SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Biology Success Tip
l The infective stage of Malaria is Sporozoite Ram Sharan Sharma, commonly referred to as R. S.
l Germplasm bank is meant for the ex -situ con- Sharma, was an eminent historian and academic of
servation of various species Ancient and early Medieval India. He taught at Pat-
na University and Delhi University and was visiting
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faculty at University of Toronto
The Germplasm Bank is a collection of live plant th
l The 34 National Games were held in 2011 in
matter, in the form of seeds and spores. Its general
Jharkhand
mission is: Locate, collect and conserve plants con-
sidered to be of priority importance to our society. Success Tip
l Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called The 36th national games were held in 2016 in Goa
a Chromatophore l Tohra is the sacred book of Judaism
Success Tip l The 98th Indian Science Con gress was held in
2011 at Chennai
Chromatophores are pigment-containing and light-
reflecting cells, or groups of cells, found in a wide Success Tip
range of animals including amphibians, fish, rep- Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a pre-
tiles, crustaceans and cephalopods. mier scientific organisation of India with headquar-
l Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye, and pearl ters at Kolkata, West Bengal. The association started
millet belong to two plant families in the year 1914 in Kolkata and it meets annually
l A plant known only in cultiva tion having aris- in the first week of January. It has a membership of
en under domes tication is referred to as Culti- more than 30,000 scientists. 104rd Indian Science
gens Congress was held in 2017 in Tirupati
Success Tip l Human Development Index was formulated by
A cultigens is a plant that has been deliberately al- UNDP
tered or selected by humans; it is the result of arti- l Maleeha Lodhi is the author of the book ‘Paki-
ficial selection. These “man-made” or anthropogen- stan: Beyond the Crisis State’
ic plants are, for the most part, plants of commerce
that are used in horticulture, agriculture and forestry SSC Graduate Level Tier-1 Exam
l Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of Held on: 08.07.2012
Unsaturated fatty acids (North Zone: Morning Shift-1)
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An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which
Medieval History
there is at least one double bond within the fatty l Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Sec-
acid chain. A fatty acid chain is monounsaturated ond Battle of Tarain by Muhammad Ghori
if it contains one double bond and polyunsaturated Success Tip: Fought in 1192
if it contains more than one double bond.
l The original name of Nana Phadnavis was Bala-
l The red, orange and yellow co lours of leaves are ji Janardan Bhanu
due to Carotenoids
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Success Tip Nana Phadnavis, born Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was
Carotenoids are plant pigments responsible for bright an influential minister and statesman of the Mar-
red, yellow and orange hues in many fruits and veg- atha Empire during the Peshwa administration in
etables. These pigments play an important role in Pune
plant health. l The city of Prayag was named Allahabad the
l Polar bears hold cures for Type II diabetes city of Allah by Akbar
l The disease that kills more peo ple than lung
Modern History
cancer as a conse quence of air pollution is
Emphysema l Lord Canning was the First Viceroy of India
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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmo- Lord Canning served as Governor General of India
from 1856 to 1862. During his tenure, the Govern-
nary disease. It is a chronic, ongoing, progressive
ment of India Act, 1858 was passed which created
disease of the lower respiratory tract in the lungs
the office of Viceroy to be held by the same person
Miscellaneous who was Governor General of India
l Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an l Mahatma Gandhi was the first who propound-
eminent Indologist ed the idea of Basic Education
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