SSC Selection Post Paper Review

Jun 25, 2024

Lecture Notes: SSC Selection Post Paper Review

Introduction

  • Early morning session due to yesterday's SSC Selection Post exam
  • Review will help candidates for upcoming Selection Post exams and other competitive exams like CPO and CHSL
  • Mention of morning tea humorously

Topics Covered

Bahu Mela

  • State: Jammu and Kashmir (Winter Capital: Jammu), celebrated in the Kali Temple

Sher Shah Suri

  • Defeated Humayun: In the battles of Chausa (1539) and Kannauj/Bilgram (1540)
  • Sher Shah Suri Marg: NH1, connects places (original name: Farid Khan, tomb in Sasaram, Bihar)
  • Grand Trunk Road: Major road constructed by Sher Shah Suri
  • Sex Ratio: Definition asked; current ratio (India): 943 (2011 census)

Sex Ratio and Females per 1000 Males

  • Sex Ratio in India: Increased from 933 (2001) to 943 (2011)
  • Highest Sex Ratio: Kerala (1084)
  • Lowest Sex Ratio: Haryana (879)

Vice Chief of Air Force

  • Current Vice Chief: Amarpreet Singh (AP Singh); appointed on February 1, 2023

Magnetite Distribution

  • State with Maximum Magnetite: Karnataka (more than 60%), especially in Bellary and Chitradurga

Article 112: Budget Presentation

  • Constitutional Mention: President lays the annual financial statement before both houses of Parliament
  • Presented by: Finance Minister (currently Nirmala Sitharaman)

Article 20: Protection in Certain Offenses

  • Clauses: No ex post facto law, no double jeopardy, no self-incrimination

Ilbert Bill Controversy

  • Year: 1883, introduced under Viceroy Lord Ripon
  • Significance: Exposed British hypocrisy; immediate cause for the formation of the Indian National Congress

Birth and Death Registration

  • Responsible Authority: Registrar

Continental Shelf

  • Definition: Part of the ocean floor, max incline 1-degrees
  • Widest Shelf: Siberian Shelf

Body Mass Index (BMI)

  • Formula: BMI = weight in kg / height in meters squared

Barabar Caves and Ashoka Pillar

  • Barabar Caves: Located in Bihar
  • Associated figures: Lomasa Rishi Caves (Vaishnavism dedication by Mauryas)

Economic and General Questions

  • First South Asian Games: Kathmandu, Nepal, 1984
  • Article 23: Prohibition of human trafficking and forced labor

Conclusion

  • Examination Strategy: Focus on revision, understanding key historical, geographical, political concepts, and scientific principles for SSC CPO and CHSL
  • Acknowledgements: Thanks to participants, reminding about the next review and upcoming strategy session for SSC CGL preparation