CULTURAL QA02-2021-10 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Which country is without a river in its land? A1 Marius Mindfull UpdatedFebruary 1-2021 A significant number ofcountries do not have any river, most of these are desert countries (like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia)and micro states (likeMalta and Monaco). Still it is quite impressive how such massive countries like Saudi Arabia(2,149,690 km2) have not rivers and still manage to get enough water for theirentire population (33,000,000 people). Today about 50% of drinkingwater in Saudi Arabia comes from desalination, 40% from the mining of non-renewable groundwater and only 10% from surfacewater in the mountainous southwest of the country.The government of Saud storesthe water underground with the help of aquifers. Full list of countries withoutrivers: Bahamas Bahrain Comoros Kiribati Kuwait Maldives Malta MarshallIslands Monaco Nauru Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Tuvalu United Arab Emirates Vatican City Yemen Q2 How many wives did Duryodhana have? A2 Varada Amonkar According to Vyasa Mahabharata, Duryodhana went to swayamwara of royal maiden of Kalinga,who was fairest lady of all as mentioned within Mahabharata who was verybeautiful. WhenBhanumati walked past him, thus rejecting Duryodhana within his swayamwara,he could not taste defeat and abducts her with help of Karna. Karna tackles with otherkings present there while Duryodhana takes that beautiful lady withinHastinapura. “After all those kings had taken their seats, Oh Bharata, that maidenentered that arena, accompanied by her nurse and guard of eunuchs. Whilst beinginformed of names of kings (as she made her round), that maiden of fairestcomplexion passed by son of Dhritarashtra (as she had passed others beforehim). Duryodhana,however, of Kuru's race, could not tolerate that rejection of himself.Disregarding all the kings, he commanded maiden to stop. Intoxicated with prideof energy, and relying upon Bhishma and Drona, king Duryodhana, taking up that maiden on his car,abducted her with force.” -Vyasa Mahabharata. Duryodhana marries her within Hastinapura. Her name is not given withinMahabharata but she ispopularly known to be Bhanumati through folk tales. Swayamwara ofDuryodhana's wife was described within Shanti Parva of Mahabharata when heabducts her with help of Karna and within Stri Parva when she is describedwithin two verses. Q3 Why is salt water more dense than fresh water and sugarwater? A3 Rohith S, studied at11std Student 9-2-2021 Why means salt waters contains salt or sodium Chloride. Fresh water maycontains small levels of salt. So, salt waters has got high density. Do you know? Real purewater not do pass on electricity. Sugar water contains energy and solutions and salts. It's cure forstomach ache.It has also got higher dencity. Q4 Which oil is best for Indian cooking? A4 Rohan Monga 9-2-2021Healthand Fitness Writer Cooking oil is an integral part of cooking food in the Indian traditionwhere it is difficult to imagine cooking our food without any oil.As oil orcooking medium is important and essential for food to cook and enhance nutrition assimilation andtaste. Thus these are the best oils/cooking medium you can use which are healthyand affordable. 1.Cold pressed groundnut oil One of the most consumed oils in the north region of India(around Gujratand Rajasthan as it is densely grown over there), groundnut(peanuts) oils is agreat source of unsaturated fats which is good for your body, also adds greattaste and texture to your food, which is you just cannot imagine making Poha without groundnut oil. It also has a higher smoking point of around 232 °C, which is a goodthing for cooking. Just make sure that you don't use any kind of refined oils asthe nutrition value left in refined oils is absolutely nothing. NOTE- Tamilnadu also use ground nut oil for 75% of the cooking needs. 2.Musturd oil Again a good option as an oil for cooking just makes sure to use mustardoil where it blends well with the food that you are making with, although it is a great oil that youcan use in your daily cooking needs.Mustard oil also has a smoking pointof 249 °C, which is best according to Indian cooking. 3. Cold Pressed coconut oil Cold-pressed coconut oil is oneof the best cooking oil and my personal favourite oil as well as you can use it for a variety of purpose, like cooking food,oil pulling, oiling your hair and body(which is great as coconut oil is rich inlauric acids and medium-chain fatty acids) and in baking as well, which is whycoconut oil can be used for various purposes. Also, you won't see a big difference in taste which iscooked in coconut oil. Apart from its uses coconut oil has endlessbenefits for your body, from heart health to skin and hair health. Also, coconut oil also has a high smoking point, which is again good forcooking food.Just make sure that you use cold-pressed coconut oil . NOTE- Kerala usescoconut oil for 95%of cooking needs . 4. Desi ghee Another my personal favorite cooking medium is desi ghee, as it is one ofthe best fat sources that anyone can consume, also desi ghee has the highest smoking point comparedto other oils. Desi ghee is a bit expensive, which is why not a wide population use desighee for cooking but again if you can afford desi ghee for cooking, it is the bestmedium to cook your food, just make sure that you don't overuse it, use it according to whatfood requires and in moderation. Again if you can’t use it for cooking the best you can use desi ghee isto top your food with.I personally use desi ghee and cold-pressed coconut oilin most of my food. Therefore these are the best cooking oils that you can use to cook yourfood which offers the best health benefits. The only thing that you should take care of is to notconsume any refined or so-called healthy and cholesterol-free marketed oils as I said thenutritional value is opposite to what they claim. Q5 What are the good and bad health effects of coffee? A5 Promoted by MFine December 24-2020 Caffeine definitely has goodand bad effects on your body.Talking about some good, when taken in moderation, caffeine consumptioncan help you with the following: Getting you energized-Helping you burn some fat Lower your risk of type 2diabetes It may help in preventing dementia It may reduce your risk of developing certain types of cancer It can help boost good liverhealth That being said, though caffeine can charge you up at a quick pace, itcan also induce fatigue problems later in your day. It leaves an impact from thebrain to the bowel. Caffeinehits your brain and bloodstream immediately after consumption as itstraightaway acts as a stimulant with the release of adrenaline and boosts yourenergy levels. It also increases your alertness which compiling with the above effectsmakes you feel super energetic and fresh after your morning cup of coffee. Caffeine is capable enough to stay in your body for long hours. It actually takes around 6 longhours to reduce the retention of caffeine in your body by just 50%, butit still happens to vary from person to person. Caffeine, as it boosts the‘feel-good’ chemical, dopamine inyour body, it happens to affect the pleasure centres in your body. Caffeine can work as a catalystto create insomnia or boost pre-existing insomnia. Therefore, when you consume coffee later in the day, it so happens todisturb your sleep pattern for the night. Caffeine definitely stimulatesbowel movement. We all have the experience to rush to reach our washrooms afterdrinking a cup of coffee assome studies suggest that it has a direct impact on your colonic muscles whichleads to contractions and hence bowel movements. Higher doses of caffeine can surely impact yourmental health as it triggers nervousness and anxiousness. Caffeine is known to stimulate hormonal responses in the body, a rush ofadrenaline and dopamine discharge which nevertheless increases the heart rate and high blood pressure. Though some become tolerant to these fluctuations over time, someexperience the downfall. Italso causes an impact on your appetite. A loss of interest to grab something toeat. Q5 What are interesting facts about human blood? A5 Rohit Virmani 13-2-2021Hereare some facts about human blood that most of us don't know: Unique facts: It would take 1,120,000 mosquitoes to drain all the blood of an adulthuman. To circulate blood, the heart creates such pressure that it can release ablood flow of 9 meters high. A human being can live withouta pulse. In 2012, doctorsinstalled a device in the body of Craig Lewis, 55, that allows blood to flowthroughout his body without a pulse. Stan Larkin lived 555 dayswithout a heart, waiting for atransplant. His own heart was replaced by a device that Stain used to carry inhis backpack. He could even play basketball. The amount of blood that passes through the circulating body in 25 daysis roughly equal to a medium-sized pool. A person can lose 40% of hisblood and stay alive. Of course,a timely blood transfusion is necessary. 21% of all heart attacks occur onMondays. A second peak occurs on Friday. Our heart rate influences our mood. To reduce the risk of heart attack, you need to wake up slowly in themorning and reduce the intensity of evening workouts. Coconut water is able to replaceblood plasma thanks to their similar compositions. Blood groups can be grounds for divorce. Couples who decide to divorce usually have such combinations: A+AB orA+O. Blood type has an impact on ourhealth. Type O people are not prone tocardiovascular disease, but they are more likely to develop skin cancer orobesity. People with type A should payattention to the level ofcholesterol in their blood. They are at risk of developing coronary arterydisease. People with type B shouldremember that they are prone to diabetes and pancreaticcancer. People with AB-type blood shouldtake care of their memory andconcentration, as the risk of cognitive impairment in AB people is 82% higherthan in other types. Q7 How does a TV dish get the signal from the satellite? A7 Ian Lang Updated January23-2021 Leading Technician The satellite (or more usuallya bank thereof) is situated in an orbit about 22,000 miles, or 36,000 km for those who like to count in tens, up. At this point the orbit of the satellite matches that of the Earth, andso for all practical intents and purposes it occupies thesame place in the sky constantly when viewed from the ground. It sends out radio waves. Typically satellites will operate either in theC band (3.7 to 4.2 GHz) or the Ku band (12 to 18 GHz). The reason we have two is because of the characteristics of each. The Cband is highly susceptible to ground fade but not rain. The Ku band is highlysusceptible to rain fade but not ground. Consequentlywhere there are densely populated areas where it doesn’t rain much, Ku isbetter. In remoterareas where you may get a monsoon, C band is a better choice. Because radio waves follow aninverse square law, by the time it gets down to this rock it’s very weak. Tocombat this we use a parabolic dish: Parabolas are interesting whenthey are used to collect waves of anything because what they do is collect the wave front and focus it at one point: At that point we put alow-noise block convertor (LNB). The LNB collects the lot. It’s often poweredto amplify and convert the signals to an intermediatefrequency between 950–1,950 MHz. It’s then fed down coaxial cables to the satellite box. These signals are modulated with digital information these days. Theymost probably will be OFDM; QPSK (DVB-S); they broadcast a lot of sound and audio for multiplechannels on the same frequency, as a multiplex (MUX). This is why sometimes you may get some channels perfectly but notothers. Decoding is done in the box using a bewildering series of transforms.It’s then turned into sound and picture information for whichever channel youare watching and sent to the TV by whatever connection you’re using (SCART atone time and now more likely HDMI). This is a complicated mixture of both software and hardware andthere’s about a zillion things that can go wrong. Sky boxes also use theinternet for certain features, adding more complications. Q8 What are some less known facts about pyramids? A8 Kevin Flint August 24,2015, 2020-Ancient History · Political scientist and occasional historian. One fact most people don't knowis that the largest pyramid in the world is not the Great Pyramid of Giza inEgypt, but the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico. And the third largest pyramid in the world is thePyramid of the Sun, also in Mexico. And unlike the EgyptianPyramids, Mesoamerican pyramids were built as temples and meant to be climbed, with massive staircases going up them. If youvisit (and you're in good shape) you can ascend to the top of the Pyramid ofthe Sun or explore some of the tunnels excavated under Cholula. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 13-2-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 14-2-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1492935638.405916.1613272164814%40mail.yahoo.com.
