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High Priority

1. Tenses & ModalsSignal-word based tense and modal-verb selection.
2. SynonymsWord nearest in meaning to an underlined word.
3. AntonymsWord opposite in meaning to an underlined word.
4. Fill in the Blanks — Vocabulary in ContextChoosing the contextually correct word.
5. One-Word SubstitutionSingle word for a description or phrase.
6. Active & Passive VoiceConverting sentences between voices.

Medium Priority

1. Idioms & PhrasesMatching idioms to their meaning.
2. Phrasal VerbsCompleting sentences with the correct phrasal verb.
3. Subject-Verb AgreementCollective nouns and neither/either constructions.

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1. Maritime — Ports & ShippingMajor ports, Sagarmala, MAKV 2047, coastline length.
2. Maritime — Oceanography & WaterwaysOcean trenches, NIO, national waterways.
3. Geography — IndiaRivers, state nicknames, national parks, dance forms.
4. Geography — World & SpaceCountry facts, boundary lines, order of planets.
5. Science & EnvironmentGlobal warming, renewable energy, satellites.
6. Polity & ConstitutionConstitution dates, constitutional posts.
7. Current AffairsRecent developments in shipping, sports, national events.

Medium Priority

1. General Vocabulary (within GA section)Synonym/antonym/idiom items placed in the GA section.

Low Priority

1. History & PersonalitiesNotable figures and their contributions.
2. Abbreviations & Full FormsCommon institutional abbreviations.

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1. Odd One Out — Words & NumbersIdentifying the item that breaks a shared pattern.
2. Analogies — Word PairsCompleting or matching a relationship between paired words.
3. Number SeriesExtending a sequence by spotting the operating pattern.
4. Coding-DecodingLetter-shift ciphers and substitution codes.
5. Speed, Distance & Time / RacesDirect-formula numerical reasoning problems.

Medium Priority

1. Blood RelationsDetermining family relationships from descriptive clues.
2. Statements & AssumptionsIdentifying implicit assumptions behind a statement.

Low Priority

1. Seating & Sequencing PuzzlesLinear arrangement and ordering-based logic puzzles.
2. Sentence & Paragraph OrderingArranging jumbled clauses into a coherent sentence.
3. Ratio, Mixtures & Simple InterestApplied arithmetic word problems.

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1. Units, Dimensions & VectorsDimensional analysis, vector dot/cross product, significant figures.
2. KinematicsProjectile motion, free fall, calculus-based motion.
3. Laws of Motion & FrictionNewton's laws, impulse, friction.
4. Work, Energy & PowerCollisions, variable force, work-energy theorem.
5. Circular MotionCentripetal force in uniform circular motion.
6. GravitationVariation of g, Kepler's laws, escape velocity.
7. Rotational MotionCentre of mass, torque, angular momentum, rolling motion.
8. Fluid MechanicsCapillarity, viscosity, terminal velocity, Bernoulli's principle.
9. Kinetic Theory of GasesRMS speed, kinetic energy of gas molecules.
10. ThermodynamicsIsothermal/adiabatic processes, Carnot efficiency.
11. Simple Harmonic MotionTime period, velocity-displacement relation, energy in SHM.
12. Waves & SoundBeats, resonance, Doppler effect, vibrating strings.
13. Electrostatics — FieldsGauss's law, electric dipoles, point-charge systems.
14. Electrostatics — Potential & CapacitanceCapacitors in series/parallel, dielectrics.
15. Current ElectricityResistance, drift speed, cell combinations, bridge circuits.
16. Magnetic Effects of CurrentMagnetic field due to a coil or wire, galvanometers.
17. Electromagnetic Induction & ACMutual inductance, transformers, AC circuits.
18. Ray OpticsLens combinations, mirror formula, refractive index, microscopes.
19. Dual Nature of Matter & RadiationPhotoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength.
20. Atoms & NucleiBohr's model, radioactivity, mass defect.
21. Semiconductor ElectronicsRectifiers, diodes, electron/hole mobility.

Medium Priority

1. ElasticityStress, strain, potential energy per unit volume.
2. Surface TensionExcess pressure, drop-splitting energy problems.
3. Moving Charges & MagnetismMotion of charged particles in magnetic fields.
4. Electromagnetic WavesRelation between E and B fields, direction of propagation.
5. Wave OpticsYoung's double slit experiment, diffraction.

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1. ElectrochemistryFuel cells, Faraday's law, conductance, cell potential.
2. Coordination CompoundsIUPAC naming, isomerism, hybridisation, denticity.
3. Haloalkanes & HaloarenesNucleophilic substitution, AgCN vs KCN reactions.
4. Alcohols, Phenols & EthersKolbe's reaction, Williamson synthesis, acid strength.
5. Atomic StructureBohr's model, quantum numbers, electronic configuration.
6. SolutionsColligative properties, freezing-point depression, Van't Hoff factor.
7. Chemical KineticsRate laws, order of reaction, half-life.
8. ThermodynamicsHeat of combustion, enthalpy, adiabatic processes.
9. HydrocarbonsHydrogenation, alkyne reactivity.
10. Mole ConceptMole fraction, molecular and atomic counting.
11. Periodic PropertiesElectron gain enthalpy, ionic radii, lanthanoid contraction.
12. General Organic ChemistryElectronic effects, N-compound formation (e.g. urotropine).

Medium Priority

1. Aldehydes & KetonesIodoform test, aldol condensation, IUPAC nomenclature.
2. Ionic EquilibriumpH of salts, solubility product, buffer solutions.
3. Chemical BondingBond order, molecular orbital theory, magnetism, electron-deficient hydrides.
4. BiomoleculesNucleic acid composition, carbohydrate reactions.
5. Carboxylic AcidsHVZ reaction and alpha-hydrogen reactivity.

Low Priority

1. Chemical EquilibriumKc-Kp relationships and equilibrium constant calculations.
2. Solid StatePacking efficiency and unit cell calculations.
3. Colloidal ChemistryTypes of colloids and their properties.

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1. Matrices & DeterminantsSymmetric/skew matrices, inverse properties.
2. Complex NumbersPolar/standard form, roots of quadratic equations.
3. Relations & FunctionsDomain/range, types of functions, equivalence relations.
4. Continuity & DifferentiabilityModulus functions, differentiability, standard limits.
5. Application of DerivativesIncreasing/decreasing functions, tangents, rates of change.
6. Indefinite & Definite IntegralsStandard integration and definite-integral properties.
7. Application of IntegralsArea bounded by curves, parabolas, ellipses, lines.
8. Differential EquationsGeneral/particular solutions, integrating factors.
9. Three-Dimensional GeometryLines and planes in space, direction ratios.
10. Straight LinesEquations of lines, perpendicularity, points of intersection.
11. Circles & Conic SectionsEllipse, hyperbola, and circle equations.
12. Permutations & CombinationsArrangements, selections, constrained counting.
13. Sequences & SeriesArithmetic and geometric progressions, nth term problems.
14. ProbabilityIndependent events, conditional and combinatorial probability.
15. StatisticsMeasures of dispersion, standard deviation.
16. Trigonometric FunctionsTrigonometric identities and summation series.

Medium Priority

1. VectorsVector algebra and geometric applications.
2. Binomial TheoremGeneral and middle term of a binomial expansion.
3. Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsPrincipal values and combination identities.
4. SetsSet operations, subsets, survey-based word problems.

Low Priority

1. Linear ProgrammingCorner-point method for optimising a linear objective function.
2. InequalitiesSolving absolute-value and algebraic inequalities.

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