SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l Rotational axis of Uranus is highly tilted. l The meaning of ‘Laissez Faire Policy’ is that an
l Near coastal areas, temperature on land in day economic system should be free from government
time gets reduced due to sea breeze. intervention or moderation and to be driven on
l Washington D.C. is located on the banks of river by market forces.
Potomac.
Physics
l The difference of time between any two consecu-
tive longitudes is 4 minutes. l Mass of an object is:
l The approximate height of any geostationary sat- • Physical Quantity
ellite from earth’s surface is 36000 km. • Fundamental Quantity
l Four (4) ecological hotspots are present in India. • Scalar Quantity
Success Tip l When a bus starts suddenly, then passengers in
India hosts 4 biodiversity hotspots: the Western the bus tend to fall backwards. This event is an
Ghats, the Himalayas, the Indo-Burma region and example of inertia of rest.
the Sundaland [Includes Nicobar group of Islands]. l Momentum of an object depends on mass and
These hotspots have numerous endemic species. speed of the object.
l The main cause of energy radiated from sun is
Polity nuclear fusion.
l The head of Municipal Corporation is Mayor.
Success Tip
Success Tip Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more
A Municipal Corporation is a local government in atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more
India that administers urban areas with a popula- different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neu-
tion of more than one million. The 74th Amendment trons or protons).
made the provisions relating to urban local govern-
ments. Chemistry
l Feminist form of government believes in giving l Glass, cement and steel are not pure elements
equal rights and opportunities for women and whereas sodium is a pure element.
men.
l The Vice President can act as the President in Success Tip
case of vacancy in the President’s office for the A pure element means a substance whose atoms all
maximum period of 6 months. (or in practice almost all) have the same atomic num-
l Currently twenty-two (22) languages are recog- ber, or number of protons.
nized by Indian Constitution. l Sodium bicarbonate is chemical name of baking
l Judge of Supreme Court, Attorney General of India soda.
and Chief Justice of India are appointed by the l Atomic mass number is determined by adding
President of India. number of protons and neutrons.
l Article 1 describes India also as Bharat. l The ‘Periodic Law’ was given by Dmitri Mendeleev.
l Prohibition writ is issued by a higher court to a
lower court. Biology
Success Tip l Protoplasm is considered as physical basis of life.
A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate l The ‘Father of Zoology’ is Aristotle.
to stop doing something the law prohibits. l The genetics branch of Biology is related with
study of heredity and variations.
Economy l The vestigial organs in human body are Thymus
l In Indian Economy, the sectors are divided into Gland, Wisdom Teeth and Pharynx.
Private and Public on the basis of ownership of
enterprises. Success Tip
l Output method is used to measure agricultural Vestigial organs are organs of the body which are
income in India. smaller and simpler than those in related species.
l The National Income in India for the first time They have lost, or almost lost their original func-
was estimated by Dadabhai Naoroji. tion.
l GDP – indirect taxes + subsidies = GDP at factor l Bile is produced by liver.
cost. l ß cells secret insulin.
l Establishment of Chittaranjan Locomotive took l Plants which grow in salty water near shore are
place during First Five Year Plan. called as halophytes.
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