Kerala PSC Plus Two Level flashcards

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Kerala Formation Day

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

First Kerala Chief Minister

E.M.S. Namboodiripad became the first Chief Minister of Kerala in 1957, heading the first elected communist government in the world.

Aruvippuram Consecration

Sree Narayana Guru consecrated a Shiva idol at Aruvippuram in 1888, challenging caste restrictions on priesthood and temple worship in Kerala.

Chattampi Swamikal

A Kerala social reformer and scholar who campaigned against caste and Brahminical orthodoxy and authored works on Vedanta and linguistics.

Malayali Memorial

A petition submitted in 1891 in Travancore demanding fair representation for Malayalis in government service, an early organised political demand.

Dandi March

Gandhi's 1930 Salt Satyagraha march from Sabarmati to Dandi, covering about 240 miles, to protest the British salt tax.

Preamble of India

The opening statement of the Constitution declaring India a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic committed to justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Anamudi

The highest peak in peninsular India, located in the Western Ghats in Kerala's Idukki district, rising to about 2,695 metres.

Vembanad Lake

The largest lake in Kerala and the longest in India, lying in the Kuttanad region and connected to the Arabian Sea.

Periyar River

The longest river in Kerala, about 244 km long, originating in the Western Ghats and flowing into the Vembanad backwaters.

Ohm's Law

The current through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage across it at constant temperature, expressed as V = IR.

Photosynthesis Equation

The process by which green plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, occurring in chloroplasts.

Scientific Temperament

A habit of mind that tests claims against evidence, questions authority, distinguishes correlation from causation and acknowledges uncertainty.

Compound Interest Formula

The amount after T years at rate R percent is P(1 + R/100)^T, where P is the principal; interest is the amount minus P.

Pythagoras Theorem

In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides: a² + b² = c².

Time and Work Rule

If A finishes a job in x days and B in y days, working together they finish it in xy/(x + y) days.

RAM versus ROM

RAM is volatile working memory that loses data on power-off; ROM is non-volatile and stores firmware such as the BIOS.

Compiler versus Interpreter

A compiler translates the whole program before execution, while an interpreter translates and runs it line by line.

HTTPS

The encrypted version of HTTP that uses TLS, typically on port 443, protecting data exchanged between browser and server.

Repo Rate

The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short-term funds to commercial banks against government securities.

CRR

The Cash Reserve Ratio is the share of net demand and time liabilities that banks must keep as cash with the RBI.

Fiscal Deficit

The excess of total government expenditure over total receipts excluding borrowings, indicating the government's borrowing requirement.

GST Launch

India's Goods and Services Tax came into force on 1 July 2017, replacing multiple indirect taxes with a unified destination-based tax.

Present Perfect Tense

A tense formed with have or has plus the past participle, linking a past action to the present, as in 'She has finished'.

Reported Speech Shift

When converting direct to indirect speech, tense usually shifts one step back and time and place words change, as now becomes then.

Affect versus Effect

Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence; effect is usually a noun meaning a result or outcome.

സ്വരാക്ഷരങ്ങൾ

മലയാള അക്ഷരമാലയിൽ അ, ആ, ഇ, ഈ, ഉ, ഊ, ഋ, എ, ഏ, ഐ, ഒ, ഓ, ഔ എന്നിവയും അനുസ്വാരം, വിസർഗം, ചന്ദ്രക്കല എന്നിവയും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന സ്വരവിഭാഗം.

സമാസം

രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ പദങ്ങൾ ചേർന്ന് ഒരു പദമാകുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ; തത്പുരുഷൻ, ദ്വന്ദൻ, ബഹുവ്രീഹി, കർമ്മധാരയൻ, ദ്വിഗു, അവ്യയീഭാവൻ എന്നിവ പ്രധാന വിഭാഗങ്ങൾ.

അനുപ്രാസം

ഒരേ വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരം ആവർത്തിച്ച് വരുന്ന ശബ്ദാലങ്കാരം; ഉദാഹരണം: 'കണ്ണൻ കണ്ണിൽ കണ്ണിണ കലർന്നു'.

ഏകവചനം ബഹുവചനം

ഒരു വസ്തുവിനെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് ഏകവചനം; പലതിനെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് ബഹുവചനം; 'കൾ', 'മാർ' എന്നിവ ബഹുവചന പ്രത്യയങ്ങൾ.

Laterite Soil

A reddish, iron-rich soil formed by intense leaching in tropical monsoon climates, common in Kerala's midlands and suitable for cashew and rubber.

Kuttanad

A low-lying region of Kerala's Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts where farming is practised below sea level.