SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Success Tip l Film fare Award for Best Female Actor, 2011 was
The first dynamo based on Faraday’s principles was conferred on Vidya Balan
built in 1832 by Hippolyte Pixii Success Tip
l It is easier for a man to swim in sea water, than Film fare Award for Best Female Actor, 2016 was
in river water because the density of sea water conferred on Deepika Padukone
is more than the density of river water l Sunder Lal Bahuguna:
l In the remote control of television, electrom- l He is an eminent environmentalist
agnetic waves used are infrared l He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009
Chemistry l He started the ‘Chipko Andolan’ to create
awareness about deforestation
l Oxygen is colourless l Malthus said that “the power of population is
l Lactose is present in milk infinitely greater than the power in the earth to
l Hard water and soft water can be distinguished
produce subsistence”
by using detergent l UNICEF is directly related to child welfare
l Hydrogen fuels causes minimum environmen-
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tal pollution
The United Nations International Children’s Fund is
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a United Nations (UN) programme headquartered
Hydrogen fuel is a zero-emission fuel when burned in New York City that provides humanitarian and
with oxygen developmental assistance to children and mothers in
l Ferrous sulphate is used in water treatment as devel-oping countries. It is one of the members of
a coagulant aid the United Nations Development Group and its ex-
l Hardness of the water is commonly measured in ecutive committee
terms of calcium carbonate equivalents
Biology SSC FCI Assistant Grade-III Exam
l Typhoid fever is caused by Bacterium Held on: 11.11.2012
l Pituitary, Thyroid and Adrenal are endocrine
glands Medieval History
Success Tip l The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between
Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system the Marathas and the Afghans
that secrete their products, hormones, directly into Success Tip
the blood rather than through a duct. The The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 Janu-
major glands of the endocrine system include the ary 1761 at Panipat
pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, tes-
tes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus Modern History
and adrenal glands l Viceroy Lord Mayo became a victim of one of the
l Grey hair is caused due to loss of melanin in convicts during his visit to the Andaman
epidermal cells l Gandhiji termed Cripps’ proposals as a post
l In our body, antibodies are formed against dated cheque in a crashing bank
pathogens in thymus by lymphocytes Success Tip
l Prawn heart carries oxygenated blood
The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March
l Hydra has no blood, but respires
1942 by the British government to secure full Indi-
l The biological decomposition of organic substa-
an cooperation and support for their efforts in World
nces in wastes under controlled conditions
War II.
known as composting
l The State Jhansi was made a part of the British
Miscellaneous Empire in India through Doctrine of Lapse
l A place through which, data can enter or leave l Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from
a computer is called port Sabarmati Ashram
l ATM is the abbreviation for Automated Teller
Machine Physical Geography
l Novelist, Mr. Salman Rushdie was awarded l Caldera lake is formed by volcanic activities
“Knighthood” by Queen Elizabeth II Success Tip
l Vijayalakshmi Pandit served as India’s first am-
A caldera is a large cauldron-like depre-ssion that
bassador to the Soviet Union
forms following the evacuation of a magma cham-
l Jamia Millia Islamia University has conferred
ber/reservoir. When large volumes of magma are
the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.)
erupted over a short time period, structural support
on U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon
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