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MONEY_BILL
A bill dealing with taxation, government borrowing, or expenditure from the Consolidated Fund (Article 110). It can only be introduced in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha cannot reject it.
The Main Examination — the second stage of the UPSC Civil Services Examination. It comprises 9 written papers (including 4 GS papers, 1 Essay, 2 Optional Subject papers, and 2 qualifying language papers) with a total of 1750 marks.
A constitutional writ (Article 32/226) issued by a court commanding a public authority to perform a duty it is legally bound to perform but has failed or refused to do.
A statistical process used by UPSC to standardise scores across different Optional subjects so that candidates choosing different subjects are compared fairly.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 — guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
A seasonal reversal of wind direction that brings heavy rainfall to the Indian subcontinent, primarily from June to September (Southwest Monsoon). It is critical for Indian agriculture and water resources.