SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Economy                                               l  Diphtheriais a communicable disease.
  l Nobel Prize winning Indian AmartyaSen is known    l  The concentration ofHaemoglobindecreases in
    for his work in the field ofEconomics.               anaemia.
                                                      l  Plagueusually spreads through air.
  l If two commodities are complements, then their
    cross-price elasticity is Negative.               l  Cereals are a rich source of Starch.
  l Opportunity cost of production of a commodity     l  Small Pox is caused by Variola Virus.
    is the next best alternative output sacrificed.   l  Aerobic respiration process requires Oxygen.
  l Surplus earned by a factor other than land in    Miscellaneous
    the short period is referred to as Quasi-rent.
                                                      l  ‘India Today’ isa news magazine mainly devot-
  l When the interest rate in the economy goes up        ed to current affairs.
    then savings increases, lending decreases and     l  The book ‘It was Five Past Midnight’ is on Bho-
    cost of production increases.                        pal Gas Tragedy.
  l Value Added Method, Income Method, Expen-         l  Teen Bigha Corridor links Bangladesh and In-
    diture Method are the methods of measurement         dia.
    of National Income.                               l  Literature and Journalism is the field in which
  l Labour Intensive Technique would get chosen          outstanding work may be recognized with the
    in a Labour Surplus Economy.                         award of Pulitzer Prize.
  l A teacher teaching his own daughter at home-      l  PiaWurtzbach has been crowned Miss Universe,
    would not constitute an economic activity.           2015.
  l The Finance Commission Adjudicates on the         l  The French Open, 2016 Men’s Singles was won
                                                         by Novak Djokovic.
    sharing of resources between Centre and the
                                                      l  The venue of the Energy Summit, 2016 was Wash-
    States.
                                                         ington, DC.
  l Net National Product of a country is GNP mi-      l  CTBT stands for Comprehensive Test Ban Trea-
    nus depreciation allowances.                         ty.
  l Brain drain refers to emigration of skilled per-  l  Asia Cup, 2016 T-20 final was played between
    sons.                                                Bangladesh and India.
Physics                                               l  M. S. Dhoni was chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel-
                                                         Ratna Award for the year 2007.
  l The device used to change the speed of an elec-   l   Full form of MCA is Master of Computer Ap-
    tric fan isRegulator.                                plication.
  l Adiabatic demagnetizationprinciple is used to     l  Rio has hosted the XXXI Olympic Games.
    produce ‘low-temperatures’.                       l  Earth Summit (Save Earth) was sponsored by
  l A photo-electric cell converts Light energy to       UNCED.
    electrical energy.                                l  The ‘National School of Drama’ is situated in-
  l Two stones of different masses are dropped si-       Delhi.
    multaneously from the top of a building Both
    the stones reach the ground at the same time.    SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
Chemistry                                                   Exam Held on: 16.05.2010
  l Aspirin is common name ofAcetyl Salicylic Acid.  Medieval History
  l Carbon monoxide is an inflammable gas, Hy-        l  chronological order:
    drogen is also inflammable.                          llbari Turks
  l Cadmiumdoes not react with water to produce          Khiljis
    Hydrogen.                                            Tughlaqs
  l Ozone consists of Oxygen only.                       Saiyids
  l Petrolhas the least density among Fresh water,       Lodis
    Salt water, Petrol and Mercury.                  Modern History
Biology                                               l  The book titled ‘The Indian War of Independence’
  l Jaundice is caused due to the infection ofLiver.     was written by V.D. Savarkar.
  l The average heart beat rate per minute in a nor-  l  The ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by
    mal person is 72.                                    G.K. Gokhale.
                                                      l  Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by
  l EEG records the activity of Brain.
                                                         the writings of Leo Tolstoy.
  l The colour of cow’s milk is slight yellow due to  l  Lord Ripon is called the “Father of Local Self
    the presence of Carotene.                            Government” in India.
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