SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l Taxonomy is a science that deals with Class- l Contours are the lines which are drawn joining
ification places having equal height from mean sea level
Success Tip l Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is Later-
Taxonomy is a branch of science that encompasses ite soil
the description, identification, nomenclature, and General Geography
classification of organisms
l Bass strait separates Australia and Tasmania
l ENIAC was the first electronic computer con-
l The largest coral reef in the world is found near
structed at the Moore School of Engineering the coast of Australia
l TCP/IP standard protocols is the most widely
used by the Internet Polity and Constitution
l Sarus crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh l Attorney General of India is not a member of
l “Martyr’s Day” is marked on January 30 Parliament, has the right to address it
l The Declaration of American Independence was
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based on the theory of Natural Rights
Since Gandhi’s martyrdom on January 30, 1948 this
l England is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Soci-
day was declared as the Martyrs’ Day. Since then
alism’
every year the Nation pays homage to the Mahatma
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l Nishantha Fernando won the World Carrom Fabian Socialism is an evolutionary form of social-
Championship 2012 ism rather than revolutionary, in which the state
involvement in economic activity is supposed to in-
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crease, steadily
Chamil Cooray won the World Carrom Champion-
l Speaker of Lok Sabha decides a ‘bill’ is a mon-
ship 2016
ey bill
l Second India-Africa Forum Summit-2011 was
held in Ethiopia Economy
Success Tip l Taxes on Services was given constitutional sta-
The Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) was tus much later after its introduction in a small
held in New Delhi from 26–30 October 2015 way in 1994–95
l Stagflation refers to a situation which is charac-
SSC Graduate Level Tier-I Exam terised by inflation and rising unemployment
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Stagflation is a situation in which the inflation
Ancient History rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and
l The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in unemployment remains steadily high. It raises a di-
Tibet was Padmasambhava lemma for economic policy, since actions designed
to lower inflation may exacerbate unemployment,
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and vice versa
Padmasambhava also known as Guru Rinpoche, was
l The demand for necessities is perfectly inelas-
an 8th-century Indian Buddhist master
tic
Medieval History l The ‘balance of payments of a country is in equi-
l The first Sultan who requested and obtained let- librium when the demand for the domestic cur-
ters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was rency is equal to its supply
Iltutmish l Value added means value of goods and services
less cost of intermediate goods and services
Modern History l The difference between GNP and NNP equals de-
l In 1937, an educational conference endorsing preciation
Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through l Dr. YV Reddy is the Chairman of the 14th Fi-
the vernacular medium was held at Wardha nance Commission
l Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha was a part of Civil Physics
Disobedience Movement
l In plant water relationships, symbol ‘Ø w ‘ is
Physical Geography used to represent Water potential
l The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s l Photon is the fundamental unit/quantum of
surface is known as Exosphere light
l The temperate grasslands of South America are l A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due
called Pampas to viscosity
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