SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Biology l Services areas make the largest contribution to
l Lichens is an association between algae and fun- national income in India
gus Physics
l Milk is good source of protein, carbohydrates and
l In hydel power station, the motion produced in
calcium
turbines is due to flow of water
l Pepper plant is a vine
l Aditi Krishna Kumar in May 2016 won the presti-
l Particulates (<1 μm size) remaining suspended
gious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her
in air indefinitely and transported by wind cur-
work ‘Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus’
rents are called aerosols
l The least preferred technique in the disposal of Chemistry
Municipal Solid Waste is Bricketting l Nitrous oxide is known as “Laughing Gas”
Miscellaneous l The ‘solid waste’ is also known as sludge
l A Primary key is also a candidate key Biology
l The first Indian Citizen to get commercial Pilot’s
l Vitamin that help in the absorption of calcium
Licence was J.R.D. Tata
is vitamin D
l The number of permanent members of the UN
l Ornithophily is effected by birds
Security Council is 5
l Vitamin B contains nitrogen
l List- I List-II
l If waste materials contaminate the source of
SARAS Multipurpose Civil Aircraft
drinking water, Typhoid diseases will spread
BHISHMA Battle Tank
l Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the
BRAHMOS Missile
type of bacteria called Cocci
INSAT-3C Satellite
Miscellaneous
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) l Constantly running system - program processes
(Tier-1) Exam Held on: 10.09.2016 are known as Daemons
(3rd Shift) l P.V. Sindhu is associated Badminton
l Kalamkari painting refers to a hand painted cot-
Ancient History ton textile in South-India
l Gautam Buddha belonged to Shakya ganarajya
Medieval History SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL)
l Chachnama records the history of Arabs
(Tier-1) Exam Held on: 11.09.2016
(First Shift)
Modern History
l “Abhinav Bharat” was founded in 1904 as a se-
Medieval History
cret society of revolutionaries by V. D. Savarkar l Amir Khusro was a poet.
Physical Geography Success Tip
Amir Khusrow, was a Sufi musician, poet and
l Granite, Basalt and Gabbro are Igneous Rocks
scholar. He was an iconic figure in the cultural
l The outermost layer of sun is called Chromo- history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic
sphere and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of
l Science dealing with study of soil is called Pedol- Delhi. Amir Khusrau is reputed to have invented
ogy certain musical instruments like the sitar and tabla
l The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is Java
trench Modern History
General Geography l Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was responsible for the
integration of princely states into the Indian
l Myanmar is called the ‘Land of the Golden Pago-
Union after independence.
da’
Polity and Constitution Physical Geography
l The Preventive Detention Act curtailed Right to l The west coast of India received more rainfall from
Freedom southwest monsoon than the east coast because
l Ideas of welfare state are contained in Directive the Western ghats obstruct the winds causing
Principles of State Policy rainfall.
Economy l The plateau that has both west and east flowing
drainage system is Malwa.
l Bilateral monopoly situation is when there is only
one buyer and one seller of a product l Thermosphere is the warmest layer of the atmo-
l Lorenz curve shows income distribution sphere.
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