CULTURAL QA 08-2021-15 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 DoIndian doctors regret becoming doctors? A1 Amatya Meenati Former teacher ofMount Carmel School Updated August 4 I can’t say aboutothers but one of my friends working in Medanta hospital Gurgaon was literallycrying while talking to me yesterday . I had called herafter taking vaccination just to discuss post care after vaccination . I tookmy shot on Sunday . She has alsoreceived prime minister ‘s appreciation certificate as front line dedicatedworker . When Icongratulated her …….. she burst out . I was heartbroken …… She said first timeshe is regretting for becoming a doctor . She said she doesn’t mind wearing PPEkits and working for straight fifteen hours but she gets disturbed by thebehaviour of some people. She has to seeevery day hundred shades of human behaviours …………. She has seenpregnant wife left by her husband when he came to know about her being Covidpositive . She has seen peoplenot claiming their relatives dead bodies. She has also seenpeople loosing all their properties in saving their dear ones lives . She was saying shehas seen the different shades of human characters in these last two years whatshe had not seen in previous thirty years of working career . She said she isemotionally exhausted now . She can’t take the mental trauma anymore . No onehad thought that this pandemic would never end . It’s going on and on . It’sheart breaking. I said …… inchocking voice . Be brave …… This shall too pass . Had the peoplebeing little vigilant and aware of the severity of the pandemic country wouldnot have suffered so much and we would have not lost lakhs of lives . I was listening toher helplessly . And wondering when would our people be literate enough tounderstand the severity of the virus . Q2 Howdo I clean water without a RO or filter and make sure it's safe to drink? A2 Gaurav Answered February 6, 2019 RO(Reverse Osmosis)is one of the process to treat water. There are manyprocess which is use for water treatment, but selection of process is based ontwo parameters, feed water quality or Source of water (initial water) andrequired water quality (final water after treatment). There are mainlytwo sources of water, Group Water and Surface Water othet than rain harvesting.Ground water is present below surface like underground water, and Surface wateris present above surface. There are mainlythree type of impurities present in water and their respective three process iscarried out for removal of there impurities. These are : Physical Impurities Chemical Impurities Biological Impurities Physical Impuritiespresent in water like sand, small stone, clay, colour, odour, etc. These areCombined called as Total Suspended Solid (TSS). Chemical impuritiespresent in water like Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Carbonate, Bicarbonate,Sulfate, Nitration, etc. These are Combined called as Total Dissolved Solid(TDS). It is responsible of electrical conductivity of water. BiologicalImpurities present in water like algae, microorganisms,E-Coli, bacteria, etc. For removal ofthese Impurities, three process is used for removal of these Impurities : Physical Process Chemical Process Biological Processes Physical Processlike Sedimentation, Screen, Pressure filter, Carbon filter. Chemical Processlike Removal of Ions. Removal of Ions is done by, Softner, Demineralisation,Gasification, Reverse Osmosis, Coagulation, Flocculation, etc. Biologicalprocesses like Chlorination, UV, Sterilization, etc. So back to yourquestion, you have mentioned water to be used in drinking purpose. So, theprocess used is only based on your feed water quality because for drinkingwater parameters is fixed by Beuro of India Standard (BIS). https://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/indian_standard_for_drinking_water_as_per_bis_specifications_2010.pdf Conclusion : Ifyour feed water is too good than you can drink it only after boiling, but ifyour water is too bad which contain large quality of physical, chemical andbiological Impurities then you require a specific process of series of processto achieve required water quality. Generally DomesticRO system contain, Sand Filter (Removal Small, Sand, Clay), Carbon Filter(Remove Colour, Odour) and RO Membrane (To reduce TDS). But it can very bycompanies and their model. Attention : I haveobserved many Household RO water TDS is too low, which can create too manyproblems. Because after a time our body become lean in mineral because theywere absorbed by drinking too TDS water. So please avoid using too low TDSWater. Be Healthy, Be Happy. Q3 Whydo Indians dry their clothes on their balconies or terraces instead of dryingthem in the dryer of the washing machine? A3 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher,Fri India is a hotcountry except for the cold hill stations and during the rainy seasons. So awashing machine with just a spinner is enough for us. In many houses they don'teven have a washing machine as we have maids doing the washing. Some placeswith water shortage find washing machines taking lots of water. Hence theyavoid buying one. So after the maidwashes the clothes or after using the spinner if using a machine , a littlemoisture is left in the washed clothes. These we dry in sunlight, or in abreezy place like in our balconies or in the terrace. The sunlight, wind givesthe clothes a freshness that isn't got by a drier. The smell of washed andsundried clothes is something to felt, it cannot be explained. A fresh blanket, apair of sun - dried pillow covers give good sleep too. Sun drying also killsbacteria and other germs. Baby clothes, kitchen towels especially should bedried in sunlight to make them germ - free. P. S. The worldrecommends everybody to use solar energy to produce electricity, saveelectricity ; we Indians usesolar energy to save power, which may otherwise get used for drying clothesusing a washing machine dryer. Q4 Howdid cavemen deal with periods? A4 Claire JordanDegree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Wed In a state ofnature women would very rarely menstruate, except the first time. Most womenwould get pregnant as soon as they had been through puberty, and then theywould breast-feed on demand round the clock (which suppresses ovulation) forabout four years, then get pregnant again. Q5 Ihave a bank FD with an ROI of 6.25%. I need to take a home loan of the sameamount. What is good, break the FD or take a house loan at 6.75% ROI? A5 Prasanna BhaleraoTechnology geek,Amateur Photographer, History enthusiast 6h ago There is no right answer or wrong answer. The main advantageof the loan are: It gives you money when you don’t have it;even if you have it, it keeps your liquidity intact. Rebuilding liquidity is a slowprocess. Home loan qualifies for a taxrebate. The disadvantages are: Where there is aloan, there is an interest to pay If you exceed 22years on repayment, the interest will be more than the loan principal atcurrent rates of 6.75%~7%. On the whole, goingfor a loan is better if the job is fairly stable. You can invest your liquidcash in market-linked investments and earn much more than 6.25%. Not only thatlong term capital gains are much more efficient than paying regular income taxon bank FDs. But that is your choice. Q6 Whyis refined wheat flour (maida) so unhealthy? A6 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher,Updated Fri Maida, refinedwheat flour is made from the soft, tasty endosperm of wheat grain. That is whyit is a so soft to touch and gluten firms stretchy network to give elasticityin the dough. It doesn't haveother parts of the wheat grain so has no fibre, vitamin B and iron. Sobasically it is nutrient deficient but has lots starch good for some oneneeding to put on some weight urgently . Wheat flour ishealthy as it is made from gri ding whole wheat grains , hence it has huskbran, germ and endosperm.. All three parts are there. Maida is alsochemically bleached to give its white colour. What happens if somebody take foods made of maida formany months or years? They put onunhealthy weight, they become obese, They get affectedby obesity, life style related.. type 2 diabetes. Body sugar is wasted in bloodand urine. They have highercholesterol levels in their blood, a good cause for blocked arteries, leadingto BP and heart problems. Maida is notoriousfor causing constipation and piles sometines leading to colon cancer . This iscommon in people with long hours of sitting jobs like IT, bank, offices and inlorry drivers. Most people eatmaida unknowingly in bakery foods like cakes, pizza, doughnuts, samosas, whitebread, buns, noodles, maida paranthas, naans, parotta, bhutara etc. P. S. Rava orsemolina is equally bad as it is nothing but maida but in a coarser form,without bleaching . Rava is also devoid of wheat outer cover fibre, vitamin Band iron. Common food items made of rava or semolina are upma, rava pongal,sooji halwa, rava dosa, rava sweets, porridge, khara bhath and kheer. Q7 Whichmetal vessel is best for boiling water for drinking? A7 Saurav Singh Chahar, formerMechanical Engineering Answered Thu Stainless steel isnon-reactive, hypo-allergenic, tough, stainless, and inexpensive. It does notdissolve in water and does not impart any taste to the water. It conducts heatbetter than glass and is easier to clean than glass. Aluminum, stainless steel,and cast iron are all good. 2ND ANSWER- Ritwik Sunny, former CustomerSupport Executive at Ashok LeylandAnswered Thu It is safe to boilwater in a stainless steel pot. Of all the cookware out there, stainless steelis one of the safest. It has both a higher melting point and higher thermalmass, so it safely heats to the 212 degrees F needed to boil water. T-Falstainless steel cookware is heavy duty and a leader in the industry Q8 Aremales a mutation of females? That's what someone on Quora said. A8 Claire Jordan Degree in biologyand folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Updated Fri Not precisely. Butall mammalian embryoes start out as female, then develop male characteristics(assuming they have the SRY gene) quite late in embryological development. Q9 Whyare tools heated before fixing wooden handles? A9 3AnswersGary Duvall, Self Owned (1990-present)AnsweredThu Metal tools areheated to expend the opening where the handle is inserted . once heated, thehandle is inserted and the metal contracts to make a tight fit keeps the headfrom flying off and punching through the windshield. 2ND ANSWER- Arun Kumar, Owner at JainLaminates (2003-present)Answered Thu The iron blade ofsoil digging tools has a ring in which the wooden handle is fixed. ... To fixthe handle, the ring is heated and it becomes slightly larger in size(expands). Therefore, the handle easily fits into the ring 3RD ANSWER- Viki Choudhury, BS in Chemistryfrom Rabindranath Tagore University Answered Thu The iron blade ofsoil digging tools has a ring in which the wooden handle is fixed. To fix thehandle, the ring is heated and it becomes slightly larger in size (expands).Therefore, the handle easily fits into the ring. When the ring cools down, itcontracts and fits tightly on to the handle. Metal tools are heated to expendthe opening where the handle is inserted, once heated, the handle is insertedand the metal contracts to make a tight fit keeps the head from flying off andpunching through the windshield. Q10 Whydo birds and planes not fly above the Jagannath Temple of Puri? A10 Shaunak Bhattachharje Visited 16Indian States | 7 Countries | 3 Union Territories July 15 There are many suchmyths that were started by the priests at the Jagannath Temple and have beencirculating in society. All of them, including these two, are, however, fake.To stick to this question, I will just share the facts regarding these twoclaims in the hope of clearing some of the superstitions. Firstly, you mighthear that planes cannot fly above the Jagannath Temple. The reason is thatplanes follow a route, they do not just fly anywhere in the sky and there areno flying routes that go above the temple. Plus, the airspace above the templehas been declared as a ‘No Fly Zone’. However, that has nothing to do with themyth, if someone wanted, they can easily fly over the temple. For example, thishelicopter flew above the temple and you can fly your drones too! Secondly, the mythabout birds. If you have been to the temple at Puri, you will know that thetemple is a safe haven for pigeons and monkeys. The walls of the temple areflocked with pigeons and they always flying over the temple. The reason I saythis is because I have been to the temple twice in recent times. Not just birdsbut monkeys too jump over the temple structures. Here you can see a few birdsflying near the main temple’s dome. There are many suchmyths like the flag flying in an opposite direction to the temple which isabsolutely wrong. Then it is said that the temple doesn't cast any shadows butyou will find the priests resting under the shadows cast by the walls of thetemple only. Each and every rumour has been busted, these are only spread toattract more blind followers to the temple. 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