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- Article 32
- Constitutional right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Ambedkar called it the heart and soul of the Constitution.
- Repo rate
- The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short-term funds to commercial banks against government securities. Changes signal the monetary policy stance.
- Tropic of Cancer
- Latitude about 23.5 degrees north, passing through eight Indian states from Gujarat to Mizoram. It marks the northern limit of the sun's apparent overhead passage.
- Past perfect tense
- Formed with had plus past participle, it marks the earlier of two past actions. Example: he had left before the train arrived.
- Subject-verb agreement rule
- A verb agrees with its subject in number and person. Phrases like along with, as well as and besides do not change the number of the first subject.
- Averse to
- Correct idiom meaning strongly disliking something, always followed by 'to' and never by 'from' or 'of'. Example: she is averse to risk.
- Para-jumble strategy
- Identify the opening sentence as one introducing the topic without pronouns or connectors, then follow pronoun and connector chains to fix the order.
- Syllogism validity test
- A conclusion follows only if true in every possible Venn diagram of the premises. Some-statements reverse; all-statements do not.
- Blood relation notation
- Use plus for male and minus for female, horizontal lines for siblings, vertical lines for parent-child. Draw before answering any relation question.
- Circular arrangement count
- The number of distinct seating orders of n people around a circle is (n minus 1) factorial, since rotations are treated as identical.
- Harmonic mean speed
- Average speed over two equal distances at speeds x and y equals 2xy divided by (x plus y). Never average speeds arithmetically.
- Compound interest formula
- Amount equals principal times (1 plus rate over 100) raised to the number of years. Compound interest is amount minus principal.
- Alligation rule
- The ratio of quantities mixed equals the cross-difference between each component price and the mean price of the mixture.
- Work rate formula
- If A alone takes x days and B alone y days, together they take xy divided by (x plus y) days, from adding their per-day work rates.
- Territorial Army Act 1948
- Statute under which the Territorial Army was raised in 1949 as a voluntary part-time second line of defence, drawn largely from civilians.
- Param Vir Chakra
- India's highest wartime gallantry award, instituted in 1950, given for conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.
- Operation Meghdoot
- Indian military operation launched in April 1984 that secured the Siachen Glacier and established control over the Saltoro Ridge positions.
- Indian Military Academy
- Dehradun-based academy that gives pre-commission training to gentlemen cadets for permanent commission in the Indian Army.
- Transformational leadership
- Leadership that raises follower motivation through idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration, producing performance beyond expectations.
- Situational leadership
- Model in which the leader adjusts directive and supportive behaviour according to follower competence and commitment, moving through telling, selling, participating and delegating styles.
- Mission command
- German-origin doctrine giving subordinates the commander's intent and letting them choose the method, preserving initiative when plans meet friction.
- Span of control
- Number of subordinates reporting directly to one leader. A narrow span deepens hierarchy and slows communication; a wide span demands more delegation.
- Groupthink
- Deterioration of group judgement caused by pressure for unanimity, marked by self-censorship, illusion of invulnerability and dismissal of dissent.
- Tuckman stages
- Sequence of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Conflict is typical of the storming stage.
- Social loafing
- Tendency of individuals to expend less effort in a group than alone. It falls when individual contribution is identifiable and tasks are interdependent.
- Big Five traits
- Five-factor personality model: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Often abbreviated OCEAN.
- Target heart rate zone
- Aerobic training band of roughly 60 to 80 percent of maximum heart rate, where maximum heart rate is estimated as 220 minus age.
- FITT principle
- Training prescription defined by frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise. Adjusting these variables produces progressive overload without overtraining.
- Body mass index
- Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Adult values from 18.5 to 24.9 are classified as normal.
- Hypertension threshold
- Persistently raised blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or above. Normal adult resting pressure is around 120/80 mmHg.
- Colour vision standard
- Entry screening test for colour blindness. Deficiency is disqualifying for many Army branches, including those relying on signal and map reading.