List of Abbreviations

1. A.C.P. = Assistant Commissioner of Police

2. A.D. = anno Domini ( = in the year of our Lord )

3. A.M. = ante meridiem ( = before noon )

4. A.S.I. = Assistant Sub Inspector

5. B.A. = Bachelor of Arts

6. B.C. = Before Christ

7. B.Com. = Bachelor of Commerce

8. B.Ed. = Bachelor of Education

9. B.Sc. = Bachelor of Science

10. C.P. = Commissioner of police

11. C.P.I. = Circle Police Inspector

12. Circ = circa, circiter ( = about, with dates )

13. Cr.P.C.= Code of Criminal Procedure

14.. D.A. = Dearness Allowance

15. D.C.P. = Deputy Commissioner of Police

16. D.G.P. = Director General of Police

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17. D.M. = District Magistrate

18. D.Sc. = Doctor of Science

19. Dr. = Doctor

20. Dy.S.P.= Deputy Superintendent of police

21. e.g. = exempli gratia (= for example)

22. etc. = et cetera

23. Exl = Extraordinary

24. G.O.I. = Government of India

25. H.C. = Head Constable

26. HSC = Higher Secondary School Certificate

27. i.e. = id ist ( = that is )

28. i.e. = That is to say

29. I.G.P = Inspector General of Police

30. IAS = Indian Administrative Service

31. Ib. = ibid

32. Ibid = Ibid’em (The same)

33. I-C-M = Inter-Caste Marriage

34. Id. = idem ( = the same)

35. IPC = Indian Penal Code

36. IPS = Indian police Service

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37. LL.B. = Bachelor of Laws

38. LL.M = Master of Laws

39. Ltd. = Limited ( in name of company)

40. M.A. = Master of Arts

41. M.B.B.S. = Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

42. M.Com. = Master of Commerce

43. M.L.A.= Member of Legislative Assembly

44. M.P. = Member of Parliament

45. Matric = Matriculation

46. MBA = Master of Business Administration

47. N.B. = nota bene (= take note)

48. N.G.O.= Non-Governmental Organization

49. O.K. = all correct

50. OBC = Other Backward Caste

51. OBCs = Other Backward Castes

52. P. = Page

53. P.C. = Per Cent

54. P.C. = Police Constable

55. P.I. = Police Inspector

56. P.M. =post meridiem/post –mortem/Prime Minister/post-man

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57. P.S.I. = Police Sub Inspector

58. Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy

59. PP. = Pages

60. Prof. = Professor

61. R = Rural

62. Rs. = rupee

63. S. = Section

64. S.D.M.= Sub-Divisional Magistrate

65. S.D.P.O. = Sub-Divisional police officer

66. S.P. = Superintendent of police

67. SC = Scheduled Caste

68. SCs/STs (POA)Act, 1989 = The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

69. SCs = Scheduled Castes

70. Sign % = Percentage

71. SSC = Secondary School Certificate

72. ST = Scheduled Tribe

73. STs = Scheduled Tribes

74. T = Total

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75. The Atrocity Act = The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

76. TV = television

77. U = Urban

78. U.N.O.= United Nations Organization

79. U/S. = Under Section

80. Vol. = Volume

81. & = and

Roman Figures

I 1 XXX 30

II 2 XL 40

III 3 L 50

IV 4 LX 60

V 5 LXX 70

VI 6 LXXX 80

VII 7 XC 90

VIII 8 C 100

IX 9 CX 110
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X 10 CC 200

XI 11 CCC 300

XII 12 CD 400

XIII 13 D 500

XIV 14 DC 600

XV 15 DCC 700

XVI 16 DCCC 800

XVII 17 CM 900

XVIII 18 M 1000

XIX 19 MC 1100

XX 20 MCM 1900

MCMLXX 1970

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