SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
Success Tip l Sukanya Samridhi Account was launched by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a part of the
The Ajanta Caves are about 29 rock-cut Buddhist
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
cave monuments which date from the 2nd century
BCE to about 480 or 650 CE in Aurangabad district Success Tip
of Maharashtra. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra
l Kosi River originates in Nepal and flows into the Modi on 22 January 2015. The scheme encourages
parents to build a fund for the future education and
Ganges.
marriage expenses for their female child.
Success Tip
l The first mechanical computer which proved to
The Koshi or Kosi River drains the northern slopes be the prototype for future computers was cre-
of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in ated by Charles Babbage.
Nepal. The Koshi River is also known as Saptakoshi l The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016
for its seven upper tributaries. was awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi and in 2017
to Michael W. Young, Michael Roshbash and
Polity Jeffrey C. Hall.
l “Betting and gambling” is listed in the state list l Books and their related authors
given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitu- Book Author
tion of India.
a. A Foreign Policy For I. K. Gujral
l There are total 42 parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha
constituency) in West Bengal. India
b. Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Economy
c. Open Andre Agassi
l If the monopoly firm has zero costs or only has l According to Stockholm International Peace Re-
fixed cost, the quantity supplied in equilibrium search Institute, with spending of $55.9 Billion
is given by the point where the marginal revenue in 2016, India became world’s fifth-largest mili-
is zero. tary spender.
l The short run marginal cost curve is U shaped.
SSC CGL Tier-I Exam
Physics
Held on: 21.08.2017 1st Shift
l According to the Second Law of Motion, for a
given force, acceleration is inversely proportional Ancient History
to the mass of an object.
l According to the categories of land mentioned in
l The coil wire in the electric room heater or elec-
the Chola inscriptions Shalabhoga was known
tric cooking heater is called element.
as the land for the maintenance of schools.
Chemistry Medieval History
l Salt is obtained by evaporation of sea. l Prince Salim was the name of the future Em-
l The passage of an electric current through a con- peror Jahangir.
ducting liquid causes Chemical Reaction.
Success Tip
Biology Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled
from 1605 until his death in 1627.
l Genus being a higher category is the assemblage
of families which exhibit a few similar charac- l Charminar was built by Mohammed Quli Qutab
ters. Shah.
l Sexual reproduction in Algae that takes place Geography and Environment
through fusion of two dissimilar size gametes is
l Weathering is the breaking up of the rocks on
called anisogamous.
the earth’s surface.
l The animals in which the body cavity is absent
are known as Acoelomates. Success Tip
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil, and
Sports minerals as well as wood and artificial materials
l India win Bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016 in through contact with the Earth"s atmosphere, wa-
Wrestling. ters, and biological organisms.
l The method of soil conservation in the coastal
Miscellaneous and dry regions where rows of trees are planted
l Open Source software are freely available and can to check the wind movement to protect soil cover
be edited and customized by anyone. is called shelter belts.
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