Maharashtra SSC Scouting and Guiding Grade flashcards

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Brownsea Island camp

The experimental camp held 1-8 August 1907 by Baden-Powell with about twenty boys in four patrols; it is regarded as the first Scout camp and tested the patrol system.

Founder of Scouting

Robert Baden-Powell, a British army officer whose defence of Mafeking made him famous; he published Scouting for Boys in 1908, launching the worldwide Movement.

Bharat Scouts and Guides

India's national Scout and Guide organisation, formed in 1950 by merging the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides associations; it is affiliated to WOSM and WAGGGS.

Fleur-de-lis emblem

The Scout emblem, a lily with a compass needle pointing north; the needle points the way and the three points recall the three parts of the Promise.

Scout Law first point

A Scout is trustworthy. This first point is the foundation of the whole code, since trust is what makes patrol life and outdoor activity possible.

Friend to all

The Law point stating a Scout is a friend to all and a brother or sister to every other Scout, regardless of country, class, caste or creed.

Thrifty in Scout Law

The Law point requiring wise use of money, time and materials and avoidance of waste; it connects directly with conservation and service projects.

Ten points of Law

The Scout/Guide Law has ten points, from trustworthy through loyal, courteous, friend to animals, disciplined, cheerful, thrifty and clean, to pure in thought, word and deed.

Three parts of Promise

Duty to God, duty to others and duty to self. These three duties are symbolised by the three raised fingers of the Scout salute.

Left-hand shake

The Scout handshake given with the left hand, nearest the heart and historically the shield hand; it expresses trust and belongs to the worldwide brotherhood.

Three-finger salute

The salute uses three fingers for the three parts of the Promise, with the thumb over the little finger showing the strong protecting the weak.

Investiture ceremony

The ceremony in which a trained candidate voluntarily makes the Promise and receives the scarf and emblem, becoming a full member of the unit.

Learning by doing

A core element of the Scout Method: skills are demonstrated, imitated and then practised until mastered, rather than taught by lecture alone.

Symbolic framework

The Scout Method element using uniform, flags, ceremonies, patrol names and totems to build identity, belonging and a sense of shared purpose.

Personal progression

The Scout Method element in which each member advances through badges and tests measured against their own earlier level, not against other Scouts.

Patrol size and leader

A patrol has about six to eight Scouts led by a Patrol Leader with an Assistant Patrol Leader; the patrol is the basic unit of Scouting.

Court of Honour

The council of Patrol Leaders with the Scoutmaster, which plans the unit programme, handles discipline and reviews activities and camp arrangements.

Progressive badge scheme

The Bharat Scouts and Guides sequence from Pravesh through Pratham, Dwitiya and Tritiya Sopan to Rajya Puraskar and the Rashtrapati Award.

Camp latrine placement

Latrines are sited downwind and at least thirty metres from water sources and cooking areas, with the water point upstream of all sanitation.

Square lashing

A lashing for right-angle joints: clove hitch, three or four turns each way, frapping turns between the spars, finished with a clove hitch.

Hiking pace and rest

About four kilometres per hour on level ground, slower with packs or climbing; rest ten minutes each hour and drink before feeling thirsty.

Tracking sign: gone home

A circle of stones with a dot in the centre means the person has gone home; an arrow of stones shows direction and a cross means not this way.

SOS in Morse

Three short, three long, three short signals sent by torch, flag or whistle; it is the internationally recognised distress call.

Shadow height method

Object height equals object shadow length divided by your shadow length, multiplied by your own height; both shadows must be measured at the same time.

Severe bleeding control

Apply firm direct pressure with a clean pad, elevate the limb, and add a fresh pad on top of a soaked one rather than removing it.

Burn first aid

Cool the burn with running water for at least twenty minutes, cover with a clean non-fluffy dressing, and never apply oil, butter or ice.

Adult CPR ratio

Thirty chest compressions at 100 to 120 per minute, 5 to 6 cm deep, followed by two rescue breaths, repeated until help arrives.

Bowline knot

A knot forming a fixed loop that will not slip and can still be untied after heavy loading; used for rescue and for hoisting.

Round turn two half hitches

The standard tie-off for guy lines: a round turn takes the strain first, then two half hitches secure the rope to the spar or stake.

Sheet bend

A knot for joining two ropes of unequal thickness, in which the thicker rope is folded into a bight and the thinner rope is threaded around it.

Indicator species

Organisms whose presence reveals environmental conditions: lichens indicate air quality, while frogs and mayflies indicate clean, oxygen-rich water.

Waste hierarchy order

Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, dispose. Prevention comes first and disposal last, which is why Scouts avoid single-use items at camp.

Good turn

A daily act of service performed without expectation of reward; it is the practical expression of the Promise and the basis of citizenship in Scouting.

Service project cycle

Identify a need with the community, plan together, act, record the work and review the outcome; the record supports progressive badge requirements.

Team-building stages

Forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning; conflict during storming is normal and should be worked through, not suppressed.

Democratic leadership

A style in which the leader consults the group before deciding; it suits the patrol system, where Patrol Leaders plan with their patrol.