SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l The National Emergency in India declared by the Success Tip
President of India due to the external aggres- Total internal reflection is the phenomenon which
sion or armed revolt through Article-352 occurs when a propagated wave strikes a medium
Economy boundary at an angle larger than a particular critical
angle with respect to the nor-mal to the surface
l The principle of maximum social advantage is
the basic principle of Fiscal Economics Chemistry
l Five Year Plan l The pollutants which move downward with per-
First 1951-56 colating ground water are called Leachates
Second 1956-61 Success Tip
Third 1961-66 Leachate is the liquid that drains or ‘leaches’ from
Success Tip a landfill. It varies widely in composition regarding
The time of the fourth Five Year Plan was 1969- the age of the landfill and the type of waste that it
1974 contains. It usually contains both dissolved and
suspended material
l An economic theory is a Proposition
l Emulsification is breaking fats into small glob-
l Indian Special Economic Rules amendment came
ules
in the year 2006
l Rutherford’s scattering experiment proved the
l According to Marx, the source of value is Labour presence of nucleus in atoms
l The Community Development Programme was l When a metal is heated in a flame, the elec-
launched in the year 1952 trons absorb energy and jump to higher energy
Success Tip state. On coming back to the lower energy slate,
they emit light, which we can observe in Emis-
The community development programme was
sion spectra
launched on a pilot basis in 1952 to provide for a
l Trie concept of “Green House Gases” was postu-
substantial increase in the country’s agricultural
lated by Joseph Furier
programme, and for improvements in systems of com-
l “Bhopal gas tragedy” 1984 is related to Methyl
munication, in rural health and hygiene, and in rural
isocyanate
education and also to initiate and direct a process
of integrated culture change aimed at transforming Biology
the social and economic life of villagers l Lungs are located in the pleural cavity
l The contribution towards GDP (Gross Domestic
Success Tip
Product) from Agriculture During 1950-51 is
51.88% and in 2011-12 is 14.01% In human anatomy, the pleural cavity is the thin
fluid-filled space between the two pulm-onary
Success Tip pleurae (visceral and parietal) of each lung
The share of agriculture and allied sectors l Milk is the ideal food for newborn babies
(including agriculture, livestock, forestry and fish- l Transcription means the synthesis of DNA
ery) was 15.35 per cent of the Gross Value Added
l Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining
(GVA) during 2015-16 at 2011-12 prices
the Stomach
Physics l The outer skin most of the crustaceans are made
l The ordinary and maximum tolerance limit of up of a carbohydrate. This carbohydrate is chitin
sound by human being is 60 db to 80 db (deci- l Blood pressure may be increased by the exces-
bel) sive secretion of Thyroxin
l Persistence of vision is responsible for the work- l The Particulate Matter (PM-10) exhaled from the
ing of Newton’s colour disc experiment polluted atmosphere is often filtered out during
the process of Sneezing
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l The animal who can consume more salt is Camel
A combination of red, green and blue in the
circular disc will yield the same result. This is due Miscellaneous
to the phenomenon called persistence of vision l The first Indian Sate llite Aryabhatta was
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l The dimension MLT corresponds to force launched in 1975
l Plank is the founder of quantum theory of radi- Success Tip
ation It was launched by India on 19 April 1975 from Ka-
l Fibre optics cable used in communication, works pustin Yar a Russian rocket launch and development
on the principle of total internal reflection of site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch
light vehicle
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