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Book's First PageJOIN 4 MORE ~ @Aj_ebooks SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers l Income tax, Custom tax, Excise duty is col- Chemistry lected by the Central Government. l Carbon dioxide is used as the fire extinguisher. l The permission given to a bank customer to draw l Bleaching powder is extensively used for ster- cheques in excess of his current account bal- ilizing water. ance is called an overdraft. l ‘NABARD’ is associated with the development Success Tip of agricultural sector and rural areas. Calcium Hypochlorite is marketed as chlorine pow- der or bleach powder for water treatment and as a Success Tip bleaching agent. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural l Propane and Butane mixture of gases is mainly Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank used as a liquid under pressure in LPG cylinder. in India, headquartered at Mumbai with branches all over India. l Sulphuric acid is used in the battery. Success Tip Physics molecular formula H 2 SO 4 and molecular weight l The energy stored in a watch spring is potential 98.079 g/mol. energy. l The major constituent of air is nitrogen. l The sensation of weightlessness in a spacecraft l Rusting of iron takes place due to oxidation. in an orbit is due to the acceleration in the orbit which is equal to the acceleration due Biology to gravity outside. l Earth worm is called farmer’s friend. l ‘Therm’ is the unit of heat. l Ostrich is the tallest bird. l Cream gets separated out of the milk when it is l The term ‘gene’ was coined by W.L. Johansson. churned. This is due to centrifugal force. l Crocodile has the maximum number of ribs. l Newton’s first law of motion gives the concept l Protein is the most important thing for the of inertia. growth of children up to the age of 14. Success Tip l Glands of small intestine do not secrete any Newton’s first law of motion- An object at rest stays digestive enzyme. at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with l Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months the same speed and in the same direction unless is called Neonatology acted upon by an unbalanced force. l The term ‘GM food’ refers to the food that is l The process by which sun’s rays reach the earth genetically modified. is radiation. l Green plants are most likely to produce green Success Tip house gases such as nitrous oxide and meth- Radiation from the Sun, which is more popularly ane. known as sunlight, is a mixture of electromagnetic Miscellaneous waves ranging from infrared (IR) to ultraviolet rays l There are 7 strings on a Sarod. (UV) l In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of l A pond of water appears less deep due to refrac- brotherhood and peace, the UN General Assem- tion bly declared his birth anniversary, 2 October, as Success Tip the International day of Non-Violence. Refraction is the bending of a wave when it enters a l In Nainy Tal Asia’s largest reflecting telescope medium where its speed is different. is planted. l The oldest type of energy known to man is solar l With the fall of Bastille the French revolution began. power. l CTBT denotes arms control measure. l Energy that is produced commercially from coal l France, Russia and United States of America is called Thermal Energy. are the permanent members of the security coun- l Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold cil of the United Nations. frosty night, because water in the pipes freez- l The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State es water expands, so pipes break. of Bihar, the Khangchendzonga National Park, l A parachute descends slowly whereas a stone Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chan- dropped from the same height falls rapidly be- digarh are the latest addition to the list of cause a parachute has a larger surrounding UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India. area and air resistance. l Saudi Arabia is still governed by monarch. SGPE-45