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The Hindu Editorial (Unchanged) – Jan 10, 2022

The Hindu Editorial (Unchanged) – Jan 10, 2022

It is a matter of considerable relief that the Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of counselling for post-graduate medical admissions under the all-India quota at a time when the long delay has caused a shortage… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Unchanged) – Jan 10, 2022.

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  1. Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) (noun) – Economically Weaker Section (EWS) or Economically Backward Classes (EBC) in India is a subcategory of people belonging to the General Category having an annual family income less than ₹8 lakh and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC across India, nor to MBC in Tamil Nadu.
  2. norm (noun) – standard, convention, rule, criterion.
  3. considerable (adjective) – substantial, sizable, significant; much, a lot of, lots of.
  4. relief (noun) – reassurance, consolation, comfort, solace, calmness, relaxation.
  5. commencement (noun) – beginning, start, initiation.
  6. All-India Quota (AIQ) (noun) – The All India Quota (AIQ) Scheme was introduced in 1986 under the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court to provide for domicile-free merit based opportunities to students from any State to aspire to study in a good medical college located in another State. All India Quota consists of 15% of total available UG seats and 50% of total available PG seats in government medical colleges. Initially, there was no reservation in AIQ Scheme up to 2007. In 2007, the Hon’ble Supreme Court introduced reservation of 15% for SCs and 7.5% for STs in the AIQ Scheme. 
  7. shortage (noun) – shortfall, deficiency, insufficiency.
  8. junior resident (noun) – Junior resident is a junior doctor who has completed MBBS and now pursuing post-graduation degree.
  9. in the midst of (phrase) – in the middle of.
  10. ongoing (adjective) – continuing, unending, unceasing, endless, never-ending, relentless.
  11. public health (noun) – the branch of medicine handling public health; public health is also the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention.
  12. uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate; continue, preserve, protect.
  13. Other Backward Class (OBC) (noun) – In the Indian Constitution, OBCs are described as socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC), and the Government of India is enjoined to ensure their social and educational development.
  14. adduce (verb) – cite/mention, specify, identify, give, point out; put forward, bring forward, present, come up with.
  15. cause (noun) – aim, objective, purpose; reason, grounds, justification, necessity.
  16. on hold (phrase) – postpone, put off, delay, put off, defer, pass, suspend (an activity).
  17. hearing (noun) – (legal) proceedings, trial, inquiry.
  18. deployment (noun) – the bringing of resources into effective action.
  19. expert committee (noun) – the highest official advisory body; (expert) group, advisory group, team, body, committee, jury, council, board, commission.
  20. criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm, specification (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
  21. pendency (noun) – the condition/period of waiting for settlement.
  22. challenge (noun) – objection, opposition, dispute.
  23. revisit (verb) – consider something again from a different point of view); reconsider, review.
  24. rationale (noun) – reason, logic, grounds, basis.
  25. ceiling (noun) – upper limit, maximum, highest permissible level.
  26. belong to (verb) – be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
  27. reservation (noun) – a system of affirmative action in India that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education, employment, and politics.
  28. in vain (phrase) – unsuccessfully, without success, with no result.
  29. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
  30. take into account (phrase) – consider, take into consideration, have regard to, reckon with.
  31. base on (phrasal verb) – use as a basis; found, build, construct, form, establish.
  32. spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify (in detail).
  33. take up (phrasal verb) – pursue (a matter later). 
  34. ultimately (adverb) – eventually, in the end, finally.
  35. on one’s part (phrase) – by, from, in, of; carried out by, caused by.
  36. defer to (verb) – yield, submit, give way, give in, surrender, accede.
  37. stay (verb) – stop, delay, postpone, prevent, suspend something, particularly judicial proceedings.
  38. background (noun) – social/family circumstances
  39. backwardness (noun) – the condition/state of not developed.
  40. privileged (adjective) – wealthy, rich, affluent; having special rights.
  41. means (noun) – money, resources, income, finance, funds.
  42. stand (verb) – remain (the same).
  43. over-inclusion (noun) – an action of including more than is necessary/advisable.
  44. tweak (verb) – adjust, modify, alter, change.
  45. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
  46. solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely.
  47. ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
  48. Constitution Bench (noun) – a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon.  Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).

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