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Question
Write the expanded forms of the following abbreviations we commonly come across in our daily life.
| 1. | IELTS | |
| 2. | GST | |
| 3. | TNPSC | |
| 4. | STD | |
| 5. | ISD | |
| 6. | MBA | |
| 7. | MHRD | |
| 8. | GPS | |
| 9. | NSS | |
| 10 | PTA | |
| 11. | NGO | |
| 12. | ICU | |
| 13. | IIM | |
| 14. | MRI | |
| 15. | ECG | |
| 16. | NCC | |
| 17. | LED | |
| 18. | CPU | |
| 19 | CBSE | |
| 20 | GDP | |
| 21 | LCD | |
| 22 | NRI | |
| 23 | IIT | |
| 24 | ITI | |
| 25 | USB |
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Solution
| 1. | IELTS | International English Language Testing Service |
| 2. | GST | Goods and Service Tax |
| 3. | TNPSC | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
| 4. | STD | Subscribers’ Trunk Dialling |
| 5. | ISD | International Subscribers’ Dialling |
| 6. | MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| 7. | MHRD | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| 8. | GPS | Global Positioning System |
| 9. | NSS | National Social Service |
| 10 | PTA | Parent Teachers’ Association |
| 11. | NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| 12. | ICU | Intensive Care unit |
| 13. | IIM | Indian Institute of Management |
| 14. | MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| 15. | ECG | Electro Cardio Gram |
| 16. | NCC | National Cadet Corps |
| 17. | LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| 18. | CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| 19 | CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| 20 | GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| 21 | LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| 22 | NRI | Non Residential Indian |
| 23 | IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
| 24 | ITI | Industrial Training Institute |
| 25 | USB | Universal Serial Bus |
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