CULTURAL QA 11 -2021-14 Being compilation there maybe errors
Q1 What formof energy is used to run electrical devices at home? A1 Venkateswara Swamy Swarna,, formerScientist, Metallurgist, Quality / NDT Manager at Department of Atomic Energy, India (1967-2008)Answered47m ago 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz AC supply - single phase or 3 phasedepending on the load is the standard in India. US uses 60 Hz AC of 120 V Iunderstand. Some of the electrical devices need DC supply at a differentvoltage and have built in rectifiers to convert the AC to DC. Electricity is converted to light, heat or mechanical motion(pumps and motors) or to run the electronic gadgets like TVs, Computers,Laptops etc. Q2 What isthe best food to eat on an empty stomach? A2 Lucia Garcia Nov 7 Apples are very nutritiousand are known as the "King of Fruits". After getting up in themorning, eating an appleon an empty stomach is very good for health. Apples are rich in carbohydrates. A medium-sized apple isabout 3 inches and contains 20 grams of sugar. Apple's sugar is mainly fructoseand glucose. A new WHO guideline recommends that adults and childrenshould limit their daily sugar intake to around 25 grams. After a night of sleep, the glycogen stored in the liver isbasically exhausted. Eat an apple at this time, the sugar in the apple can bequickly absorbed, which can quickly replenish energy for the body. Fresh apples are rich in water and dietary fiber. After waterand dietary fiber enter the gastrointestinal tract, they can accelerategastrointestinal motility, enhance metabolism, and eliminate toxins andgarbage. In addition, apples are rich in various vitamins andminerals. Eating an apple in the morning can supplement part of the vitaminsand minerals that the body needs daily. As the saying goes: "An apple a day keeps the doctoraway." Q3 Why aren'ttrain wheels made from a material with more friction than metal? Metal on metaltracks doesn't seem very efficient. A3 John Geare Owns the largest scalemodel train shows in theMid-Atlantic.Tue Steve Jones has it right; metal on metal is more “energyefficient.” And this works on the railroad because the track is as level as therailroads can make it. Still, there are times when friction will help overcome wheelslippage due to weight of the train or an uphill grade, especially when thetrain is just starting to move and has no momentum. And for those situations, there are a number of ways toprovide friction temporarily. Sand: Locomotivescarry sand, fed through small pipes which drop the sand in front of the wheels. The grit providesenough friction to get things moving. “Pinchers”: These trapthe flange of the wheel, so there is friction applied to both sides of the flange. In the picture, the“trap” is along the inside of the rail on the left. Cog and Gear: Atoothed rail lies between the 2 out rails; a gear in the loco engages it to move the trainalong: Note there are technically correct names for the terms (suchas “pinchers”) I have used, above but they escape me, now. Finally: although thetrain wheels appear to be of all one material, they are not. In fact, thewheels have “tires,”being the contact surface with the rail, and they are slightly more adhesivethan the main body of the wheel. Q4 What isthe difference between Chief general manager, general manager, deputy generalmanager, assistant general manager and chief manager in State bank of India?Explain their roles briefly? A4 Kanthaswamy BalasubramaniamThu It starts off with Assistant Manager called Scale I This is the First Post for a PO and a post for a ClericalStaff after 10–12 years at least Lets focus solely onthe PO side Asst Manager is at the lowest rung. He could be a PersonalAssistant to a GM which is almost like a Secretary or a Branch Manager of aVery Small Rural Branch. It depends on which Department he works for. He couldwork in a Branch (Advances (Loans), Marketing (Credit Card/Online Banking), ITDepartment) Next you slowly haveDeputy Manager , Manager(SBI) OR Manager, Senior Manager (PSU Banks) - and you finally reach CHIEF MANAGER Chief Manager is SCALE IV Most of the Branches in India are headed by Chief Managersexcept Small Branches or Very Big Branches.Chief Managers also head smalldepartments. The next rank is AsstGeneral Manager or Scale V AGMs are Regional Managers who head an Entire Region ofBranches.AGMs also head bigger branches.AGMs also head Specialized Brancheslike Foreign Exchange related Branches or SME Branches.AGMS also work at HeadOffice for specific Departments Next Rank is DGM or DyGeneral Manager or Scale VI DGMS are Zonal Managers who head an Entire Zone comprising ofmany regions.DGMS head the largest branches of the Bank DGMs head very special departments like Inspections etc on aNational Scale DGMS are #2 for the Biggest Departments like Credit or RiskManagement or Operations Next Rank is GM orGeneral Manager or Scale VII GMS head the Departments of the Bank- like Credit,Operations, IT, Risk Management, Recovery etc A GM is the highest departmental head and attend mostmeetings with RBI (GM , Treasury) Next Rank is CGM (Onlyfor State Bank of India) or Executive Director (PSU Banks) This Rank is just a bureaucratic rank in the middle of GM &CEO Frankly CGMs or EDs have no major role to play but get hugepay and are a reminder of the old days CGM could be equivalent of a CFO or COO in Private Companies. My note- I hope this wouldbe helpful to those opting to join as P.O Selaiyur, the biggest bank in Tambaram of SBI has now a chief General Manager. Q5 Will anAir conditioner use less power if its compressor cools at a slower rate? A Gopala Krishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now Yes. If we keep to lower temperature,power consumption will be much more since compressor is more frequenly switchedON. Normally kept at 24 degrees C. Q6 What cancrocodiles not eat? A6 Zack MwangiWed Crocodiles digestivesystem is one fitted to deal with anything thrown at it. This reptile swallowsrocks(gastroliths) to aid in crushing any food that is swallowed. From this alone you can realisethat anything with hooves, bones and scales is easily already part of its meal. You will also find that it has 10 times more stomach acidthan other animals. If anything escapes the rocks in the first chamber of itsstomach, it meets the acid in the next chamber. So nothing considered asfood is not food for this reptile. Q7 Why isBengaluru considered as the best city compared to other southern cities likeHyderabad, Chennai, or Kochi? A7 Anonymous Nov 7 Mangalore & Mysore arebetter than Bengaluru. Bangalore has nothing. It had decent weather & garden,both of which have vanished since long. So there are other cities in Karnatakaitself which are better. Mysore with it’s history itself would eat Bengaluru forbreakfast. Karwar, Murudeshwar with it’s senic beauty would make Cubbon parkrun for it’s money. I don’t know who considers Bengaluru best? Q8 Is ironfound on asteroids any different from iron on Earth? A8 Stranger Things Answered byPeterThelinNov 8 Yes, much of the ironfound in meteors is different from that found on Earth. Iron has different phases.Iron found in space isknown as Meteoric iron. This is from early-universe proto-planetary remnants. This material is composed of ironand nickel in the mineral phases kamacite and taenite. Iron found inmeteors is mostly but not always “meteoric iron”. Kamacite and taenite are essentially alloys of iron andnickel. They are found in meteors and here on Earth only in meteorites. Bothare different shades of metallic gray, and while crystalline, have no clearcleavage plane. Kamacite is also thermoremanentic. Q9 What arethe best lemon trees? A9 Victoria Ng Nov 7 I do not know about best, but I like the Meyer lemons and limes. Thin skin, goodsize, abundant and juicy. This tree is grown in Florida so its verywarm. If you are up North a bit, you will need to put the tree in the groundright next to the wall of the house and add a green house plastic cover, plusoutdoor christmas lights for the winter to keep it constant and not freezing.These fruits can be harvested through out the year if you are able to keep italive. Q10 What systemdoes an electronic washing machine use? A10 Venkateswara Swamy Swarna, former Scientist, Metallurgist,Quality / NDT Manager at Department of Atomic Energy, India (1967-2008)Answered2h ago The control part ofthe washing machine is electronic in many modern machines. Some microprocessors are used apart fromthe display. The actual washing is doneby the water and detergent in the stainless steel drum, which is rotated by an electric motor. Dryingis done by spinning the same drum at fairly high speed - 600 to 1200 rpm - toexpel the water from the clothes by the centrifugal action. The clothes comeout fairly dry and the remaining moisture can be removed by putting the clotheson a line, on a stand etc. outside or under a fan if needed. Driers are available forheating the clothes andblowing air over them in a machine similar to a washing machine but without thewashing cycle. There are machines that combine the washing and dryingfunctions. The clothes come out fully dry. My note- In semiautomaticalso electronic parts are there. Drum can be special PVCalso. Allthe above QA are from Quora website on 14-11-2021. Quora answers need not be 100%correct answers Compiler-R. Gopala Krishnan, 78 dated 14 -11-2021 -- 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/117383896.450607.1636857052533%40mail.yahoo.com.
