Terminologies

 Terminology used in BPSC past papers 

  HYPOCRATIC OATH: The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians. It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. In its original form, it requires a new physician to swear, by a number of healing gods, to uphold specific ethical standards.
  BULLS AND BEARS: bulls is rise in price of stock market or trade while bears market is down ward or reduction of market.
  OLIVE BRANCH: 1 : a branch of the olive tree especially when used as a symbol of peace. 2 : an offer or gesture of conciliation or goodwill.
 SHEET ANCHOR: 1 : a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency. 2 : something that constitutes a main support
 JORGON: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
  EUPHEMISM: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
 HOSTILE WITNESS: A hostile witness, otherwise known as an adverse witness or an unfavorable witness, is a witness at trial whose testimony on direct examination is either openly antagonistic or appears to be contrary to the legal position of the party who called the witness.
 SABBATH: a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians on Sunday.
HUMANISM
 EMERITUS PROFESSOR: n emeritus is a retired college professor or minister. When aprofessor stops teaching, she might be given the title of emeritus, which basically means she can still be remembered as a successfulprofessor. The word emeritus, pronounced "eh-MER-ih-tus," is Latin, originally meaning "veteran soldier."
  IN CAMERA: in private, without the public, newspaper reporters, etc. being there.
  SLAPSTICK: a type of humorous acting in which the actors behave in a silly way, such as by throwing things, falling over, etc.
  UNCLE SAM: Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general.
  POLYTHEISM: the belief in or worship of more than one god.
  PLATONIC LOVE: Platonic love is a type of love that is celibate and non-sexual. The term is named afterPlato, who was the first to describe this kind of love.
  DECATHLON: an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
  PARALYMPICS: : a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games —called also Paralympic Games.
  SATIRE: the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.  CATHARSIS: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. e.g. "music is a means of catharsis for them"
  BANANA REPUBLIC: A small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity, such as bananas, and is typically governed by a dictator or the armed forces.
  MULTILATERAL: 1 : having many sides. 2 : involving or participated in by more than two nations or parties
  FACIST:Agovernmental system led by a dictator havingcomplete power, forcibly suppressingopposition and criticism, regimenting allindustry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing anaggressive nationalism and often racism.
 HEGEMONY: the dominance or leadership of one social group over others. Hegemony is political or cultural dominance or authority over others.
 NON-ENTITY: a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing. "a political nonentity" . 2. non-existence.
 APEX: the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point. "the apex of the roof"  DILEMMA: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
 HORRENDONS: extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. "she suffered horrendous injuries"  COLLATERAL : Property or other assets that a borrower offers a lender to secure a loan. If the borrower stops making the promised loan payments, the lender can seize the collateral to recoup its losses.
  EQUITY: the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality: the equity of Solomon.
  DEMOGRAPHY: the study of the characteristics of human populations.
 ALMA METER: the school, college, or university where you studied.
  HAT TRICK : hree successes of the same kind within a limited period, in particular (in soccer) the scoring of three goals in a game by one player or (in cricket) the taking of three wickets by the same bowler with successive balls. "he scored a hat-trick"
 INFLATION: A sustained, rapid increase in prices, as measured by some broad index (such as Consumer Price Index) over months or years, and mirrored in the correspondingly decreasing purchasing power of the currency.
  VETO: a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.
 KNOCK OUT: a tournament in which the loser in each round is eliminated.
  CATHARSIS: the process of releasing strong emotions through a particular activity or experience, such as writing or theatre, in a way that helps you to understandthose emotions
 SINE DIE : "without assigning a day for a further meeting or hearing". To adjourn an assembly sine die is to adjourn it for an indefinite period.
  PLAINTIFF; a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law
 EXTRADITION: extradition means sending someone back to the country or state where they've been accused of a crime.
  QUORUM: the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

  EMBARGO: an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. "an embargo on grain sales"
  PREAMBLE: 1 : an introductory statement; especially : the introductory part of a constitution or statute that usually states the reasons for and intent of the law. 2 : an introductory fact or circumstance; especially : one indicating what is to follow.
  RENAISSANCE: the period in Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries when there was increased interest in ancient Greece and Rome, which produced new developments in art, literature, science, architecture etc. 2. a revival of or renewed interest in something.
 BARTER: The exchange of goods or services for other goods or services, rather than for money.
 PREMIUM: an amount to be paid for a contract of insurance. (BEEMA KI KIST)
 ABDICATION: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.
 COALITION: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government. "a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives"
  ASYLUM: the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee. "she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status"
 FREE PORT: a port open to all traders. a port area where goods in transit are exempt from customs duty.
  CASTING VOTE: an extra vote given by a chairperson to decide an issue when the votes on each side are equal.
  PAN-ISLAMISM: is a political movement advocating the unity of Muslims under one Islamic state – often a Caliphate – or an international organization with Islamic principles. 2. the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations
  BLANK VERSE: Blank verse is a type of poetry that has a regular meter, usually iambic pentameter, but no rhyme. Most of Shakespeare's plays are written in blank verse.
 PROTOCOL: the system of rules and acceptable behaviour used at official ceremonies and occasions
 AGENDA: a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting:
 WHITE MAN’S BURDERN: the alleged duty of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the less developed nonwhite peoples
  BALANCE OF TRADE: the difference between a country's imports and itsexports. Balance of trade is the largest component of a country's balance of payments. A country has a trade deficit if it imports more than it exports; the opposite scenario is a trade surplus.
 • DEMURRAGE: a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship in respect of failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed.
  INDEMNITY: security or protection against a loss or other financial burden:"no indemnity will be given for loss of cash"synonyms:insurance, assurance, protection, security
  IAMBIC PENTAMETER: a line of verse with five metrical feet, or a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.