CULTURAL QA04-2021-03 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What are some interesting facts about the Mughalsaraijunction? A1 Sudhanshu Tuti UpdatedMarch 25 B.A.LL.B from National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi(Expected 2022) Know Mughalsarai Junction ,here are some amazing facts about it- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn, StationCode- DDU (formerly known asMughalsarai Jn.) is one of the oldest & important Junction in IndianRailways situated in Uttar Pradesh near Varanasi. It comes under East Central Railway (ECR) Zone. Mughalsarai is one of the6 division among zone. Earlier it was under Eastern Railways. Mughalsarai Junction has 8platforms. It is 7th most busiest railway junction of India, in terms of handling passenger and freight trainsper day Mughalsarai lies in core of the Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Patna route. If you visit MughalsaraiJunction on any regular day during 0000 hrs to 0300 hrs, it is most probablethat there will be at least one Rajdhani express,halted at one of the platform. If you have goodLuck ,you can spot Rajdhani expresses on each platform. :) Best time forrailfans. :D MGS also homes a separate Diesel & Electric Loco Shed. And the most spectacular, Mughalsarai has the largest railway Marshalling yard in Asia. So whenever you get an opportunity to visit this landmark junction, docome. Edit 1- It has been renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction as this was the place wherehis body was found dead. Mughalsarai Junction has an history of more than 100 years which was laiddown by Britishers during their colonial period as a important stop in Delhi- Calcutta rail route. Edit 2- Also now the name of the Division as well the Loco shed has beenrenamed to DDUCredits— @Thatpassengerguy on Instagram My note- If my memory iscorrect the Trivandrum New DelhiRajadhani express was up to this station during 1995’s Q2 What property makes liquid crystals unusual? A2 Nimisha Thakur, TuitionTeacher (2014-present) Answered March 29-2021 Because of their anisotropicstructures, liquid crystals exhibit unusual optical and electrical properties.The intermolecular forces are rather weak and can be perturbed by an appliedelectric field. Q3 What is your salary? Are you happy with it? A3 Arjun Choudhary 4-4-2021Microbiologistat Ipca Laboratories Limited (2017–present) I am arjun choudhary from Dehradun…. I am working as a microbiologist ina pharma company…from 2015.My total gross salary is 34000….Got 31500 in handafter pf and other dedaction… Yes I am happy with my salary…ihave my own house …6members in my family ..Mom papa and my wife …and two kids yash choudhary andpiku choudhary … My monthly kitchen expense is around 5000 and 3500 rs approx for milk.Myson studied in LKG class ….his fee expense 2000 rs per month My savings….around 2500 rs inmatual fund. 1500 rs in sukanya samridhi acfor my daughter… 2800 rs in pf account…by company.1000 PPF account…I am travel to Visnodevi every year…….with family…. I think money is not everything….if u live withfamily…..Earning money is not important….eating food with family is mostimportant….. My note- These QA are added to show the payments in differentorganisations and out look of thoseworking there of the present generation. Q4 What is your strangest encounter with a weird person? A4 Bhuvana Rameshwar3-4-2021.married for three decades Years back we had gone to Bannari Amman temple. This temple is near Satyamangalam in TN.It is on the NH 209, next to the road at the entrance to the ghat roads ofThimbam hills and the start of the Satyamangalam reserve forests. Bannari is a small town. We often visited this temple whenever we crossed this way or in somedistress especially with my husband's mushroom business. The goddesshere Mariamman is considered very powerful and we believed she would solve ourbusiness problems. She isfamous in both Tamil and Kanadiga folklore. Once when going there as we entered the temple we were met by many beggars. One among them was an old lady, highly deformed andshapeless. I was so scared just seeing her deformity. Even to give almsI am comfortable with only a normal looking poor person. Seeing someone highlydeformed by birth or due to some accident often spikes my adrenaline and Iavoid going to that side. This beggar lady was new tothis place as hercharacteristics, shape, hunch and deformed face with big eyes would havedefinitely reminded me of her as we were regular visitors there. But that day as I walked fromthe car park I saw this old lady.She was so different from any normal or abnormal human. I said tomyself “what if it is bannari amman herself testing us ?” I had to face her. I had to give her alms how much ever I am disturbed byher physical deformity. So Iwent near and bravely handed her some money and then went into the templecompound. After the temple visit, I was again reminded of her as we had to come outthe same way. I thought if she was the goddess, she may not bethere. As we came out and moved to the car I didn't see her. She was so deformedshe couldn't have gone far. I looked all around. All the otherbeggars were still there begging. But she had disappeared. Yes, she was nowhereto be seen. It was probably the goddess herself. My belief is always gods stand outside as beggars and test us. They don’twait for us inside the temple's holy rooms or sit decorated in flowers. Godsare everywhere. There are signs everywhere with hints for us to learn or decidewhen in a big dilemma. How many of you agree? Q5 What are the Hebrides? A5 Arthur Fisher, former Administration and Logistics, nowretired Answered March 29-2021 The Hebrides are a group ofislands of the west coast of Scotland, including Skye, Harris/Lewis and the twoUists, North and South. Theyare beautiful and very welcoming for a holiday. Q6 Why did they seal thedeepest hole on Earth? A6 Dan Gall, worked atCanadian Armed Forces (1972-1997) 4-4-2021 It got too hot for the drill bitsto continue functioning. At about 15miles down the heat is enough to boil the mud they use to cool the drill bitsand to flush away the drilling slurry.. No drill mud, no Q7 What do the Chinese think of Hindus? A7 Flora Ding UpdatedNovember 26-2021Lives in China.As a Chinese, here are some facts I know about Hinduism: 1 It’s the third largest religion in the world, but 90% of Hindus live inIndia. 2. It's one of the oldestreligions in the world, it says Rig Veda was written more than 3800 years ago. 3. 108 is a sacred number in Hinduism. In China, it’s also a auspiciousnumber. For example, in myhometown Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, there is “ 108 towers,” it says after counting all thetowers, your worries will be all gone.(the 108 towers in Ning Xia,picture from Baidu) 4. There is only one God in Hinduism, but it has many forms, 5. Hindus believe in continuescircle of life, death and reincarnation, also believes karma. 6.People’s action and thoughts play important role in current life andfuture. 7. Swastika is a symbol ofHinduism, it represents good luck. 8. Cow is considered as sacred animal, most Hindus don’t eat beef norpork, many are vegetarians. 9. Hinduism is closely relatedto Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. 10. Hindu means “dwellers by the Indus river” 11. Two famous festivals in Hinduism, Diwali and Holi, the festival ofcolours. 12. Bad karma leads to negative result while good karma brings rewards. 13. Many Hindus refuse to eat animals because animals also have souls. Just as Mahatma Gandhi said “ I’m a Hindu because it’s Hinduism which makes theworld worth living. I’m a Hindu hence I love not only human beings, but all livingbeings.” 14. For many Hindus, other religions are also seen as other paths toBrahman, so Hindus are quite tolerant. Q8 What was the recent case of running in backward direction ofJan Shatabdi Express? Was even passengers unable to pull the chain to stop thetrain? A8 Ankit Barnawal March 20-2021Studentat Doon Business School, Dehradun (2017–present) Recent case of running in backward direction of Jan Shatabdi Express The recent case of running in backward direction of Jan Shatabdi Expresswas due to cattle runover incident between Khatima andTanakpur section in Uttarakhand. The train ran 20 kilometers in reverse direction which was on its way toTanakpur in Uttarakhand from Delhi. The train stopped just short of Khatima yard safely. The train was stopped due to an accident but suddenly itstarted running towards Pilibhit due to slope and the pilots effort to stop thetrain went in vain. The train's brakes were failed due to leakage in the pressure pipe whichleft the pilots helpless to stop it and sparked panic among the passengers. The train ws stopped by putting soil and aggregates on the track betweenBanbasa and Khatima. Acommittee of three senior officers has been constituted to ascertain the causeof the incident. Action will be taken against those responsible accordingly. There were only 64 passengersin the train and all 64 passengers have been transported to Tanakpur safely bythe road. The loco pilot and the guard were suspended following the incident.No,passengers were unable to pull the chain to stop the train. Q9 Is there any experimental evidence which shows that lightcan cause electron to oscillate and produce photon? I ask this because it isoften used to explain the phenomena of slow light. A9 John Dubois 4-4-2021 Here is your experiment: look atthe sky on a sunny day. If you see blue and not black it is because sun lightis causing electrons in the air to oscillate and re-emit light by a processcalled Rayleigh scattering Q10 What is the job of a Indian railway Station Master like? A10 Shishir Chandra June 28,2020 Former Dy. Station Superintendent at Indian Railways (2017–2019) Let no one misguide you… I am giving you the clear picture of how I sufferedjust because of this job and finally decided to quit. Some Description: 1) It is not a typical government job. 2) No public holidays, no Saturday Sunday rest. You will get rest after 7days and that too in hours. On small stations you will hardly get rest (will be compensated throughovertime allowance and some useless money). 3) Training of approximately 75 days(that is the best time because afterthat life will be the worst) 4) After Training, Line training of about 40 days probably(90% in abackward village roadside Station) 5)After line training you will be posted in a remote area(90–95%)… No malls, No restaurants, No cinema halls… even lack of basic amenities over there. Evenstation masters defecate in the open space (bushes) on some stations. You will be forced to take the residential quarters on your name and thecondition of these quarters is no better than public toilets (sulabhshauchalaya) and even worse. (I am attaching the pictures) Forget public life, forgetfamily life in this job as you willget stuck in the vicious cycle of rotating shifts… Day and night. Promotions are not there.. You will only reach to the post of station superintendent (there is no difference between sm and ss inrespect of work). Choose wisely… As I end up wasting 2 years of my life and suffered likehell. About 40 percent of the station masters left the job within 1 year ofjoining. Half of them went for lower grade pay in other departments. Some of mytraining batch mates did job for oneweek and left. Those who are joining… My Bestwishes are with you. Take a printout of this answer and experience each andevery point I mentioned here.BEST OFLUCK…!! My note- This is the outlookof a person. But there are many who like the job of Station master/Assistantstation master. There arelimitations. Especially in Kerala many ladies have joined as ASM.In Kerala side condition of Railway stations are better and of quarters. Samewith Tamilnadu. Remote stations surely would have limitations. But not bad.However in North India, the case can be different, but not very bad I think. Q11 What interesting thing did you read today? A11 Azher Mohammad March 18SoftwareEngineer (2020–present) The baby gaze ? Do you know Why Do Babies Stare at You? Because they think you arebeautiful A study done by a group of university professors showed that babies oftenstare at people because they think they are attractive. In the study, babies were shown two pictures:one of a person consideredbeautiful and one of an individual who wasn’t considered attractive. Instinctually, the babies were drawnto the beautiful faces. It has nothing to do with society’s standards of beauty. Instead, itshowed that even infantsare drawn to people they found interesting to look at. So if you catch a baby staring at you -it just may be because s/he thinksthere’s something special about the way you look Q12 What is the weirdest element of the periodic table? A12 Navneeth Menon March 27-2021,Iam an aspiring to-be author. Yttrium, a rare earth element. This is the 39th element of the periodic table.It was one of the fourelements found in Ytterby, Sweden; along with Terbium, Erbium, and Ytterbium. It is stable unless you shaveit into little shaving; after that it become unstable. Even tough elemental Yttrium is never found in nature, it is found in other rare earthelements. While almost all living things have yttrium in them, it does not serve anactual purpose. So, it’s just there because…it’s there. Yttrium is a really weird element to me. Q13 Whether earth quake and volcano eruption has any relation? There are almost always earthquakes in the vicinity of an active volcano,normally of rather small sizes. That’s because the actively moving lava isbreaking rock layers in seeking out new vents on the side of the cinder coneunder very high pressures. If the magma being exuded is runny like the lava inHawaii, then there is not as much pressure, not as many quakes, as when themagma is viscous and explosive. Earthquakes happen in many placeswithout volcanos immediately about. Transverse slipping faults rarely have volcanoes. On the other hand,spreading plate boundaries are pretty much continuous volcanoes. Volcanoes also happen 30–70 kilometers on the continentalside of subduction, as the descending plate is melted and sends its morevolatile elements upward through the plates to erupt. The Cascade volcanoes arethe go-to example. All the above QA are based onQuora on 04-04 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. 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