SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
                                                          Chemistry
             SSC CGL Tier-I Exam
                                                             l Cyan colour is mixture of Blue and Green.
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                                                             l The main components of Brass Alloy are Copper
Ancient History                                                and Zinc.
   l The play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language was        Biology
     written by Harshvardhana.
                                                             l Nicotine in tobacco makes it harmful for human
Modern History                                                 consumption.
   l Social Reform movements and their founders              l Full form of BOD is Biological Oxygen Demand.
        Social Reform          Founder                                           Success Tip
        Movement                                          Biochemical Oxygen Demand or Biological Oxygen
     a. Arya Samaj             Dayanand Saraswati         Demand is a measurement of the amount of dissolved
     b. Brahmo Samaj           Raja Ram Mohan Roy         oxygen (DO) that is used by aerobic microorganisms
     c. Veda Samaj             Keshab Chandra Sen         when decomposing organic matter in water.
                               and K. Sridharalu             l Alveoli is related to respiratory system of human
                                                               body.
     d. Prathna Samaj          Atmaram Pandurang
                                                          Sports
Geography and Environment
                                                             l Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international
   l The boundary between Earth’s crust and mantle
                                                               century at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
     is Moho discontinuity.
                                                             l The name of the autobiography of Sachin
   l Doldrums pressure belts lies in between 5° N to
                                                               Tendulkar is ‘Playing it my way’.
     5° S latitudes.
                                                          Miscellaneous
Polity
                                                             l In computer terminology, the full form of FTP is
   l Right to property has been removed from funda-
                                                               File Transfer Protocol.
     mental rights and converted to a simple legal right.
                                                             l National water animal of India is Gangetic Dol-
                     Success Tip                               phin.
The Indian Constitution does not recognize property          l Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan pro-
right as a fundamental right. In the year 1978, the            vides facility of free health check-up and required
44th amendment eliminated the right to acquire, hold           treatment on 9th day of every month.
and dispose of property as a fundamental right.              l Car was invented by J. B. Dunlop.
   l Fundamental Duties are:                                 l Pt. Jasraj is a renowned vocalist.
     a. To safeguard public property                         l 64th National Film Awards 2017 has been
     b. To protect and improve the natural environ-            awarded to Surabhi CM.
        ment                                                 l India recently notified the Third protocol to
                                                               amend Double Taxation avoidance Agreement
     c. To promote harmony.
                                                               with Singapore.
Economy                                                                          Success Tip
   l Revolutions and their related purpose                The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement is a tax
        Revolution                Purpose                 treaty signed between India and another country (or
     a. Golden Revolution         Fruits production       any two/multiple countries) so that taxpayers can
     b. Blue Revolution           Fish production         avoid paying double taxes on their income earned from
                                                          the source country as well as the residence country.
     c. Yellow Revolution         Oil seeds production
   l MTNL comes under Navratna category.                               SSC CGL Tier-I Exam
   l Countries and their currency
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        Country                   Currency
     a. Bangladesh                Taka
                                                          Medieval History
     b. Myanmar                   Kyat
     c. Maldives                  Rufiyaa                    l The first female emperor of India is Razia Sul-
                                                               tana.
     d. Bhutan                    Ngultrum
                                                                                 Success Tip
Physics                                                   Razia Sultan was the Muslim Sultan of Delhi from
   l The SI unit of intensity of sound is decibel.        10 November 1236 – 14 October 1240. She was fa-
   l An Exothermic reaction is reaction in which heat     mously the only female ever to rule the Delhi Sul-
     is released.                                         tanate.
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