SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
General Geography glish as the medium of instruction in India was
l Intensive cultivation refers to raising production Lord William Bentinck
by intensive use of existing land. l Kamagata Maru was a ship
l The Siachen glacier’s melting waters are the main General Geography
source of the river Nubra. l The mountain range that divide North and South
Polity and Constitution India is Vindhyas
l The members of the all India services serve both l Dampa Tiger Reserve is situated in Mizoram
the Union and state governments. l The state which produces largest number of or-
l The term of office of the vice president of India is chids in India is Sikkim
five years. l Sunderbans, Nandadevi and Gulf of Mannar, bio
Economy reserves are included in the World Network of Bio-
l EXIM, NABARD, SIDBI are non-banking finan- sphere Reserves
cial institutions. Polity and Constitution
l The BRICS New Development Bank has been set l A motion that seeks to reduce the amount of
up for funding infrastructure projects in emerg- demand presented by government to rupee 1 is
ing economies for sustainable development. known as disapproval of policy cut
Physics l A motion moved by a member of Parliament when
l Super cooling stands for cooling of a liquid be- he feels a minister has committed a breach of
low freezing point. privilege of the House by withholding facts of a
case is called Privilege Motion
Chemistry
l Alcohol is more volatile than water because its
Economy
boiling point is lower than water. l An indifference curve measures same level of sat-
l The method will be employed to test the hard- isfaction derived from different combinations of
ness of water is formation of leather with soap commodity X and Y
Biology l ‘Himayat’ is a training cum-placement programme
for unemployed youth in the state of Jammu and
l A universal donor has the blood group O. Kashmir
l Symbiotic bacteria responsible for the fixation
l Redistribution of income in a country can be
of atmospheric nitrogen are present in peas.
brought about through progressive taxation com-
l Children especially in western countries who re-
bined with progressive expenditure
ceive very little sunshine suffer from rickets.
l In water treatment plant, use of chloramines Physics
ensures disinfection. l During the motion of a projectile fired from the
Miscellaneous earth surface, horizontal component of its ve-
l Upon winning Wimbledon Women’s Tennis Tour- locity remains constant
nament 2016, Serena Williams equalled record l Waves cannot be polarised is ultrasonic
22 grand slam wins of Steffi Graf. l Absolute Zero is defined as the temperature at
l Password is used to protect objects in computer which all molecular motion ceases
system in the absence of more complete protec- Chemistry
tion schemes.
l Abhinav bindra is the first Indian gold medal l Copper is not an alloy
winner in individual category in Olympic Games. l Bronze is an alloy of Copper and Tin
l Thomas cup is associated with Badminton. Biology
l The famous book ‘Anand math’ was written by
l Person who is colour- blind cannot distinguish
Shri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
between red and green
l The term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ was introduced
by Raj Krishna. l Nitrogen fixation is a process of conversion of
organic nitrogen to protein
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) l Echidna lay egg and does not produce young ones
(Tier-1) Exam Held on: 11.09.2016 directly
(Second Shift) Miscellaneous
l Bezwada Wilson is a renowned campaigner
Medieval History against manual scavenging who recently conferred
l The first to make use of artillery in warfare in with the prestigious Magsaysay Award
medieval India was Babur l ‘Agha Khan Cup’ is associated with the game of
Modern History Hockey
l Norway is called as the ‘Land of the midnight
l The Governor General who decided to make En-
Sun’
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