Technical Glossary
Abiotic Asexual Arboricide Aborigines , Abrasion , , Absolute weed
, Acetic standard , Acid Acid treatment Acidic rain , Acidic soil ,
Acidic Soil Crop Acquired disease , Acaricide Active ingredient
Adaptation Additional Declaration Adult Aerobic Aerology Agent ,
Aggregation Agricultural product , Agricultural waste / Agriculture
extension Agriculture Officer
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Technical Glossary
Agriculture Specialist Agro-Climatic Zone - Agroinfection
Agronomical practices , Agronomy Agrostalogy Air born disease Air
pollutant Algae Alkali Alkaline Alkaline soil Allele Alluvial land
/ Alluvial soil Alpine plants Alternate bearing Altitude Amphibious
, Amphibious plant /
/ Analysis Anatomy Anemometer Angio-spermic plant / Animal ,
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Technical Glossary
Animal quarantine , Antagonism , Antenna , Anther Anthrax Antigen ,
Antibiosis Antibiotic Antidote Aphid ( ), , Apiculture Aquatic
application Arboreal Arial operation / Arid prone zone Arid zone
Artificial insemination Association , Augmentating crop
Augmentation , Authorized , Autopsy Autotrops Avicides Azoic ,
Bacillus ,
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Technical Glossary
Bacteria Bacterial disease Bacterium Barometer Barren land / Basil
Benthos Berthing Biennial plants Bio Biochemical selectively
Biochemistry Biodegradable pollutant Bioecology Bioenergetic
Biofertilizer Bioherbicide Biomass Biostatistics Bioagents
Bio-control of weed Bio-diversity Bioeffectiveness - Bioefficacy -
Bio-energy Bio-factor
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Technical Glossary
Biogenesis Bio-geo-chemical cycle -- Biological pest control
Biological weed control Biome Biometric , Biopsy Biosphere Biotic
Biotic component Biotic factor Black smut of wheat , Blanching / ,
Blast , Blastogenic disease Blight Blotch Blotter test ,
Blue green algae - Bollworm Bonsai Botanical Insecticides Botanical
name Botanical poison , Bracket fungi , Breed
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Technical Glossary
Breeders seed Breeding Buckskin Bud Budding Bug , Bulb Burgeon By
product Cactus , Calyx , Canker Cannibalism - , - Canned fruits
Canned vegetable Cannibal , Canning , Capillary water Carbon cycle
Carnivorous Carrier Cash crop Catalysis Catch crop Caterpillar ,
Cell
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Technical Glossary
Cellular Cellular level Cereals Certification Certified seed
Chemical fertilizer Chemotherapy Chemosterilant Chilling or
freezing injury Chimera , Chlorophyl Chlorinate Chord , ,
Chromogenic Chromosome Classification Clavicle (Collar-bone) Clay
soil , Climax vegetation Climbers plant Clonal propagation Clonal
selection Cloronisation , Concentrate , Cocoon (Pupa’s silky case),
Cold storage /
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Technical Glossary
Colitis Colluvial soil Colonisation Complementary crop Complete
life cycle Compost , Compound Compound fertilizer Concurring
Conservation Consignee , Consignment / Consumption Contact poison ,
Contagious disease Contact herbicide Contour farming , Contour
ploughing , Control Conventional Control Cosmopolitan Compost
manure (), Composting ,
Cover area Crinkle
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Technical Glossary
Critical Stage Crop ecology Crop insurance Crop logging Crop
rotation Cropping intensity Cropping pattern Cry preservation
Cultivable land Cultural practice , Culture Culture medium Cutting
, , Cyclone , Cyclonic rain Cyst formation Cyst symptom Cytology
Damping off disease Day neutral plants Deciduous forest ,
Decomposer Deficiency , Defoliant , , Dehydration ,
Demonstration
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Technical Glossary
Denitrification , Density Desert locust Desiccation , , Desiccator
, Desertification , Destructive Destructive insect , Detection , ,
Detergent , , Detritus / Detriphagous Development Devitalize Dew
Dew point Diagnosis , Dieback disease Diffusion , Direct protection
Disbudding Disinfection Discussion , Disease , , Disease cycle ,
Disease resistant plant ,
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Technical Glossary
Diversified farming Division / Domestic Domestic quarantine
Domestic wastes , Dominance , Dominant gene Dormancy Dormant period
Downy mildew disease Drip or tricle irrigation - Drought enduring
plant Drought resistant Dry farming , Duration Dust , , Dusting ,
Dwarf , Dwarf variety Ecological energy Ecological niche Ecological
survey Econimic holding Eco-system Ecto-parasite -
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Technical Glossary
Edaphic factor Egg , Egg laying Egg pod , Embryo test Emergence ,
Emulsifying agent Endemic , , Endemic disease , Enduring Energy
plantation Energy recovery system : Entomology Entry point
Environment , Environmental crisis Enzyme Eolian soil Epharmony
Epidemic Epinasty Epiphyte Eradicate , Erosion , , Escape , ,
Etiology , ,
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Technical Glossary
Evaporation , Evergreen Plant Exclusion Exosphere Exotic , Exotic
bacterial disease , Exotic disease , Exotic pest , Exotic weed ,
Experiment Expert Export Certification Export Certification work
Export Consignments Export Guarantee Export Master Register Export
permit Exposure , , Ex-situ conservation Extension Extension
technique F.A.O. Facultative fungi Facultative parasite Facultative
saprophyte Fallowing
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Technical Glossary
Farm management Farmer , Farmers Field School , Fauna Fertility
status Fertilizer , Fibre crop Field , Field capacity Field pest
Fillers plants Filtration Fixation , Floating plants Flora
Floriculture , Flowering plants , Fodder crop Foliage plant Food
chain Food grain Food-web Foreign quarantine , Forest , Forestation
Formulation , , Fauna
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Technical Glossary
Foundation seed , Free floating plant Free on Board (F.O.B.) : Free
on Rail (F.O.R.) : Frequency , Fresh water ecology Frost , Fruit
cultivation Fruit Development Fruit Preservation , Fruit technology
, Fumigants Fumigation Fungal disease Fungi , Fungicide , Garbage
energy Gaseous pollutant Gaseous pollution Gasification Gene
ecology General Technical Report Generation or progeny , Genetic
engineering Genetic resources Genetics
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Technical Glossary
Genetic effect Germination Glacial soil Glass house Godown Grading
Grading of fruit Graft Grafting , Granule Grass hopper
Gravitational force Gravitational setting point Gravitational water
Grazing Green house Green house effect Green leaf hopper Green
manure Green revolution Gregarious ( ) Gregarious phase of locust
Grow out test Grown Growth promoter Grub
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Technical Glossary
Guard crop Gully erosion Gut , Guttation Habitat Habitate of fungi
Harbour , , Harvesting Hatching of egg Heat Heat Wheel Hedge
Herbaceous Herbarium file Herbicidal selectivity Herbicide
Herbivorous Hetero tropes Heterogeneous Hibernation , Hidden enemy
Hidden hunger () High Quality seeds High Yielding seeds High
yielding varieties Histology ,
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Technical Glossary
Hoeing Hopper , , Hopper band Hormone Horticulture Host culture
Host pest House hold pest Human Health Human quarantine Humidity
Humus / Hybrid Hybrid crop Hybrid variety Hybrid vigour
Hybridisation Hydroponics , Hydrosere Hydrosphere Hygrometer
Hygrophyte Hygroscopic coefficient Hygroscopic moisture Hygroscopic
water - Hyperparasite
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Technical Glossary
Hypertrophy Hyponasty - Immunity Immunization , Import Import
license Import permit Importer Improved method Improved variety /
In vitro In vivo Inauguration Inbreeding : Incineration Incomplete
life cycle Incubation , Incubation period , Incubator , Indicator
plant Indigenous Industrial waste Industrialization Inert matter
Infected ,
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Technical Glossary
Infection Infestation Infested Infested seed Inhibited Inoculation
Insect Insect cultures Insect parasitology Insect pest Insecticide
Insecticide residue Insectivorous Inspection Integrated Pest
Management Intensity , Intensive agriculture Inter culture , Inter
species competition Interaction Internal disease Invasion
Investigation Investigator Irrigation Jassid
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Technical Glossary
Joint Inspection Joint Supervision Journal , Kitchen gardening
Laboratory Laboratory test Late blight , Late blight disease
Leaching , Leaf curl Leaf injury Leaf mould Leaf roller Leaf hopper
Leaf spot Legislative measure Leguminous crop Lesser grain borer
Lethal concentration Lethal factor Lethal gene Level of infestation
Lianas Liberal import Life cycle Life history
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Technical Glossary
Light trap Linkage / , , Litter - Live stock Live stock production
Loam Locust Locust control Locust hovering Long dry plants Loose
smut Lotic or running water Lure or Attractant , Maggot
Malnutrition Manure Mechanical control Mechanical edging Mechanical
farming , Metabolism Metabolization energy Metamorphosis
Meteorology Micro nutrient Micro techniques
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Technical Glossary
Microbes Microbiology Microtoxicity Migratory locust Migratory
parasite Millets Mixed cropping Mixed fertilizer Mono cropping
Monoculture Monophagous pest Monthly Report of Pesticides
Morphology ( ) Mossy Moth , Moulting , Multiple cropping Mushroom /
Mutation Mycology Mycoplasmal disease Mycorrhiza Myosotis - ,
National policy of seed Native weed Natural ,
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Technical Glossary
Natural enemies Naturalists Neem based insecticide Neurosis
( ) Nematode Nematocide Nerve poison Neutral day plants Neutral
soil Neutralisation New Import Policy New Import Seed Policy
Nitrification Nitrogen cycle Nitrogen fixation Non selective
herbicide Non-available water/Echard Non-conventional source of
energy Non- degradable pollutant Non-infectious disease
Non-parasite disease Non-renewable resource Notified Area Noxious
weed Nuclear radiation
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Technical Glossary
Nucleus seed Nursery Nutrition Nutritive ratio Nutritive value
Object , Obligate parasite Obligate pest Obligate weed Observation
, Observation method , Observatory Observer Oil pollution Oil seed
Olericulture Onion crop Open community Operation , Operational cost
/ Orchard Orchard produce Organic manure Origin center , Ornamental
gardening
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Technical Glossary
Osmosis Osmotic pressure Out crossing Outer cropping Ova Oxidation
Oxygen cycle Oxygen demanding element Ozone layer Ozonosphere Palco
Pan evaporimeter Parasite Predators , Parasitism Parthenogenesis
Pasture Pathogens Pathology Pedigree Pedogenesis Perennial plant ()
Periodical Pest Pest free area Pest management
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Technical Glossary
Pest Situation Pest Surveillance Pesticide Pestilent Petal
Phenotypic effect Pheromone trap Photoperiodic Photosynthesis
Physical dryness Physical insecticide Physical/mechanical control /
Physiological disease Physiological dryness Physiology Phyto
community Phyto geography Phyto sociology Phytosanitary Certificate
Plant container Plant disease Plant ecology Plant eradication or
uprooting Plant house Plant introduction
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Technical Glossary
Plant parasitic nematodes Plant pathogenic fungi Plant pathology
Plant propagation , Plant Protection Plant protection equipment
Plant quarantine Plant regulator Plant residue Plant succession
Plantation Planting Planting Material Plants Plants materials
Plants, Fruits & Seeds Order , Plasmolysis Pneumatophores or
respiratory Root
Poly climax Polygamous Polymorphism Polyploid Pomology Port Trust ,
Post embryonic development
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Technical Glossary
Post Entry Quarantine Post harvest change Post-emergence treatment
Powdery mildew Predatism Predator Pre-emergence treatment
Preservation Prevention , Preying mantis Primary origin center
Production ecology Prohibited Prohibited Port Trust Propagation
Prophylaxis Protection Protective element Proto-cooperation
Protoplasm Protoplasm poison Puckering Pulses Pupa , Puparium Pure
culture
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Technical Glossary
Pure culture technique Pyramid of energy Quadrate method
Qualitative Qualitative character Qualitative loss Quality Quality
control Quantitative character Quantitative loss Quantity
Quarantine Quick decline Race () Radiation Radio activity Rain Rain
guage Rapid Ratoon crop Reaction Rearing Rearing room Recessive
gene Recharging of water sources Red ant
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Technical Glossary
Red data book Red hairy caterpillar , , Red nobe disease Red
rot
Reforestation : Refrigeration Registration Regulation Rejuvenation
Relative humidity Relay cropping Release , Renewable resource
Renovation , Rental value Repellants Research Residual toxicity
Residue Resistance Resistance studies Resistance varieties/strain /
Resistant Respiratory technique Restrictive import
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Technical Glossary
Resurgent Rh factor Ripe, Mature , Risk assessment Rodent
management Rodenticide Root hair Root knot disease Root stock Rot -
Roughage Rust , Sapling Saline soil Salivary gland Salt tolerant
plant Sampling Sanctuary Sandy clay Sandy soil Sanitation Sand fly
Saprophagous Saprophyte Scattering Scavenger
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Technical Glossary
Scheme , Scientific name Scientist Scrutiny , Sea port Seed bed
Seed dormancy Seed Industry Seed multiplication Seed plot technique
Seed production Seed rate Seed treatment Seedling Seedling symptom
Segmented Segregation Selective herbicide Semi-endo parasite
Separation Segregating - Sere , , Sericulture Serration Shade tree
, Shelf-life
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Technical Glossary
Shoot borer Short day plants Shrub Shrubbery Silvi culture
Simulation (, ) Siphoning Slowly - Smut , , Snow fall , Sod culture
Soil born disease , Soil connective compound Soil conservation Soil
erosion , Soil fertility Soil formation Soil moisture Soil mulch
Soil organic matter Soil organism Soil permibility Soil pit Soil
pollution Soil productivity Soil profile ,
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Technical Glossary
Soil reaction Soil structure Soil temperature Soil texture Solar
energy Solar radiation Solitary phase of locust Soluble liquid
Solution , Sooty material Sooty mould Sowing Spatula ( ) Special
conditions Special Weekly Report Specialist Specialized farming
Species Species diversity Specific density Splitting of fruits
Spoilage (Of food) Sporadic disease Spot Spotted bollworm
Sprayer
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Technical Glossary
Spraying Stem breeding / Stem rot ,
Sterile Sterility , Sterilization Stimulant Stimulant crop Stimulus
of milking Stipulation , Stomach poison Stomata , Storage , Strip
cropping Studies Sub species Subject Submerged plants , Succulent
plant , Sucking pest Super parasitism Supervision Surveillance ,
Survey Survey routes
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Technical Glossary
Susceptibility Susceptible Suspended submerged plants , Suspension
Swamp plant Swarm , Swarm let Symbol Symptom Syndrome Synergism
Synoptic weather chart System , System analysis Systematic Systemic
insecticide Target Taxonomy - Tearing Strength Technical Technician
Technique Technology Temperature Tensile strength / Terrace
farming
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Technical Glossary
Terrestrial Tetraploid The out line of a figure Thermal pollution
Thermometer Thesis Thorax Threshing ground Tidal energy Tillage
Tillage operation Tissue culture Tissue culture test Tissue test
Tolerant Tolerant plant Top borer Topic Topping Toxicity Trachea (
) Trainee Transfusion Transfusion tissues Transit phase of locust
Translocated Transmission of plant virus
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Technical Glossary
Transpiration Transplanting , Transport worthiness Transportable /
Trap crop Treated Treatment Tree locust Trinomial system Tropical
forest Tropical rain Tropism Troposphere Tube , Tuber Tuber crops
Tumour / Ultra violet rays Unicellular / Unit , Unit value
Untreated consignment Urban wastes Vacuous , , Value
Variation
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Technical Glossary
Variegation - Variety , Vascular tissue , Vector Vegetable -
Vegetable forcing Vegetation / Vegetative propagation Vermicide
Vermiform Vernalization Vertebrate Vesicle , Vessel Vestigial ,
Viability Vigour , Viral disease Virology Virus , Visual inspection
Vivipary plants Volume Ware house Washing test Wastes
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Technical Glossary
Water cycle Water holding capacity Water logging Water pollution
Weather Weathering Weathering of rocks Weed Weed Seeds Weedicide
Weeding Weekly Technical Report Weevil Wettable powder Wild
vegetation Wilting coefficient Wilting point Wind breaker Wind
energy World Food Programme Xerophytic Weeds Xerosere X-rays Yeast
Yellow rust , Yield
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Technical Glossary
Zero tillage Zone Zoology
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Technical Glossary
- Ab initio :, Abnormal Abolition Abolition of post Above mentioned
, Above quoted Absolute , Absorption Abstract statement Abuse of
power Abusive language , Academic Academic record , Academic year
Acceptability Acceptable Acceptance Acceptance of tender
Accommodate , Accomplished , Accord , Accordance , Accordingly
Accountability Accreditation
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Technical Glossary
Accused Acknowledge , Acknowledgement , Acquisition Acquittal
Acquittance roll Action plan Activate Adaptation , Addendum
Additional charge ,
Additional pay Adequate Adhere to , Ad hoc Ad infinitum , Ad
interim Adjourn , Adjournment motion , Adjudicate Adjust ,
Adjustment Administer oath Administrative ability - Administrative
action Administrative approval
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Technical Glossary
Administrative authority Administrative decision Admissibility ,
Admissible expenditure Admonition Adoption Ad valorem , Ad valorem
duty Adverse entry , Adverse remarks ,
Advertisement Advisory council Aerial photo Affidavit , Aforesaid
Age of superannuation Aggregate , Aggregation , Allocation ,
Allocation of business Allotment Allotment letter - Allotment of
fund - Allotment order Allottee Amalgamation
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Technical Glossary
Amicable , Ancestor Annexure Annual report Annual review
Antecedents Anticipated expenditure Anticipated income Anticipated
saving Anti-corruption - Apex , Apex body , Apparatus Appeasement
Appellate tribunal Appreciation , Apprehension , , , Appropriate
Assessment year Assign , Audited accounts Auditor’s report Audit
paragraph Authentication Authoritative , Authorization
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Technical Glossary
Authorized dealer Automatically :, Autonomous Autonomous body
Autonomy Background Back log , Backward class Bad climate allowance
Balanced budget Balance sheet Ban , , Bank draft Bank guarantee ,
Bankrupt Banquet , Barred debt Basic composition Basic pay Basic
training Belated claims Benefit of doubt Benevolent fund Betterment
, Bicameral Bilateral
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Technical Glossary
Bilingual Bill of entry Bill of exchange Bill of lading Biodata
Blocked account Blocked capital Boarding and lodging Board of
directors Bogus voucher Bonafide , Bonded labour Book of accounts
Book value Border allowance , Brain drain Breach of agreement -
Breach of contract Breach of trust ,
Break in service Brief resume Brochure Budget allocation Budgetary
estimate , Budget grant Budget provision
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Technical Glossary
Bulk indent - Buy-back - Cabinet Calculation Campus interview
Cancellation , Candidature , Canvassing , Capital expenditure
Capital grant Capital investment , Capital punishment Capitation
fee Cash book Cash memo Casual labour Casual leave Casual vacancy
Catalogue , Censure , Censure motion Census Central civil
service(CCS) rules Central excise - Centrally aided scheme -
Centrally funded scheme -
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Technical Glossary
Centrally sponsored scheme - Certificate of fitness Certificate of
posting Character certificate Character roll Cheating , Check list
Child labour , Chronological order Circular(circular letter) /
Circumstances Circumstantial evidence Citizenship Civil procedure
code Civil servant Civil suit Claim Clarification Classification of
stores Classified advertisement Classified documents Clause Clear
vacancy Clerical error Clerical staff Co-accused -
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Technical Glossary
Code of conduct Codification Cognizance , Commemoration ,
Commencement Commendable , Commitment , , Common roster Communal
harmony Communication gap Commuted leave Commuted value Commuter
Comparative statement Compassionate Ground - Compassionate leave
Compatible , Compendium - Compensation , Competence Compilation
Complementray Completion report Compliment , Composition ,
Comprehensive ,
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Technical Glossary
Compulsory retirement - Conclusive Conditional acceptance Condone
Conduct rules Confirmation , Connivance Consignment Consolidated
fund , Consolidated pay Consolidated statement Constraints
Contingency , Contingent bill Contingent charges Contractual
service Contradictory Contravention Contributory pension scheme
Contributory provident fund Conversant , Conveyance , Cooling off
period Corresponding , Corrigendum - Corroborate
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Technical Glossary
Corrupt practice Council Counselling , Counter affidavit - ,
Counter bid Counterfoil , Countersign Counter signature Country of
origin Covering letter Covering note Creamy layer Credit , Credit
facilities Custodian Custody , Custom , Cut off date Daily
allowance Data Data analysis - Date of discharge Dead account Dead
stock register - Dearness allowance Death-cum-retirement gratuity
--
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Technical Glossary
Decentralization Deciding factor Declaration Dedication Deductible
Deduction , Deduction at source Deductions from salary Defacto :
Defamation Degradation , Delayed tender , Delagated authority
Delegation Delegation of powers Deliberation - Delivery , Demand
for grants Demonstration De novo Departmental Departmental action
Departmental euquiry Departmental irregularities Deployment
Deponent
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Technical Glossary
Deposit Deprive Descending order Designate Designation , Despatch
instruction Despatch register Detailed account Development
authority Development fund Device , Dies non Dimension Diplomat ,
Diplomatic immunity Direction Direct recruit Disability allowances
Disabled person Disapproval Disband , Disbursement , Discharge ,
Discretionary power ,
Discrimination Dishonesty
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Technical Glossary
Disintegration Dismissal Display Disqualification , Dissatisfaction
, Dividend Documentary evidence , Documentation Domicile Down
grading Drastic measure Drawing , Dual charge , Dying declaration
Dynamic , Earmark Eco friendly Editorial board Efficiency bar
Efficiency bounus Electoral roll Electronic media Eligibility
Eligible Embarrassment Embezzlement
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Technical Glossary
Emblem Embossing seal Emigration Employees provident fund
Employment , Employment exchange Empowerment Enactment Encash
Encouragement En masse Enterpreneur , Entrust Eradication Errors
and Omissions , - Ethics Ex-cadre post , Excess duty Excess grant
Exchange rate Exchequer Exclusive Executive committee Ex-gratia
Ex-gratia grant - Ex-gratia payment
58
Technical Glossary
Ex-officio Explore , Ex-post facto Extension of delivery date
,
Extension of leave External auditor Extra-curricular ,
Extraordinary gazette , Extraordinary leave Extravagant ,
Fabricated case Face value Fact-finding committee , Factual
information Fair copy Family pension , Favourable Feasibility Feed
back , Fellowship Fertility rate Festival advance , Field survey
Final withdrawal Financial , Findings
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Technical Glossary
First information report (FIR) First quarter Fiscal Fiscal policy
Fitness certificate Flexibility Flimsy grounds Floating capital
Flow chart -, - Follow-up Follow up action Foregoing , Foreign
exchange(Foreign currency) Foreign trade Foreword Fortnightly
Forthcoming Forthwith Forward Forwarding letter Fraudulent Free
delivery : Free on board(F.O.B.) : Free on rail(F.O.R.) : Freight ,
Freight charge
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Technical Glossary
Freight paid Frequent absence Fresh receipt(F.R.) Fumigator
Functional , Fundamental rules Further action Gazetted Gazetted
holiday General administration General conditions General
instructions General provident fund Genuine , Geo-chemist - Global
tender , Good faith Goodwill , Governing body Government machinery
Grace period Gradation , Grade pay , Grant-in-aid Gratuity
Grievance redressal
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Technical Glossary
Gross negligence , Gross pay Group insurance scheme Guidance
Guidelines , - Habitual , Half pay leave Half yearly report ,
Handicapped Handling charges - Harassment , Hard currency area
Hearsay -, Heavy equipment Herbicide Hereditary , Here in before
Heirarchy , High income group Highway , Hill allowance , -
Hindrance , Hire purchase , - Hoarding Holograph Home town
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Technical Glossary
Honorarium Honorary degree Hospitality , Hostile , Humanitarian
grounds Human rights , Humiliation , Hygiene Hypothecation
Ibidem(ibid) ( ) Identical Identical scale(of pay) Identification ,
Identification mark - , Illegal Illegal practice Illegitimate ,
Illegitimate action Illustrated , Immaterial , Immediate action ,
Immovable property Impartial Impeachment Implement Implementation
,
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Technical Glossary
Implied / Implied consent Imprest account Improvisation Imputation
, In abeyance In advance / Inadvertenty / In camera Incentive
Incentive scheme Incidental charges Incidental order Inclination ,
, Inclusion , Inclusive Income and expenditure account - Income tax
clearance certificate - Incompetency Inconvenience Incumbent ,
Indelible ink Indemnity bond - Index , Index card Indexing ,
Technical Glossary
Indiscipline Indiscretion Indiscriminate , , Indorsement Inevitable
, Inheritance , , Initial Initial pay Initial stage Inordinate
Insolvency , Institution Integrated finance Inter alia - Interim
Interim grant Interim order Interim relief Interim reply Interim
report Internal audit - Internship Interrogation , Intervening
period , Interventaion : , Intimidation , -
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Technical Glossary
Investigation , - Invoice Ipso facto Irrecoverable , Irregularity
Irrevocable Isolated Post Itemwise Itinerary Job oriented , Job
requirements Job satisfaction Joining date , Joining period Joining
report Joining time Joint account Joint cousultative committee
Jointly and severally Joint representation Joint responsibility
Joint Venture Judicial , Judicial custody Judicial notice Judicious
,
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Technical Glossary
Jurisdiction , Justiciable Justifiable Justify , Kin Kith and kin ,
Know-how , Knowingly Laboratory Labour court Land mark Late payment
Law and order Lay before Leave , Leave account Leave encashment
Leave salary Leave vacancy Leave without pay , Ledger , Ledger
balance Ledger folio Legal guardian Legalize , Legible ,
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Technical Glossary
Legislative measures , Legitimate , Length of service - Leniency ,
Lexicography Liaison Licence , , Life certificate Limited Liability
, Limited tender , Line of action Line of promotion - Liquidated
damages Liquidator Litigation Livelihood Livery allowance Living
standard Local purchase , Local stock , Local tender Locus standi ,
Logical action Lower court Lowest tender Lumpsum ,
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Technical Glossary
Mailing list - Maintenance , Maintenance allowance - Major head
Maladministration Malafides , Malpractice Management Mandate
Mandatory , Manhole Manhours Manifesto Manipulation -, - Manning
Manpower Manual , Manuscript , Marginal , Marginal adjustment
Marginal note Marital status Marked , Mascot Mass production Master
file
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Technical Glossary
Master plan , Maternity leave Maturity , Measure , Measurement
Mechanical Medical Certificate Medical examination Medical leave
Medical reimbursement Memorandum Mentor Merit , Merit list - Merits
and demerits -, Methodology , - Millennium Minimum qualification
Minimum wages Ministerial Ministerial staff / Minor , Minor head
Minority , Minutes Misappropriation
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Technical Glossary
Misappropriation of money - Miscellaneous , Mode of payment
Modification , Modus operandi - Monetary limit Money bill -
Monitoring Monogram Mortgage , Mortgage lease - Most urgent Movable
property Multipurpose - , Mutual understanding National National
animal National anthem National bird National calendar National
capital region National capital terriotory National emblem National
flag National income National insurance scheme
71
Technical Glossary
National intergration National language National song National
symbol Natural calamity Natural disaster Natural resources , Nature
of work Necessary action Needful , Neglect of duty Negligence , ,
Negligible Nepotism - , - Net income Net weight , Nil report
Nomenclature Nominal price Nominal value Nominated Nomination paper
Nominee Non-adherence Non-gazetted Non-ministerial
72
Technical Glossary
Non-pensionable - Non-pensionable service - Non-plan -
Non-practising allowance Non-recurring expenditure Non-taxable
income , - Norm Noticeable , Notification Notified area Notified
vacancy Noting and drafting Not negotiable Null and void Nullify ,
Numerical order Oath of allegiance - Obligation , Observance
Obsolete Obstruct , Obvious Octroi duty Offer of appointment Office
bearer Office hours -
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Technical Glossary
Office maintenance Office manual Office memorandum Official
language Officiating appointment Officiating capacity , Officiating
pay Officiating post On deputation On-probation On-special duty
Opening balance , Open market Operational budget Opportunity Oral
evidence Oral warning Order of seniority - Ordinance Orientation
Original copy Original ducuments Orphanage Other backward
classes(OBC) Outbreak , Outlay
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Technical Glossary
Out of turn Out of turn allotment Outstanding advance Outstanding
balance Over age , Overdue payment , Overriding priority Oversight
Overtime allowance Parallel Paramount , Parity , Parliamentary
Partial , Partiality Particulars , Partnership , Pay and allowances
Payment system Pay order , Payroll Pay scale Pay slip Pending cases
, Pending , Pending decision
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Technical Glossary
Pensionary benefits Pension contribution Pensioner Pension pay
order Per annum , Performance , Periodical , Periodical inspection
Periodical report Periodical return Permanent appointment Permanent
lessee Permissible , Permissible limit Personality test Personal
pay Personnel Perusal , Physically handicapped Physical
verification Piecemeal Plaint - Plaintiff Plan Plant diseases
Pledge
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Technical Glossary
Post-dated cheque - Post-facto sanction Posthumous Postponement ,
Predecessor , Prefix , Premature , Premium bonus , Prepone
Pre-receipted bill Pre-revised Prerogative Press release Prevention
, Price list , Prima facie , : Primarily :, : Privilege Probation ,
Probationary Professional qualifications Proficiency Proforma ,
Proforma promotion Progressive , Promotion post
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Technical Glossary
Propagation Pro-rata Pros and cons - , - Proto type Provident fund
Provision , Provisional Provisional list Provisional pay
Provisional pension Provisional selection Provisions Proviso ,
Proximity , Public finance Public Holiday Public interest
litigation , Public provident fund Public relation Public servant
Punctuality , - Pursue Quadruplicate , Qualifying examination
Qualifying marks Qualifying service
78
Technical Glossary
Quantity , , Quantum , Quarantine Quarterly report , Quarterly
return , Quash , Quasi -, - Quasi-permanency Quorum Quota Radiation
Random , Rate of interest Rationalization , - Rationing ( )
Reaction Ready reckoner Recipient , Reciprocal , Reciprocal demand
Reclamation , Recognition , Recognizance Recommendation ,
Reconciliation statement - Recovery , -
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Technical Glossary
Recreation Recruitment Recruitment rules Recurring , Recurring
deposit Recurring expenditure Redressal Re-employment Refresher
course Refreshment , Regard , Registration form Regularization
Reimburse Reimbursement Reinstate Reiterate , Rejoinder Relaxation
, Release , Reliable Relinquishment , Reluctance Remedial measures
Remission of revenue , Remittance ,
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Technical Glossary
Remuneration , Renovation Reorientation Replenishment :
Representation , Republic day Repudiation Repugnant , Requisition
form Rescue , Resentment , Residual unemployment Residuary
Residuary pension Resolution Respectively , : Responsibility
Restricted , Restricted leave Retail price Retirement benefits -
Retiring pension Retrospective , Retrospective effect Revalidation
Revaluation ,
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Revenue Revenue expenditure Reversion Review Revised budget
estimate Revised tender Revision of payscale Revocable Revoke Risk
purchase - Rolling plan Roster Rotation , Rules and regulations -
Rural development , Safe custody , Safeguard Safety device
Sanctioned budget Sanctioned budget estimate Sanctioned strength
Sanctioning order Sanctions Sanitation , Scarcity , Segregate
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Selection board Selection committee Selection procedure Select list
, Self-addressed envelope Self-appraisal Self-explanatory :
Seniority-cum-fitness -- Seniority-cum-merit -- Sensitive Service
book -, - Service record Service verification Session of parliament
Set aside , Settlement , Sex discrimination Shortest route Short
notice Show cause notice Simultaneously , Sine die Sine qua non ,
Single fare Small scale industry Smuggle
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Solvency - Sorting Source of income , Sovereign , Sovereignty ,
Special messenger Special pay Spokesman Spouse , Staff inspection
unit(SIU) Staff quarter Stake , Standard deduction Standardization
Standing committee Starred question State banquet State guest State
list Statutory body Sterilization , Stipulated time limit Stock
register , Stock taking , - Strategy , Strengthen
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Sub-head Subjective , Subjudice , Subordinate office Subordinate
staff - Subscriber , Subscription , Subsidised - Substandard
Substantiate Substantive pay Substantive post Substitute , Suburb
Successful tenderer Suffix , Suggestion box / Summarily Sundry ,
Superannuation Superficial , Superfluous Supperssion Supremacy
Surface transport Surname
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Surplus budget Surplus staff Surrender , Surveillance Suspend
Suspense account Suspension Symbol Symptom Synchronise - Table ,
Table of the house Taxable Taxable income Tax deducted at source
Tax evasion , Tax rebate Tax return Temporary post Temporary
vacancy Tenancy Tentative Tenure of post , Terminal charges
Termination of service - Terminology
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Term of office Terms of reference Testimonial Thumb impression Time
barred Time bound Time limit Token pay Tour programme - Transfer on
deputation Transitional Transport allowance Trespass , Tribunal
Trouble shooter Trustee Trustworthy Ultimate consignee Ultimate
cost Ultimatum Unanimous , Unanimous decision Unauthorized
Unavoidable Unavoidable delay Unbecoming ,
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Unconditional , Uncorroborated , Under certificate of posting -
Underdeveloped Underestimate - , Undergraduate Undersigned
Undesirable Unexpected delay Unfair dismissal Uniformity Unlawful -
Unprecedented Unreserved vacancy Unserviceable , Unstarred
Untouchability Unusual delay Upgrading Uphold Upright , ,
Urbanization Urgent action Utilization certificate Vacancy
Valuation report
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Venue , Veracity , Verbal Verbal discussion Verbal statement
Verbatim : Verdict Verification Verification of antecedents
Verification of stores Versus , Vested right Veto , Vetting ,
Viability , Vicarious liability Vicinity , Vigilance clearance
Vigorous , Violate Visibility Visible Visualize , Visual publicity
Vital part Viva voce
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Voluminous , Voluntary organization Voluntary retirement Vote of
thanks Vote on account Vulnerable Wage , Waive Walk in interview
Warehouse , Washing allowance Waste land Watch and ward Wear and
tear - Weedout , Weigh Weight bridge Well-qualified Well-versed
Whereabouts - , - Whereas Whimisical , Wilful Wind up , Wing , , ,
Wipe out
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Wit - Withdrawal , Withhold Work culture Work experience Working
committee Working knowledge Working plan Wrokmanship - Workshop
Worthless Writ Write off Write up Writ petition Wrongful dismissal
Xerox copy X-ray — , – Yardstick Yearly , Youth , Zeal Zonal ,
Zonal office Zoning
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Brain Mind
Circulation Operation
Reservation Preservation Conservation Maintenance -
Protection
Pollution Contamination
Proceeding Action
Case Affair
Deputy Sub Vice By
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Sanction / Approval Permission
Dismissal Removal Termination
Suspension Fine Penalty
Reference / Review / Revision / Appeal
Vapour Steam
Respiration Breathing
Ice Snow
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Development Evolution Growth
Poison Venom Toxin
Power Energy
Sex education Sexual disorder
Black Board Black market Black money Black
Right Priviledge Veto Prerogative
Heat Temperature
Action Reaction Response Operation /
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Tax Duty Excise Custom Octroi Levy Cess
Project Planning Scheme
Atmosphere / Environment
Section Division Region /
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Academy Grease Fee Depot Boycott Condemn Column Interim Inter Upper
/ Name New Glass Mixture Tank Almirah Hospital
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Above cited/above quoted A brief summary of the case is placed
below Accepted for payment According to convenience Acknowledgement
has already been sent Acknowledge receipt of the letter Action as
at “A” above “” Action has already been taken in the matter Action
is required to be taken early Action may be taken accordingly
Action may be taken as proposed Administrative approval may be
obtained Advise accordingly After taking into consideration all
aspects of the question
A list of cases disposed of is placed below All concerned should
note A matter of extreme urgency Appear for interview Application
has not been made in proper form
Approval may be accorded Approved draft typed and put up for
signatures please
Arrangements are being made to ensure timely submission of
report
As already pointed out As in force for the time being As required
under the rules / As verbally instructed Attention is invited
to
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Attested true copy Beg to state Brief note is placed below Budget
provision exists By special messenger Case is resubmitted as
directed on prepage :
Circulate and then file
Competent authority’s sanction is necessary Concurrence of the
finance branch is necessary
Consolidated report may be furnished Copy enclosed for ready
reference Copy of the letter referred to above is sent
herewith
Deputation of officers on short term contract
Descrepancy may be reconciled Draft as amended is put up Draft is
concurred in Draft reply is put up for approval
Early action in the matter is requested
Ex-parte judgement Explanation from the defaulter may be
obtained
-
For favour of doing the needful For onward transmission For
sympathetic consideration Fully paid up : Further orders will
follow
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Gradation of confidential reports His request be acceded to Housing
allowance in lieu of rent free Quarter
:
In supersession of In anticipation of your approval I have the
honour to say In partial modification of Matter is under
consideration Necessary steps should be taken On compassionate
grounds Please treat this as strictly confidential Self contained
note : Submitted for perusal Timely compliance may be ensured Under
intimation to this office With regards , You are hereby
authorized
You may take necessary action accordingly
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Names of Offices, Sections, Divisions & Units/, ,
1. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
,
2. Central Insecticides Laboratory 3. Central Insecticide Board
& Registration
Committee
4. Pay & Account Office 5. National Plant Quarantine Station 6.
Regional Plant Quarantine Station 7. Plant Quarantine Station 8.
Central Integrated Pest Management Centre 9. Locust Warning
Organisation 10. Locust Circle Office 11. Field Station for
Investigation on Locust 12. National Institute of Plant
Health
management
13. Regional Pesticide Testing Laboratory Administrative
Wing/
1. Adm-I - 2. Adm-II - 3. Adm-III - 4. Adm-IV - 5. Accounts Section
6. O.L. Section 7. Vigilance Section 8. P. & C. Section 9.
O.M.R.A.C. Section 10. C.I.R.-I - 11. C.I.R.-II - 12. C.I.L.
Section
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1. Technical Section 2. Chemistry Division 3. Bioassay Division 4.
Medical Toxicology Division 5. Packaging & Processing Division
6. Plant Quarantine Division 7. Locust Unit 8. Integrated Pest
Management Unit
Designations/(Ministry of Agriculture-DAC)/( - )
1. Minister of Agriculture 2. Minister of State for
Agriculture(MOS) (...) 3. Secretary (A. & C.) (. .) 4.
Additional Secretary 5. Joint Secretary 6. Director 7. Deputy
Director 8. Under Secretray 9. Section Officer 10. Officer On
Special Duty
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Designations in Dte. (HQ)/ ( )
1. Plant Protection Advisor 2. APPA (C.I.B. & R.C.) (. ..
. ) 3. APPA (C.I.L.)
(. . .) 4. APPA (I.P.M.) (.. .) 5. APPA (NPRR) (
) 6. APPA (NPIL) (
) 7. Joint Director (Bioassay) () 8. Joint Director (Plant
Quarantine) ( ) 9. Joint Director (Chemistry) () 10. Joint Director
(P.P.) (.. .) 11. Joint Director (Ent.) ( . .) 12. Joint Director
(M.T.) ( . . .) 13. Joint Director (Engg.) ( .) 14. Chief
Administrative Officer 15. Vigilance Officer 16. Deputy
Director(P.P.) (.. .) 17. Deputy Director(Ent.) ( . .) 18. Deputy
Director(W.S.) (. .) 19. Deputy Director(Stat.) ( ) 20. Deputy
Director(Doc.) ( ) 21. Deputy Director(P. & C.) (. .) 22.
Deputy Director(Locust) ( ) 23. Deputy Director(Engg.) ( .) 24.
Deputy Director(O.L.) () 25. Law Officer 26. Head of Office - 27.
Officer in Charge - 28. Assistant Director(Ent.) ( . .) 29.
Assistant Director(PP) (.. .) 30. Assistant Director(Chem.)
()
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31. Assistant Director(O.L.) () 32. Assistant Director(WS) (. .)
33. Plant Protection Officer (Ent.)/(P.P.) ( . .)/(.. .) 34.
Assistant Plant Protection Officer 35. Senior Accounts Officer 36.
Senior Librarian & Information Assistant 37. Accounts Officer
& Drawing & Disbursing
Officer
38. Principal Private Secretary 39. Private Secretary 40.
Administrative Officer (Grade-II) ( -2) 41. Personal Assistant 42.
Assistant 43. Data Processing Assistant 44. Sr. Translator 45. Jr.
Translator 46. Stenographer 47. Upper Division Clerk 48. Jr.
Accounts Officer 49. Accountant 50. Scientific Assistant 51.
Technical Assistant 52. Leb Technician 53. Store Attendent 54.
Cashier 55. Lower Division Clerk 56. Caretaker , 57. Office
Supervisor 58. Head Clerk 59. Multi Tasking Staff (. ..)
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