BGS, BSGS Bachelor of General Studies Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Lake eutrophication is a risk. → when there is excess phosphorus.
2. When one population is dependent on the advantages provided by another population in order to live, the connection is known as: → mutualism
3. What does a positive correlation between two variables indicate? → As one variable increases, the other also tends to increase
4. What type of market structure is characterized by one seller controlling the entire supply of a product? → Monopoly
5. What does 'IQ' stand for and what does it measure? → Intelligence Quotient; a score reflecting cognitive abilities relative to peers
6. Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative primarily directs individuals to: → Act only according to principles you could will to be universal laws
7. Where in the chloroplast do the "dark" processes of photosynthesis occur? → stroma.
8. What is 'social conformity' as studied in psychology? → The tendency to change one's behavior or beliefs to match the norms of a group
9. Who authored a book that examined civilization from 1780 to 1950? → Raymond Williams
10. What is 'framing' in the context of media studies? → The way media presents information to influence how audiences interpret it
11. The Constitution of India's Preamble was amended to include the word "Secular" by → Forty-Second Amendment Act
12. The philosophical problem of the 'mind-body problem' concerns: → How mental states relate to physical brain states
13. The _________ was painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. → The Effects of Good Government
14. The tool that performs the conversion of analog to digital signals in a data communication network is known as the . → Modem
15. Which of the following statements regarding the Constitution's amendment under Article 368 is untrue? → In case of disagreement between the Houses joint sitting may be called
16. In a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean? → 68%
17. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle? → Length × Width
18. Software that was downloaded without a license is referred to be . → Pirated
19. The author of Das Kapital? → Karl Marx
20. What is a 'hypothesis' in statistical testing? → A testable statement or prediction about a population parameter
21. What is the order of operations remembered by the acronym PEMDAS? → Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
22. How does niacin help to maintain? → normal nerve functioning
23. The cause of etiolation in plants is: → insufficient light.
24. Which writing style is used in journalism to place the most important information at the beginning of an article? → Inverted Pyramid
25. Which philosophical position holds that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual in nature? → Idealism
26. Does relativism serve as a prescriptive or a descriptive theory? → Descriptive
27. Which clause in the Constitution mandates that the Union must make sure that every State's government is operating in conformity with its rules? → Article 355
28. Among the above, which one could be a social text? Check off everything that applies. → A newspaper article
29. What does 'empathy' mean in the context of interpersonal behavior? → The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person
30. What type of unemployment occurs when workers are between jobs or searching for better positions? → Frictional Unemployment