SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l List-I List-II l There is no provision in the Constitution for the
(a) Tughlaqabad Fort Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq impeachment of the Governor.
(b) Red Fort (at Delhi) Shah Jahan l The ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Com-
(c) Hauz Khas Firoz Shah Tughlaq mission is the Prime Minister.
(d) The City of Siri Alauddin Khilji l Fundamental Rights are not given to Aliens.
l Persons—Events l The tenure of the Prime Minister of India is as
Sultan Mahmud—Sack of Somnath long as he enjoys the support of a majority in
the Lok Sabha
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq—Changiz Khan’s in-
vasion l Co nsent o f t he p eop le m eans c onse nt
of Majority of the people.
l Correct facts about Taj Mahal
l Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat and Nyaya Pan-
l It is a magnificent mausoleum
chayat is Panchayati Raj Institutions.
l It was built by Shah Jahan
l Union Territory Jurisdiction (High
l It is situated outside Agra Fort Court)
l Babar died in Agra. (a) Puducherry Madras
Success Tip: 26 December 1530, Agra. (b) Andaman and Nicobar Calcutta
Modern History Islands
(c) Lakshadweep Kerala
l According to Mahatma Gandhi, Non-violence of
the brave is the strongest force in the world. (d) Daman and Diu Bombay
l Chittaranjan Das, Narasimha Chintaman l Planning Commission is an extra-constitutional
Kelkar and Motilal Nehru were members of and non-statutory body.
the Swaraj Party. l Following is true regarding ‘No Confidence Mo-
tion’ in the Parliament-
Success Tip
ä There is no mention of it in the Constitution.
Swaraj Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat
ä It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
Swaraj Party,formed in January 1923.
l In the State of Uttarakhand President’s Rule
l The British introduced the railways in India in imposed during the month of March 2016.
order to Facilitate British commerce and ad-
ministrative control. Economy
l According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ meant l ‘Jeevan Shikhar’ a scheme related to investment
Economic independence. and saving was launched during 2016- 17, by LIC.
l Gopal Hari Deshmukh the religious reformer of l Decentralisation was essential for the eco-
western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’. nomic development of the country was the
l Warren Hastings was the first Governor-Gen- reason for Gandhiji’s support to decentraliza-
tion of power.
eral of Bengal.
l The present Indian monetary system is based on
Success Tip: From 1773 to 1785. Minimum Reserve System.
Physical Geography l A situation where we have people whose level of
income is not sufficient to meet the minimum
l Epicentre is concerned with Earthquake. consumption expenditure is considered as Ab-
l Richter scale is used to measure the intensity solute Poverty.
of earthquake. l Full convertibility of a rupee means Determ-ina-
l Troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmo- tion of rate of exchange between rupee and
sphere. foreign currencies freely by the market forc-
l Pluto is farthest from the Earth. es of demand and supply.
l India is called a mixed economy because of the
General Geography existence of Public Sector and Private Sector.
l Andhra Pradesh has the longest sea coast. l The term stagflation refers to a situation where
l Tehri dam is built on Bhagirathi River. rate of growth is slower than the rate of price
l ATM stands for Automatic Teller Machine. increase.
l According to 2011 census, largest state of India,
Polity and Constitution population wise is Uttar Pradesh.
l The concept of the Directive Principles of State l The term ‘Green Revolution’ has been used to
Policy was borrowed by our Constitution from indicate higher production through enhanced
the Constitution of Ireland. agricultural productivity per hectare.
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