SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l India has the longest international boundary with
Bangladesh SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)
l State in India that has the largest coastline is (Tier-1) Exam Held on: 10.09.2016
Gujarat (Second Shift)
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Gujarat forms the longest coastline of all Indian states. Medieval History
The total length of coastline of Gujarat is 1214.7 Km. l The first Europeans to come to India were Portu-
Some of the important ports of Gujarat are – Alang, guese
Kandla, Mandavi, Okha, Porbandar, Veraval, Success Tip
Jafarabad, Pipavav, Bhavnagar, Dahej, Magadalla,
Long after the decline of the Roman Empire’s sea-
Hazira, Mandvi (Surat), Mundra and Maroli.
borne trade with India, the Portuguese were the next
l Jog falls in Karnataka is located over Sarawati
Europeans to sail there for the purpose of trade, first
river arriving by ship in May 1498
Polity and Constitution l British achieved political power in India after the
l The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the right to decide Battle of Plassey
whether a Bill is a money bill or not Success Tip
l The discretionary powers of a Governor is limit- The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the
ed in assent to Bills British East India Company over the Nawab of
l The first law officer of the country is Attorney Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757
General
Economy Modern History
l Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Pandit Iswar Chandra
l Indonesia is not a member of the “BRICS” group
Vidyasagar and Jotiba Phule were actively en-
l Taxation, public borrowing and public expendi-
gaged in social and religious reforms in India
ture are instruments of fiscal policy
l In a perfect competition market forms, a firm does Physical Geography
not exercise control over price l The Sun shine vertically on the equator twice a
l The name of portal launched by RBI recently to year
check illegal money collection is Sachet l Tsunami is the name given to tidal waves
Success Tip l Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus are rain clouds
This website will enable public to obtain information General Geography
regarding entities that accept deposits, lodge
complaints and also share information regarding l Cities in an order from North to South
illegal acceptance of deposits Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Cochin
Physics Polity and Constitution
l ‘Parsec’ is the unit measurement of astronomi- l The President has the power to prorogue the Lok
cal distance Sabha
l The phenomenon of change in direction of light l According to the Indian Constitution, the Presi-
when it passes from one medium to another is dent has the Power to declare emergency
called refraction Economy
Chemistry l The main effect of Direct Taxes is on income
l At room temperature, the metal that remains liq- l The term ‘Dumping’ refers to sale in a foreign
uid is Mercury market of a commodity just at a price below mar-
l Phenol is known as carbolic acid ginal cost
l Atomic explosion is triggered by uncontrolled l World Economic Outlook report is published by
chain reaction IMF
Biology Physics
l Substance normally found in urine is creatinine
l A canon recoils after firing due to Newton’s third
l The thymus gland produces a hormone called law of motion
thymosin
l A bomb explodes on the moon, one cannot hear
l Blood group AB has no antibody the sound of explosion
Miscellaneous
Chemistry
l Android, Vista and iOS are operating systems
l Indians has been selected for grant of Raman l Teflon is used as non stick coating for cooking
Magasaysay Award 2016 are Bezwada Wilson and utensils
T.M. Krishna l During a nuclear fusion, two light nuclei com-
bine to form a heavy nucleus
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