SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Polity and Constitution l Molten rock below the surface of the earth is
called Magma
l The Residuary powers of legislation under Indi-
an Constitution rests with Parliament l The World’s largest island is Greenland
l Appointments for all India Services are made by l Sea water is saltier than rain water because riv-
President ers wash away salts from earth and pour them
l Supreme Court of India has the final authority into the sea
to interpret the Constitution of India l Rio Summit is associated with Convention on
Biological Diversity
Economy
l Money market is a market for short term fund
General Geography
l Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of l Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves
deflation for Tiger
l Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by l The famous Dilwara temples of Mount Abu are a
Ministry of Finance sacred pilgrimage place for the Jains
Physics Polity and Constitution
l Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be l 86th Amendment Act deals with the Elementary
determined by Pyrometers Education as a Fundamental Right
l Energy travels from Sun to Earth through radia-
tion
Physics
l Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to l Transistor is used as an amplifying device
lower temperature through the actual motion of l The unit of measurement of noise is Decibel
the molecules in convection l The complete form of ‘IC’ in electronics is inte-
Biology grated circuit
l Polio is caused by virus Chemistry
l In bio fortification technique plant breeders use l Magnesium is a constituent metal of Chlorophyll
breeding to overcome deficiencies of micronutri- molecule
ents and vitamins l Chlorine gas used in preparation of bleaching
Miscellaneous powder
l In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called l The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by Chlo-
as crash rofluorocarbons
l C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with Cricket l Phosphorus is kept in water because its ignition
l Ashok Chakra is the highest award for gallantry temperature is very low
during peacetime l The commonly used coolant in refrigerators is
l China is in the process of building the largest Freon
single Aperture Radio Telescope – FAST
Biology
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) l DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering
Tier-1 (CBE) Exam from Tuberculosis
Held on: 01.09.2016 (1st Sitting) l Polyploidy arises due to change in the number of
chromosomes
Medieval History
Miscellaneous
l Tuluva was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the
time of the Battle of Talikota l A Protocol is an agreement between the commu-
l Qutb-ud-din Aibak died while playing Polo or nicating parties on how communication is to
Chaugan proceed
l The prestigious ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award for In-
Modern History ternational Understanding’ is instituted by Indi-
l Gopal Krishna Gokhale is regard as the politi- an Council for Cultural Relations
cal Guru of Gandhiji l Pannalal Ghosh played Flute
Physical Geography l Han Kang a South Korean author in May 2016
l The minimum short-term natural hazard is bolt won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for
of lightning her novel ‘The Vegetarian’
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