SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
 self-sufficiency in edible oils. Subsequently, pulses,                        Success Tip
 oil palm and maize were also brought within the         Due to miserable failure of the Third Plan the gov-
 purview of the Mission in 1990-91, 1992 and 1995-       ernment was forced to declare “plan holidays” (from
 96 respectively                                         1966–67, 1967–68, and 1968–69). Three annual
                                                         plans were drawn during this intervening period
   l  The region famous for many kinds of wine and
      champagne is Mediterranean                           l CRR, Bank Rate and Change in margin require-
                                                               ment is helpful in controlling money supply
   l  Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’
                                                           l Growth rate of population means the difference
      in Mexico and Central America
                                                               between birth and death rates
   l  The Ministry sometimes referred to as “Green
                                                           l Central Food Technology and Research Institute
      Ministry” in India is Ministry of Environment            (CFTRI) is located in Mysore
      and Forests                                          l The first Five Year Plan of the Government of
   l  Ama Jangal Yojna (my forest scheme) a bid to             India was based on Harrod-Domar model
      enhance forest cover in the State was launched
      in Odisha
                                                        Physics
                                                           l   Relative humidity is expressed as Percentage
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 The AJY (my forest project) scheme focuses on for-
 est restoration, promotion of sustainable manage-       Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pres-
 ment of forest by strengthening participatory forest    sure of water vapour to the equilibrium vapour pres-
                                                         sure of water at a given temper -ature. Relative
 management and impr-ovement of livelihood of for-
                                                         humidity depends on temperature and the pressure
 est dependent communities
                                                         of the system of interest
   l Food crops comprise Foodgrains, Pulses, Edi-
                                                           l The first stable product of photosynthesis is
      ble oilseeds                                             Phosphoglyceric acid
Polity and Constitution                                    l According to special theory of relativity the mass
                                                               of a particle increases with increase in veloci-
   l  The concept of “Rule of Law” is a special feature
                                                               ty with respect to an observer
      of constitutional system of Britain
                                                           l The motion of the wheels of a bullock-cart while
   l  Usually a big difference is seen in theory and           moving on the road is an example of Translato-
      practice in Socialist type of Government                 ry and rotatory motion
   l  Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts
                                                        Chemistry
      as a friend, Philosopher and Guide for Public
      Accounts Committee                                   l   pH scale ranges from 0–14
   l  liberty can be limited By Law                        l   A real gas can act as an ideal gas in low pres-
                                                               sure and high temperature
   l  A writ is issued by a High Court
                                                           l   Iron rusts quickly in Sea water
   l  Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (Prevention, Pro-
                                                           l   Aerated water contains CO2
      hibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into force
                                                           l   Magnetite is Fe3O4
      in India to protect Women at workplace
                                                           l   The plants which grow well, only in light are
   l  Special status to Jammu and Kashmir is given             known as Heliophytes
      by the Indian Constitution under the article 370
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Economy                                                  Heliophytes are adapted to a habitat with a very
   l  In India, the interest rate on savings accounts    intensive insolation, because of the const-ruction
      in all the nationalized commercial banks is not    of its own structure and maintenance (metabolism)
      fixed by Reserve Bank of India                       l Iron is prevented from rusting by coating with
   l  Pegging up of a currency means, fixing the value         zinc. This process is called as Galvanisation
      of a currency at a constant level                    l The study of Drugs and their action is known as
                                                               Pharmacology
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 A fixed exchange rate, sometimes called a pegged
                                                        Biology
 exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime where    l   Blood cancer is commonly known as Leukaemia
 a currency’s value is fixed against either the value                          Success Tip
 of another single curr-ency, to a basket of other       Leukemia is a group of cancers that usually begin
 currencies, or to another measure of value, such as     in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of
 gold                                                    abnormal white blood cells. These white blood cells
   l  Plan Holiday was declared after The Third Five     are not fully developed and are called blasts or leu-
      Year Plan                                          kemia cells
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