CULTURAL QA04-2021-15 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Why do ostriches burytheir heads under the sand? A1 Serge Elia November 20,2018 Animal lover The most common myth concerning ostriches is that these birds bury their headsunder the sand whenever danger is on the prowl. In reality, thisisn’t true, because ostriches do not bury their heads underground whenthreatened; instead, they will readily defend themselves and protect theirchicks. Sure enough, the world’sbiggest and fastest bird can become aggressive if threatened. For that matter, it has long, dagger-like claws atthe end of its long feet – as such, one kick can inflict a serious amount ofdamage. Which is why it’salways advisable never to try provoking an ostrich. However, the myth does come from a true fact: when nesting, a female ostrich will dig shallow holesin the ground, so as to use them as nests for her eggs. In the process, she uses her beak toturn her eggs several times each day. In fact, from a distance, an ostrich leaning into a hole could easilylook like it’s burying its head in the sand! And that is what probably led tothe common myth. But still, despite their comicalappearance, ostriches are not cowards; they are dangerous birds that will never relent towards anything thatthreatens their lives or that of their young. It’s always wise never to mess with ostriches. Q2 Is revenge everjustified? A2 Aryan Kapoor 22h ago Livesin Rajasthan, India When I was in 7th class, Ichanged my school. Every teacher ofmy class was good except the maths teacher! Due to his terrible teaching, Ilost all my interest in maths and got only 40 marks in the exams. It was the lowest in my class. While announcing my marks, hesaid this, “Aryan has got the highest marks in the class in maths…………….. from thebottom!” And the entire class started laughing. I felt so humiliated. When I came in 8th class, ourmaths teacher changed and his name was Kshitiz sir(changed). Now, Kshitiz sir was awesome and taught maths in a very creative way. Itwas because of him that my interest in maths got re-ignited. I worked hard toimprove my marks in maths. When the results of final exams were declared, you know how many marks Igot in maths? A perfect 100! We had a total of 3 sections and I was the only one who scored a perfect100! Kshitiz sircongratulated me for this amazing feat personally on result day in front ofthat soul sucking 7th class maths teacher of mine. The expression onhis face was priceless! My revenge for his mockery was finally taken.This wasthe time for me when the revenge was worth it. My note- There is teacherstraining, BEd and MEd etc giving guide lines for teaching depend on the class When I joined the training centreI was directed to onefortnight training. We had to deal with trainees aged and well matured andfresh from engineering colleges. Q3 What is life like aftergetting a government job? A3 Ishant Sharma Updated19h ago Works at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh (PGIMER) (2020–present) I joined government sector on30 January 2021. Life has changed since then. Respect: People around youstart respecting you a little bitmore. They value your presence and you have a say in day to day talks. Youropinion matters now. Your social status reaches new heights. Financial independence: You arefinancially Independentnow. It's not a daunting task to order something online or offline. Justconsider your budget and you are free to make a move. Sense of security: There is asense of security as well asaccomplishment. Government job has a sense of security attached to it bydefault. If you do your work diligently, it's a cake walk. Sense of accomplishment: Yourhard work and patiencehas paid off. This gives you a sense of achievement and eventually adds to yourself respect. Discipline: You need to adhereto punctuality and discipline.A sense of responsibility is there. You have a proper routine now. There's atime constraint. It needs to be managed well. Pressure for marriage: Parentswant to see you settled.This is the ultimate goal of their life now. Backup for bigger plans: Agovernment job can act as abackup for bigger goals. You can prepare for UPSC and other BIG exams withoutany worry of financial support. Q4 What are some mindblowing facts about the Medieval era? A4 Rose Walker June 13,2020 This is subjective. Different people are interested in different facts. Here are some that I think areinteresting. Bathing and washing in generalwas apparently more common than somepeople think. They even had bathhouses where you could get a meal and maybesome fun times with a prostitute. Most castles were much smallerthan some would assume, andoften simpler in shape. Some castles were made of wood. Most peasants tended to eatvery well, unless there was afamine. But usually they’d have prepared for that beforehand, so unless therewere several years of famine they weren’t likely to starve. It turns out that even farmingpeasants had access to colorful clothing. It’s just that darker colors were the more expensive ones, and forget about indigo.That was highly expensive at the time. Basically, grays and browns weren’t theonly colors you’d see people wearing. Although, when working in the fields theymight not wear their best clothing. The tiling one might find inwealthy homes and churcheswere/are gorgeous! I’ll put in some pics for fun. Aryan DhawanTueStudent at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital &Research Centre, Pune. (2020–present) Q5 Are Mobile DigitalGlucometers very expensive? Are they better than regular glucometers? A5 Mobile DigitalGlucometers are blood sugar level testing devices that give readings on the phone's display. They don't need battery or wiresas they connect directly to the phone's charging point. Their readings are just as accurateas any other glucometer but they excel in data keeping as all your readings aresaved forever. They are extremely cost effective too, especially the BEATO Glucometerson Smart Medical Buyer. They are giving away FREE Beato Glucometers on purchaseof 25 strips and the total cost comes to around 550 Rs which is the lowest Ihave seen for any device whatsoever. Check it out here: BeatO Curv TestingStrips and Lancets for BeatO Curv Glucometer - Pack of 25 My note- Now many companies havereduced the price of test strips on bulk purchase. Q6 What are some words inany language where the meaning changes totally with just a slight change in oneletter in the spelling or in the pronunciation or stress on a syllable? A6 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath April8 Decreasing proficiency order: English/Hindi/Tamil /Kannada/Gujarati/Malayalam Short story: Language: Kannada. I had given my car battery for servicing yesterday and the shop assistantwho speaks only Kannada told me to come today. Before going there I wanted toverify if I could come to pick it up. I called him up this morning and asked “naanu eega barlaa?” (Shall I come now?) He heard me say “naanu eegabarallaa” ( I am not coming now) You can imagine the rest of the story and how it ended. My note- Earlier Sri GViswanath was member of Thatha Patti groups. Joe Belkin December 22, 2019 Q7 Why didn’t ancient humansdevelop diabetes from eating excess fruit? A7 Because ancient fruitslook NOTHING like the fruit we get and eat today. This is watermelon from theRenaissance, only 500–700 years ago and not even 2,000 years or 12,000 yearsago … I think oranges were basically kumquat sized and probably the same taste,minimal sweetness. And of course, humans/human protos were competing against animals, birdsand insects who could probably climb better to reach the best fruit. So for everyone who hates everything GMO, where do you draw the line? Doyou really want watermelon from 700 years ago? My note- Whether diseases wereknown other than a person feels pain from their appearance? Q8 What is hemocyanin? A8 2 Answers AparajitaKumar Answered 2h ago Hemocyanin is a protein found in mollusks that carries oxygen in much thesame way as hemoglobin carries oxygen in human blood. Similarly to hemoglobin,a central metal atom binds oxygen differentially, however in hemocyanin, this central metal atom iscopper. When the copper is oxidized from its Cu(I) form to itsCu(II) the protein changes color from clear to blue, which is the source of theblue tinge of mollusk hemolymph. It contain two copper atoms that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule(O2). Unlike the hemoglobin in red blood cells found in vertebrates, hemocyanins are not bound toblood cells but are instead suspended directly in the hemolymph. Deepak, studied at Mahaviri Sarswati Vidya Mandir Siwan BiharAnswered 1hago It is a type of protein found in invertebrate animals used to transportoxygen as heamoglobin . It is blue in colour . Q9 How much does amiddle-class family of four spend on food? A9 KanthaswamyBalasubramaniam· Tue Advisor and Tutor at Staff Selection Commission CombinedGraduate Level Exam (2021–present) The Standard Formula for Food and Groceries is a range of 15%-36% of OnHand Salary is spent on Groceries and Food and Provisions for a family of 2Adults and 2 Children under 21. This includes everything from Rice, Dal, Oil, Ketchup, Bournvita, Milk,Chocolates, Shampoo, Cornflakes etc The more luxury items, the higher the percentage For instance if you get Rs. 50,000/- of take home pay - you will spend anaverage of Rs. 13000/- a month on groceries and food and provisions for 4people and 8600/- for 2 adults My note- Servant lady, vegetablesand fruits, medical expenses are additional. If house is owned, maintenance chargesare additional. Q10 What does it feel like tobe 50 years old or older? A10 Bhuvana Rameshwar UpdatedThu married for three decades I am going to write only about my feelings now, not what others feel atthe same 50 plus age… I'min my late 50s I feel I spent my working years too fast and it is already into the firststep of old age.. Time just flew away without me, us enjoying every second,every minute and now I'm staring at only a few more years. Even if I put another 15 yearsthat would be around 15 x 300 = 4500 days only.🤔. Oh my gosh!! That's too less. All these years we didn't know the value ofour time or our short stint on earth. It is so short compared to the life ofour earth, planets, satellites or even the meteors. They all will live long. We are just on a short,temporary stay here. Lots of our time went in going to work, earning money, saving, payingEMIs, expanding work load, upgrading life, taking care of house and sleepingsay 8 hrs /day. We did travel whenever possible to attend functions or family gatheringsor temple visits and a few actual far away tourist spots in school vacationswith train and plane journeys, but they were few. Ofcourse we made impressions on others, were a role model for a few,affected some and helped many. But otherwise life was more of a routine,machine like! What a waste ! All these earnedthings will be left behind . Instead we should have travelled more, seen the world, enjoyed seeing new places, people,cultures, cuisines, met more happy people and enjoyed life.. Now we are rushing with seeinglots of new places, meeting friends, relatives and living each day to its brim. We don't waste time cribbing , arguing,fighting and have deleted all toxic people from our contacts both real worldand virtual . Earlier we adjusted with them for relationship sake or job sakeor neighbourhood sake or even humanity sake. But now life is more free… Now we are living better,happier and a contented life but only this “time” factor is like an unknown balance in our account. Who knows how many more? So live your life to its brim. Do not waste time on material things, toxic peopleand in earning lots of money. Do not waste time being lazy or in worthlessactivities. Choose well, be brave to say “no”. Live contented with just enough money to give you freedom in life… to useyour stay and time on earth well. Q11 Can I continue to use myICICI bank salary account as a zero balance account if I have shifted toanother company with new salary account with a new bank (HDFC)? A11 Prasanna Bhalerao April11 Technology geek, Amateur Photographer, History enthusiast Salary accounts are allowed asZERO BALANCE accounts. Why?Because the banks know very well that your monthly salary will be depositedevery month. It is extremely unlikely that account balance will reach zerobecause almost all,that is 99.9999% salary account holders, will always have some balance. There is also a reciprocalarrangement and agreement with employers — banks will grant extra facilities to salary savingaccount holders. Minimum balance condition being waved off is onesuch condition in the agreement. HDFC or ICICI — it doesn't make a differencespecific to this condition. What makes the difference is what bank gives you greater benefit and facilities. My suggestion is that unless you have linked your ICICI Bank account to ademat account or used it as the bank for Mutual Funds, and you don't wish to gointo the trouble of changing mandate everywhere, it is better to close the account. Or elsenegotiate with the bank to show zero balance. When it comes to closing, thebank will take notice and will give the option; not normally otherwise. It isbetter to get rid of dormant accounts. Less headache. My note- I was drawing my pay through centurian bank while working as AGM at Trivandrum. They gavea lot of facilities. But merged withBank of Punjab and ultimately with HDFC. In short I had to maintain the termsof HDFC. Because of the advantages I had three accounts – one for my wife andanother for my son. I had to cut short them to one, adding my son and wife asadditional account holders. However I have not closed my HDFC account for their pleasing mannersand quick service. Q12 What are the trueincidents about Hanumanji helping someone? A12 Sunitha ParapatlaUpdatedSeptember 10, 2018 Devotee of God Shiva and a Home maker I'm sharing a true incident ofmy friend, where in Lord Hanuman helped her. This incident dates back to1982, when we were staying in LIG quarters, BHEL, Hyderabad. I had a friend by name Lakshmi, we were studying in third standard atthat time and we shifted to the BHEL allotted quarters in the LIG colony. Initially for 4 months, we didnot have electricity and so there were no street lights too. Lakshmi, my friend was a devotee of Lord Hanuman and she knew by heartHanuman chalisa. She used to chant the chalisa every day and for sure visitedHanuman temple on Tuesdays and Saturday. One Saturday evening, the timemay be 8 pm, her mother told her to go to the nearby shop and get eggs for thedinner. The shop was almost a kilometer away from their house. Lakshmi took hercycle and was riding to the shop, she had to pass through a deserted road with no street lights. Luckilyit was pournami (full moon day ) and so the moon light was brighter. She went to the shop, purchased eggs and was on her way back home. Suddenly her bicycle stopped,the reason being bicycle’s chain came out. She stopped the bicycle and was trying to put the chain back into theplace.And suddenly she could hear some foot steps, she turned back to see, a middle aged man was just a fewmeters away from her and trying to come near her. Lakshmi sensed some trouble, so she left the bicycle there and ran fromthe spot and hid behind a mango tree ( bark). Her heart was pounding heavily ! She was sweating and almost crying. She felt that this was the last day of her life, the man was approachingher and she knew he may harm her or kill her. She immediately closed her eyes and started to pray to Lord Hanuman andchanted the Hanuman chalisa !! Jai Hanuman, Jai Bajrangbali, pleasehelp me . And the miracle which happenedwas unbelievable.A monkey came down from the mango tree ! The thief approached Lakshmiand within seconds the monkey pounded onto the thief and scratched him on hisface, the thief frightened immediately absconded from the place. And you won't believe, the monkeyescorted Lakshmi upto her house. Lakshmi immediately went into the house and told the entire story to hermother, they both came outto see the monkey, but the monkey was not there. Lord Hanuman came in the form ofa monkey to save His devotee Lakshmi.My friend Lakshmi and her mom will ever be indebted to Lord Hanuman forsaving Lakshmi’s life.Jai Bajrangbali All the above QA are based onQuora on 17-04 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 17-4- 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/1674125756.2277210.1618671993601%40mail.yahoo.com.
