CULTURAL QA12-2021-11 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Whydoes a goat risk its life climbing the cliffs? A1 Ken Saladin Formerprofessor of animal behaviour Thu Safety from predators is the primary advantage to the mountain ungulateslike mountain goats and bighorn sheep. Those that are too old, frail, or injured to climb arevery quickly killed off by mountain lions, leopards, or otherpredators (depending on what region of the world they’re in). Grazing is betterat lower elevations, but predation is high. That’s a greater risk to theirlives than climbing, and theyare impressively adapted for the latter. Here’s a goat on the side of a dam. Domestic goats are the heirs to this instinct. Even where there are nomountains, the instinct is compelling to them. The big cats of the African plains still impose a strongselection pressure for it. Q2 Whatis a nice tree to plant as landscape for your garden? A2 Silvia Salas Nov 29 Thereare many nice and pretty trees to have in a garden, but among them all, I likelemon and orange trees. Orange trees give fruits twicea year and lemons all year long, and they arenot only useful, but they are nice to look at and their flowers (very similarto the two of them) are pretty flowers too. Q3 Whatmight be some difficulties in using well water? A3 Gopala Krishnan, formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answeredjust now In Kerala in most places well water is good for drinking. But it is notso in Tamilnadu. It is hard water in most places . Not good for drinking. Riverwater is used widely. In city areas there isdifficulty even to have bore wells. Generally with current style of living, persons with knowledge to getdown open wells and cleaning are very less. Most wells are closed with grill/pipe work and water islifted using motor. I understand in some places well cleaning is done using cranes to get in to andget out of the open well,person carry oxygen cylinder to get down etc. Q4 WhyKrishna didn't save Draupadi before she cried for help? (Pls quote also) A4 Tamizhyin Pugazh Nov 19 Before going to Hastinapur, Krishna warned Pandavas to be careful with Sakuni,Duryodhan and not to fall for their tricks (even Vidura asked them to rejectthis invite for this reason). After that, Pandavas went to Hastinapur meanwhileKrishna went to save Dwarka from the attack of Dantavarka (avenging for hisbrother Shishupal Death). Now as per the history, Yudhishthira had fallen for the Sakuni Trick andplayed the game and lost everything including his brothers, himself and hiswife. At this stateYudhishthira and other Pandavas felt ashamed as they were cheated and theydidn't have the guts to face Krishna since they failed to follow his words.So they thought, that Krishna must not come here or must not to get know abouttheir Situation. When Draupadi's suffering started to happen, Draupadi also wanted justiceonly from them and she started to debate with all elderly people like Bhishma,Drona, Vidura, Dhritarashtra, and even with Pandavas. At that situation also she forgot to call Krishna. Atlast when she realised that no one in the sabha is going to help her,she completely surrendered to Paramathma who is none other than Lord Krishna.So, she joined her hand above head and called Govindha. Without wasting asecond, Lord Krishna helped her from the miseries. >From this, we must not conclude that God won't help us unless we pray tohim. >He is“AabathPandavan” means one who save us from Problem, but in this case, >neitherPandavas nor Draupadi called Krishna at beginning. Pandavas feltguilty >and don't wanted Krishna to be there and Draupadi was in a rage to getjustice >from them. SoKrishna, waited for their call. We must surrender ourselves to God in each and every tasks we do eitherit is an easy task or a difficult one. Q5 Whydo most Tamil Nadu private bus owners register their vehicles in RTOs inArunachal Pradesh and Nagaland? A5 Thangiah Kannan Interestedin day today happenings (2020–present)Wed Omni bus owners usually registertheir vehicles where the taxes is low. May be the taxes in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland is very low comparedto Tamilnadu. In Tamilnadu the taxes are levied on the basis of seats andunless the bus is filled up their profit nosedive depending on the occupancy. Previously they have registered theirvehicle at Puducherry. Since Omni bus permits are given for promotingtourism such registration are permitted But all the omni buses are plying their buses just between twodestinations. My note- Not all, but above 60% Q6 Inthe epics of India, why is Lord Ram not worshipped during the time of LordKrishna? Lord Ram existed long before Lord Krishna. When did Ram become LordRam? Did people start worshipping Ram in later years? A6 Vishnu Kumar IAM ThatIAMDec 2 Okay, let me try to answer the three questions posed. Answer One: As far as Shri Ramais concerned, he wasindeed worshipped during the time of Lord Krishna. We have various Rishisexplaining the avatar of the Supreme Raghunatha in many places of theMahabharata. Answer Two: YES, Lord Rama was anearlier avatar. He wasalways Lord Rama, even as early as the event after the thunderous breaking ofLord Shiva’s bow, Parashurama recognizes Dasharatha Rama as none other than theimmutable Supreme Parabrahmana. Answer Three: The BhaktavatsalaRaghunatha was and isalways worshipped, during his stay on earth and after as well. Please Remember: There is nogreater God than Lord Rama and no greater mantra than Rama Nama. Q7 Isit possible to find safe water anywhere? A7 Gopala Krishnan , formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answeredjust now I lived drinking well water from my home till I started for Job inChennai. Many places I lived drinking water from rivers Palar, Kaveri,Siruvanietc, and spring water in Kodaikkanal in Tamilnadu. Only after 1991 I started usingAcqua guard filtered water. Iam born in 1944, More than 45 years I lived drinking river, well and springwater. The water hadno ill effect on the body. Pure water like distilled water is not for good for the health of thebody. Q8 Wheredoes the Sun go at night? A8 Claire Jordan Degree inbiology and folklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Dec 4 The sun stays in the centre ofthe solar system. Our planettravels round it in a big ellipse, one circuit per year, but it also spins asit does so. At night your side of the Earth has spun so that it is facing awayfrom the sun, so the sun is on the far side of the planet from you. You can’tsee it because the planet is in the way, but you can still see a little bit of its light, bouncingoff the moon. Q9 Whycan’t other primates make fire? What’s the key differences between otherprimates and humans? A9 Geoffrey Brickley -Pepper Meister Former Software Engineer (2001–2019)Tue There is one chimpanzee incaptivity that has been given the tools for making fire and shown how to usethem. He now cooks his own meals and even roasts marshmallows. Thisis not likely to occur in the wild since making fire requires dexterity thatother primates just don't have. Chimpanzees do have anunderstanding of the movement of fire. They do not move wildly away in escape and can safely get close to brush fires. Itmay be possible that they could “capture” fire. Capturing fire without theability to make fire at will is wasteful, but possible. Q10 Whyam I getting bored on Quora? A10 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath Ihave been a member of Quora since July 2015Dec 5 That is because you areprobably not using Quora as you should. Check the topics you have subscribed to and look for topics you arereally interested in and subscribe to them so that Quora adjusts the content that you should see inyour feed. Check the list of persons you follow who bore you with their content andmute / unfollow them and find new writers to follow. Enable notifications ofnew answers from them. If you don’t fancy reading answers on a particular subject, don’t upvoteor comment on the answers of others on that subject that you may see in yourfeed or else Quora will assume you want to see more of that kind of stuff andit will feed you more of the same stuff. Don’t just stick to oneactivity on Quora. There are somewho neither ask questions nor answer them. They are passive readers. Instead,try answering a question and see how it results in “engagement” from readerswho view, upvote and comment, or criticize your answer. If you would rather not answerat least post a comment on someone else’s answer. It will encouragethem. Ask a good question and see how many answers you get. If you engage more with Quora it will eliminateboredom. Being passive here will sooner or later result in boredom. Quora gives you all the tools necessary to tweak your feed and controlthe kind of content you receive. It is up to you to use them. Q11 Whattoxic behavior has been normalized by society? A11 Jeya Suriya L Undergradat Jawaharlal Nehru University (2019–present)Jun 15 This is Curd Rice.A famous dish in South India (or at least in Tamil Nadu). In Tamil, it is calledThayir Saadham. But interestingly, if you know about Tamil society, you will find that Thayir Saadham is also used as aderogatory term to refer to the following person: A person who: Don't smoke. Don't drink alcohol. Don'twaste time by watching crap movies and web series. Don't use bad words. Studies hard. Prays to God sincerely. Respects elders. Follows rules. Stays loyal to his partner. Works hard to have a great future. To be precise, a good humanbeing who doesn't have any bad habits.For example, like Vikram in the Anniyanmovie. In Tamil Nadu, if you don't have any bad habits, then people will labelyou Thayir Saadham orAmbi. I'm sure that this happens everywhere in India where a person who doesn'thave any bad habits is ignored for being too good and called by variousderogatory terms. Since I'm a Tamilan, I know the exact term used for thispurpose in Tamil. I don't know the exact words used in other languages. The toxic behavior being normalized is that it is okay to have bad habitsand if you don't haveany bad habits, then you are missing out on something in life. I simply don't get this at all. How come having bad habits going to bebeneficial to anybody?!If I don't smoke, then some people are asking “Why areyou not smoking?? It's okay to smoke in Delhi because here the temperature istoo cold.” If I don't drink, then some people are asking “Why are you not enjoyingyour life?? After all, you are a teenager. You should explore this now only.” If I say I'm a virgin, then some people are asking “Why are you stillVirgin???!!!! Come on!” If I don't use any bad words, then some people are asking “Why are youbehaving like a saint?? It's okay to use bad words like fuck/shit. After all,we are humans. We do have emotions.” If I'm studying for an exam, then some people are asking “Why are youstill studying?? The Indian education system is BS. You are not going to gainanything from this.” If I'm doing coding and improving my skills, then some people are asking“Why are you always coding?? Watch **** web series. It's really good. I'm sureyou will love it.” And so on… Nowadays, people are trying to stick themselves to bad habits by givingsilly reasons instead of trying to get out of them. They are trying to portraythat having a bad habit is the new normal. And when at a later stage, when theysuffer due to these bad habits, they'll regret. What's even worse is that they are convincing others to follow them…! Ifthey are not following them, then label those persons as “Thayir Saadham/Ambi”. What I want to say is that in today's world, it's completely fine to nothave any bad habits. You are not going to lose anything by not following thosehabits. Instead, you are going to have a much better life than those people.You can enjoy your life and live it to the fullest without having any of thosehabits. Period. If anyone labels you as “Thayir Saadham”, then simply say “It's better to be a fresh Thayir Saadham (curd rice), than to be aKettupona Biriyani (spoiled biriyani)” My note- In Malayalam the words are- Pachha vellam chavachhukudikkunnavan(A person who chew and drink plain water- Q12 Whyis it inhumane to ride elephants but not horses when elephants are a lotstronger than horses? A12 Robin L. Stears trainedhorses and dogs, but no luck with cats Updated 1y There’s a few reasons…as noted already - mostly because they are wildanimals, notdomesticated as horses are, the ‘training’ elephants receive to makethem obey is painful and abusive, and also - they’re really not built for riding: This is a horse skeleton, when we ride horses - we sit just behind theirshoulders (withers) and our legs fall along their rib cage. This area has strong skeletalsupport with the vertebral processes of the spine, shoulder blades,and ribs. It is alsovery close to the horse’s center of balance: Elephants on the other hand look like this:and where do people usually ride them? on their Flippin NECKS! -you’d never (or shouldnever) sit on a elephant's neck, the cervical vertebrae are not made tosupport this extra weight. All the above QA are from Quora website on 10-12- 2021. Compiled and posted by R. 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