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Modern History l 2016 Arjuna Award in the field of ‘wrestling’ was
received by Virender Singh, Vinesh Phogat and Amit
l The first Governor General of India was Lord Kumar. 2017 went to Laishram Debendro Singh.
William Bentinck.
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Lord William Bentinck served as Governor-General l Binary system is used by the Digital Computers
of India from 1828 to 1835. The Charter Act of 1833 encode data and Programs.
was passed during the time of Lord William Bentinck. l The Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana scheme dur-
ing financial year 2017-18 will be implemented
Geography and Environment by Life Insurance of Corporation of India.
l Venus is also known as ‘Earth’s twin’. Success Tip
l The Isohyets imaginary lines join places with same The scheme will be implemented to provide social
level of rainfalls. security during old age and protect elderly persons
l Tropical Region has maximum bio-diversity. aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their
l Five (5) Indian states share their boundaries with interest income due to uncertain market conditions.
Nepal. l Albert Sabin is known for developing polio vac-
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These states are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, l Sonal Mansingh is a renowned Indian classical
West Bengal and Sikkim. dancer.
l The book ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ is
Polity written by Arundhati Roy.
l Comptroller and Auditor General of India is ap- l Myanmar became seventh member of South Asia
pointed for 6 years. Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) on
31 March 2017.
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of In-
dia is an authority, established by the Constitution Members of SASEC are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
under Constitution of India/Part V - Chapter V/Sub- Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The Manila,
Part 7B/Article 148. Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) serves
as the Secretariat for the SASEC member countries.
l The custodian of Contingency Fund of India is
the President. SSC CGL Tier-I Exam
Economy Held on: 12.08.2017 3rd Shift
l The instruments of fiscal policy are taxation, Ancient History
public expenditure and public debt.
l Suitable equations are: l The most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’ is Indra.
a. NI = NDP + Net Foreign Income Modern History
b. GNP = GDP + Net Foreign Income l Takshashila University was located between
c. NDP = GDP - Depreciation Indus and Jhelum rivers.
Physics
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l When a ball thrown vertically upwards energy
remains constant during its motion. Takshashila, flourished from 600 BC to 500 AD, in
l The SI unit of heat energy is Joule. the kingdom of Gandhar. 68 subjects were taught at
Chemistry this university and the minimum entry age, ancient
l The common name of Sodium Bicarbonate is texts show, was 16.
Baking Soda. Geography and Environment
l An ore of iron is Siderite.
Biology l The largest area under Wastelands is in
l The study of fungus is known as Mycology. Rajasthan, India.
l The Lacto-bacillus bacteria is responsible for the l The highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar
formation of curd. inlands is Saddle Peak.
l Twelve (12) pairs of ribs are there in human body. l Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan are landlocked
country Whereas Myanmar is not a landlocked
Sports country.
l Terms and their associated sport
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Term Associated Sport
a. No ball Cricket A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sover-
b. Goal Hockey eign state entirely enclosed by land, or whose only
c. Knockout Boxing coastlines lie on closed seas. There are currently 49
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