Good I gave so much data on Zeenat and if it had not opened your eyes Mr Gopalakrishnan what else is going to. Be cautious when presenting. Till then stay with AC fan etc, KR IRs 28922
On Wed, 28 Sept 2022 at 12:48, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Respected sir, > Thank you for the correction > Gopalakrishnan > > On Wednesday, 28 September, 2022 at 12:17:46 pm IST, Narayanaswamy Iyer < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear folks > > *Q3 How did the British treat the last Mughal emperor, and why* > > *A3 Hasham Beyg, Independent Economics Enthusiast Sep 1* > > *- This is Queen Zeenat Mahal, the wife to King Bahadur Shah Zafar, the > last Mughal Emperor* > > *She is the same Mughal Queen whose stolen wedding jewelry is worn by > Queen Elizabeth II who died in September 2022* > > *And Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of Queen Victoria.* > > My comments:- > > All lies. Of Himalayan proportions. > > 1. The late Q E II was a Scottish woman who married a Greek prince who > gave up his princedom to marry her. Neither of them were Queen Victoria, > Empress of India's, descendants. > > 2. The koh-i-noor diamond, the Central and most precise jewel in the > Imperial British Crown, was not part of the jewellery, wedding or > otherwise, of the last, or any, Mughal Empress. It was discovered > independently, on the banks of the Ganga river, after the British > conquest of India, by a native Indian, and was presented by him as a token > of respect, to the new foreign sovereign. > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > > On 28 Sep 2022, at 11:24 AM, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > *CULTURAL QA 09-2022-28* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Where are air conditioners typically mounted? > > A1 Gopala Krishnan,Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at > Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > *I think the question is about installing outdoor unit of split > air-conditioner*. Stand is available to keep the outdoor unit. Every > where window shade need not be the convenient point. *If the parapet wall > is having height above 2.5 feet, it would be difficult to get down from > parapet wall.* > > Nowadays in Tamilnadu, India, AC installation engineers bring *stand to > fit to convenient position and height to stand/sit and work during repairs.* > > Q2 Is there a way to get around London without using their > underground/subway system? > > A2 Nicholas Stone,Lives in London (1993–present)Sun > > Personally, *I encourage visitors to London to travel by other means > without using the London underground, otherwise known as the Tube*. The > tube is a network of 11 lines offering high frequencies metro services - *with > much of the central service in tunnels.* > > Where possible, I recommend using the London Overground. Coloured orange > on the famous London public transport map, almost all London Overground > services operate above ground with modern air-conditioned rolling stock. > You have mobile internet access through most of your trip and the rolling > stock has walk through carriages offering easier access and improved > security. *From experience, the London Overground is less busy than the > London Underground, so you are sure to find a seat.* > > A modern class 710 train used on several of the London Overground routes. > This new rolling stock features charging points for electronic devices, > energy efficient air conditioning, wi-fi, live passenger displays and > welcoming open walk-through interiors. > > *For a scenic tour on elevated track through eastern London, take a ride > on the Docklands Light Railway.* Trains are usual driverless allowing you > to sit right at the front for excellent forward view. > > *Mastering at least some bus routes opens up even more possibilities - > with a ride on the top deck of the famous red vehicle*. You’ll be in > company. More people use London’s buses than all other forms London public > transport combined. And half of all bus journeys in England are made in > London. > > Q3 How did the British treat the last Mughal emperor, and why? > > A3 Hasham Beyg, Independent Economics Enthusiast Sep 11 > > *- This is Queen Zeenat Mahal, the wife to King Bahadur Shah Zafar, the > last Mughal Emperor.* > > She is the same Mughal Queen *whose stolen wedding jewelry is worn by > Queen Elizabeth II who died in September 2022.* > > And Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of Queen Victoria. *Victoria was a > woman who ordered the killing of Zeenat Mahals husband and son before her > very eyes*. And passed on special instructions to steal Zeenats wedding > jewelry so that it could be used for the glorification of the blood laden > British Empire. > > While the King was being taken away by the British Raj for torture in the > dungeons of Rangoon, Zeenat Mahal refused to part ways from the King and > is quoted saying 'Life and death with The King’. > > She was only 34 when the royal Mughal couple was exiled and their son > Bakht Mirza brutally murdered by the British Raj. > > A torture of unseen proportions was carried out on the Mughal King for > almost 10 years by the British Raj in the dungeons of Rangoon. The extent > of the torture was such that the *British Commissioner Davis refused the > access of much needed medicine to the Royal Mughal Couple.* > > At the age of 87, Mughal King Bahadur Shah Zafar died out of torture and > was disrespectfully buried by British Soldiers in Rangoon, Burma. > > Whilst all this, the Mughal wealth was stolen during the Raid of Lal > Qilla, 1857 and shipped off to todays Britain. The heirs to the wealth > received nothing and spread out to different corners of the empire. Some > reportedly fled to Burma. > > *However, the Mughals took the grieving Mughal Queen Zeenat Mahal under > their care and provided for her till she died out of grief at the age of > 63.* > > All this inhumane torture was ordered by the British Queen Victoria who > used to boast off the stolen wedding jewelry of Mughal Queen Zeenat Mahal. > And this same jewelry was then passed on to Queen Elizabeth II who died in > September 2022. > > - It is sad to see how the world is paying its respect to a woman who > proudly wears blood laden Jewelry of another woman’s wedding. A woman who > ordered the murder of another woman’s son and husband. > > My note- I just added this QA for the information about last Mugal Queen. > Nothing more. Not for discussions. > > Q4 Why don't businessmen fly economy class to save their company > money? > > A4 Shaunak Bhattacharjeee, Software Engineer | Traveller | > FoodieSun > > Here's what happens when you travel by Economy Class: > > *You wait at the boarding gate for a long time in those chairs which > aren't comfortable at all.* > > As the boarding process starts, you wait for at least 5–10 minutes in the > queue before getting a chance to get onto the aircraft. > > *The seats have limited leg space and your body gets cramped. On > long-distance flights, it gets really uncomfortable to stay in the same > place.* > > *Once the flight lands, you wait for at least 5–10 minutes before you get > a chance to deboard the aircraft.* > > You wait for at least another 5–10 minutes in front of the baggage claim > belt waiting for your bag to arrive. > > So you see, you stand in the queue before and after your flight. You wait > at the baggage belt, plus, after a long flight, you feel tired and > exhausted. > > *Here's what happens when you travel in business class:* > > *You get complimentary access to the airport lounge. You eat well, get a > place to relax before boarding starts.* > > At the boarding gate, you get priority check-in. You don't have to wait in > the queue for others to board. > > *The leg space is decent enough. The seats are wider. So it is > comfortable.* > > *Once the flight lands, you are the first ones to de-board the aircraft.* > > You hardly wait at the baggage belt since your checked-in bags have the > highest priority. > > So the journey isn't exhausting and it saves a lot of time. > > *The companies send their employees to attend a business meeting on that > very day within a couple of hours after the flight lands*. If the person > is exhausted, they will never be able to carry it well, since they will be > tired and that would affect the meeting proceedings and the company, as a > result. *So, in an attempt to save some thousand rupees, business deals > worth lakhs and crores of rupees might be at stake.* > > There is a saying, if you look after your employees well, your employees > will look after your company. > > Q5 Which is the most overrated and underrated Indian city? > > A5 Prayank Kulshrestha, MBA from NIIT University, Neemrana Sep 16 > > I have lived cities like Bangalore, Mysore, Hyderabad, gurgaon, Lucknow, > Noida, Agra, Chennai, Pune. Also I visited many cities. Based on my > experience > > ***Most Overrated city** : Gurgaon* > > Extremely costly and high living expenses > > Forget about good water, air & Food only thing you will get alcohol > > *Dust and Dust everywhere, poor road condition* > > Rude people and unsafe City > > Now a days due to climate change, Horrible weather > > ***Most underrated city** : Mysore* > > Awesome weather throughout year > > Beautiful, clean and managed city > > Safe and cultured city > > Good people and food > > Q6 What was living in England during the 50s and 60s like? > > A6 Ernest W. Adams, Lives in England Sep 22 > > *Chilly and rather grim*. The war was over, *but rationing of some things > went on until the mid 1950s.* Almost nobody had central heating. They > heated individual rooms with gas or electric heaters, and a good many > people still burned coal in their fireplaces. *There was still a lot of > visible bomb damage, although it was slowly being cleared up. Things* > began to look up in the 1960s, when the Beatles came along and Carnaby > Street fashions were all the rage. The Queen was a breath of fresh air; she > was crowned in 1953, and she was young, pretty, and had a growing family. > > Q7 How did babies survive when there were no vaccines a long time > ago? > > A7 Mats Andersson, Common or Garden Armchair Historian Sep 12 > > They didn’t. > > It was basically a numbers game. *Up to half of all children died before > turning 5. *In some ages and places, it was a lot worse, though: in > London circa 1800, 90% of all children died before their fifth birthday. > > *For most of human history, if a family had a dozen children, two or three > would probably reach adulthood.* > > If you ask this question, you simply have no idea how horrible most of > human history was. > > Q8 Why can't gasoline be used as rocket fuel? > > A8 Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013–present)Sep 21 > > Gasoline and kerosene are very close cousins, chemically speaking - and > probably the most popular rocket fuel in the world is called “RP-1” > (Rocket Propellant 1) - and is basically just highly refined kerosene. > > But back in the 1920’s, some of Robert Goddard’s very early experimental > rockets were fuelled by actual gasoline. > > *But it’s all about the tiny details. Gasoline produces quite a bit of > smoke - and that can actually coat parts of the rocket and make it less > efficient. Kerosene does that too - but to a much lesser extent.* > > RP-1’s energy density is a little high than Gasoline (but not by much). > > Q9 Can a washing machine's spin cycle completely dry clothes, > even if they are not dried in the drier afterwards? > > A9 Arthur Seiple, Former Retired21h > > *No they don't spin fast enough*. Used to go to a laundromat that had a > machine that was called a water extractor. It was a high speed drum that > spun clothes extremely fast to extract almost all water, *clothes were > left almost dry*. They were close to dry. My YMCA also has one to get > bathing suits almost dry. > > Q10 Do trains come from Switzerland? > > A10 Nicholas Stone, Life long interest in trains. Sun > > *Many trains are manufactured in Switzerland. Many *individual train > services can originate Switzerland. > > A Class 745 passenger train provided by Greater Anglia and which operates > the service between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, in the east of > the UK. These trains were manufactured by Stadler Rail, at their Bussnang > factory in north east Switzerland. > > *The SBB Swiss Federal Railway Giruno train which operates between Zürich > (Switzerland) and Milan (Italy).* These new trains have a top speed of > 250 km/h and travel through the Gotthard Base Tunnel with a journey time of > 3 hrs 20 mins between the two cities. > > I have travelled on both Swiss manufactured trains and trains which > started their journeys in Switzerland. > > Q11 If grapes are genetically engineered/alter to be > seedless, how do they grow more of them? > > A11 Franklin Veaux, Professional Writer Fri > > *Grapes are not genetically engineered to be seedless.*There are no GMO > grapes on the market. *There are GM grapes being developed to resist > disease and use fewer pesticides, but you can’t get them yet.* > > Seedless grapes are just ordinary grapes with a mutation that prevents > seeds from forming. > > All the seedless grapes on the market are propagated by cloning; they’re > all clones of that original mutation. > > Q12 What are joints made up of: bones or cartilage? > > A12 Ken Saladin,Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)Sun > > For anyone who might actually be interested (the OP isn’t): > > Some are made of nothing but bone; some are bone + tough fibrous > connective tissue; some are made of bone + fibrocartilage; and the freely > movable ones (diarthroses) are made of bone + fibrous connective tissue + > hyaline cartilage + lubricating fluid. > > But since this is a QPG question and nobody really asked it, I’m not going > into further detail. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 27-09- 2022.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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