Helping people out with the jokes. G@ND = expletive for ass(the body part). Block Development Officer - Officer in charge of administering a block (a block i

Helping people out with the jokes. G@ND = expletive for ass(the body part). Block Development Officer - Officer in charge of administering a block (a block in turn is a small administrative area typically a few villages). SC - Scheduled Castes ST - Scheduled Tribes OBC - Other Backward Classes SC, ST, OBC are different categorization of the castes. Indian institutions (govt. jobs, colleges etc) have to offer atleast 49.5% seats to people belonging to these sections. This is kind of an affirmative action. This affirmative action is based on the archaic caste system and not on the something tangible like income. So quite often the rich people of these castes end up reaping the benefits. Because of this reason most of the intellectuals of India oppose such an affirmative action. Politicians still do it, because its a easy way to get votes. Class IV employees - Employees under a particular government pay grade. The lowest grade in government pay scale. People in this grade form unions and assert their labour rights through frequent strikes. Babus - may refer to either bureaucrats or the clerical staff in their office. Both are known to be admirers of red tape and corruption. Paan - piper betel leaf based mouth freshener. Hard to explain so refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan