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- Article 21A
- Inserted by the 86th Amendment in 2002, it guarantees free and compulsory education to children aged six to fourteen, implemented through the Right to Education Act, 2009.
- Fundamental Duties
- Added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 in Article 51A, these eleven duties ask citizens to respect the Constitution, the flag and national unity, among other obligations.
- दीर्घ संधि
- जब दो स्वर मिलकर एक दीर्घ स्वर बनते हैं तो दीर्घ संधि होती है, जैसे विद्या + आलय = विद्यालय और परम + आत्मा = परमात्मा।
- बहुव्रीहि समास
- जिस समास में कोई भी पद प्रधान न होकर दोनों मिलकर किसी तीसरे अर्थ का बोध कराएँ, जैसे दशानन का अर्थ दस मुख वाला रावण।
- Subject-verb agreement
- A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject a plural verb; in 'one of + plural noun', the verb agrees with 'one' and stays singular.
- Active to passive voice
- The object becomes the subject, the verb becomes a form of 'be' plus the past participle, and the original subject follows 'by' or is dropped.
- Simple interest formula
- Simple interest equals principal multiplied by rate multiplied by time, divided by one hundred; it is charged only on the original principal, not on accrued interest.
- Alligation rule
- The ratio of two quantities mixed to give a mean price is the difference between the mean and the cheaper divided by the difference between the dearer and the mean.
- Syllogism validity test
- A conclusion follows only when it is true in every possible Venn diagram of the premises; a single counter-diagram makes the conclusion invalid.
- Clock hand angle
- The angle between the hour and minute hands equals the absolute value of 30 times the hour minus 5.5 times the minutes, measured in degrees.
- Typing speed in WPM
- Words per minute equals total characters typed divided by five, then divided by the time in minutes; five characters including spaces count as one word.
- Absolute cell reference
- In spreadsheets, a dollar sign before the column and row, such as $A$1, keeps the reference fixed when a formula is copied to other cells.
- Directive Principles
- Articles 36 to 51 list policy goals for the state, such as a living wage and a uniform civil code; they are not enforceable in courts.
- Rajya Sabha composition
- The Council of States has a maximum strength of 250 members, of whom up to 238 represent states and union territories and 12 are nominated by the President.
- कर्मवाच्य
- जिस वाक्य में कर्म मुख्य हो और क्रिया कर्म के लिंग तथा वचन के अनुसार चले, जैसे राम के द्वारा पत्र लिखा गया।
- तत्सम और तद्भव
- तत्सम शब्द संस्कृत से बिना बदले आए हैं, जैसे अग्नि; तद्भव शब्द उनके बदले हुए रूप हैं, जैसे आग।
- Present perfect tense
- Formed with has or have plus the past participle, it describes an action completed at an unstated time but relevant to the present, as in 'She has finished'.
- One-word substitution
- A single word replacing a phrase, such as altruist for a selfless person, ephemeral for lasting a very short time, and invincible for one who cannot be defeated.
- HCF and LCM relation
- For two positive integers, the highest common factor multiplied by the lowest common multiple equals the product of the two numbers.
- Divisibility by 11
- A number is divisible by 11 when the difference between the sums of digits in alternating positions is zero or a multiple of eleven.
- Ranking total formula
- When a person ranks nth from the left and mth from the right in a row, the total number of persons equals n plus m minus one.
- Mirror image rule
- In a mirror image, left and right are interchanged while top and bottom remain unchanged; a water image reverses top and bottom instead.
- Volatile vs non-volatile memory
- RAM is volatile and loses its contents when power is switched off, while ROM is non-volatile and retains data permanently.
- Cc and Bcc
- Cc sends a visible copy to additional recipients, while Bcc sends a hidden copy whose recipients are not shown to the main or Cc recipients.
- Article 32
- It grants the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and was described by Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution.
- 73rd Amendment
- Passed in 1992, it gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions by adding Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution.
- सकर्मक क्रिया
- जिस क्रिया का फल कर्म पर पड़े और जिसके साथ कर्म आए, वह सकर्मक क्रिया है, जैसे मोहन ने पत्र लिखा।
- गुण संधि
- अ, आ के बाद इ, ई आने पर ए बनता है और अ, आ के बाद उ, ऊ आने पर ओ बनता है, जैसे नर + इंद्र = नरेंद्र।
- Gerund after certain verbs
- Verbs such as enjoy, avoid, mind and suggest are followed by the -ing form, while decide, hope and want take the infinitive with 'to'.
- Phrasal verb put off
- The phrasal verb 'put off' means to postpone something to a later time, as in the meeting was put off until Monday.
- Governor appointment
- Under Article 155 the Governor of a state is appointed by the President and holds office during the President's pleasure, normally for five years.
- Compound interest formula
- Compound interest equals principal multiplied by one plus rate over one hundred raised to the time period, minus the principal; interest is added to the principal each period.