CULTURAL QA 03-2022-26 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Can youeat onions raw? A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals13h Raw onions are ahealthy and delicious vegetable in many Asian countries. Health expert concur in recommending eating onion in rawforms to reap the maximum health benefits. The cooking processdestroys two beneficial components of onions: Allicin and Vitamin C. The longer thecooking time, the more vitamin C is lost. Heating for 15 to 20 minutes willlose 40% to 50% of vitamin C.And more than 95% of allicin will be destroyed inthe heating process. Onions are the only vegetables that contain prostaglandinA. Prostaglandin A is an unsaturated fatty acid with various physiologicaleffects. Prostaglandin A can dilate blood vessels, increaseblood vessel elasticity, reduce blood viscosity, regulate blood lipids, andlower blood pressure. Regular consumption of onions is very beneficial to thehealth of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular. Onions are rich in quercetin, a natural flavonoidwith strong anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral andantibacterial properties, known as the patron saint of health. Europeansand Americans call onions the "Vegetable Queen",Eating some raw onions regularly has unexpected effects on your health. My note- Along withboiled tapioca and dosai, many use cut onions, cut chilli and salt crushed byhand and added with slight coconut oil, as side dish in Kerala. Sometimes withiddali also. Q2 Where didIndia's first train run? A2 Shivang Bhardwaj Mar 13 ~ Mumbai to Thane (16 April 1853) Interesting factsto know: The fares from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 wereRs. 2 and annas 10 for the first class, Rs. 1 and anna 1 for the second classand annas 5 and 3 pice for the third class. Third class fare was about 3 pice per mile. The project wasimplemented in the collaboration with Great Indian Peninsula (GIP) RailwayCompany in England and the East India Company. 10,000 men workedon the project and 10,000 pounds had spent to lay the railway line. Mumbai-Thane railway route train carried 4,50,000passengers in first year without any accident. India’s first railway engine, built by Vulcon Foundary inEngland, which arrived in Mumbai, was named “Falkland”after lord Falkland, the Governor. Promoted by Apollo HospitalsEnterprise Ltd Q3 What isthe importance of the kidneys? A3 Apollo Hospitals EnterpriseLimitedLived in Hyderabad, Telangana, India Mar 12 One of the kidneys’ most essential functions is to removeexcess fluids and waste products from the body in the form of urine.The production of urine is performed through some complex steps that involvere-absorption and excretion. The kidneys perform the body’s regulation of essentialcontents such as sodium, potassium, and acid-base balance. The kidneys alsoproduce of certain hormones that affect other organs of the body. For instance,the kidneys produce a hormone that stimulates theproduction of red blood cells in the body. Q4 Can thehuman brain stop producing dopamine? A4 Franklin Veaux Professional Writer Mar19 Yes, andwhen it does, you first stop moving and then eventually die. Look,everything you think you know about dopamine is wrong. It’s not a happychemical, your brain doesn’t have a dopamine storage tank, and dopamine isn’t amagic woo juice. Your brain cellsdon’t touch each other. They aren’t electrical wires. A signal goes down aneuron and triggers a spurt of neurotransmitter at the end. When that spurttouches another neuron, it triggers it to fire. (That’s a little oversimplifiedbut gets the idea across.) Dopamine is one ofthose neurotransmitters. Dopamine is used inthe so-called “reward circuit” of the brain, but that’s not the only place it’sused, and it doesn’t mean dopamine gives you pleasure. You also don’t “run out” of dopamine if you feel“too much” pleasure. Each spurt is reclaimed by the neurotransmitterreuptake system—it doesn’t go away.The neurons in your voluntary motor controlareas also use dopamine the exact same way, yet nobody ever says if you movearound too much you “burn out” your dopamine receptors or become “addicted.” Anyway, there are diseases that cause your brain to stopproducing dopamine. Parkinson’s disease is one of them. As the dopaminergiccells in your brain fail, you lose ability to move, and you become increasinglyparalyzed. That doesn’t kill you directly though. Generally people with Parkinson’s die ofpneumonia when they lose the ability to swallow and start inhaling food. Q5 How do Ilevel a washing machine on an uneven floor? A5 Victoria Eppler Answered Dec 16, 2019 Alter the little ‘’legs’’ underneath the washing machine.There will be four, one in each corner and they are usually screw-in’s to makethem longer or shorter. Simply make them longer and shorter to fit the floorsnugly. 2nd answer-Philip Rabe , former MovieConstruction Coordinator (1988-2013)Answered Dec16, 2019 The machines have ascrew out levelling foot that is good for about an inch of levelling. If the flooris really slopped, you might have to make a 2x4 block with a shallow hole forthe machine’s foot. The wood would then be attached to the concrete or woodfloor to keep the whole parade from inching down the slope while washing a load. My note- Not only the flooring has to be levelled,but rough also. When the machine runs at higher RPM, even in levelledground washing machine moves from theposition. Q6 Why doBoeing planes keep crashing? In China, one has just crashed. When travelling,can we find out about the brand of plane so that we can avoid Boeing? A6 Steven Haddock Lives in Toronto, ON(1959–present)Mon Largelybecause only two companies make a lot of passenger planes now - Boeing andAirbus. Between them they control about 90% of the commercial aviation marketwith Canada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer picking up most of the rest. As such, ifa plane crashes, by sheer chance it’s 45% likely to be a Boeing. Airbus planescrash too though, including a crash in Pakistan in2020 that killed 97 of the 99 people on board, although to be fair it lookslike that crash was due to pilot error. Q7 How manytimes can one use the same oil to fry chips, and is it dangerous? A7 Martin Bayer Chef (1994–present)Wed If the only thingyou are frying is potatoes, whether it’s chips or French fries, you should get a number of runsout of the oil. The moisture fromthe potato will slowly break the oil down, but as long as you strain it aftereach use, to remove any burnt potato scraps, you can easily get a half dozen batches of chips from apot, maybe more. Makesure you don’t overheat the oil as well. Taking it to its smoke point too manytimes will lessen its lifespan. Q8 What dozigzag lines on the road mean? A8 Carlos Yanez JD from GonzagaUniversity School of Law (Graduated 1981)Mar 13 It means you havebeen drinking too much. Sorry I had to saythat. Some states are using zig-zag lines to warn drivers thatthey are approaching a pedestrian and/or cyclist crossing. The zig-zag concept was imported from Europe. It iscurrently used in only three locations in North America: Virginia, Hawaii, andOttawa, Ontario. In some locations,like the UK, both yellow and white zig zag road line markings generally providemotorists with instructions that stopping on parking on the zig-zag line areais prohibited. Like this school zone. And in other places, the zig-zag line is used to warn ofno passing. Typically due to blind road ahead or other safety reasons. Read and study your local vehicle code or laws tounderstand what they mean where you are. Q9 DoSapiens and Neanderthals share a common ancestor? If yes, did some of itmigrate out of Africa evolving into Neanderthals while others stayed in Africaevolving into Sapiens? A9 Claire Jordan Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Mar 15 Basically. The chronology and classification of humansin the early Stone Age is still being sorted out,but the line of descent in African probably goes Homo habilis, Homo erectus,Homo antecessor, Homo heidlebergensis, Homo sapiens. Each of these groups fromerectus onward migrated out of Africa in one or more waves and set up colonieselsewhere, and each of the later waves of migrants interbred with the coloniesof those who went before. We usually thinkNeanderthals and Denisovans evolved from the Homo heidelbergensis wave, butit’s possible one or both came directly from Homo erectus, or from ancestor. Q10 Whichlaptop will be most suitable to buy in a budget around INR 40-50k? A10 Ashok Pandey Manager at CyberMediaIndia (company) (2014–present)Feb 16 Finding a decent laptop on a ₹40,000-₹50,000budget is difficult in 2022. Depending on youracademic, professional, or gaming needs the requirement of a laptop varies.While you mentioned the budget only, I think you need a laptop for genericpurposes. I would recommend going for a laptop powered by a decent CPU, a longbattery life, and a 1080p display at least. To browse the latest laptops in under ₹50,000 check out the HP online store.My recommendation is the HP Laptop 14s-ef1000TU, because of the 14-inch 1080FHD display, 11th gen Intel i3 CPU, and 8+ hours of battery back up. This isthe best deal you can get under ₹50,000in 2022. If you have a little more budget on disposal, check out the HP Laptop14s-fq1092AU for ₹51,000 which isslightly over the edge of your budget. This is a balanced laptop forproductivity and infotainment powered by Ryzen 5 5500U and 9+ hours of batterylife. Opting for Windows 11 laptops and avoiding dedicated GPU is recommendedfor the budget you have. If you are stillconfused, read more on such topics at the Tech4Growth section on DQIndia's websiteor the NextGenIT on CiOL's website. My note- I purchased in Chennai, India 18”laptop ACER for31000-00 two days back. Q11 Why docarnivores have more muscular legs than herbivores? A11 Romāns Prokopjevs BSc in ComputerScience & Management, Riga Business School Updated Thu Carnivores are naturally designed to kill preys theyhunt. Therefore, carnivores must be buffed to survive. However, zoologistssay that carnivores have a trend to socialize: hyenas, wolfs, lions, etc. So,the more they will hunt in packs, the less individual physical power will berequired. Q12 Whatshould you never say to an Indian person when visiting India? A12 Bhuvana Rameshwar Lived abroad a fewyears Thu International basic etiquettes apply in India too. Other than that afew more to avoid, or not to say to or ask Indians.. Why are you so dark? (it is in our gene) Why do you speak English like you mother tongue?(it is our second language after mother tongue which we learn first) Why do you still live with your parents? (it is normhere unless they are in different towns. Why do you bargain with every shop keeper? (wedon't bargain in shops, where fixed prices are displayed like in super markets.We bargain when shop keepers inflate prices like in tourist towns) Why are you so stingy? (we why is India so prefersaving to unnecessary spending). Why is India so crowded? Why is India so dirty? If you have so manyplaces of worship why are Indians so poor? All the above QA are from Quora website on 25-03- 2022. Quora answersneed not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 26-03-2022 -- 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]. 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