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- Formation of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan was unified in stages from 1948 to 1956, with the final integration completed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act.
- Rajasthan Diwas
- Rajasthan Diwas is observed on 30 March, marking the formation of Greater Rajasthan in 1949 during the first stage of state integration.
- Bhadla Solar Park
- Bhadla Solar Park, located in Jaisalmer district, is one of the world's largest solar parks and a key contributor to Rajasthan's leading solar capacity.
- Battle of Haldighati
- Fought in 1576 between Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Mughal forces led by Man Singh, it is a defining event in Rajput resistance history.
- Kumbhalgarh Fort
- Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajsamand district was built by Rana Kumbha and has massive walls, making it a UNESCO World Heritage hill fort of Rajasthan.
- Kalbelia dance
- Kalbelia is a Rajasthani folk dance of the Kalbelia community, performed with serpentine movements and included in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010.
- Guru Shikhar
- Guru Shikhar, at 1,722 metres on Mount Abu, is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range and of Rajasthan.
- Luni River
- The Luni is the only major river of Rajasthan's desert basin, rising near Ajmer and flowing southwest to end in the Rann of Kutch.
- Keoladeo Ghana National Park
- Keoladeo Ghana at Bharatpur is a UNESCO World Heritage wetland famous as a bird sanctuary and wintering ground for migratory birds.
- Article 32
- Article 32 gives citizens the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and was called the heart and soul of the Constitution by Ambedkar.
- Money Bill
- A Money Bill, defined in Article 110, can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha may retain it for at most 14 days.
- 73rd Amendment
- The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule, giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.
- Dholavira
- Dholavira in Gujarat is an Indus Valley Civilisation site known for its water management system and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- On 13 April 1919, General Dyer ordered firing on an unarmed gathering at Amritsar, an event that intensified India's freedom movement.
- Eki movement
- The Eki movement led by Motilal Tejawat in the 1920s mobilised Bhil and peasant communities in southern Rajasthan against exploitative taxes and feudal rule.
- Tropic of Cancer
- The Tropic of Cancer at about 23.5°N passes through eight Indian states, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
- Indian Standard Time
- IST is based on the 82°30'E longitude passing near Mirzapur and is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
- Southwest monsoon
- The southwest monsoon brings most of India's annual rainfall from June to September, splitting into the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal branches.
- Newton's second law
- Newton's second law states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma), meaning acceleration is proportional to net force and inversely to mass.
- Ohm's law
- Ohm's law states that current through a conductor is directly proportional to potential difference and inversely proportional to resistance, V = IR.
- Vitamin C deficiency
- Deficiency of vitamin C, found in citrus fruits, causes scurvy, marked by bleeding gums, weakness and poor wound healing.
- Syllogism rule
- In syllogism, conclusions must follow necessarily from the premises; 'All A are B' does not permit concluding 'All B are A'.
- Clock hand angles
- The minute hand moves 6° per minute and the hour hand 0.5° per minute, so the relative gain is 5.5° per minute.
- Calendar odd days
- An ordinary year has one odd day and a leap year two; 100 years give 5 odd days and 400 years give none.
- Compound interest formula
- Compound interest is computed as A = P(1 + R/100)^T, where P is principal, R the annual rate and T the time in years.
- Relative speed
- When two bodies move in opposite directions their relative speed is the sum of speeds; when in the same direction it is the difference.
- Work together formula
- If A alone finishes work in a days and B in b days, together they take ab/(a+b) days, derived from adding their rates.
- बहुव्रीहि समास
- बहुव्रीहि समास में दोनों पदों में से कोई भी मुख्य नहीं होता; शब्द किसी तीसरे अर्थ का बोध कराता है, जैसे 'दशानन' का अर्थ दस मुख वाला रावण।
- अनुप्रास अलंकार
- अनुप्रास अलंकार में एक ही वर्ण की आवृत्ति बार-बार होती है, जिससे काव्य में ध्वनि-सौंदर्य और लय उत्पन्न होती है।
- उपसर्ग
- उपसर्ग वह शब्दांश है जो किसी शब्द के आरंभ में जुड़कर उसके अर्थ में परिवर्तन या विशेषता लाता है, जैसे 'प्र' + 'हार' = प्रहार।
- Subject-verb agreement
- A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject a plural verb; words like each, every and neither take singular verbs.
- Active to passive voice
- In passive voice the object becomes the subject, the verb becomes a form of be plus past participle, and the doer follows 'by'.