SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l The Security Council of UN consists of 5 per- Success Tip
manent and 10 non permanent members.
Echo sounding is a type of SONAR used to deter-
l Media is described as the Fourth Estate. mine the depth of water by transmitting sound pulses
l The term ‘boat people’ refers to the migrants from into water. The time interval between emission and
Sri Lanka to India. return of a pulse is recorded, which is used to deter-
mine the depth of water along with the speed of sound
SSC Statistical Investigators Grade-IV in water at the time.
Exam Held on: 13.08.2006
General Geography
Modern History l The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is
l “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”- Lal Bahadur Shastri situated in Nepal
l Suitable Matchs l Metamorphic rocks originate from both igneous
and sedimentary rocks
A. Brahmo Samaj Bengal
l Blizzards are characteristic lea lures of Antarc-
B. Veda Samaj Madras
tic region
C. Arya Samaj North India
l Over the North Pole is the shortest route from
D. Prarthana Samaj Bombay Moscow to San Francisco
l The last effort of the old political order to l Nepal Himalayas, part of the Himalayas has the
regain power this statements best explains the maximum stretch from east to west
nature of revolt of 1857
l The standard time of a country differs from the
l Land Revenue under Tipu was mainly collected GMT in multiples of Half hour
by Government officials appointed by Tipu
l Monoculture is a typical characteristic of com-
l In the year 1892 Bankim Chandra Chatopadh- mercial grain farming
yay write Anandmath
l Sutlej is the part of major river system Indus
Success Tip l Rajasthan reveives very little rain because the
The famous patriotic poem Vande Mataram has tak- winds do not come across any barriers to
en from Anandamath. cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
l The Governor-General of India who initiated the l Gujarat has the largest proportion of its net ir-
introduction of English in India was Lord rigation area under well irrigation.
Bentinck
Polity and Constitution
l Bhulabhai Desai was the advocate at the famous
INA Trials l The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associ-
ated with Panchayati Raj
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l B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Draft-
When three captured Indian National Army (INA) ing Committee of the Constitution
officers, Shahnawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sahgal and l India is a republic because the head of the state
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were put on trial for trea- is elected for a definite period
son, the Congress formed a Defence committee com-
posed of 17 advocates including Bhulabhai Desai. Economy
l Goa was captured by the Por tuguese in the year l According to AT Kearney Inc , U.S.A and China
1510 is the hottest destination for foreign direct in-
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On 19 December 1961, the Indian Army began mili- l Goa has highest NSDP per capita among 33 In-
tary operations with Operation Vijay resulting in the dian states and union territories. NSDP per cap-
annexation of Goa ita of Goa is estimated at 224,138 Indian ru-
pees in 2013-14
Physical Geography l RBINET is the name of the electronic commu-
l Mountain soil contains a lot of coase material nication network of the Reserve Bank of India
l The term ‘epicenter’ is associated with earthquake l A country’s balance of trade is unfavourable
l A. typhoons - China Sea when imports exceed exports
B. hurricanes -Atlantic Ocean l The data collection for national income estima-
C. cyclone -India Ocean tion is con ducted in India by The NSSO (Na-
D. tornadoes - North America tional Sample Survey Organisation)
l Echo sounding is the technique applied to mea- l In India the largest public undertaking is
sure the depth of the sea IOC(Indian Oil Corporation)
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