CULTURAL QA 09-2022-22 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 How can I protect my outdoor airconditioner (AC) from heatstroke? A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Just now If the outdoortemperature is veryvery high, a cool top can be provided above it using braided coconutor palm leaves and most important it should be REMOVABLE for comfortablystanding and working on outdoor unit of the split AC base. Normally outdoor units are installed so that cooling fanin the outdoor unit get good breeze. In my room thoughthere is better provision to install outdoor unit above east facing window, itis installed in the shade above window in the North where trees/plants are more and cool wind is more possible . Q2 What are the requirements forbooking a Tatkal ticket? Can we book a Tatkal ticket and travel on the sameday? A2 D S P CHANDRA SEKHAR,Lived inKakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India 22h Tatkaal bookingstarts at 10am for AC classes and 11am for sleeper classes on previous day fortrains. So for trains leaving in early hrs. the booking must be initiated twodays before. Normallywithin 10–15 minutes Tatkaal booking will close for all important trains.If the seats still left even after those hours passengers can book themupto the time of final chart preparation four hrs.Prior to departure of train from the starting station. My note- Now many trains are having 30%tatkal quota and DYNAMIC FARE IS PROVIDED. Never this 30% tatkal is filled on the opening day, I havebooked on line ticket at 12 .00 fore- noon for AC double decker express from Bangalore to Chennai which departs at 2.30PM on the same day. The dynamic fare is very high. Now a provision has come full ticket amountis refunded if cancelled irrespective of time if ticket has cancelledwhich are booked on line. This meant if I cancel theticket at 1 PM after booking the ticket at 12.00 fore noon I get full refund on cancellation for these online tickets. It appearsthe information in the answer is for counter tickets or old one. Afterthe concessions are cancelled it appears rules are amended. I stand correctedif my note is incorrect. One can see the Brindavan express from Bangalore which hasonly non AC seating and general compartments is full which starts from Bangaloreat 3 PM Q3 Why is Chennai worse when comparedto Hyderabad or Bangalore? A3 Lakshmi Narayanan, Sep 3 I lived in all 3cities Hyderabad People, Food,Culture, affordability, career options. Hyderbad is the best city in India asit stands today. Bangalore Great climate,career(If you are in IT it is THE place to be), more cosmopolitian than anycity in India and it is vibrant Chennai Outstanding careeroptions(it is for every field), connectivity is the best in India. Moreimportantly people are unapologitacally themselves. Bottom line Bangalore isVibrant city but Hyderabad is more fun. Chennai isdifferent best all together only a stupid will compare it withother cities. If there is one city in India which is probably comparablethat's Mumbai. How can someonecompare a coastal city with ports with landlocked cities? There is nosaturation for development when it has ports. It is geographical advantage. Another examplewhat are the states in India that are in race to acheive Trillion dollareconomy? Uttar pradesh(Massive population(workforce), Fertile land) Maharastra(population, industries, ports, economic powerhouse(Mumbai)). Tamil Nadu( Industries,ports, educated workforce ) What makes TamilNadu unique is,UP has massive population and Maharastra has lot of immigrants. TN has neither but still in the race to become trilliondollar economy. Chennai and TN areunique in this country and no wonder most of the Indian's feel uncomfortable. yes they can havemore immigrants to make it melting pot of cultures but It is what it is ,people are unapologitacaly themselves . To be fair to them they are fairlysuccessful in their way top 3 in every developmental parameter. My note- Chennai has water problem, temperature problem,and above that house rent problem. Irecollect while I was in Namakkal, we had to wake up in midnight, early morning , mid after- noon to collect water fromthe municipal tap given for 3-4 row houses. After one collected 5pots, the tap water will be collected by next tenant… and repeated theprocedure. A RCC building was not affordable with in my salary. Wewere accustomed the noise from lorry building workshops in the midnight also. Q4 What's the best way to minimizemaintenance once my new bathroom is complete? A4 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now While floor tiling starts, ensure slightly rough tiles areprovided on the floor so that slipping on floor does not occur.Ensure daily cleaning is properly done either by people in the home or bymaids/ others. At leastonce a quarter, employ expert cleaners. If the watersupplied is from bore wells, stains will occur and by 2 years it would be verymuch. If purified water or river water is used, stains will be lesser. Advertisementstoilet cleaning items may show excellent cleaning, but practically it ispossible only in new bathrooms. Q5 40% seats of the Mumbai-Ahmedabadtrain goes empty. How does Modi expect that the Bullet train will be a success?Meanwhile, the Kolkata-Delhi route is the busiest, but no planning for thissector. Is it just for politics? A5 Dimaag ki Dhai, Dhai par ab GSTlagega, chahe woh dimaag ki dhai kyun na ho Sep 15 Personally, Ibelieve a world class highway 8 - 12 lane between Mumbai and Ahmedabad wouldmake more economic sense. Having said that we cannot dismiss the Bullet trainproject as a folly. It is expensive, however who knowsit might pave a way forus to make advancement in that field. Once metro were slammed aswastage of money, today every state wants a metro train in it’s capital. And today BEML, Alstom, etc allmanufacture Metro coaches in India itself. So I see Bullettrain as a technological initialization, which might propel us ahead in thebullet train technology. Inthe future Fossil Fuel guzzling air planes might be severely restricted and acleaner Bullet train might be preferred. Q6 How is China able to provide enoughfood for its people? A6 Steven Haddock, Studied at YorkUniversity (Canada)Sat Well, first,China is massive. 9.5 million square kilometers. Second, a lot of it is arable China lies wellinside the sub-tropical and temperate zones so, unlike it’s neighbours Mongoliaand eastern Russia, mostof the country has decent soil and a long growing season. In the south of thecountry, weather is warm enough to grow two rice crops a year. In the middle,one rice crop. In the north, wheat grows very well. Rice averages about 3 tonsper acre per crop. And in the 1970s, varieties of wheat and rice weredeveloped with shorter stalks, meaning yields wereroughly doubled as more energy went into grain production than stalkproduction. As such, estimates are that 250 million people, usingcurrent techniques, could easily feed China’s population of about 1,200million. The number of people who actually live inrural China is 750 million, so they have three times the labour force theyneed. So it reallyonly takes one Chinese farmer to grow enough food for five Chinese people. Inthe United States, that figure is one person can grow enough food for onehundred Americans, although American farming is farmore energy intensive Q7 Is there anything that should not beeaten with fruit? A7 Healthy Lifestyle, BSc in SriChaitanya Junior College, Hyderabad, Sri Meghana Concept (Graduated 2019)22h No. Most fruits arehigh in calories and low in nutrition, so it makes sense to eat them withsomething healthy. The two fruits you should never eattogether are apples and pears. They have a lot in common, but theirnutritional value is very different. Apples are high in fiber and potassium,but low in vitamin C and iron. Pears are high in vitamin C and fiber, but lowin potassium. The best thing you can do is to enjoyfruits on their own, and not to mix them up with other foods. Hope you got it andThank you for reading. Q8 Tomatos are not actually vegetables,they are fruits. Is anything wrong with this sentence? A8 Matt Riggsby, Sometimes puts wordsin a row in exchange for money Tue First, spelling. It’s tomatoes, not tomatos. Second, punctuation. That’s a bad comma splice,and it’s not how you join clauses like that together. Use a semicolon ratherthan a comma, or make it two sentences. Third, it’s factually dubious. In a botanical sense,it’scorrect. Botanically, fruits are seed-bearing parts of a plantand vegetables…well, don’t exist. However, thosewords have distinct meanings when used in a culinary sense. Fruits are sweet while vegetables are savory. Tomatoes, in a culinary sense, most definitely are vegetables. Atthe very least, the sentence wants context to back up the assertion and doesn’tstand well on its own. Q9 How can someone who was on sleepingpills for 20 years suddenly no longer need them? It's like my body reset itselfone night A9 Mildred Miles, Nurse 6h Please consult a doctor before quitting cold turkey.Sleeping pills are dangerous to just stop taking and itmay be deadly. There are only a few things that can actually kill you bysuddenly stopping to take them (while other drugs may just have an.. unpleasantwithdrawal) and “real” sleeping pills are one of them. Sleep deprivationcan be dangerous. It can cause accidents. However, taking sleeping pills is farmore dangerous. Battling insomnia is a serious medical problem that must not betaken lightly. I never tried sleeping pills and had difficulty changing myeating habits. I was desperate for some alternatives. I discovered thisincredible tricks that really helpedin just two days. It was like a funtutorial to make me fall asleep in 30 minutes. I found it really hard to do sobefore this. I was skeptical at first but day 1 practice sent me to dreamlandfor 10 minutes. On the second day of using the trick, I was a sleeping beautyfor 20 minutes. After getting used to my routine, I found it easier to fallasleep and sleep better. It seemed unbelievable at first, but the trick Idiscovered improved my ability to fall asleep faster. Sometimes, I don’t need toit anymore. I guess my insomnia has passed!Go to your doctor. ASAP Q10 How can you reuse empty laundrydetergent bottles? A10 Gopala Krishnan,Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Detergent pouches are becoming common.As detergent powder has been replaced by liquid bottles more than 75%, pouches will become common and wehave to use old bottles. Bottled detergent will be priced more. By the bye, the bottles of detergents arecollected by scrap merchants about 50–00 rupees per kg. Since theyare first quality plastic, I think scrap merchants resell them for making 2ndquality plastics. Most2nd quality plastic products are also good and priced below 50% of firstquality ones. At one time we never imagined coconut oil, groundnut oiletc will come in pouches. Already cleaning products have come in pouches and we haveto fill in bottles. All the above QA are from Quora website on 21-09- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled andposted by R. 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