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Kerala PSC General Awareness Book Study Materials 1 Page 168
Book's First PageSSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers l Carbon dioxide is considered to be a pollutant. l Five Year Plans and their related years Success Tip Five Year Plan Year a. First Five Year Plan 1951-1956 An air pollutant is a substance in the air that can have adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem. The sub- b. Third Five Year Plan 1961-1966 stance can be solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. c. Fifth Five Year Plan 1974-1978 A pollutant can be of natural origin or man-made. d. Eight Five Year Plan 1992-1997 e. Eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-2012 Polity l Fifteen (15) Miniratna companies are there in l When power is shared among different organs of Category – II. government, then it known as separation of pow- ers. Success Tip l Coalition form of government is sharing of pow- As on 13 September 2017, there are 8 Maharatnas, er by two or more political parties. 16 Navratnas and 74 Miniratnas. Miniratnas is di- l Democratic government is based on free and fair vided in two categories. In category – I, there are 59 election where those currently in power have a companies. fair chance of losing. l GNP – depreciation allowances = NNP l The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is thirty (30) years. Physics l Since Independence, National Emergency has l Jet engine works on the principal of conserva- been declared three (3) times in India. tion of linear momentum. Success Tip Success Tip National Emergency duration Linear momentum is the product of the mass and l Between 26 October 1962 to 10 January 1968 velocity of an object. It is a three-dimensional vector during the India-China war quantity, possessing a direction and a magnitude. l Between 3 December 1971 to 21 March 1977 origi- l The level of water in a vessel remains same when nally proclaimed during the Indo Pakistan war and a piece of ice floating in it melts. l Between 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 under l The mass is a measure of inertia. controversial circumstances of political instabil- l The instrument used to study the laws of vibrat- ity. ing string is sonometer. l The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over a joint sitting of both the houses summoned by the Pres- Chemistry ident of India. l Silicon is used in Solar Panels, ICs and optical l The Presidents Rule can be extended in India with glass but it is not used in ink pen. the approval of Parliament in every six months for 3 years. l Boron is used as control rod in Atomic reactor. l The minimum number of members required to be l Nitro Glycerol is used for the preparation of dy- present in any one of the two houses of Parlia- namite. ment for its functioning is one-tenth (1/10th) of l Nitrogen dioxide is added to commercial nitric total members. acid to make it coloured. Economy Biology l Planned Economy in India is based on socialist l An example of Ball and Socket joint in humans system. is Hip Joint. Success Tip Success Tip A planned Economy is a type of economic system where The ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint in investment and the allocation of capital goods is de- which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone termined by an Economy-wide plan of production. fits into the cup-like depression of another bone. l Planning Commission was constituted in India l BT seed have been developed for Cotton. in 1950. l Lemon contains highest amount of Vitamin C. Success Tip Success Tip The Planning Commission was an institution in the Vitamin C is an essential nutrient involved in the Government of India, which formulated India"s Five- repair of tissues and the making of certain neu- Year Plans, among other functions. In 2015, Plan- rotransmitters. ning Commission was replaced by the newly formed NITI Aayog. l Dolly was an example of cloned sheep. SGPE-173