SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS Pointers
l As per census 2011, Haryana had the lowest sex come up in Andhra Pradesh.
ratio. l Girl Rising is a multilevel global campaign to
Physics spread awareness about importance of girl’s
l The splitting of white light into its component education.
colours is called dispersion. l “A Better India: A Better World” is written by N.
l Change in magnetic field produces induced R. Narayan Murthy.
current. l The Nobel Prize for Chemistry in October 2017
l Flow of current in a conductor produces magnetic has won by Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank
field. and Richard Henderson.
l Magnetic field related to coil can be produced by l 23 volumes of Vachana were released by Narendra
motion between conductor and coil. Modi in April, 2017 on birth anniversary of social
reformer Basavana.
l Hydrogen gas is used as a fuel in a rocket.
l In May 2017, India has signed an agreement on
l Mercury, cadmium and Germanium is a good
Maritime Security with Mauritius.
conductor Glass, on the other hand is an
l Bhutan measures prosperity by gauging its
insulator.
citizens’ happiness level.
Chemistry l Data can be transmitted in both directions at
l Mercury is a base metal of amalgam alloy. same time in full duplex communication mode.
l The structure of graphite is hexagonal. l The computer program that converts assembly
l If A wooden spoon is dipped in a cup of ice cream, language to machine language is called assembler.
Its other end will not become cold.
l Tartaric acid is the most abundant acid found in SSC Junior Engineer
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Biology
Ancient History
l Vitamin A is the most abundant Vitamin found
l The founder of Nanda Dynasty was Mahapadma
in carrot.
Nand.
l The rate of absorption of water through roots can
l The Greek ambassador Megasthenes was in the
be increased by keeping the plants under the fan.
court of Chandragupta.
l A spore producing plant is bread mould.
l XY chromosome is responsible for manliness in Medieval History
man. l The Persian translation of “Mahabharata” done
l The human eye forms the image of an object at in Mughal period is known by Razmnama.
its retina. Modern History
l Fungi, Spirogyra and Hydra are the multicellular l Khudiram Bose tried to assassinate Kingsford in
organism whereas paramecium is not a Muzzaffarnagar in 1908 AD.
multicellular organism. l The first Indian to be elected as a member of the
British House of Commons was Dadabhai
Success Tip
Naoroji.
Specialization in single-celled organisms exists at the
Geography and Environment
subcellular level; i.e., the basic functions that are
l Bahrain is known as ‘Island of Pearls’.
divided among the cells, tissues, and organs of the
l “Oder–Neisse Line” is a boundary between
multicellular organism are collected within one cell.
Germany and Poland.
Sports l Imaginary line Equator, located at zero degree
l Suitable match between sportspersona nd their latitude, divides the earth into northern and
related sports southern hemispheres.
Sportsperson Sport l Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on
a. Jitu Rai Shooting Sutlej River.
b. P. V. Sindhu Badminton l Kandla port is the first port that was developed
c. Sakshi Malik Wrestling after independence in Gujarat State.
d. Deepa Karmakar Gymnastic l In 1956, Minamata disease was caused by water
pollution.
Miscellaneous
l Recycling is the best solution to get rid of non-
l Historical monument Charminar has been chosen biodegradable wastes.
as a “Swachh Bharat Icon” by the Union
l Tree is most vulnerable to die during loss of its
Government on November 21, 2017.
all leaves.
l As per a recent announcement, India’s first
l Taiga is an example of forest ecosystem.
Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will
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