USAGE OF SALT IN DIET - IMPORTANCE & PRECAUTIONS – GENERAL - HEALTH

Salt is added to food to help preserve it for a longer period of time, salt also helps in regulating the bacterial growth in the food, but it is said that too much of salt in the diet is known to cause various health problems. With increase in the amount of salt in the daily diet, the risk of high blood pressure, stroke, obesity etc increases as a person grows older. It was often told that too much salt is bad for health, but smaller amounts of salts in the diet are not good for health either.

Salt contains mineral sodium; this mineral is very helpful in regulating the body’s metabolism. This element helps the cells retain water, it also helps in regulating the electrical impulses that are cause in the nervous system of the body, sodium also regulates the digestive juices produced in the digestive system, this helps the body from eating up itself; and it also helps the body absorbing nutrients that the body requires for performing its metabolic activities.  Sodium is a vital element that keeps the muscles from cramping up, and it also helps protect the body from seizures. Low sodium levels in the body can cause water intoxication, this condition is also known as hypothermia, symptoms include nausea, weakness and muscle cramps. Sodium deficiency causes low blood pressure which may cause seizure and also may lead to coma and in extreme cases death. Thus, it is important to check the amount of salt one is consuming in their diet. An optimum amount of daily salt intake would be one table spoon per day. Since seasoning food with salt can lead to risk of consuming excess salt, it’s recommended to consume food products that contain natural salt. Since the human body doesn’t recognise artificial salt, food items that are rich in natural salts should be included in the diet. These food items reduce the risk of health problems caused due sodium deficiency.

                                                                         

Apart from the salts that contain sodium it is also necessary to include salts that contain elements such as iodine, phosphorus, chlorine, calcium and sulphur in the diet, to help body perform its metabolic activities, these elements also help in reducing future risks of stroke, obesity, hypothermia etc.  Fruits, vegetables and whole grains should be included in the daily diet as they contain these minerals and can help regulate body salt level in a natural way. It is also necessary to use natural salts such as sea salt, rock salt, black salt etc, to help regulate salt levels in body for healthy living. Thus salt is also a necessary element that helps an individual lead a healthy life. Too much or too little salt content in the body may lead to various health issues, thus it is important to identify right amount of salt requirements for the body and it should not be eliminated from daily diet.

METEOROLOGY – EDUCATIONAL – (SCHOOL/COLLEGE)

Meteorology is the "science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions". Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, and clearness or cloudiness. Weather is impacted by things we can’t see like wind, solar radiation, humidity and air pressure. Weather affects everyone in some way, but it definitely has a big impact on people that work in or with weather conditions. Pilots, construction workers, farmers and bus drivers are all really affected by weather. There is a blanket of air that surrounds the earth that is about 15 miles thick. This blanket is called atmosphere. All of our weather happens in the bottom layer of the atmosphere, called the troposphere, which is six to ten miles thick. All of our weather comes from basically two things: the sun and the moisture in the air. These two works together to form clouds which make rain and thunderstorms. These weather conditions cause winds to blow. The wind blows because air has weight. The sun is the engine that drives the motion of water in our atmosphere. This movement of water is called the “water cycle”, which is also known as the “hydro-logic cycle”. It involves the continuous circulation of water in the atmosphere through evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and runoff.

No one is exactly sure why lightning occurs, but scientists believe water droplets and ice particles bang together in the cloud, helping to build up positive and negative electrical charges. Electricity flows between the charges, which results in a flash of electricity known as lightning, which heats the air around it. The heat causes the air to expand with an explosive force, resulting in a loud sonic boom we call thunder. The air in the core of a lightning bolt is heated to as much as 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That temperature is about six times hotter than the surface of the sun! People once looked to plants and animals for hints about the weather. Before it rains cows lie down, pine cones open up, frogs croak at a faster pace, ants form a line, and sheep's wool uncurls. Before technology, folks also made forecasts by studying the clouds.

A daily weather forecast involves the work of thousands of observers and meteorologists all over the world, and the work of thousands of machines. Modern computers make forecasts more accurate than ever, and weather satellites orbiting the earth take photographs of clouds from space. Weather forecasts made for 12 and 24 hours are typically quite accurate. Many devices help to measure the weather. A thermometer measures temperature, while a barometer measures air pressure. A rain gauge is used to measure precipitation, and an anemometer measures wind speed. Satellites take pictures of clouds from space. Radar shows where and how much rain is falling, while computers import and export data for the meteorologists examine.

BANK EXAMINATIONS :: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS :: SET - 3

*	In Banking terminology, loans & advances are considered as "Assets".
*	In the era of "Globalisation", of business, M & A is called as "Mergers & Acquisitions".
*	MIS means "Management Information System".
*	The "Balance Sheet" of an organisation gives "information regarding the financial position as on a particular date".
*	The term ESOP means "Employees Stock Option Plan".
*	Backup means "protecting data by copying it from the original source to a different destination".
*	Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a "Network".
*	"Unsolicited e-mail" means "spam".
*	"Hypertext Markup Language" is used to write Webpage.
*	The first computers were programmed using "Machine Language".
*	"Booting" is a process that checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly.
*	A "Prospect" means "a customer who is likely to be interested in Bank's Product or Service".
*	The "Traditional Marketing" style involves "Direct Marketing".
*	The "Modern" methods of marketing include publicity on the net, telemarketing, advertisement on the net & soliciting business through e-mails.
*	Cross-Selling includes identifying customer needs, matching the products to customer needs, convincing the customers of product benefits and responding to questions and objections of customers.
*	The term "Innovation" means "Implementing new ideas or methods".
*	A true marketing mindset requires "active mindset".
*	"Sales Forecasting" involves "Sales Planning", "Sales Pricing", "Distribution Channels" & "Customer Interests".
*	The term "Motivation" means "Inspiring employees to perform better".
*	A "Target Market" is that which consists of customers, who need the identified product.
*	A "Market Research" is needed for deciding the market area, deciding the right product to be sold, making proper marketing decisions and deciding right time to sell.
*	"World No Tobacco Day" is observed on 31st, May.
*	The "Upper House of Indian Parliament" is known as "The Rajya Sabha".
*	Chinese Parliament is known as "National People's Congress".
*	The Chairperson of the Lok Sabha is designated as "Speaker".
*	Marketing Plan helps in "Better Results".
*	"Market Information" means Knowledge of customer profile and product mix.
*	An "Operating System" is "a Collection of programs that controls how your computer system runs and processes information".
*	The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called as "Cursor".