General Knowledge
Bharat Ratna Timeline — Remember first three: CV Raman (1954), Rajaji (1954), Radhakrishnan (1954) all start with 'R' sound. Latest: PV Narasimha Rao (2024) - economic reforms PM gets it 33 years later.
Computer Memory Hierarchy — "Really Cool Managers Solve Hard Disk Problems" = Register, Cache, Main memory, Secondary storage, Hard disk. Speed decreases, capacity increases as you descend.
Indian Freedom Struggle Trio — LAL for extremist trio: Lala Lajpat Rai (Punjab), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Maharashtra), Bipin Chandra Pal (Bengal). All three regions represented.
Peninsular River East-West — "Go Make Karmic Peace" (Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, Pennar) flow east to Bay of Bengal. Narmada & Tापती flow west (both have 'N'/'T' sounds, westward rebels).
Emergency Articles Suspended — During 1975 Emergency, Articles 14, 19, 21, 22 suspended. Remember: 14+7=21, 19+3=22 (arithmetic pairs for civil rights frozen).
Tamil Sangam Eras — First Sangam (Madurai-flooded), Second Sangam (Kapadapuram-flooded), Third Sangam (Madurai-survived). Pattern: M-K-M locations, first two drowned by sea.
Seven Sisters Northeast — "MANIT AS" = Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Sikkim (eighth brother added 1975).
Indian Polity & Constitution
Fundamental Rights Articles — Articles 14-18 (Equality), 19-22 (Freedom), 23-24 (Exploitation), 25-28 (Religion), 29-30 (Culture/Education), 32 (Remedies). Count in 4-5 article blocks.
President vs Governor Powers — President appoints: CJI, CAG, CEC, Attorney General (all 'C'/'A' national posts). Governor appoints: HC judges, AG of state (state-level only).
Directive Principles Gandhian — Articles 40 (Panchayats), 43 (Living wage), 46 (SC/ST welfare), 47 (Nutrition), 48 (Agriculture/animal) = Gandhi's village-focus ideas in DPSPs.
General Science
EM Spectrum Wavelength — "Raging Martians Invaded Venus Using X-ray Guns" = Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma. Wavelength decreases left to right, frequency increases.
Mohs Hardness Scale — Talc (1), Gypsum (2), Calcite (3), Fluorite (4), Apatite (5), Orthoclase (6), Quartz (7), Topaz (8), Corundum (9), Diamond (10). Remember: "The Girls Can Flirt And Other Queer Things Can Do."
Vitamin Deficiency Diseases — A=Night blindness, B1=Beriberi, B3=Pellagra, C=Scurvy, D=Rickets, K=Blood clotting. Mnemonic: "ABCD-K" matches alphabet gaps.
Psychology / Mental Ability
Blood Relations Gender Trick — Maternal side: uncle=mama, aunt=mausi, grandfather=nana (all 'ma'/'na' soft sounds = mother's side). Paternal harder sounds: chacha, bua, dada.