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
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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
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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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