Kerala Police Constable flashcards

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Kerala formation date

Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, uniting Travancore-Cochin with the Malabar district and Kasargod taluk of South Canara.

Kerala Assembly seats

The Kerala Legislative Assembly has 140 elected members. The state elects 20 members to the Lok Sabha and has 9 Rajya Sabha seats.

Sree Narayana Guru

Born in 1856 at Chempazhanthy, he founded the SNDP Yogam in 1903 and preached 'One caste, one religion, one God for man' at the 1913 Aluva conference.

Ayyankali

A Dalit reformer (1863-1941) who led the Villuvandi Samaram in 1893 and the Kallumala agitation in 1915, and founded the Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham.

Temple Entry Proclamation

Issued on 12 November 1936 by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of Travancore, it permitted all Hindus, including avarnas, to enter temples in Travancore.

Koodiyattam

A classical Sanskrit theatre form of Kerala performed traditionally in temple koothambalams. UNESCO recognised it as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2001.

Dandi March

Gandhi began the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930, walking from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and breaking the salt law on 6 April 1930.

Constitution adoption date

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950, the date now observed as Republic Day.

Fundamental Duties

Added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, Fundamental Duties appear in Article 51A of Part IVA.

Article 356

Article 356 permits the President to assume the functions of a state government when constitutional machinery fails, commonly called President's Rule.

Anamudi

Anamudi, at 2,695 metres in the Idukki district, is the highest peak in Kerala and the highest point in the Western Ghats south of the Himalayas.

Periyar river

The Periyar is Kerala's longest river at about 244 km. It rises in the Sivagiri hills of Idukki and drains into the Vembanad lake.

Palghat Gap

The Palghat Gap is a 30 km wide break in the Western Ghats near Palakkad, the main low-level passage between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Ohm's law

Ohm's law states that current through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across it, giving V = IR where R is resistance.

Universal donor

A person with O negative blood is called a universal donor because their red cells lack A, B and Rh D antigens, so recipient antibodies do not react.

Vitamin C deficiency

Deficiency of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, causes scurvy, marked by bleeding gums, poor wound healing and weakness. Citrus fruits are rich sources.

Compound interest formula

The compound amount is A = P(1 + R/100)^T, where P is principal, R the annual rate and T the number of years. Interest equals A minus P.

Sphere volume

The volume of a sphere of radius r is (4/3)πr³, and its surface area is 4πr². A hemisphere has half the volume and three times πr² surface.

Clock hand angle

The angle between the hour and minute hands at H hours and M minutes is |30H − 5.5M| degrees; subtract from 360 if the result exceeds 180.

Syllogism validity rule

In syllogisms, a conclusion is valid only if it follows in every possible Venn diagram consistent with the premises; a possibility alone is not proof.

Subject-verb agreement rule

A singular subject takes a singular verb. Words such as each, every, either and neither are singular, and so are news, mathematics and physics.

Since versus for

Use 'since' with a specific starting point in time, such as since 2010, and 'for' with a length of time, such as for three years.

മലയാള അക്ഷരമാല

മലയാള അക്ഷരമാലയിൽ 15 സ്വരങ്ങളും 41 വ്യഞ്ജനങ്ങളും ചേർത്ത് ആകെ 56 അക്ഷരങ്ങളുണ്ട്. സ്വരങ്ങളിൽ ഹ്രസ്വവും ദീർഘവും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു.

സന്ധി

രണ്ട് പദങ്ങൾ തമ്മിൽ ചേരുമ്പോൾ അവയുടെ അവസാന-ആദ്യ അക്ഷരങ്ങൾക്ക് ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന മാറ്റമാണ് സന്ധി. ഉദാ: കവി + ഇന്ദ്രൻ = കവീന്ദ്രൻ.

Computer generations

First generation used vacuum tubes, second transistors, third integrated circuits, fourth microprocessors, and fifth generation relies on artificial intelligence and ULSI technology.

DNS

The Domain Name System translates human-readable domain names such as example.com into numerical IP addresses that computers use to route traffic.

IT Act Section 66C

Section 66C of the Information Technology Act 2000 punishes identity theft, meaning fraudulent use of another person's electronic signature, password or unique identification feature.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, the UDHR sets out 30 articles of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission was constituted in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, headed by a former Chief Justice or Supreme Court judge.

Zero FIR

A zero FIR is registered at any police station regardless of territorial jurisdiction and later transferred to the station having jurisdiction over the offence.

D.K. Basu guidelines

The Supreme Court's 1997 D.K. Basu judgment required arrest memos, medical examination, intimation to relatives and production before a magistrate within 24 hours.

POCSO Act

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 defines and punishes sexual offences against children below 18 and provides child-friendly reporting and trial procedures.