SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Physical Geography l The first speaker of Lok Sabha was G. V. Mav-
lankar
l An algae type ocean deposit is Diatom Ooze
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Economy
Diatom ooze (formed from microscopic unicellular l m-commerce is mobile commerce
algae having cell walls consisting of or resembling Success Tip
silica) is the most widespread deposit in the high M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and
southern latitudes selling of goods and services through wireless hand-
l The biggest planet in the solar system is Jupi- held devices such as cellular telephone and person-
ter al digital assistants
l Peninsular India has the Red and yellow type soil l Low cost housing is an example for merit wants
l Consumption for the sake of en joying social
General Geography acknowledgement is called Conspicuous con-
l The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at Bokaro sumption
l Citi Bank was the first to in troduce ATMs to
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the world
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSP) is located in the Bokaro
l The state which has registered the highest pop-
district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated
ulation growth rate according to 2011 census is
public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet
Nagaland
help. It was incorporated as a limited company in
l Alfred Marshall is the Master of “Partial Analy-
1964. It was later merged with the state-owned Steel
sis”
Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
l India making ‘Double Taxation Avoidance Agree-
l The most densely populated state in India is West ments’ (DTAA) with other countries for the
Bengal pro motion of Bilateral trade
Polity and Constitution l Brain drain has been caused by lack of employ-
ment opportunities
l K.T. Shah said that the Directive Principles of
l The study of population is known as Dem-ogra-
State Policy are just like “a cheque on bank pay-
phy
able at the convenience of the bank”
l The proposal for the creation of new All India Physics
Services can be considered only if the Rajya Sab- l Convex mirror is used in a view finding mirror
ha passes a resolution by two thirds ma jority of a vehicle
l “Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth” is the Success Tip
guiding principle of Retributive theory of Jus- Convex mirrors are curved mirrors that give a “com-
tice pressed” view rather than a flat view. As a result,
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Retributive justice is a theory of justice which holds mirror appear smaller
that the best response to a crime is a proportionate l We receive sunlight on earth surface, these
punishment, inflicted for its own sake rather than beams of light are of random type
to serve an extrinsic social purpose, such as deter- l Earth is a very big magnet. Its magnetic field
rence or rehabilit-ation of the offender extends north to south
l The authority to specify which castes shall be l The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric
deemed to be scheduled castes rests with the power station is the potential energy of water
President Chemistry
l Mamta Sharma was appointed in 2011 as the l Correct statements are:
chairperson of National Commission for Wom- l Phenols are acidic
en
l In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane
Success Tip l Dilute solutions contain less amount of sol-
National Commission for Women was established ute
in January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian l Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains
Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Com- 10% Acetic acid
mission for Women Act. The first head of the com- Success Tip
mission was Jayanti Patnaik. On 29 September
Pyroligneous acid, also called wood vinegar or wood
2014 Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed acid, is a dark liquid produced by the destructive
Chairperson. distillation of wood and other plant materials.
l The seat of Kerala High Court is located at Er- l Union Carbide India Ltd. man ufactured essen-
nakulam tially Petrochemicals
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