CULTURAL QA 05-2022-15 BEING A COMPILATION THEREMAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Whatmetal wires allow electricity to flow through it? A1 Gopala Krishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered justnow Probably a question for question’s sake.All solid state metals conduct electricity. Some metal wires have lesserconductivity. Some metals have more conductivity but very costly. Some metalsare not rigid. Considering all aspects copper and brass are considered best forelectric conduction. ACSR (Aluminium conductor steel wire for reinforcing) isused for power conduction externally. PVC insulated flexible Copper wire isused mostly in home wiring. Costly plugs and sockets use brass for terminalconnection and switching through. Gold is used in sensitive contacts inequipment by different organizations. Q2 Whichare the most under rated places in India having great tourist attractions? A2 Pavan Pafi Former Analyst at FidelityNational Financial (company)Updated 3h There are many under rated tourist places in India hereare a few: 1Chitrakoot, The Indian Niagara Falls Yes, It is calledthe Indian Niagara Falls. The water flows here 365 days without any stop. Thecolor and flow of water depends on seasons. The water comes all the way from River Indravati.Boating is allowed only during summers. 2. Tirathgarh, Chattisgarh It is Block typewaterfall and also all season tourism spot. The water here comes from River Kanger. It isLocated near Jagdalpur. 3. Duduma Waterfall, Odisha It is a majesticwaterfall located in Odisha-AndraBorder. Water plunges from nearly 600 feet above and water fallsfrom all 3 sides of hills. The accessibility to this place is a bit difficult.Be careful when you are here because there are no safety measures or safety roadsat this place. 4. Deomali, Odisha The highest peak ofOdisha 1672 m above mean sea levels situated Near Semiliguda. It is one of thebest place to trek and enjoy the scenic beauty. 5. Sapua Dam, Odisha To be very frankIndia itself is an underated place for tourism. Indians are more attractedtowards western countries and visit them even though we have many beautifulplaces than western countries. People who can’t afford foreign trips visit Indian tourist places anddump all the garbage whereever they want. It is we who should keepthe surroundings clean. Government should also install as many dustbins aspossible near tourist places and clean regularly. Respective State Govt shouldalso focus on developing the tourism. Q3 Isit better to work in a public or private hospital? A3 Rumi hospital Tue After 6–7 years of working in private/corporate hospitals,recently I've joined a government hospital to work in…..and the experience is totally different. I'm answering this question as anoncologist. The last I wasworking is in a corporate in Delhi. There used to 20–30 patients in OPD perday. If some new patient comes to us with previous biopsy and scan reports, ifthere is no doubt in the reports, radiation/ chemo starts from next day. Ifpatient wants or we feel the patient needs admission, we do it immediately. Butof course all these come at huge cost, like the treatment cost of radiation(IGRT) was 2.5lac. Now after I joinedthis government hospital, the first thing I asked my colleagues is how muchtime it takes from we decide to give radiation to starting radiation treatment;& they laughed &told “at least 2 months". I was shocked. Ithought may be the doctors aren't working enough, anyway I won't let thathappen & start as early as possible……….(being a doctor, I had thatmisconception). Now, minimum…….I'm telling minimum patients inour OPD every day is 100. There are 2 machines in this hospital& both are running so much overloaded that every other day, the machinebreaks down & again restarts…… A doctor can workwith extra capacity, but the machines can't. Hospital beds arealways full…… most of the time we have to write referrals to other governmenthospitals for some time. Similarly,getting a CT scan, MRI, biopsy date takes more than 1 month. Thentreatment dates come after 2 months. We are helpless…… there are so manypatients in queue that we just can't make it fast. Just I counsel the patientabout the reality of the disease and treatment. Thepatients are so poor that they can't afford anything else. Of courseall these comes at minimal cost, like the maximum cost for radiation here(IGRT) is 18000rs & most of patients are getting it for free due to somekind of BPL or government scheme cards they have…… Working in both government and private hospitals are atotally different experience. Q4 Howcan I get food during train journey? A4 Shaunak Bhattacharjeee SoftwareEngineer | Traveller | FoodieTue Previously, I remember,getting good food on trains, especially while travelling overnight was a nightmare. The foodpackets that you could order from IRCTC were only good enough to fill yourstomach, ensuring you don't have to go to sleep with a hungry stomach. The less we talk about thetaste or the quality, the better. However, times havenow changed and IRCTChas partnered up with third-party restaurants that deliver food while you areon the train. One such app that I have tried and tested out is Rail Restro. You can simply download theirapp, enter your PNR number and pre-order your food and the same will bedelivered hot and fresh to your seat. Don't worry, this isn't apromotional post; I have actually tried it twice and it is really impressive. Apart from Rail Restro, you have other options like PayTmwhich delivers food from the same restaurant but viaa different medium. Domino'shave also partnered up with IRCTC but their presence is less as they deliveronly to major railway stations. But yes, getting good food is no longera trouble. You don't have to rely on the tasteless, half-cooked food that isserved on the trains. Q5 Whatis your favorite family recipe to cook, and why? A5 Bhuvana Rameshwar Lives in Chennai/Ooty/Bengaluru (1979–present) Fri The favourite family recipe is rice, sambar and potato frycombo. This is an all timefavourite in our house. We have this on Fridays and festival days usually as wedo not have non vegetarian dishes on these days . It is a family traditionpassed on for many generations and we all love it. It is our favouritehome food too after a long tour or after a homecoming of children. It is, asimple combo of dishes favourite of all, youngsters to elders and oftenaccompanied by yoghurt and lime pickle as a curd rice dish . The rice we have isnon fragrant like ponni or sona masuri raw rice. The sambar is made withvegetables like drumstick, ash pumpkin, brinjal , carrot, white radish, squashor a mixture of various cut vegetables. The potato fry iscalled as “kalyana” potato fry, as it is a common dish in Tamil weddings wherevegetarian feast is served. Q6 Doclothes still wash good when you wash them inside out? A6 Gopala Krishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now I have read allanswers on this question.When we wash inside out our garments surely the dead skin got attached from thebody on wearing get detached than putting them as we wear. In thecase of pillow covers, bed sheets and bed spreads one can observe morefreshness when rolled and put in machine with inside out. The same with under-garments. 2nd answer- Jean Manly, Successfully washedclothes for more than 50 years Answered Fri I think so. And inthe case of socks with Terrycloth lining, I have found that results are better when they are washedinside out. 3rd answer-Sharon Creaton , worked at LogiconInc (1987-2000)Answered 14h ago As longas you treat stains before you turn inside out, they wash just as good.And it really is the best way to wash any embellished items Q7 Whatis the effect of washing clothes inside out? A7 Gaurav Sharma, Cogitate...Answered Jul21, 2015 The benefits ofwashing clothes inside out are : White shirts are precious. A single stain can takethem down. So to prevent them from turning yellow or grey, you need to follow afew steps. The benefits ofwashing clothes inside out are : 1) The garment goes through all the wear & tear ofwashing on the inner side & does not affect the look (outside) - samegarment when dried in open (under sun) in most countries fades - that fading is also on the innerside : leaving the outer surface intact. 2) All the buttons, rivets, sequins etc on the face ofthe garment do not undergo the grind of washing be it hand wash or machinewash. 3) Especially in hand wash the hot spots of dirt likecollars/cuffs get a good scrub during the washing process & this helps inbetter cleaning of these areas, since the dirt in these areas is stubborn &does not leave the garment easily. 4) In earlier days the color fastness of fabrics wasvery low & the garments used to cross stain on other garments (in contactwith) during washing. This is avoided or minimsed as the impression of crossstaining comes on the inner side, sparing the face of the garment intact. 5) Rubbing of garments with another duringwashing creates friction & this friction results in fuzziness, rough handfeel & pilling (small pin head kind of structures on the surface) - washingthem inside out prevents this change in physical appearance affecting theoutlook of the garment. 6) Also, it was a (mis)conception that cleaningthem inside out helps inbetter cleaning - though there is no scientific base for it as the soapmolecules attach to the dirt particles irrespective of the garment being washedin or out. All this was doneto prolong the life of garment, extend it's wearability & preserve the outlook for many years -basically to look as new even after dozens of washes. But in the world of disposable fashion I think it no longermatters anymore !! 2nd answer-Chukka Vishwavaram, ManagingDirector Answered Apr 21 White shirts areprecious. A single stain can take them down. So to prevent them from turningyellow or grey, you need to follow a few steps. If you want to wash in the washing machine, first ofall run an empty hot water cycle at 90 degrees, with 1 cup of vinegar added toit. Let the machine finish the cycle. The reason why we do this is simple,washing machine drum holds a lot of dirt from repeated wash cycles. It mightalso hold dyes from previous washes which might transfer to whites if washeddirectly. This vinegar hot wash cycle cleans your washing machine drumthoroughly. Now club all your whites together and wash them in60 degrees setting with preferably a powder detergent and some borax. You canget borax easily on Amazon. If the white clothes have any stains pretreat themfirst before adding to the load. As a final step, you can add blue or any opticalbrighteners to ensure perfect whites. Remember that less is more. Ifpossible dry them under the sun directly. Sun bleaches whites perfectly. Sundrying ensures that your whites remain whites forever. Finally iron them, with neither too much ortoo little heat. Just the right amount of heat perfect for the garment. Q8 Whatcame before apes in the human evolution path? A8 Claire Jordan Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Thu Basal catarrhine primates. Whether these qualify as monkeys ornot is a moot point. Basal simians split into New World monkeys and basalcatarrhines. Basal catarrhines then split into Old World monkeys and apes. If you see “monkey”as a valid taxonomic group which includes both Old and New World monkeys, thenbasal catarrhines must also be considered to be monkeys, meaning that apesevolved from monkeys. If you see Old andNew World monkeys as only superficially similar and not closely related, likeEurasian and Australian magpies, then basal catarrhines were (probably) notmonkeys. Q9 Areseptic tanks hard to maintain? A9 Gopala Krishnan, former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered justnow In Chennai, Indiaon date, private lorries come and collect the waste, and dump in remote areasin suburban areas, on intimating them from septic tanks. In certain areas thereis pipes for waste liquids laid through center of the road at depth andconnected to sea at remote locations, if my information is correct. Waste linesfrom homes are suitably connected to it. In suburban areas also the pipes arebeing laid now. For the fear ofgetting septic tank gets filled, many use less water in toilets. This creates block in pipes.Block clearing charges are three times the charge for collecting waste fromseptic tank. In cities there isnot much difficulty on date. Even in towns the waste collection lorries areless. Most important, most septic tanks are constructed as single tank up to70% of depth from top for easy collection of waste liquid. Q10 Howdo I stop middle class sleeper and unreserved travellers from entering 2AC and1AC? Why do these people want to taste comfort when they are not willing tospend anything extra? A10 Swaminathakrishna Pingale Former SeniorAudit Officer at Indian Audit and Accounts Department Tue Normally such people will not enter Ac coaches.Sometimes, Railway officials returning to their towns after duty may enter andsit till they get down after two three stations. If someone is disturbing youat your seat, you can complain to the TTE. My note- Waitlisted AC passengers sometimes stand outside the area near toilet till theyareallotted a seat. This is my experience in Kerala. We take unreserved 2ndAC tickets from stations, wait near entrance or with in AC coach, till we get allotted a seat. All the above QA are from Quora website on 14-05- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. 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