SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
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BCCI conferred “Col. C. K. Naydu Lifetime Achieve- l Total assembly segments in Delhi are 70
ment Award” for 2015 to Syed Kirmani l ‘Democratic Centralism’ is an important feature
l Greenpark Stadium is in Kanpur of a Communist state
l The Constitution of India, describes India as
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Union of states
Tier-1 Re-Exam (2013) l ‘Shadow Cabinet’ is the feature of Administra-
tive system of Britain
Held on: 27.04.2014
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Ancient History The Shadow Cabinet is a feature of the Westminster
system of government. It consists of a senior group
l Sanchi, Barhut and Dhamek have Stupa
of opposition spoke-speople who, under the leader-
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Stupas originated as pre-Buddhist tumuli in which alternative cabinet to that of the government, and
sramaGas were buried in a seated position whose mem-bers shadow or mark each individual
called chaitya. After the parinirvana of the Buddha, member of the Cabinet
his remains were cremated and the ashes divided l Finance Commission is constituted by the Pres-
and buried under eight mounds with two further ident of India to advise on the decision of Cen-
mounds encasing the urn and the embers tral Resources between the centre and the state
l The site of birth of Gautam Buddha is marked Success Tip
by a “Rummindei Pillar” of Ashok The Finance Commission came into existence in
1951. It was established under Article 280 of
Medieval History
the Indian Constitution by the President of India.
l Firoz Tughluq was the Delhi Sultan to impose It was formed to define the financial relations be-
Jizya even on the Brahmins tween the centre and the state
Modern History l Consumer Protection Act 1986, was amended in
2002
l Discovery of India, An Autobiography and
l In relation to the State Government, local gov-
Glimpses of World History is written by Jawaha-
ernment exercises Delegated Authority
rlal Nehru
l John Locke said that “Where there is no Law
l Subash Chandra Bose is the founder of the there will not be Liberty”
“Azad Hind Fauj”
l Section of IPC, which deals with LGBT (Lesbi-
l Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known as the Father of an, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community
‘Indian Unrest’ is 377
Physical Geography Economy
l Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in l The Minimum Support Price for food grains was
Tundra introduced in the year 1974
l Soil factors are otherwise known as Edaphic fac- Success Tip
tors The MSP is announced by the Government of India
l Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Perodite are for 25 crops currently at the beginning of each sea-
Extrusive rocks son viz. Rabi and Kharif
l The current spell of cold wave in the US has l Entrepreneurs benefits the most during the in-
been a fall out of the polar vortex flationary period
Success Tip l An increase in the quantity supplied suggests a
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and movement up along the supply curve
cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It l Preparation of butter, ghee by a household for
always exists near the poles, but weakens in sum- their own use is a part of consumption
mer and strengthens in winter l The production, marketing, storage, advertis-
ement and consumption of smokeless tobacco
General Geography is banned in Assam
l National Highway No.1 is called Shershah Suri Physics
Marg
l The threshold frequency is the frequency below
l Potato was introduced to Europe by Spanish which photo electric emission is not possible
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