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for SSC EXAMS- CGL/ CHSL/ MTS/ GD CONSTABLE/ STENOGRAPHER F Mind Maps F Panorama F GK Quiz F Infographics F Charts Most Structured Approach to Master General Knowledge History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Business, General Science, Ecology, IT, Communication, Education & Career, Technology, Sports, Art & Culture, Healthcare EBD_9018 • Head Office : B-32, Shivalik Main Road, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017 • Sales Office : B-48, Shivalik Main Road, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017 Tel. : 011-26691021 / 26691713 Typeset by Disha DTP Team Compiled & Edited by Disha Experts DISHA PUBLICATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright Publisher No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior permission of the publisher. The author and the publisher do not take any legal responsibility for any errors or misrepresentations that might have crept in. We have tried and made our best efforts to provide accurate up- to-date information in this book. For further information about the books and ebooks from DISHA, Log on to www.dishapublication.com or email to [email protected] CONTENT PANORAMA 3—68 INDIAN PANORAMA: Indian State and Union Territories, Four Ends, National Symbols, Space Science, Defence and Security, Atomic and Nuclear Science, Power Station in India, First in Male, First in Female, First in Others, Superlatives, Founders of Indian Institutions, Indian Heritage Sites, Sobriquets. WORLD PANORAMA: World Countries, 7 wonders of the world, World’s most Powerful Intelligence Agencies, Sobriquets, Places, First in World, Superlatives, Famous Landmarks, National Emblems of different countries, Standard Time Zone, Important Days of the year. MOST FAMOUS PEOPLE OF ALL THE TIME 69—128 GEOGRAPHY 129—186 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY: Universe ; Geomorphology; Oceanography; Atmosphere. INDIAN GEOGRAPHY: India Physiography; Drainage; Soil; Climate; Natural Vegetation; Language; Agriculture; Industry; Minerals; Energy; Census 2011. WORLD GEOGRAPHY : Language; Religion; Climate; Industry; Continents; World at a glance. HISTORY 187—222 INDIAN HISTORY : Ancient History; Medieval History; Modern History WORLD HISTORY: Ancient History; Medieval History; Modern History POLITY 223—292 INDIAN POLITY: Making of the Constitution; Salient features; List of Schedules & Important Amendments; Constitutional Framework; Constitutional Bodies; Statutory Bodies; Types & Levels of Government; Institutional Framework; Elec- tions; Political Parties & Pressure Groups; Foreign Policy; PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Nations. WORLD POLITY : Introduction; United Nations; Parliament of Different Countries. ECONOMY 293—330 Micro-Macro Economics; Public Finance; Indian Economy BUSINESS 331—344 Business Entities; Corporate Governance; Company Act 2013; Ministry Of Corporate Affairs; Balance Sheet; Sources Of Funds; Performance Of A Company; Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises; E-Commerce In India; Important Business Terms. GENERAL SCIENCE 345—426 PHYSICS: Mechanics; Properties of Matter; Heat; Sound; Optics; Electricity; Magnetism; Semiconductor Electronics. EBD_9018 CHEMISTRY: Nature of Matter; Atom; Classification of Elements; Acids, Bases and Salts; Metals and Non metals; General Organic Chemistry. BIOLOGY: Cell biology; Plant Physiology; Human Physiology; Diversity in Living Organism, Disease and Defense mechanism; Discoveries in Biology. EVERYDAY SCIENCE ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 427—454 Ecology; Environmental Issues; Endangered species, Indian Initiatives towards environmental issues; International Conventions for climate change; National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Disaster Management. ART AND CULTURE 455—468 Art Forms; Indian Painters; Indian Music; Indian Dance; Theaters and Films; Tourism; Handicrafts. SPORTS 469—480 Introduction; Famous Games; FIFA World Cup 2014; Tennis Grand Slams; ICC Cricket World Cup; IPL 2015; Indian Super League; UEFA Champions League. HEALTHCARE 481—486 Healthcare in India; National Health Programmes; Outbreak of major disease in India. COMMUNICATION, NEWS AND MEDIA 487—500 Post Office; Telecommunication; Mobile Communication; Communication Satellite; Electronics and Information Technology; Indian Road Network; Indian Railways; Metro Rail; Aviation Industry; Waterways; Ports; Newspaper. EDUCATION AND CAREER 501—512 UPSC; SSC; Banking; International Tests; Career options; Most sought after courses-Engineering, Medical, Mass Communication, Law and Business Management; UGC; AICTE; CBSE; CISCE. IT AND COMPUTERS 513—518 Indian Government Initiatives; IT & Mobile Trends. TECHNOLOGY 519—528 Top Technological Innovations; Major Technologies in all the fields. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 529—544 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS UPDATES CA-1— CA- 48 EBD_9018 PANORAMA ` Indian ` World B-4 Panorama EBD_9018 Indian Panorama INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES ` Andhra Pradesh Art & Culture: (a) Classical dance forms (Sastriya Also known as : “Rice Bowl of Nrutyam) such as Kuchipudi, India”, “Egg Bowl of Asia” Bhamakalapam, Veeranatyam; and Capital: Hyderabad folk dances such as Butta bommalu, Largest City: Visakhapatnam Tappeta Gullu, Lambadi, Dhimsa, No. Of Districts : 13 and Chindu exists in Andhra Chief Minister: Nara Chandrababu Pradesh. Naidu (b) Festivals : Sankranti, Maha Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan Shivaratri, Ugadi or the Telugu Area: 160,205sq. km(61,855 sq mi) New Year, Sri Rama Navami, Language: Telugu and Urdu Varalakshmi Vratam, Vinayaka Date of Establishment:1st October Chaviti, Dasara, Atla Tadde, 1953 Deepavali, Deepothsavam during Population: 49,386,799 the Deepavali season. Sex ratio: 992 females per 1000 males Religious places: Tirupati or Literacy Rate: 67.7% Tirumala is the richest pilgrimage Population Density(per sq km): 308 centre in the world, dedicated to the Forest Area: Total area covered by god Venkateswara; Simhachalam is the forest are 22,862 sq. km believed to be abode of the saviour- Agriculture : An exporter of many god Narasimha, who rescued Prahlada agricultural products and about 60 from abusive father Hiranyakasipu; percent of population is engaged in Srisailam is dedicated mainly to Lord agriculture and related activities. Rice Shiva and is famous as one of the is the major food crop and staple food locations of the various Jyotirlingams. of the state. Also grow wheat, jowar, Tribes: Andh, Bagata, Bhil, Chenchu, bajra, maize, minor millet, coarse Gadabas, Bodo, Nakkala, Dhulia, grain, many varieties of pulses, oil Koya, Kotia, Jatapus, Kulia, Malis, seeds, sugarcane, cotton, chilli-pepper Valmiki, Manna, Mukha, Pardhan, and tobacco. Porja. Industry: Home to firms like Cuisines: Mutton Biryani, Mirchi PepsiCo, Isuzu Motors, Cadbury Salan, Ghongpura Pickle, Korikoora India, Kellogg’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Animal: Blackback (Antilope cervicapra) Kobelco etc. Along with the largest Bird: Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) PepsiCo plant in India. Neighbouring states : Telangana ` Arunachal Pradesh in the North-West, Chhattisgarh in the north, Odisha in the North-East, Also known as: “The Orchid State Karnataka in the West, Tamil Nadu of India” or “the Paradise of the in the South and the water body of Botanists” Bay of Bengal in the East. Capital: Itanagar Panorama B-5 Largest City: Itanagar Cuisines: Chinese Cuisine & Apong No. Of Districts:19 (Local Beer) Chief Minister: Nabam Tuki Animal- Gayal (Bos frontalis) Governor: Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa Bird- Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Area: 83,743 sq. km ` Asom Language: English Date of Establishment: 20 February Capital: Dispur 1987 Largest City: Guwahati Population: 1,382,611 No. Of Districts: 32 Chief Minister: Tarun Gogoi Sex Ratio: 920 females per 1000 Governor: Padmanabha Balakrishna males Acharya 66.95% Literacy Rate: Area:78,550 sq. km Population density:17 per sq. km Language: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo Forest Area: 68045 sq. km. Date of Establishment: 1st April 1912 Agriculture:Main crops:rice, maize, Population density:397 per sq km. millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, Forest Area:26,832 sq km ginger, and oilseeds. Also ideal for Agriculture : Asom’s biggest contribution horticulture and fruit orchards. to the world is Asom tea and has its own Industry:Arts and Crafts, weaving, variety of Camellia assamica. The state cane and bamboo, carpet weaving, produces rice, rapeseed, mustard seed, jute, wood carving, ornaments, tourism potato, sweet potato, banana, papaya, areca and horticulture. nut, sugarcane and turmeric. Neighbouring States: Borders with Industry: The industries housed by the the states of Assam and Nagaland to state include a chemical fertiliser plant the south, and international borders at Namrup, petrochemical industries at with Bhutan in the west, Burma in the Namrup and Bongaigaon, Paper mills east and China in the north. at Jagiroad, Hindustan Paper Corporatio Art & Culture: Ltd. Township Area Panchgram and (a) Dance: Bardo Chham is a folk Jogighopa, sugar mills at Barua Bamun dance which depicts the victory Gaon, Chargola, Kampur, Cement plant of good over evil. at Bokajan and Badarpur, cosmetics (b) Festivals: Losar” or The New plant of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) at Year festival, is the most important Doom Dooma, etc. festival of Tawang District in Neighbouring States: Asom is surrounded Arunachal Pradesh. by six of the other Seven Sister States: Religious places: Parasuram Kunda Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, attracts lots of devotees in January Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. during the Parasuram mela Akashganga Art & Culture: Temple is also called Malinithan (a) Ankia Naat (Onkeeya Naat), a temple and associated