SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
  l The minimum age for becoming a Governor of             l The members of SAARC are Nepal, Maldives and
     state in India is 35 years.                             Afghanistan.
Economy                                                                      Success Tip
  l The instruments of credit control in India are      The South Asian Association for Regional Coopera-
     rationing of credit; Direct Action; and Open Mar-  tion (SAARC) is the regional intergovern-mental or-
     ket operations.                                    ganization and geopolitical union of nations in South
                                                        Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan,
  l An example of micro-economic variable is
                                                        Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pa-
     Consumer’s Equilibrium.
                                                        kistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC was founded in Dhaka
Physics                                                 on 8 December 1985.
  l Water tank appear shallower when viewed from                     SSC CGL Tier-I Exam
     the top due to refraction.                                Held on: 11.08.2017 1st Shift
  l An endothermic reaction is a reaction in which
     heat is absorbed.                                  Medieval History
                                                           l The East India Company was established in 1600
Chemistry                                                    AD.
  l Yellow color is obtained from a mixture of red
     and green.                                         Modern History
  l Methyl isocyanate was released during Bhopal           l The founder of the Ghadar party was Sohan Singh
     gas tragedy.                                            Bhakna.
Biology                                                                      Success Tip
  l Cinnamon is obtained from bark.                     The founding president of Ghadar Party was Sohan
                                                        Singh Bhakna and Lala Hardayal was the co-founder
  l Insulin is a kind of hormone.
                                                        of this party.
  l The Pulmonary arteries carries impure blood to
     human heart.                                       Geography and Environment
Sports                                                     l Himalayan mountain range falls under Fold
                                                             Mountain.
  l Term ‘Gambit’ is associated with Chess.
                                                           l ‘Norwesters’ are thunder storms which are promi-
Miscellaneous                                                nent in India and Bangladesh.
  l The full form of JPEG is Joint Photographic Ex-     Polity
     perts Group.                                          l A feature of federal Government is division of
  l The name of the scheme for the Employees State           powers between federal and state Government.
     Insurance Corporation (ESIC) beneficiaries
                                                           l President of India can proclaim financial emer-
     launched in Delhi region is ‘kahin bhi kabhi bhi’.      gency under Article 360.
                     Success Tip
                                                        Economy
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour
                                                           l The Prime Lending Rate is charged by banks to
and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launched
                                                             their most credit worthy customers.
the ‘Kahin Bhi-Kabhi Bhi’ medical facilities for ESIC
beneficiaries of Delhi and Inaugurated the ‘06 bed-        l Medium term loans are provided for a period of
ded Day Care Unit’ of ESI Dispensary.                        one (1) year to three (3) years.
  l Scientists and their related discoveries            Physics
        Scientist                 Discovery                l Weight of an object is the maximum at poles.
     a. Joseph Thomson            Electron                 l The SI unit of temperature is Kelvin.
     b. Alexander Flaming         Penicillin            Chemistry
     c. Narinder Kapany           Optical Fiber            l Nature of pH of Milk is Slightly Acidic.
     d. Marie Curie               Radium                                     Success Tip
  l  Madhuri Dixit is associated with Kathak.
                                                                 milk has a pH of around 6.5 to 6.7.
  l  Sanjay Chopra Award recipient for 2016 was Arjun
     Singh. 2017 went to Karanbeer Singh.                  l The examples of emulsion are Chocolate-Milk,
                                                             Butter and Whipped Cream.
  l  ‘My Story’ is an autobiography of famous crick-
     eter Michael Clarke.                               Biology
  l  Israel has approved more than 500 new settler
                                                           l UV rays coming from Sun, majorly causes skin
     homes in East Jerusalem.
                                                             cancer.
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