SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
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The cohesion-tension theory is a theory of
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)
intermolecular attraction that explains the process Tier-I Exam Held on: 09.08.2015
of water flow upwards (against the force of gravity) (First Sitting)
through the xylem of plants. It was proposed in 1894
by John Joly and Henry Horatio Dixon Ancient History
l The greatest king of the Pratihara dynasty was
Chemistry
Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)
l The total energy of an electron inside an atom l Correctly matched:
is less than zero
Harshvardhan – Hiuen Tsang
l The rusting of metal iron in air needs both Oxy- Akbar – Todarmal
gen and moisture
Chanakya – Chandragupta
l Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to over-
Vikramaditya – Kaliadas
exploitation of ground water in the affected
areas Medieval History
l Acid rain is caused by SO2 and NO2 l Bahlol Lodhi was the founder of Lodhi dynasty
Success Tip Modern History
Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide l In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as
and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water President of the Congress Party defeating Patta-
molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids bhi Sitharamayya
l Graphite is used in pencils l Jallianwala incident took place at Amritsar
l The branch of medicine involving synthetic Success Tip
chemical compounds is Allopathy
Took place on 13 April 1919 when a crowd of
l Hydrogen was discovered by Cavendish nonviolent protesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims,
Biology who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar,
Punjab, were fired upon by troops of the British
l A member of Liliaceae that shows reticulate ve-
Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald
nation is Smilax
Dyer
l Euphenics is treatment of defective heredity
through genetic engineering Physical Geography
l Araneology is Study of spiders l The South-East trade winds are attracted to-
l “Corpus luteum” secretes Progesterone wards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy sea-
l The male sex hormone is Testosterone son due to the presence of low atmospheric
pressure over North-West India
l Iodine test is used to detect Carbohydrate
l The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a smooth
Miscellaneous curve from source to mouth
l The new name of Burma is Myanmar and its l Sink hole is a phenomenon of Karst topography
capital is Naypyidaw Success Tip
l DBMS used for building computer applications Karst topography is a landscape formed from the
stands for Database Management System dissolution of soluble rocks such as lim-estone,
l Dev Anand is the author of the book “Romanc- dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by
ing With Life” underground drainage systems with sinkholes and
l A South Rajasthani trible earning its living by caves
song and dance is Garasia General Geography
l “Vatsalya Mela” is annually organised in New
l Brahmaputra river does not originate in Indian
Delhi
territory
l Tony Hall is the Director General of the BBC
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l Harinder Sidhu is Australia’s High Commissioner
to India Originates from the Angsi glacier, located on the
northern side of the Himalayas in Burang
l Praful Patel is the President of Indian Football
County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River
Federation
l Darjeeling hill station’s name means a place of
l N Chandrasekaran took over as the Executive
the thunderbolt
Chairman of Tata Sons in January 2017
l Rain water harvesting:
SGPE-131