SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l Microsoft office’s personal information manag- Success Tip
er is Outlook
Panchayati Raj System in India had passed through
l WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an in-
various stages. The first stage in this direction was
ternational organization based in Sweden
l ‘Nomadic Elephant’ was the joint military exer- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.
cise held some time back in India between India l Under Article 356 of the Constitution is the
and Mongolia President’s Rule introduced in a State due to
l Shijith Nambiar and Parvathi Menon for Bhara- failure of the constitutional machinery
tanatyam received Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Us- Success Tip
tad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2016
l Rauf folk dance is associated with Jammu and Part XVIII is a compilation of laws pertaining to
Kashmir the Constitution of India as acountry and the union
l Tonight This Savage Rite has been written by of states that it is made of. This part of the consti-
Kamala Das tution consists of Articles on Emergency Provisions
l South-South dialogue is associated with Co- l Through Trusteeship Theory principle/device
operation among developing nations Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic ine-
qualities
SSC CPO l “Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!” it
(SI, ASI & Intelligence Officer) was said by G.B. Shaw
Exam Held On: 28.08.2011 Economy
Ancient History l ‘Brown Revolution’ is Growth of food process-
l Vamsathapakasini was the last Buddhist text ing and soft drinks industries in India
produced in India l The total value of goods and services produced
l Arthasastra was written by Kautilya in a country during a given period is National
Income
Success Tip
l Mechanization of Indian agriculture on a con-
Kautilya also known as Vishnugupta or Chanakya, siderable scale is not possible due to small hold-
assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in
ings
his rise to power
l Controlling Government Spending is not a
Medieval History function of the central bank in an economy
l Red Dragon was the first English ship that came l The government set up a committee headed by
to India the chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes
l Badauni translated Ramayana into Persian some time back to go into aspects of genera-
tion of black money, its transfer abroad and
Modern History bringing back such money into India’s legiti-
l The All India Muslim League was founded by mate financial system
Agha Khan
Physics
Success Tip
l One can distinguish a telescope from a micro-
The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka scope by observing length and size of the lens
in 1906 l The sound produced by a bat is ultrasonic
Physical Geography l When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves,
the pole strength of each piece remains the
l The approximate circumference of the Earth is same
30000 km
l Electrostatic precipitator is used to control Air
General Geography pollution
l Vishakhapatnam is a major port on the East l X-Rays were discovered by Roentgen
Coast of India Chemistry
l The adoption of High Yielding Variety Programme
l A balloon filled with helium rises in air because
in Indian Agriculture started in 1966
helium is less dense than air
l India joined the international Tsunami Warn- l Cooking oil is converted into vegetable ghee by
ing System in 2005 the process of Hydrogenation
Polity and Constitution l Rusting of iron requires Oxygen and water
l Glass is a super cooled liquid
l The three-tier Panchayat Raj system in India was l Uranium eventually decays into a stable isotope
proposed by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee of Lead
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