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1. Ceramics (the art of making
objects by shaping pieces of clay and then baking them until they are hard) were introduced
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2. Twining strong string made
of two or more pieces of string twisted together
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3. Anthropologist someone who
scientifically studies humans and their customs, beliefs, and relationships
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4. Prehistoric describing the
period before there were written records
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5. Icryogenic working on extremely low temperatures
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6. Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) A geosynchronous / geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) is an elliptical
orbit, of a few hundred km, and an inclination roughly equal to the latitude
of the launch site, into which a spacecraft is initially placed before being
transferred to a geosynchronous or geostationary orbit
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7. Geostationary/Geosynchronous Satellite: A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit,
with an orbital period the same as the Earth's rotation period. Such a satellite
returns to the same position in the sky after each sidereal day
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8. Atmospheric sounder: An atmospheric sounding is a measurement of vertical
distribution of physical properties of the atmospheric column such as
pressure, temperature, wind speed and wind direction (thus deriving wind
shear), liquid water content, ozone concentration, pollution, and other
properties. Such measurements are performed in a variety of ways including
remote sensing and in situ observations.
a. The most common in situ sounding is a radiosonde, which usually is a
weather balloon, but can also be a rocketsonde.
b. Remote sensing
soundings generally use passive infrared and microwave radiometers:
c. airborne instruments
d. surface stations
e. Earth-observing
satellite instruments such as AIRS and AMSU
f. There is even a sounder at Mars: the Mars climate sounder on the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter
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9. Precipitation Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or
hail or any form of water falling from sky
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10. A multispectral image is one that captures image data at
specific frequencies across the electromagnetic spectrum. The wavelengths may
be separated by filters or by the use of instruments that are sensitive to
particular wavelengths, including light from frequencies beyond the visible
light range, such as infrared. Spectral imaging can allow extraction of
additional information the human eye fails to capture with its receptors for
red, green and blue. It was originally developed for space-based imaging
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11. Stratospheric ozone layer: The ozone layer or
ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere, i.e. 10-50 km from ground
that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It contains high
concentrations of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere,
although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere).
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12. Chloro-flouro carbons (CFCs) Chlorofluorocarbon
(CFC) is an organic compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and fluorine,
produced as a volatile derivative of methane and ethane., used in
refrizerants and other chemicals. Responsible for depleteion of Ozone layer.
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13. The Vienna Convention: In 1985,
representatives of 43 states concluded the Convention for the Protection of
the Ozone Layer in Vienna. Although the members agreed to “cooperate by means
of systematic observations, research and information exchange in order to
better understand and assess the effects of human activities on the ozone
layer,” the Convention did not specify how to reach the goal.
The focus was to lay down a framework to encourage cooperation through
research and exchange of information. The hole in the ozone layer above
Antarctica was also detected in 1985. Since then, the ozone layer depletion
has become a matter of concern.
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14. Brigade: A brigade is a major tactical military
formation that is typically composed of three to six battalions plus
supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced
regiment. NATO has around 3000-5000 soldiers in a brigade.
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15. Merchandise exports: Exports of goods, not services. Also called tangible exports
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16. Offset Clause: A clause in an acquisition deal in
which the exporter either reinvests a certain amount mentioned in the offset
clause or sources some parts/materials as per the clause from the importing
country.
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17. Squadrons a unit of one of the armed forces,
especially the air force or the navy, A fighter squadron consists of 18
aircraft; all fighter squadrons are headed by a Commanding Officer with the
rank of Wing Commander
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18. Development multipliers,” The multiplier
effect refers to the increase in final income/employment/development arising
from any new injection of spending e.g. Whenever a new job is created, there
is a chance that additional jobs may also be created via increased demand for
local goods and services
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19. Carbon footprint the amount of carbon dioxide released
into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual,
organization, or community
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20. Mission Innovation.
a. Mission Innovation was announced by Bill Gates at COP21 on 30 November
2015, on stage with President Obama, President Hollande and Prime Minister
Modi.
b. At the launch, 20
countries committed to double their respective clean energy research and development
over the five years to 2020. The countries include the five most populous
countries China, India, the United States, Indonesia, and Brazil. All 20
launch partner countries represent 75 % of the world's CO2 emissions from
electricity, and over 80 percent of the world's clean energy R&D
investment.
c. India is Founding Member of the Steering Committee and also a Member
of the two sub-groups: Joint research and Capacity Building and Private
Sector Engagement
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21. GWP: Global warming potential (GWP) is a
relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere.
It compares the amount of heat trapped by a certain mass of the gas in
question to the amount of heat trapped by a similar mass of carbon dioxide.
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22. "Social contract" : an agreement among
the members of a society or between a society and its rulers about the rights
and duties of each
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23. Plenary : A plenary meeting is one at
which all the members of a group or organization are present, especially at a
conference
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24. Anchor book value: The anchor book is
the portion of the IPO that bankers allot to institutional investors on a
discretionary basis. Anchor book subscription opens a day before the launch
of an IPO and acts as an indicator of institutional investor interest.
Investors in the anchor book have to remain locked-in for 30 days from the
allotment.
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25. Outpost a place, especially a small group of
buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a
government or company that is far away
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26. Reinsurance: Reinsurance is the
insurance bought by an insurance company to protect itself against large
demands from its customers. Only state-owned reinsurer is GIC Re is fully
operational within the country. Some of the global re-insurers are Munich Re,
Swiss Re, SCOR, Hanover Re, and XL Catlin, among others.
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27. Assessment of proportionality.”: The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion of fairness and
justice in statutory interpretation processes, especially in constitutional
law, as a logical method intended to assist in discerning the correct balance
between the restriction imposed by a corrective measure and the severity of
the nature of the prohibited act. Within criminal law, it is used to convey
the idea that the punishment of an offender should fit the crime.
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28. Stealth ( designed in
accordance with technology which makes detection by radar or sonar difficult, रेडार से बच निकलने वाला) guided-missile
destroyers (a small fast lightly
armored but heavily armed warship) that was
launched on April 20, 2015.
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29. Frigates: The term
"Frigate" may be applied to ships with over 3,000 tons of
displacement to as much as 7,500 tons. (By comparison, an Oliver Hazard Perry
frigate displaces about 4,000 tons.) Corvettes are smaller, maneuverable,
lightly armed warships (between the size of a patrol boat and a frigate) that
various countries use for coastal duty.
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