCM and HCF relation

For two positive integers the product of the numbers equals the product of their least common multiple and highest common factor.

EJOTY mnemonic

It recalls that E is the fifth, J the tenth, O the fifteenth, T the twentieth and Y the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet.

Odd days in a year

An ordinary year has one odd day and a leap year has two; a century has five odd days only if divisible by 400, otherwise none or six.

Clock hand gain

The minute hand gains 5.5 degrees per minute on the hour hand, so the hands coincide every 65 and five-eleventh minutes.

Syllogism Venn method

Draw every possible diagram consistent with the statements; a conclusion is valid only if it is true in all such diagrams, not just one.