SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
   l   The funds raised by the Government within the     Biology
       country is known as domestic budgetary source
   l Sick units are referred to BIFR
                                                            l  The best way to maintain a natural equilibrium
                                                               between the pest and predator is by using bio-
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                                                               logical control
 From 1 December 2016, by an official notification,         l  ‘Dry ice’ is the condensed form of carbon dioxide
 Government of India dissolved the Board for Indus-         l  The sex of a child is determined at the time of
 trial and Financial Reconstru-ction (BIFR) and all
                                                               fertilisation of ovum
 proceedings to be referred to the National Company
                                                            l  The food chain of the ecosystem is maintained
 Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law
                                                               by the activities of Decomposers
 Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) as per provisions
                                                            l  Chimpanzee is closest to the modern man
 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
                                                            l  A gram of fertile agricultural soil may contain
   l   The concept ‘Duopoly’ was introduced by Cournot         bacteria upto one billion and above
                       Success Tip                          l  Correctly matched:
 A duopoly is a form of oligopoly where only two sell-         Vitamin C – Scurvy
 ers exist in one market                                       Vitamin K – Clotting of blood
   l   Group of firms is the feature of monopolistic           Vitamin A – Night blindness
       competition                                             Vitamin D – Rickets
Physics                                                     l  The fibre that will yield ammonia when destruc-
                                                               tively distilled is Wool
   l   The materials which are strongly attracted by        l  During respiration, energy is derived from ATP
       magnet are called ferro magnetic substances          l  Sex hormones are Steroids
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                                                         Miscellaneous
 Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which
 certain materials (such as iron) form permanent            l  AT&T Information Systems invented the mo-
 magnets, or are attracted to magnets                          dem
                                                            l  Cell is the name given to the smallest unit of
   l   In a pin hole camera, we usually get inverted
       impression                                              data space available in a spreadsheet software
   l   The kinetic energy of gas molecules Increases           application
       with rise of temperature                             l  Taka is the name of the currency of Bangladesh
                                                            l  The famous car (chariot) festival is held at Puri
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                                                            l  The first Secretary General of the United Na-
 The average kinetic energy of a gas particle is direct-       tions was Trygve Lie
 ly proportional to the temperature. An increase in         l  New York has been ranked first in the list of
 temperature increa-ses the speed in which the gas             top global cities index released in 2011
 molecules move. All gases at a given temperature
                                                                                 Success Tip
 have the same average kinetic energy. Lighter gas
 molecules move faster than heavier molecules             London has been ranked first in the list of top glo-
                                                          bal cities index released in 2016
Chemistry                                                   l  The book “Tinderbox : The Past and Future of
   l   ‘Eutrophication’ is associated with Nitrates and        Pakistan” is written by M.J. Akbar
       Phosphates                                           l  The 37th G 8 Summit was held in 2011 at Deau-
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 Eutrophication is almost always induced by the dis-                             Success Tip
 charge of phosphate containing deterg-ents, fertil-      The 42nd G7 summit was held on May 26–27, 2016
 izers, or sewage, into an aquatic system                 in Kashiko Island, Japan
   l   A reduction reaction involves addition of hy-        l  Golden Player Award in the IPL IV Champion-
       drogen                                                  ship (2011) was won by Chris Gayle
   l   An antiknock for petrol is Lead tetraethyl                                Success Tip
                       Success Tip                        Golden Player Award is now the Orange Cap Award
 An antiknock agent is a gasoline additive used to        (most runs scored in the season) and the winner for
 reduce engine knocking and increase the fuel’s octane    IPL IX, 2016 is Virat Kohli
 rating. Gasoline is a fuel mixture. High compres-          l  A global network of daily temperature records
 sion internal combustion engines place gasoline               was created in Around 1920
 under great pressure                                       l  Synagogue is the place of worship of Judaism
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