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  1. Paper - 1 | Unit - 1 | Teaching Aptitude: शिक्षण की अवधारणा एवं उद्देश्य / Concept and Objectives of Teaching, शिक्षण के स्तर / Levels of Teaching, शिक्षार्थी की विशेषताएँ / Learner's Characteristics, अधिगम: प्रकृति एवं सिद्धांत / Learning: Nature and Theories, संज्ञान, स्मृति एवं अधिसंज्ञान / Cognition, Memory and Metacognition, शिक्षण को प्रभावित करने वाले कारक / Factors Affecting Teaching, प्रभावी शिक्षण एवं शिक्षक / Effective Teaching and the Teacher, अनुदेशनात्मक उद्देश्य एवं पाठ नियोजन / Instructional Objectives and Lesson Planning, शिक्षण विधियाँ / Methods of Teaching, ऑफ़लाइन एवं ऑनलाइन शिक्षण विधियाँ / Offline and Online Teaching Methods, शिक्षण सहायक प्रणाली / Teaching Support System, मूल्यांकन प्रणाली / Evaluation Systems, Sāṃkhya / सांख्य, Individual Behaviour / व्यक्तिगत व्यवहार, Human Resource Management / मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन, बाल्यावस्था में विकास के क्षेत्र / Domains of Child Development, Biological Basis of Emotion / संवेग का जैविक आधार, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita / उपनिषद और भगवद्गीता, Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems / केन्द्रीय और परिधीय तंत्रिका तंत्र
  2. Paper - 1 | Unit - 2 | Research Aptitude: अनुसंधान: अर्थ, लक्षण व वैज्ञानिक विधि / Research: Meaning, Features and Scientific Method, अनुसंधान के प्रतिमान एवं उपागम / Research Paradigms and Approaches, अनुसंधान के प्रकार / Types of Research, चर एवं मापन / Variables and Measurement, अनुसंधान की विधियाँ / Methods of Research, अनुसंधान के चरण / Steps of Research, प्रतिचयन / Sampling, आँकड़ा संग्रह के उपकरण एवं विधियाँ / Tools and Methods of Data Collection, आँकड़ा विश्लेषण एवं शोध सांख्यिकी / Data Analysis and Statistics in Research, शोध-प्रबंध एवं लेख लेखन / Thesis and Article Writing, अनुसंधान में ICT का अनुप्रयोग / Application of ICT in Research, शोध नैतिकता / Research Ethics
  3. Paper - 1 | Unit - 3 | Comprehension: प्रत्यक्ष बोध / Literal Comprehension, गद्यांश में शब्दावली और भाषा / Vocabulary and Language in Context, निष्कर्षात्मक बोध / Inferential Comprehension, आलोचनात्मक बोध / Critical Comprehension, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama, Modern British Fiction, William Shakespeare, Mid-Twentieth-Century and Contemporary British Fiction, American Drama
  4. Paper - 1 | Unit - 4 | Communication: संचार: अर्थ, प्रकृति एवं प्रक्रिया / Communication: Meaning, Nature and Process, संचार के प्रकार एवं स्तर / Types and Levels of Communication, मौखिक एवं अमौखिक संचार / Verbal and Non-verbal Communication, संकेत विज्ञान एवं अर्थ / Semiotics and Meaning, संचार के मॉडल एवं सिद्धांत / Models and Theories of Communication, प्रभावी संचार / Effective Communication, संचार की बाधाएँ / Barriers to Communication, कक्षा संचार / Classroom Communication, जनसंचार माध्यम: प्रकार एवं विकास / Mass Media: Types and Evolution, जनसंचार एवं समाज / Mass Media and Society, डिजिटल एवं नव माध्यम / Digital and New Media, Static General Knowledge, Morphology and Syntax, Public Health Nutrition / जन स्वास्थ्य पोषण, Newtonian Motion and Stability, GK- Current Affairs, Indian Economy, Art and Architecture / कला और स्थापत्य, India after Independence
  5. Paper - 1 | Unit - 5 | Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude: संख्या पद्धति एवं सरलीकरण / Number System and Simplification, बीजगणित एवं आयु / Algebra and Ages, प्रतिशतता / Percentage, अनुपात, समानुपात, साझेदारी एवं मिश्रण / Ratio, Proportion, Partnership and Mixtures, औसत / Averages, लाभ, हानि एवं बट्टा / Profit, Loss and Discount, साधारण एवं चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज / Simple and Compound Interest, समय एवं कार्य / Time and Work, चाल, समय एवं दूरी / Speed, Time and Distance, क्षेत्रमिति एवं ज्यामिति / Mensuration and Geometry, क्रमचय, संचय एवं प्रायिकता / Permutation, Combination and Probability, श्रेणी / Series, कूटलेखन-कूटवाचन / Coding-Decoding, संबंध, दिशा एवं क्रम / Relationships, Directions and Ranking, व्यवस्था, पहेलियाँ, घड़ी एवं कैलेंडर / Arrangements, Puzzles, Clock and Calendar, Mathematical Foundations, Polity, जीवनी, Deconstruction, Gender and Queer Theory, Modern British and Irish Poetry, Central Force and Scattering, Chemical thermodynamics, Microscopic techniques, Philosophy of the Constitution / संविधान का दर्शन, Waves, Optics and Charged-Particle Motion, Membrane structure and function, Analysis, Markov Chains, Univariate and Joint Distributions
  6. Paper - 1 | Unit - 6 | Logical Reasoning: युक्ति की संरचना / Structure of Arguments, पद, परिभाषा एवं भाषा के उपयोग / Terms, Definitions and Uses of Language, निरुपाधिक प्रतिज्ञप्तियाँ / Categorical Propositions, निरुपाधिक न्यायवाक्य / Categorical Syllogism, वेन आरेख / Venn Diagrams, निगमन, आगमन एवं सादृश्यता / Deduction, Induction and Analogy, तर्कदोष / Fallacies, भारतीय तर्कशास्त्र: प्रमाण / Indian Logic: Pramanas, अनुमान एवं व्याप्ति / Anumana and Vyapti, हेत्वाभास / Hetvabhasa, Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Aristotle / अरस्तू, पाश्चात्य दर्शन की विचारधाराएँ / Western Schools of Philosophy, Kant / कांट, Sadhana Paada, Vaiśeṣika / वैशेषिक
  7. Paper - 1 | Unit - 7 | Data Interpretation: आँकड़े एवं आलेखीय निरूपण / Data and Graphical Representation, आँकड़ा निर्वचन: तालिका / Data Interpretation: Tables
  8. Paper - 1 | Unit - 8 | Information and Communication Technology: Computer Fundamentals and Hardware, Memory, Storage and Data Representation, Computer Software, Office Applications, Multimedia and File Formats, Computer Networks, Internet and World Wide Web, Email and Online Communication, Cyber Security, Digital Ethics, IPR and Society, Cloud and Distributed Computing, Emerging Technologies, ICT in Education and Governance, Cyber Threats and Malware Attacks, Role of Internet and Web Services, Electronic Data Interchange and E-Commerce, Internet Fundamentals, Web Design & Development, Web Publishing & Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Terms & Abbreviations, Basics of COA, Introduction to OS, Introduction to CN, Data Communication, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Network Security, Number System, Number Representation, Society, Law & Ethics, Keyboard Shortcuts, Website, Browser & Services, भौगोलिक संकेतों का संरक्षण / Protection of Geographical Indications
  9. Paper - 1 | Unit - 9 | People Development and Environment: पारितंत्र और जैव विविधता / Ecosystems and Biodiversity, मानव और पर्यावरण की अंतःक्रिया / Human and Environment Interaction, विकास और पर्यावरण / Development and Environment, प्राकृतिक संसाधन: वन, जल और मृदा / Natural Resources – Forests, Water and Soil, ऊर्जा संसाधन / Energy Resources, वायु प्रदूषण / Air Pollution, जल प्रदूषण और उपचार / Water Pollution and Treatment, ध्वनि प्रदूषण / Noise Pollution, अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन / Waste Management, पर्यावरणीय स्वास्थ्य और विषविज्ञान / Environmental Health and Toxicology, जलवायु परिवर्तन और वैश्विक पर्यावरणीय समस्याएँ / Climate Change and Global Environmental Issues, प्राकृतिक प्रकोप और आपदा प्रबंधन / Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, भारतीय पर्यावरण कानून और नीतियाँ / Indian Environmental Laws and Policies, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पर्यावरण समझौते / International Environmental Agreements, Environment, Geography, Factory and Industry Systems / कारखाना और उद्योग व्यवस्थाएँ, Earth Materials, Surface Features and Processes, संक्रामक रोग और प्रतिरक्षण / Communicable Diseases and Immunization
  10. Paper - 1 | Unit - 10 | Higher Education System: प्राचीन भारत में शिक्षा / Education in Ancient India, प्राचीन भारत के उच्च शिक्षा केंद्र / Ancient Centres of Higher Learning, औपनिवेशिक काल की शिक्षा नीतियाँ और आयोग / Colonial Education Policies and Commissions, औपनिवेशिक कॉलेज, विश्वविद्यालय व सुधारक / Colonial Colleges, Universities and Reformers, स्वतंत्र भारत में शिक्षा आयोग और नीतियाँ / Education Commissions and Policies after Independence, राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 / National Education Policy 2020, उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों के प्रकार / Types of Higher Education Institutions, अधिगम कार्यक्रम और अकादमिक क्रेडिट / Learning Programmes and Academic Credits, व्यावसायिक, तकनीकी और कौशल आधारित शिक्षा / Professional, Technical and Skill-Based Education, मूल्य शिक्षा और पर्यावरण शिक्षा / Value Education and Environmental Education, शासन, प्रशासन और वित्तपोषण / Governance, Administration and Financing, उच्च शिक्षा का नियमन, प्रत्यायन और रैंकिंग / Regulation, Accreditation and Ranking
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This educational video is a lecture on solving time and work problems, a common topic in competitive exams. The instructor, Yash Jain Sir, presents a series of four problems, each with a different scenario involving multiple workers. The core concept taught is that the total work done is the sum of the work done by each individual, which is calculated as (Time Worked / Time to Complete Alone). The video demonstrates a systematic approach: first, defining variables for the time each person takes to complete the work alone, then setting up an equation where the sum of the fractions of work completed by each person equals 1 (the whole work). The first problem involves two people working together for a period before one leaves. The second problem features three people with staggered start and end times. The third problem uses the combined work rates of pairs to find an individual's rate. The fourth problem uses the LCM method to simplify calculations. The instructor uses a digital whiteboard to write out the equations and solve them step-by-step, providing a clear, methodical guide for students.

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  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video opens with a title card featuring the text 'TIME & WORK' and an illustration of a person working at a computer. It then transitions to a lecture slide for Question 1. The problem states that Gangadhar and Shaktimaan can complete a work in 18 and 24 days respectively. They work together for 8 days, after which Gangadhar leaves, and Shaktimaan finishes the remaining work. The question asks for the number of days Shaktimaan took to finish the remaining work. The instructor, Yash Jain Sir, is visible in a small window in the bottom right corner. The slide also shows the answer as '16/3 days' and the source as 'COGNIZANT 2018'. The instructor begins to explain the problem, setting up the scenario and introducing the concept of work rates.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The instructor explains the general formula for time and work problems. He writes on the digital board: 'Time Worked by A / A's alone time + Time Worked by B / B's alone time = 1'. He then applies this to the first problem, defining 'A' as Gangadhar (18 days) and 'B' as Shaktimaan (24 days). He writes the equation: '8/18 + x/24 = 1', where 'x' is the number of days Shaktimaan worked alone. He proceeds to solve the equation step-by-step, first simplifying 8/18 to 4/9, then finding a common denominator of 72, and finally solving for 'x' to get 16/3 days. The instructor emphasizes that the sum of the work done by each person must equal the total work, which is 1.

  3. 5:00 – 10:00 05:00-10:00

    The video transitions to Question 2. The problem states that Ajay, Vijay, and Sujoy can complete a work in 10, 12, and 15 days respectively. They all start together, Ajay leaves after 2 days, and Vijay leaves 3 days before the work is completed. The question asks for the total time taken to complete the work. The instructor sets up the equation: '2/10 + (x-3)/12 + x/15 = 1', where 'x' is the total time. He explains that Ajay worked for 2 days, Vijay worked for (x-3) days, and Sujoy worked for the full 'x' days. He then solves the equation by finding a common denominator of 60, simplifying to '12 + 5(x-3) + 4x = 60', and solving for 'x' to get 7 days. The instructor then moves to Question 3, which states that A and B together can do a work in 12 days, and B and C together can do it in 16 days. After A works for 5 days, B for 7 days, and C for 13 days, the work is completed. The question asks for the number of days C alone would take to finish the work. The instructor sets up the equation: '5/12 + 7/16 + 13/x = 1'.

  4. 10:00 – 11:47 10:00-11:47

    The instructor continues solving Question 3. He simplifies the equation '5/12 + 7/16 + 13/x = 1' by finding a common denominator of 48, which gives '20/48 + 21/48 + 13/x = 1'. This simplifies to '41/48 + 13/x = 1'. He then isolates the term with 'x': '13/x = 1 - 41/48 = 7/48'. Solving for 'x' gives 'x = (13 * 48) / 7', which is approximately 88.57, but the instructor notes this is not among the options. He then re-examines the problem and realizes the work done by A and B is not independent. He corrects the approach by using the combined rates: (A+B)'s 5-day work + (B+C)'s 2-day work + C's 11-day work = 1. He writes the equation: '5/12 + 2/16 + 11/x = 1'. He solves this, finding a common denominator of 48, which gives '20/48 + 6/48 + 11/x = 1', or '26/48 + 11/x = 1'. This simplifies to '11/x = 22/48', and solving for 'x' gives 24 days. The video then moves to Question 4, which involves Hari and Giri working together, with Hari leaving after some days and Giri finishing the remaining work in 47 days. The instructor sets up the equation using the LCM method: 'x/70 + (x+47)/60 = 1'. The video ends with a 'THANKS FOR WATCHING' screen.

The video provides a comprehensive tutorial on solving time and work problems by breaking them down into a systematic process. The central theme is the application of the formula: (Time Worked / Time to Complete Alone) = Fraction of Work Done. The instructor demonstrates this principle across four distinct problem types: two individuals working together and one leaving, three individuals with staggered work periods, using combined work rates to find an individual's rate, and using the LCM method for efficient calculation. The progression from simple to more complex problems, coupled with clear, step-by-step algebraic solutions, equips students with a robust methodology for tackling a wide range of time and work questions in competitive exams.

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