Karnataka Forest Guard flashcards

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Karnataka formation day

Karnataka was formed on 1 November 1956 as Mysore State and renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973. The day is celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava.

State animal of Karnataka

The Indian elephant is the state animal of Karnataka. The state bird is the Indian roller, state tree is sandalwood, and state flower is lotus.

Gandaberunda

Gandaberunda is a two-headed mythological bird that appears in the Karnataka state emblem. It symbolizes strength and is associated with the Mysore royal family.

KRS dam

Krishna Raja Sagara dam is built across the Kaveri River near Mysuru. It provides irrigation and drinking water and is a major hydroelectric project in Karnataka.

Newton's second law

The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass. It is expressed as F = ma.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen. It occurs in chloroplasts and is catalyzed by chlorophyll.

Ohm's law

The current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it, provided temperature remains constant. It is written as V = IR, where R is resistance.

pH scale

A scale from 0 to 14 measuring acidity or alkalinity. Values below 7 are acidic, 7 is neutral, and above 7 is basic. Litmus turns red in acid and blue in base.

Universal donor blood group

O negative blood is called the universal donor because it lacks A, B, and Rh antigens, so it can be given to patients of any blood group without causing agglutination.

Simple interest formula

Simple interest is calculated as SI = (P × R × T) / 100, where P is principal, R is annual rate percent, and T is time in years. It does not compound.

Profit percentage

Profit percent equals (Selling Price − Cost Price) divided by Cost Price, multiplied by 100. If the result is negative, it is a loss percentage.

Time and work formula

If A finishes a job in x days and B in y days, working together they finish it in xy/(x+y) days. Their combined one-day work is 1/x + 1/y.

km/h to m/s

To convert speed from kilometres per hour to metres per second, multiply by 5/18. To convert m/s to km/h, multiply by 18/5.

Area of a circle

The area enclosed by a circle of radius r is πr^2, where π is approximately 22/7 or 3.1416. The circumference is 2πr.

Letter position coding

In coding-decoding, letters are numbered A=1 to Z=26. The reverse position is 27 minus the original position, so A pairs with Z, B with Y, and so on.

Syllogism Venn method

In syllogism, draw circles for each category. 'All A are B' means circle A lies inside B; 'Some A are B' means the circles overlap; 'No A is B' means they are separate.

Odd days in a year

A normal year has 365 days, which is 52 weeks plus 1 odd day. A leap year has 366 days, giving 2 odd days. These are used in calendar problems.

Circular seating facing centre

When people face the centre of a circle, a person's left is clockwise and right is anticlockwise. When facing outward, left and right are reversed.

Halmidi inscription

The Halmidi inscription, dated around 450 CE, is the earliest known Kannada inscription. It was found in Hassan district and shows early Kannada script.

Kannada alphabet count

The standard Kannada alphabet has 49 letters: 14 vowels (swaragalu), 34 consonants (vyanjanagalu), and one part-vowel called yogavahaka.

Kuvempu

Kuvempu was a Kannada poet and the first Kannada writer to win the Jnanpith Award, for Sri Ramayana Darshanam. He wrote the Karnataka state anthem.

Kannada vibhakti

Vibhakti are case markers in Kannada that show the grammatical role of a noun, such as nominative, accusative, instrumental, dative, ablative, genitive, locative, and vocative.

Subject-verb agreement

A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb. Words like each, every, either, and neither are singular and take singular verbs.

Active to passive voice

To change active to passive, make the object the new subject, use a form of 'be' with the past participle, and add 'by' before the original subject if needed.

Idiom: piece of cake

The idiom 'a piece of cake' means something very easy to do. It is used informally to describe a simple task or situation.

Prepositions since and for

'Since' is used with a point of time (since 2010), while 'for' is used with a duration (for five years). Both are common in perfect tenses.

Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park is in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is a tiger reserve under Project Tiger.

Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot

The Western Ghats is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. It hosts endemic species such as the lion-tailed macaque and Nilgiri tahr.

Wildlife Protection Act 1972

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, protects wild animals and plants in India. It has six schedules, with Schedule I giving the highest protection to species like tiger and elephant.

Forest Conservation Act 1980

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, restricts the diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. Prior approval of the Central Government is required for such diversion.

Drafting Committee chairman

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950.

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights are in Part III of the Indian Constitution, Articles 12 to 35. They include equality, freedom, protection against exploitation, religion, cultural and educational rights, and constitutional remedies.

73rd Constitutional Amendment

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions in rural India. It created a three-tier system: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zilla Parishad.