SSC CGL 2016: General Awareness Test – Day 19

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Influenza (also known as the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused byinfluenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.

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Lead is the heaviest non radioactive element.Chemical symbol Pb; atomic number 82.It is a poor metal, also called a “post transition metal”.

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g is maximum at poles.
g is minimum at equator.
g decreases due to rotation of earth.
g decreases if angular speed of earth increases and increases if angular speed of earth decreases.

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Oneirology is the scientific study of dreams.

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The acid produced by ants is called formic acid. The name comes from the Latin word for ant, which is “formica.” Chemically, it is a simple carboxylic acid.

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Hydrolysis literally means reaction with water. It is a chemical process in which a molecule is cleaved into two parts by the addition of a molecule of water.

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Krivoy Rog or Kryvyi Rih is a city located in Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine. It is the longest city in Europe. The Krivoy Rog area is a major source of Fe with many active mines.

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The labor theory of value is a major pillar of traditional Marxian economics, the value of a commodity can be objectively measured by the average number of labor hours required to produce that commodity.

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The 11th schedule enshrines the distribution of powers between the State legislature and the Panchayats.12th Schedule is related to municipalities

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PARAM is a series of supercomputers designed and assembled by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C DAC) in Pune, India. .It is considered India’s first supercomputer

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Karnataka is a state in south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the
States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973

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Value added taxation in India was introduced as an indirect value added tax (VAT) into the Indian taxation system from 1 April 2005. Maharashtra was the first state to implement VAT in India.VAT is decided by State government(1 to 25%)

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was the first leader of the India Independence Movement. He was also conferred with the honorary title of “Lokmanya”, which literally means “accepted by the people

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Maritime India Summit held at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai from April 14 to 16. This is India’s first ever Maritime Summit.

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Tungnath is the highest Shiva temple in the world and is one of the five and the highest Panch Kedar temples located in the mountain range of Tunganath in Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen. It is a collection of essays that discuss India’s history and identity, focusing on the traditions of public debate and intellectual pluralism

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Triple double is a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.

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’One religion one caste and one god for mankind’ said by Narayan guru

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The French East India Company was a commercial enterprise, founded in 1664 by Jean Baptiste Colbert

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Third Round Table Conference was held in London on November 17, 1932.