Rajasthan CET Senior Secondary key terms

Minister and treasurer of Maharana Pratap who supplied funds and resources enabling the Maharana to rebuild his army after the loss at Haldighati in 1576.

Mountain pass near Gogunda in Rajasthan where Maharana Pratap's forces fought the Mughal army of Man Singh in 1576; commemorated by a memorial and museum.

Ruler of Mewar (1540-1597) who refused Mughal suzerainty and fought the Battle of Haldighati; a central figure of Rajput resistance celebrated in Rajasthani folklore.

Hill fort in southern Rajasthan, former capital of Mewar, famous for its sieges and Rajput jauhar traditions; a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Hill Forts of Rajasthan.

Historical Rajput practice in which women of a besieged fort self-immolated to avoid capture, typically followed by a final sally (saka) by the men; associated with Chittorgarh.

Historic Rajput kingdom and region of southern Rajasthan centred on Udaipur and Chittorgarh, ruled by the Sisodia dynasty; noted for prolonged resistance to Mughal expansion.

Rajasthani string-puppet art of wood and cloth figures manipulated by a hidden puppeteer, used to narrate folk tales and legends; strongly associated with the Bhat community.

Dance and music tradition of the Kalbelia community of Rajasthan, featuring swirling black skirts and the been instrument; inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Traditional Rajasthani folk dance performed by women in circular swirling movements, often during festivals and weddings; especially associated with the Bhil and Rajput communities.

Oldest fold mountain range in India, running roughly southwest to northeast across Rajasthan; separates the Thar Desert from the eastern plains and includes Guru Shikhar peak.

Arid region of western Rajasthan and adjoining Pakistan, characterised by sand dunes, sparse rainfall and high temperature variation; the state's largest physiographic division.

Highest peak of the Aravalli Range, located in Mount Abu, Sirohi district, at about 1,722 metres above sea level; a noted tourist and pilgrimage point.

Major irrigation canal drawing from the Harike barrage on the Sutlej, carrying water through Punjab and Haryana into northwestern Rajasthan to green the Thar region.

Largest inland salt lake in India, situated near Jaipur in Rajasthan; a major source of salt and a Ramsar-designated wetland attracting migratory birds.

Three-tier system of rural local self-government in India covering village, block and district levels; Rajasthan's Nagaur district pioneered its nationwide launch in 1959.

Lowest tier of the Panchayati Raj system, a body of directly elected members representing one or more villages, headed by a Sarpanch with a five-year term.

Day commemorating the formation of Rajasthan, observed annually on 30 March, marking the 1949 merger of princely states into the Greater Rajasthan Union.

Sum of a set of values divided by the number of values; used to find a representative central value and frequently tested with change-in-average problems.

A number expressed as a fraction of 100, written with the percent sign; used to compare quantities and to compute increase, decrease, profit and loss.

Comparison of two quantities of the same kind by division, and the statement that two such comparisons are equal; central to mixture, partnership and scaling problems.

Interest calculated only on the original principal for the whole period, using the formula principal x rate x time divided by 100.

Interest computed on both the original principal and previously accumulated interest, so the amount grows geometrically over successive periods.

Aptitude topic relating the rate at which individuals or groups complete a task to the time taken, using the idea that combined work rates add together.

Relationship in which distance equals speed multiplied by time; tested through relative speed, trains, boats and streams, and unit-conversion problems.

Sequence of numbers following a hidden rule such as addition, multiplication or squares; the candidate identifies the pattern to find a missing or wrong term.

Reasoning task in which words or letters are converted into a code by a rule such as shifting positions or reversing order, and the candidate decodes or encodes new items.

Reasoning item presenting a pair of related items and asking for a second pair with the same relationship, testing recognition of logical connections.

Reasoning problems that describe family links through statements or a diagram and ask how two people are related, requiring careful tracking of generations and gender.

Reasoning problems involving movement along north, south, east and west, often with turns, asking for final direction or shortest distance from the start.

Logical reasoning using statements such as all, some and no, from which valid conclusions must be drawn according to formal rules of categorical logic.

System software that manages hardware, memory, files and processes and provides services to application programs; examples include Windows, Linux and Android.

Volatile primary memory that temporarily stores data and instructions currently in use; its contents are lost when power is switched off.

Non-volatile memory holding firmware such as the boot instructions needed at start-up; its contents are normally retained when power is removed.

Malicious program that attaches itself to files or programs and spreads when they run, often damaging data; removed with antivirus software and safe practices.

Constitutional concept in Article 44 directing the state to secure a common set of civil laws for all citizens across religious communities; a recurring current-affairs topic.

Buddhist monument in Madhya Pradesh built under Ashoka, with gateways and a hemispherical dome; a UNESCO World Heritage Site often asked about in general knowledge.

Hindi grammar term for the joining of two adjacent sounds or words, with changes such as vowel coalescence; recognising the type helps in splitting and explaining words.

Hindi compound formation in which two or more words combine into a single word with a specific relationship, classified into types such as tatpurush and dvandva.

English expression whose meaning is not deducible from its individual words, such as 'break the ice'; tested through usage and matching exercises.

Combination of a verb with a preposition or adverb that creates a new meaning, such as 'give up' or 'look after'; tested in fill-in-the-blank questions.