Pranam Q3 I have stopped a flight at Meenambakkam and arrested a person ; any judicial and quasi-judicial authority has the power as execised with the powers granted by the president of India and all acts whether performed in good faith or judicially are challengeable before the court of law too. KR IRS 30422
On Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 03:16, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 04-2022-30* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Is it true that only human corpses stink, while other > animals don't? And if yes, why? > > A1 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper17h > > No, *all vertebrate corpses with any significant gut volume smell pretty > bad*, unless the animal in question was on strong antibiotics when it died. > If it was (especially if the antibiotic was genticin, which lasts for > years) the body will tend to mummify rather than decay. It will still smell > a bit but the smell will be different and a lot less rank. > > Q2 Why can't menstrual blood be held back like urine? > > A2 E. Allwell Professor (1987–present)Updated 11h > > *The body has no voluntary control of the uterus, cervix, or vagina*. > There’s no sphincter or shut-off valve. Thus a woman *cannot control the > flow of menstrual blood, or of her water breaking before birth, or of the > birth itself.* > > It’s be nice if we could just go into the bathroom, pass a measure of > menstrual blood, and then get on with the day—but that’s not how it works. > It comes gushing out with no way to stop it. > > Q3 Can a district magistrate stop an airplane from taking off > from his district? > > A3 D D Rishi Former IRS | Advocate | LL. M.,Ph.D. (Law) | Mon > > *Yes, he can. Not only DM, but any law enforcement officer too can do it* > but there have to be very good and justifiable reasons for it. If the > aircraft is going to a destination within India, there should normally be > no reason to stop it as the offending person or object carried by it can be > intercepted at the destination airport also. > > There have been actual cases where a foreign bound aircraft leaving an > Indian airport had to be stopped/recalled by the customs officers/ > intelligence officers as a last minute information about someone on > aircraft carrying contraband heroin had been received. Read about one such > case at *Raminder Singh vs State Of Punjab And Another on 6 October, 2009* > Criminal Misc No M-18135 of 2009 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court > (available on internet) > > But an officer stopping an aircraft on frivolous grounds may have to > suffer it's consequences too. > > Q4 Why is it important to use and take care of kitchen > appliances? > > A4 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now > > Present day kitchen appliances are electrical, mechanical and working on > high temperature. One has to make sure electrical equipment are shock > proof. Often in the kitchen women use mixer grinder, rice cooker, wet > grinder etc. The equipment connections should be tight on the wall plug. *If > one uses microwave oven, metal vessels should not be used in it.* Time > setting should be correct. Most use either electrical or mechanical coconut > scrapper. It should be tightly fitted on the platform end or any other > place for scrapping. Now many uses glass top LPG stoves. *One has to make > sure, while the glass top is hot, no water should be applied or spilled > over it.* > > The sauce pans, milk cookers, and pressure cookers 95% come with *handlers > fixed with screws.* Ladies should be careful, the screws are well > tightened. If missed to see, hot/boiling milk, water etc may fall on the > person some times. > > *The knobs of the stove should be in perfect condition*. Otherwise, > chances of gas leakage is possible and accidents can be there by exploding > gas. > > Finally the kitchen sink. One has to ensure the outlet is neat, cleaning > water must easily go away from it so that no bad odour exist. > > Q5 What keeps ships centered in canal locks? What keeps them > from hitting and damaging the gates? > > A5 Loring Chien Experienced cruiser, like my parents before > me. Mon > > The Panama canal uses small tractors called mules that run parallel to the > ship on either side and they are tethered to the ship to help guide it > through and keep it centered. > > Q6 Why are termite nests mounds? > > A6 Ken Saladin Former professor of animal behaviour Tue > > *Most of them aren’t. Termites are primarily soil insects with tunnels > underground*, like ants. You wouldn’t even guess the ground beneath your > feet is full of termite tunnels. > > *But some termites are famous for the huge mounds and chimneys they build, > especially in the tropics.* *These are their ventilation and air > conditioning systems—chimneys (“spires”)* for ridding the colony of the > great amount of heat and carbon dioxide produced by all those bodies, and > wind-catchers for *enabling the* passing breeze to carry away that heat > and CO2.[1] These mounds are often baked hard, like adobe, and some have > been continually occupied for several centuries. Some abandoned but still > standing mounds in Africa have been dated up to 2,000 years old.[2] > > Q7 What is the sleeping time rule in the middle berth of the > train? > > A7 Vinod Kumar Teaching S.St, GK, preparing NTSE aspirants > (1999–present) Apr 18 > > According to the rules of the railways, *a passenger with a middle berth > can sleep in his berth only from 10 pm to 6 am.* That is, if a passenger > wants to stop the opening of the middle berth before 10 pm, then you can > stop him. At the same time, after 6 am, the berth will have to be lowered > so that other passengers can sit on the lower berth. Many times the lower > berth people stay awake till late night and the middle berth people have > problems, so you can pick up your seat at 10 pm as per the rule. > > Q8 Which part of broccoli is edible? > > A8 Ian De Pagie food bloggerApr 19 > > You’re touching a raw nerve here. > > The childishly drawn black line is where you’re supposed to cut. *Peel > the stem and dice it. Strip the leaves from their veins. These parts are > not just edible, they are truly tasty.* > > If you plan to boil your broccoli, keep the water. To cook pasta or > potatoes in. Better steam them anyway. > > Q9 Why do we use steel frame in buildings which is bound to > expand and crack the concrete? > > A9 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath A former structural engineer > experienced in Design of steel structures. Apr 22 > > *Steel frame buildings are designed with suitable expansion joints that > allow movement due to temperature changes and this should prevent the > cracking of concrete*. The structural designers will take care of > expansion and show suitable details in their design drawings. Please > consult a good structural design consultant and give him details of your > requirement and let him study the structure. Thereafter follow his > recommendations. > > Q10 The Ganges does not flow through South India. Does the Ganges > river have the same impact in South India compared to North India? > > A10 Shashidhar Reddy Lives in Hyderabad, Telangana, India Sun > > I'm not sure about the other southern states but I will confine my opinion > to the state or the region i *belong to i.e Telangana.*The Ganges may not > flow through this part of the country, but it do have almost same impact as > the regions it flows through especially the cultural impact. > > River Ganges' cultural impact is directly from its association to the > Hindu religion through the belief of Lord Shiva and the associated cultural > aspects.*Coming to the actual part and how does it work. River Godavari > Flows through our region and even to this day, a common man calls it as > “Ganga” and taking bath in the river is called as “Ganga Snanam”.* Even > the mighty and sacred river like Godavari's name is shadowed by the name of > Ganga in the common society and this may manifest the cultural association > with the later. *Also, Godavari is called as “Dakshina Ganga” for so many > reasons.* > > Culturally, it could be due to the Kumba Mela, which happens at 4 places > of the India out of which 3 are on the banks of Ganga or its tributaries > and the other one is on the banks of Godavari at Nashik. > > Practically, it might be due to it being the second longest river in the > mainland India and the longest in the entire peninsular region which is > playing almost similar role that of Ganga. In a way this is the major life > line river of the considerable part of the Deccan. This might be the reason > why it may have assumed such importance or association to Ganga.[image: > Description: > https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-206db938844ce63573f5505c91ac90d4-lq] > > Historically, the river had seen some of the important > Kingdoms/Empires on its banks. So, naturally it might have got the > attention of then scribes which can be imbibed in to the cultural writings, > thus gaining the cultural importance. > > One and the only 16 Mahajanapadas of ancient India below the vindhyas > (Dakshina Patha) i.e peninsular region was on the banks of River Godavari. > It was Asmaka/Assaka Mahajanapada with it's capital > Potali/Podana/Paudanyapura (Current day Bodhan in Telangana) covering the > regions of Marathwada, Vidarbha, Telangana and Andhra especially along the > Godavari river. > > Later, The Satavahanas, who rose to power from the banks of Godavari were > instrumental in the political history of then ancient India as well as > cultural history. > > Culturally, they contributed to the development of art so much so that, it > is considered as one of 3 major schools of art in ancient India i.e > Amaravati School of architecture, which is developed between developed > between the lower valleys of the Krishna and Godavari rivers and the other > two being, Gandhara and Mathura. > > *Even according to the belief sourced from the Ramayana, Lord Rama is > believed to have resided on the banks of Godavari at Panchavati,* Nashik > of Maharashtra and Parnashala, Badrachalam of Telangana during his exile. > > Whatever the reason is, be it political or cultural or historical or > geographical *it earned the name as Dakshina Ganga, as Ganga also has > similar features *(Infact every river is associated with such features > but religious importance took precedence in this aspect). Below the > vindhyas, there are numerous temples which are considered as Dakshina Kashi > and naturally the river flowing in the Kashi City or Varanasi i.e Ganga has > got importance in Hinduism and many water sources be it rivers, tributaries > or even ponds got their name from Ganga. For eg: “Waiganga” and “Penganga” > are tributaries of Godavari and the banks of River Krishna at Srisailam > Jyothirling temple is called “Pathalaganga”. > > *So, literally the word “Ganga” is used for many natural water sources and > “Kashi” is used for many* temples in different parts of India where the > river Ganga doesn't flow. This is because of the religious importance river > Ganga has and in order to compensate/satisfy all those who are far from the > river, the name Ganga might have culturally given to various water sources. > From religious view, the perception is, even a handful of normal water, by > uttering the word Ganga is assumed to become same as the water of Ganga > river. That is the importance and cultural impact river Ganga has. > > If the impact is about geographical or economical, from different views > like, disasters etc. Obviously, a natural disaster might not impact the > other regions directly though it has various indirect impacts as every part > of the country is connected to the other part through various ways in this > era of connected world > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 29-04- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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