SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
General Geography Modern History
l Chlorofluoro carbon, green house gases has the l Indian Civil Service introduced during the period
greatest heat-trapping ability of Lord Cornwallis
l State of India leading in solar energy generation l National Anthem of Bangladesh ‘Amar Sonar
is Rajasthan Bangla’ was written by Rabindranath Tagore
l Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagi- Physical Geography
rathi and Alakananda at Dev Prayag l The uppermost layer of the atmosphere is Exo-
l River basin shared by more than 10 States of sphere
India is Ganges l The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust
Polity and Constitution is aluminium
l Minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha is General Geography
30 years l Firewood is not a commercial source of energy
l The total strength of the Rajya Sabha is 250 l The largest producer of Lac in India is Jhark-
hand
Economy
l A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan
l An octroi is a tax plateau is Sandalwood
l At a Stock Exchange securities are bought and Polity and Constitution
sold
l The headquarters of RBI is in Mumbai l The minimum age limit for the membership of
the Vidhan Parishad is 30 years
Physics Economy
l Diamond does not conduct electricity, because l Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna has now
no free electrons are present in it been restructured as National Rural Livelihoods
l Weightlessness experienced while orbiting the Mission
earth in space ships because of zero gravity l The World Trade Organisation, which replaced
l Sextant is an instrument used in navigation GATT, has its Head Quarters in Geneva
l If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt wa- Physics
ter, the fish becomes dehydrated and dies
l Hertz, Decibel and Mach are associated with
Chemistry sound wave
l Aldehydes are strong reducing agents l If an electron and a photon have the same wave-
length, then they will have the same linear mo-
Biology mentum
l The largest gland in human body is liver Biology
l Pancreas secretes Insulin l Adrenalin is an emergency hormone in humans
Miscellaneou l Webbed neck is a characteristic of turner’s syn-
l Flip Flop circuit is used to store one bit of data drome
l Correctly matched l Leptospirosis is a disease caused by
The Mahakaal temple – Ujjain l Hepatitis affects Liver
Sringeri Matha - Chikkmanglur district Miscellaneous
The Sun Temple – Konark l Neeraj Chopra is associated with Javelin Throw
Jain temples – l The runners-up in the recently held UEFA Euro-
l Country known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’ is 16 is France
Norway l In computer science, data hazard occurs when
l Operation Vijay is India’s military offensive pipeline changes the order of read/write access
against Pakistan in the Kargil war to operands
l The first Commercial Civilian Aircraft developed
SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) by India is Saras
(Tier-1) Exam Held on: 09.09.2016 l The founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save
(1st Shift) Child Movement) is Kailash Satyarthi
l Pandit Lachhu Maharaj, who passed away recent-
Ancient History ly, was associated with Tabla
l Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and l Kalarippayatt is the martial art of which State
religious belief deeply rooted in Chinese custom of Kerala
and world view l Mohammed Shahid, who recently passed away,
was associated with Hockey
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