SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l The maximum numbers of seats fixed for Lok l In fluid mechanics, if the speed of an object is
Sabha in India are 552 seats. equal to the speed of sound then Mach number
l Article 75 deals with the appointment of Prime is 1.
Minister of India. Success Tip
l The President issues a notification for proroga-
tion of legislative session. The Mach number (M or Ma) is a dimensionless quan-
tity representing the ratio of flow velocity past a
l Right to property fundamental right has been
boundary to the local speed of sound.
deleted from Indian Constitution.
l Law of Conservation of Electric Charge was dis-
Success Tip covered by Benjamin Franklin.
The Indian Constitution does not recognize right to
property as a fundamental right. In the year 1977,
Chemistry
the 44th amendment eliminated the right to acquire, l The chemical name of vinegar is Acetic Acid.
hold and dispose of property as a fundamental right. l The common name of Calcium Hypochlorite is
l The Mandamus writ is issued by a court to a bleaching powder.
public official asking him to perform his official l Mercury has least melting point.
duties. Success Tip
Success Tip Mercury has a freezing point of -38.83 °C and a boil-
The Mandamus is an order from a court to an inferi- ing point of 356.73 °C, both the lowest of any metal.
or government official ordering the government offi- l ‘Rn’ is chemical symbol of radon.
cial to properly fulfill their official duties or correct
an abuse of discretion. Biology
l Lysosomes cell organelle is also called as ‘Sui-
Economy cidal Bag of Cell’.
l The prime reason for inflation is increase in mon-
Success Tip
ey supply.
One of the key organelles involved in digestion and
Success Tip
waste removal is the lysosome. Lysosomes are or-
Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price ganelles that contain digestive enzymes.
level of goods and services in an Economy over a pe-
l Stapes bone is found in the ears in the human
riod of time.
body.
l Disposable Personal Income is Personal Income
– Direct Taxes. Success Tip
Success Tip The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of
humans and other mammals which is involved in
Disposable income, also known as disposable per- the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
sonal income (DPI), is the amount of money that The stirrup-shaped small bone is on and transmits
households have available for spending and saving these to the oval window, medially.
after income taxes have been accounted for.
l Keratin protein is found in nails.
l The full form of CRR is Cash Reserve Ratio.
l Bamboo is a type of grass.
Success Tip l Cockroach and Prawn have open circulatory sys-
CRR is the percentage of cash deposits that banks tem.
need to keep with the Reserve Bank of India on a Success Tip
fortnightly basis. Presently the CRR is 4% that is,
for every Rs 100 deposited in the bank; bank will Open circulatory systems allow all fluids in an or-
need to deposit Rs 4 with RBI. ganism to mix.
l Marginal Rate of Substitution is used to mea- l Four (4) canine teeth are there in adult human.
sure slope of indifferences curve. Sports
l ‘Food For Work Programme’ was introduced at
time of Tenth Five Year Plan. l Shiv Thapa is related to Boxing.
Physics Miscellaneous
l Moon’s gravitation = 1/6th of Earth’s gravita- l Router is used in network layer.
tion. Success Tip
l The force of attraction between an electron re-
A router is a networking device that forwards data
volving around the nucleus and the nucleus is
packets between computer networks. Routers perform
an electric force.
the traffic directing functions on the Internet.
l Silver has the highest electrical conductivity.
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