SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
                        Success Tip                          l  Actress Priyanka Chopra is the goodwill am-
                                                                bassador for UNICHEF
          Radio Detection and Ranging (Radar)
                                                             l  “My Life” is a autobiography of J.M. Lyngdoh
   l   Romer measured the velocity of light first
                                                             l  Portugal won the Euro 2016 Football Champi-
   l   When a vehicle passes, TV reception gets dis-            onship
       torted. This is because sparks plug creates elec-
                                                             l  Pt. Jasraj is renowned in Hindustani Classical
       tromagnetic disturbances
                                                                Music (Vocal)
   l   Tungsten is used for the manufacturing of the
                                                             l  Goh Chok Tong was awarded the Jawaharlal
       filament of an electric bulb because, It has a
                                                                Nehru Award (a trophy, citation and Rs.25 lakh)
       very high melting point
                                                                in 2004.
Chemistry                                                    l  Wheel factory, Chapara (Bihar) is the latest man-
   l   Diamond is harder than graphite because of tet-          ufacturing unit being set up by Indian Railways
       rahedral structure of diamond                         l  Madam Curie won the Nobel Prize in science in
   l   The ratio of pure gold in 18 carat gold is 75%           two different disciplines
   l   Gobar gas contains mainly Methane                     l  Srinagar : Muzzaffarabad are the cities con-
   l   Zirconium is non-radioactive element                     nected by “Sada-e-Sarhad” bus service
   l   The gas used for artificial fruit ripening of green   l  World Intellectual Property Organization- It pro-
       fruit is Acetylene                                       tects the copyright materials in inventions,
                                                                trademark, literary works, etc.
Biology                                                      l  Bill Gates is author of “Business @ Speed of
   l   Clove, the commonly used spice, is obtained from         Thought”
       the flower bud                                        l  Suitable Match between Folks songs and relat-
   l   Milk is not considered a balanced diet now-a-            ed states
       days because of the absence of Iron and Vita-            Folks Form               States where popular
       min C                                                    A. Heer Song             Punjab
   l   Sea sickness is due to the effect of the motion          B. Bhatiali Song         Bengal
       of ship on stomach
                                                                C. Garba Dance           Gujrat
   l   The main function of White Blood cells in the
                                                                D. Raas Dance            Uttar Pradesh
       body is to protect body against diseases
                                                             l  The oldest working refinery is in Texas (U.S.A)
   l   ‘ELISA’ test is employed to diagnose AIDS anti-
                                                             l  Aaj Tak (news channel) broadcasts with the bye-
       bodies
                                                                line “Sabse Tej”
   l   The largest cell in the human body is Nerve Cell
                                                             l  Rs. 5 Lakhs is the prize money given with Rajiv
   l   Protein is known an body-builder
                                                                Gandhi Khel Ratna
   l   Biopsy test helps in diagnosis of cancer
                                                                                Success Tip
   l   During dehydration Sodium Chloride is usual-
                                                                It is the highest sporting honour of India.
       ly lost by the body
                                                             l  Indonesia has the largest Muslim Population
Miscellaneous                                                   in world
   l   A compact disc (CD) is a data storage system of       l  Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata shipyard
       the Optical type.                                        builds warship for Indian Navy
   l   ‘World Wide Web’ concept was developed by Tim         l  Golconda Fort monuments in India is on the
       Berners-Lee                                              UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages
                        Success Tip                          l  Norway is not a member of the European Union
                                                             l  Magsaysay Award is named after A former Pres-
 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in
                                                                ident of Philippines
 1989
                                                             l  Jawaharlal Nehru award in 2004 was given to
   l   Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav jan to...  ..’ Was
                                                                Goh Chok Tong.
       scripted by Narsinh Mehta
                                                                                Success Tip
                        Success Tip
                                                           The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International
 The bhajan speaks about the life, ideals and men-
                                                           Understanding is an international award presented
 tality of a Vaishnava Jana (a follower of Vishnu)
                                                           by the Government of India in the honour of Jawa-
   l   Yamini Krishna Murthy is famous for Bhara-          harlal Nehru. Last award which was given in 2009
       tanatyam style of dancing                           was to Angela Merkel
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