SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
   l  The temperature of a liquid is 32° F. its temper-      l   Punjab has a large number of inundation canals
      ature in Celsius scale is 0° C                             drawing water from Sutlej river
   l  The point where total mass of a body is supposed
      to be concentrated is known as centre of mass
                                                          Polity and Constitution
   l  Electrical charges in a charged conductor reside at    l   In a parliamentary form of Government the ex-
      the outer surface of the body                              ecutive is responsible to the legislature
   l  The colour of the ocean appears to be blue be-             Fact: In Indian context, Art 75 of the Constitu-
      cause the sunlight falling on it is scattered              tion says that the Council of Minister shall be
                                                                 collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
Chemistry
                                                             l President of India addresses first session of par-
   l  Organism, responsible for alcohol fermentation             liament after each General Election
      is yeast                                               l The first women Chief minister of Utter Pradesh
Biology                                                          was Sucheta Kriplani
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   l  Cerebellum is also known as “little brain”
                                                           Sucheta Kriplani was an Indian freedom fighter and
Miscellaneous                                              politician. She was India’s first woman Chief Min-
   l  ‘Net neutrality’ means Internet Service Providers    ister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh gov-
      and governments should treat all data on the         ernment from 1963 to 1967.
      internet equally                                       l Right to free education for all is not guaranteed
   l  In adhoc mode, the computers that are associat-            by Indian Constitution
      ed send frames directly to each other
   l  HRIDAY scheme launched by Urban Development
                                                          Economy
      Ministry aims at development of heritage sites         l   If Government expenditure exceeds the Govern-
   l  Charles Correa is a renowned Indian architect,             ment revenue on current account then it would
      urban planner                                              result into deficit budgeting situation
                                                             l   Disguised unemployment in India is mainly re-
 SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)                               lated to agricultural sector
              TIER-1 (CBE) Exam                              l   IBRD is also called as World Bank
     Held on: 29.08.2016 (1st Shift)                                                   Success Tip
                                                           The International Bank for Reconstruction and
Medieval History                                           Development (IBRD) is an international financial
   l  Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are       institution that offers loans to middle-income
      situated in Rajasthan                                developing countries. The IBRD is the first of five
                                                           member institutions that compose the World Bank
                       Success Tip                         Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C
 The Dilwara temples of India are located about 21⁄2
 kilometres from Mount Abu, Rajas-than’s only hill        Physics
 station. These Jain temples were built by Vastapul          l   X-Ray
 Tejpal, a Jain laymen between the 11th and 13th                 ä         Travel with the speed of light
 centuries AD and are world-famous for their stunning              ä       Can be reflected or refracted
 use of marble. The five legendary marble temples of                 ä     Can affect photographic plates
 Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of the Jains
                                                          Chemistry
Modern History                                               l         When sodium bicarbonate is heated strongly,
   l  Periodicals            Editor                                    sodium carbonate is formed
      Bande Mataram          Aurobindo Gosh                  l waste water is water released from kitchen
      New India              Bipin Chandra Pal               l Anthracite is the most pure form of carbon among
      Yugantar               Bhupenderanath Dutta                      anthracite, lampblack, graphite and wood charcoal
      Sandhya                Bramhabandhab Uppadhya                                    Success Tip
Physical Geography                                         Anthracite is the most metamorphosed type of coal
   l  A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape,    in which the carbon content is between 92.1% and
      is termed as a bay                                   98%
      Stars twinkle but planet do not twinkle because
   l
                                                          Biology
      they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive
      a greater amount of light and therefore minor          l         The sexual reproductive organs of aspergillus are
      variations in intensity are not noticeable                       Antheridium and Ascogonium
General Geography                                            l          Parthenium weeds is effective in controlling wa-
                                                                       ter pollution caused by industrial effluents
   l  Silk worms feed on mulberry tree
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