CULTURAL QA04-2021-19 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 If eating fat is notgood, why do our bodies store fat for us to live off when we have no food? Isfat not one of the best foods for us? A1 Eileen M. Gormley Thu Takingpart in a clinical trial of a weight loss drug Eating fat is fine. The ideathat fat is bad for you is recent, and every time you turn around, they are announcing that a previously vilifiedfat is now good for you. The thing about fat, though, is that it is calorie dense. You only need alittle fat to add a lot of calories. And calories count. So 400 calories of macadamia nuts look like this If you are eating only nuts,you are very very likely to eat way more than you need. It’s harder for your body to tell you exactly when you’ve had enough…. Cutting fat out of your dietmakes it very difficult to get your RDA of vitamins and minerals without adding way more calories than you need. But you still need to makesure that the amount you are eating is right for your body and activity level. Q2 What volcano is unlikelyto erupt again? A2 Srivik Gandhe, 7th Gradefrom Garcia Middle School Answered 6h ago Here are some that are dormantand unlikely to erupt again Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the United States. Mount Edziza in Canada. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Western Victorian Volcanic Plains in Australia. Trou aux Cerf in Mauritius. Mount Hood in Oregon, the United States. Yellowstone national parksgeyser and river volcanoes are most likely the erupt againE Q3 Did Buddha die because heate poisoned pork? A3 Susanna Viljanen Thu Worksat Aalto University Most likely it was not poisoned,but tainted (= spoiled by bacteria). It is also likely itwas not pork, but mushrooms. Mind you India is a hot continent, and meatand mushrooms tend to get spoiled easily. Siddhartha Gotama Buddha was 80when he died, and the symptoms whichhave been described, have been consistent to those of food poisoning from eating tainted meat ormushrooms. His immune system had been compromised due to his advanced age, and whatcould have merely turned his stomach over at younger age, proved fatal. He asked theman who offered him the food to bury it immediately so that nobody else wouldget sick from it, and to not worry about his fate. He kept his last sermon shortlybefore he passed away. Q4 Should I buy a laptop ora computer? A4 Boudhaditya Sanyal March24 The answer to this question depends on your usage. The most basic answer is that if you travel a lot, then laptop is rightfor you, while if you work only out of one place, then a PC makes more sense. Having said that, laptops aremore compact and have a battery, which makes them a good choice even if youdon't travel much. Desktops have their own benefits, in that they have larger screens, bigger keyboards and amouse. However, you'll need to buy a UPS for them separately so that they don'tsuddenly switch off in case there's a power cut. I would recommend you check out the options from HP, as they're themarket leader and have the widest range of options for both types of devices. My note- I was having computerwith battery purchased in 2000. Before that early 1991’s the computers in the lab had no battery inside with DOSsystem. About an year back I purchased new Asus lap top. It has no mouse, butmouse can be connected to USB!!. Similarly no disc drive, it also can beattached!! In Chennai most computer shopshave only lap tops ranging from 35 thousand to one Lakh. Laptop is very convenient towork keeping it on table Q5 What makes you mosthappy and doesn't require money to obtain? A5 Anubhav Jain Fri Written3 books on Life, living and motivation. Today evening, I was returning home. Weather turned stormy and rainy, a little scary yet amazing, perfect inits own way, a relief from the scorching heat. A dust storm took over thestreets along with fresh cold drizzle. Beneath a flyover, under theshade, three middle-aged, handicapped men, were sitting on their cycle Iikevehicle, a tricycle, which is operate with hands. Utterly poor people, barely surviving on the streets and handicapped aswell. However, they were joyous, and laughing, and chatting about something. They had a packet of chipswhich they were rotating among themselves.I kept looking at them in admiration. I smiled and realised that every life is precious, and happiness is astate of mind and not a coefficient of pleasure, keeping aside that packet ofchips. And then, the traffic started moving, and I bid them adieu, with a smile. Observing people, seeing peoplehappy, living their imperfect life in a perfect way, makes me really happy andinspired as well. Q6 Humor: What are some ofthe greatest examples of presence of mind? A6 Gurdev Updated May 8,2020.Story time!! Once upon a time, a businessman went to a shoe store to purchase a newone. He decided to buy a 7 number pairfor him. When he went to the counter for billing, he finds that he forgot hiswallet in the house. So he asked the shopkeeper, “can you lend me these pair? I promise youthat i will come next day and will pay your money “. The shopkeeper was feeling quite uncomfortable. But in the end, he gave him theshoes and said ' please check the shoe box when you reached home'. Next day, the man returned to the shop. And said ' you gave me number 6instead of 7′. He apologized and gave him right one. The man had brought his wallet now.He gave him money and left. The shopkeeper handled the situation with his mind. He didn't lose hisshoes neither did he lose his customer. Hence presence of mind is important. Q7 Are central governmentemployees in India getting paid less salary? A7 Shaunak Bhattachharje FriLives in Kolkata, West Bengal, India (1996–present) I don't know if this is applicable to all the employees working under theCentral Government of India but my dad, who works at a Central Government undertaking company has beenreceiving a pay cut since March 2020 as an economic measure becauseof the pandemic that is in place, and so are his colleagues working in the samecompany. If you are asking if the pay is less - well, its decent. It is goodenough to see both his son go to college, never miss out on any facility thathis kids required and side by side, managed to provide for the family and bringfood to the table. I wish not to reveal the name of the company he works at forprivacy reasons but with the pandemic in place, the employer decided to cut almost Rs 6,000 fromthe salary of each employee. For senior members and top executives,the deduction is more and is labelled as 'Economic Measure' on the payslip which is apparently beingcontributed to PM Cares fund. But I guess undergoing a minorpay cut is still a lot better when you compare with employees in the privatesector who received the axe because of unjust terminations. People are without a job formonths, well-to-do families are struggling to make ends meet and that is when you realize how lucky you are to have aroof over your head and food in your stomach. Q8 What are the biggestlessons you have learned in the corporate world? A8 Bhaskar Dutta August 22,2020 Technologist with over 18 years of corporate experience Before I jump to the inferences, here’s a story that can make things biteasier to understand. A mouse was put at the top of ajar filled with grains. He was too happy to find so much of food around him. Now he doesn't need to run around searchingfor food and can happily lead his life. As he enjoyed the grains, infew days time, he reached to the bottom of the jar. Now he is trapped and he cannot come out of it. He has to solelydepend upon someone to put grains in the same jar for him to survive. He may even not get the grain ofhis choice and he cannot choose either. If he has to live, he has to feed onwhatever has been put into the jar. The story ends here.. However,this is not much different from the corporate world. Once you join a new job with a hefty salary, you keep working forthose deliverable, forgetting that we are getting trapped in the jar. Later when we wish to moveout, it becomes very difficult and growth in the same company now depends noton your skills but more on management wills. Hence, never depend on a single source for your wellbeing. Keep developing your skillsoutside your job so that whenever you wish to leap there are opportunitiesavailable and you are not at the mercy of your sole employer. Q9 Is it the right decisionto leave an SBI assistant manager job and join as an RBI assistant? A9 Devansh Rawat April 14Works at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) I joined SBI as a ProbationaryOfficer in November 2015. Inthe meanwhile I had also given the RBI assistant exam, the result of which cameout a couple of weeks after my joining SBI. In my mind, I was very clearabout my priorities in life. After speaking to many people and weighing the pros and cons of both the options, I finally decided to join RBIas an assistant. My pros list was as follows: 1.) A much better work lifebalance in RBI, with plenty oftime to pursue my interests and hobbies other than work. The work life balancein SBI for most employees, however, goes for a toss and is sometimes inhumane. 2.) Posting in RBI is only incities (mostly capital cities of states), and there are colonies in most of the centers which ensures a ready to move inhouse for an employee. An SBI employee however, is posted in rural areas as well as extremelyremote areas sometimes. He/She has to find a lease residence for himself onevery transfer which can be a bit of a pain. 3.) The initial salary, thoughmuch less than that of an SBI PO, is comparable within one year if you manage to clear both Jaiib and Caiib along with the yearlyincrement (This totals four increments in a year). Here I would like to add that after five years Iam now a Grade A officer in RBI and my salary is more than my SBIbatchmates, most of whom are Scale II employees (my salary is equivalent to SBIScale III). 4.) I cannot say the same forall RBI employees, my work profile till now has been very enriching, with me being involved in various facets of regulation,supervision and administration. I could not have hoped for such a wide array ofwork in retail branches of SBI. In SBI, the cross selling pressure hasincreased manifold over the years, leading to increasing stress and a toxic workenvironment in SBI. 5.) I have seen many SBIofficers (including scale II) leave SBI for RBI assistant, but not a single RBI assistant leave RBI for SBI PO. This proves that the workenvironment in RBI is so much healthier than that of SBI. Now coming to my cons list: 1.) Designation wise, POs inSBI can reach very high up in theladder in their organisation. The same is not true for RBI, with people joiningas RBI assistants will be limited in their career progression. 2.) For majority of employees inRBI, their employability outsidetheir organisation will be limited. SBI employees on the other hand, areextremely employable. For me, my priorities in life are extremely clear. After five years, Ithank my stars for getting me selected in RBI and I have had no reason toregret my decision ever since. I am a proud officer in RBI now, earning well,with a healthy work life balance and enjoying life in general. All the above QA are based onQuora on 19-04 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 19-4- 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/1039043768.2722937.1618849181362%40mail.yahoo.com.
