SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l ‘Shaking Minaret’ (Jhoolta Minar) is located in l Jawaharlal Nehru used these magic words, “Long
Ahmadabad years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now
l Once elected for a full term, a judge serves on the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge”
the International court of Justice for nine years l Satyagraha finds expression in Non-Coo-pera-
tion.
SSC Tax Assistant l The Muslim League advocated a separate Mus-
(Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam lim State at the Lahore Session of 1940
Held on: 05.12.2004 Success Tip: Addressed by Muhammad Ali Jin-
nah.
Ancient History Physical Geography
l The ‘Ajivikas’ were a sect contemporary to the
l Tropical grassland of Brazil is called Campos
Buddha
l Basaltic Lava is found in the Deccan Trap
Medieval History l The deepest ocean of the world is Pacific Ocean
l Khanqah is associated with Sufi Saints. Success Tip
l Golconda and Ahmad Nagar Sultanates did not
The deepest point in the Pacific Ocean is the Mari-
fight for Tungabhadra Doab
ana Trench at 36,200 feet.
l Worship of idols is the one aspect which is not
common to both Bhakti and Sufi movement l Formation of ozone hole is maximum over Ant-
arctica
l Ranthambhor was a Rajput fort.
l Global Warming is mainly due to accumulation
Modern History of Carbon Dioxide
l The Indian Universities were first founded in the l The presence of ozone in the stratosphere is re-
time of Lord Canning sponsible for checking the penetration of ul-
l Surya Sen, Kalpana Dutt, Pritilata Woddedar tra- violet rays to the earth
were involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid General Geography
1934
l The soil conservation method in which moun-
Success Tip tain slope is cut into step is Terracing
The Chittagong Armoury Raid was an attempt on l Mediterranean type of climate is characterized
18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and aux- by Dry summer and wet winter
iliary forces from the Chit-tagong armoury in l Suitable Match of Dams and the rivers across
the Bengal Presidency by Armed Indian independence which those have been constructed
fighters led by Surya Sen.
Dam River
l Battle of Buxar in 1764 was the important event A. Ukai Tapti
which made the English East India Company
B. Rana Pratap Sagar Chambal
the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba
C. Thein Ravi
Success Tip D. Hiracund Mahanadi
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 l For the cultivation of Tobacco the soil should
between the forces under the command of the be rich in potash
British East India Company led by Hector l Geostationary Satellite- Its time period is 24
Munro and the combined army of Mir Qasim, hours Its angular speed is equal to that of the
the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and earth It revolves from west to east over the equa-
the Mughal King Shah Alam II. tor
l Apart from Quit India movement which started l The long range potential of nuclear energy in
on 9th August 1942 the sensational activity of India depends on its reserves of Thorium.
the freedom fighters was Boycott of Simon Com- l The Crops grown after the summer monsoon are
mission called Rabi
l Treaty of Bassein brought an end to the Inde- Success Tip
pendent existence of Peshwa Bajirao 2nd
Rabi cropping season is from October-March (win-
Success Tip ter)
The Treaty of Bassein was a pact signed on 31 De- l Central Americas (Between the Tropic of Can-
cember 1802 between the British East India cer and the Tropic of Capricorn) regions of
Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa the Americas has the highest concentration of
of Pune World Heritage Sites on the list of the UNESCO
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