SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l Two richest known sources of edible protein are l ISRO was set up in 1969
soyabean and groundnut Success Tip
l Parthenium and Elephant Grass has been found ISRO built India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, which
useful to check water pollution caused by in- was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975
dustrial affluent.
l Peat variety of coal contains recognizable trac- SSC Tax Assistant
es of the original plant materiald (Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam,
Miscellaneous Held on: 11.12.2005
l Fatima Meer is author of the book ‘Apprentice- Ancient History
ship of Mahatma’ on which the film called “The
Making of Mahatma” is based. l Gautam Buddha has propounded the eight fold
path for the end of the misery of mankind.
l South-South dialogue is associated with co-op-
eration among developing nations Success Tip
Success Tip Right understanding, Right thought, Right speech,
Right conduct, Right means of making a living, Right
South–South Cooperation is a term historically used
mental attitude or effort, Right min-dfulness, Right
by policymakers and academics to describe the ex-
concentration
change of resources, technology, and knowledge be-
tween developing countries, also known as coun- l The First metal used by a man was copper.
tries of the Global South l ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of Kan-
l Indian team reached in the final of Women’s ishka.
Cricket World Cup Tournament 2005 held in Success Tip
South Africa He is famous for authoring the medical treatise, the
l The ideology of fascism developed in Italy Charaka Samhita
Success Tip l ‘Indica’ was written by Magasthenese.
Fascism originated in Italy during Wo rld War Success Tip
I and spread to other European countries. Fascism Magasthenese was an ambassador of Seleucus
opposes liberalism, Marxism and anarchism and is Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty to Chandragupta
usually placed on the far -right within the
Maurya in Pataliputra
traditional left–right spectrum.
l Munabo and Khokhrapar in India and Pakistan
l Decisions of the Security Council on procedural
matters shall be made by an affirmative votes of have been linked by Rail as a part of confidence
nine members building measure under Indo-Pak Peace initia-
l Pulitzer Prize is given for outstanding contri- tive.
bution in the field of journalism Medieval History
l Euclid is recognized as the Father of Geometry
l Travernier was a foreign traveller who visited
l Ben Kingsley is associated in Motion Picture
during the Mughal period who left us an expert’s
l Muhammed Ali Jinnah was not assassinated
description of the peacock throne.
l Before India 5 countries have exploded the atom
bomb l The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies
buried in Kabul.
l “The Village” was authored by Mulk Raj Anand
Success Tip Modern history
The Village is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first pub- l Tukaram was the greatest Bhakti poet of Ma-
lished in 1939. This book was the first of a trilogy harashtra.
that included Across the Black Waters and The Sword Success Tip
and the Sickle
Tukaram was a 17th-century poet-saint of the Bhakti
l Jim Yong Kim is the president of World Bank movement in Maharashtra. He was part of the egal-
l H.J. Bhabha was the founder of TIFR itarian, personalized Vark-ari devotionalism tradi-
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Res-earch (TIFR) is l The Government of India Act, 1919 is also known
a public research institution in Mumbai and Hyder- as Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
abad, dedicated to basic research in mathematics
and the sciences Success Tip
l Colour TV transmission introduced in India in Edwin Montagu {Secretary of State for India} and
the year of 1982 Lord Chelmsford {Viceroy and Governor General}
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