SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l At the Rio Olympics, Abhinav Bindra was the
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) flag bearer of the Indian contingent
Tier-1 (CBE) Exam l The famous writer and social activist Mahaswe-
ta Devi, who passed away recently, won Sahity
Held on: 02.09.2016 (1st Sitting) Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award and Magsaysay
Award
Medieval History l In computer processing, Job Scheduler selects
l Guru Ram Das had laid the foundation of Am- processes from the pool and loads them into
ritsar memory for execution
Pranav Dhanawade is the first cricketer to score
Physical Geography l
1000 runs in an innings in any competitive match
l The Himalayas is the example of Fold moun- l Beighton Cup is associated with Hockey
tains
l Even after sunset, the air near the Earth’s sur- SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)
face continue to receive heat due to terrestrial
Radiation
Tier-1 (CBE) Exam
l A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in Held on: 02.09.2016 (2nd Sitting)
the earth along which one side has moved down
with reference to the other is known as rift Valley Physical Geography
General Geography l The sideways erosion which widens the river val-
ley is called Lateral Corrosion
l Coimbatore is said to be the Manchester of South l Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
India north to south
l The beach sands of Kerala are rich in Thorium
l The sink hole is phenomenon of Karst
l India’s first Railway University will come up at
Vadodara, Gujarat General Geography
l The largest irrigation canal in India is Indira l Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South
Gandhi canal India
l One of the leading producers of asbestos in the l Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest irrigation plant
world is Russia in India
Polity and Constitution l The soil of Kerala is rich in Alluvial soil
l Secular word was added to the Preamble in the l Asbestos is found maximum in Russia.
42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976 l Sun temple is situated in Odisha
l The civilian airport of highest altitude is in Tibet
l In a cut motion, when the amount of demand is
l The blue revolution is related with fish produc-
reduced by Rs 100/- , it is known as Token cut
tion
Economy Polity and Constitution
l If Reserve Bank of India reduces the cash reserve l The Constitution allows re-election of a person
ratio, it will increase credit creation to the President
Physics Economy
l A galvanometer can be converted into a voltme- l Demand will become a grant after the demand is
ter by connecting with it a high resistance on granted
series
l During Idle running of an automobile, carbon Chemistry
monoxide content in exhaust gas is maximum l Conversion of ammonia to nitrites is known as
l An eudiometer measures volume of gases nitrification
Chemistry Biology
l Trinitrotoluene is used as an explosive l The growth of bacteria is measured by Spectro-
Biology photometer
l Smooth muscles are likely to be found in stom-
l The largest artery in human body is aorta
ach
l Nitrification is the biological process of convert- l The branch of biology which deals with extinct
ing Ammonia into nitrite organisms is called Palaeontology
Miscellaneous l The least distance of distinct vision is 25cm
l The substance of photorespiration is Glycolate
l India Gate is known as “The National Monument
of India” Miscellaneous
l Turkey has recently declared 3 month emergency l Abhinav Bindra was the flag bearer of India at
following a failed military coup the Rio Olympics 2016
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