CULTURAL QA 10-2022-25 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 Why do electrical devices heat up theirplugs? A1 Gopala Krishnan,Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now There can be at least five reasons listed below can bethe reasons The plug connectionto the socket . If the connection is loose due to wear and tear The plug is notinserted properly The socket may haveloose connection inside There can be looseconnection in equipment. In this case the connecting wire also can be hot. Electrical devicecan be very old and drawing more current It is assumed thewire connected to the socket is of proper gauge and socket is supplying powerto the wattage of the equipment. Call a technician and he may check the above points and set right theproblem, whatever of the above Q2 Do people still live in houses that arehundreds of years old? A2 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Just now My ancestral homein Kerala might have been more than 100 years old, when it was demolished fornew construction. My father was born in that home, and he lived 84 years in1991. The home was demolished about 10 years back for new construction, It had mud walls whenI was born except the wooden from Nera in Malayalam,old type of doors and the home was renovated in my boyhooddays changing to country brick wall, setting right damages in the roofing,refitting doors, floor cementing etc. So with goodmaintenance homes can be there built even 100 years before. The present dayhomes in India with RCC roof and quality brick works and teak wood wooden worksand granite flooring are expected to survive more than 100 yearswith PROPER PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND DAILY UP-KEEPING by residing in the home. Q3 Do all Indian railway stations have agoods shed? If not, which ones don't have one and why not? A3 Realistic Person,23h No, Goods Shed orGoods Terminal are not present in all Railway Stations. They are made only onMajor Cities. Some Examples of Goods Shed and Goods Terminal are FCI Godown,Bottling Plant, Thermal Power Plan and Freight Loading/Unloading Shed. Theseare made on a particular important town or cities where Freight Trains come andUnload the goods. Then these Goods are transported to the City and all nearbyCities. Pics — Goods arebeing unloaded from a Freight Train and loaded in Trucks at Goods Shed/FreightTerminal Muzaffarpur. If we talk aboutBihar, Goods Shed, FCI Godown, Bottling Plant, Freight Terminal all are presentin Muzaffarpur where Freight Train comes and unloads goods like Petrol, Cement,Grains, Coals, Stones, Wheats etc. Then all these goods are supplied to thecity and nearby cities. Some cities ofBihar like Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, don't have Goods Shed or Freight Terminal.Same in there are many places in India where Goods Shed, Freight Terminals arenot present. Goods are transported to these types of from nearby city or townwhich has Goods Shed and Goods Terminal. Goods Shed are not made in all Citiesand Towns bcoz its not economically feasible. Trucks are used to transportgoods to those cities or place which don't have Goods Shed. Pics- A FreightTrain standing at Goods Shed/Freight Terminal Muzaffarpur Take example ofBottling Plant. In Bottling Plant a Petrol Tanker Train come and Unloads thePetrol, then these Petrol are filled in Tanker Trucks and these Tanker Trucksare goes to all the Petrol Pump of that City and nearby cities. Pic- A PetrolTanker Train which is going to be inside Bharat Petroleum Bottling Plant tounload Petrol and some Freight Trains to load or unload Goods standing at GoodsShed/Freight Terminal Muzaffarpur. FCI Godown — A FreightTrain which is loaded with full of Grains and Foods like Potato, Onion, Wheatetc comes inside FCI Godown. Then all these Foods are loaded in a Truck andthen sent to the city and nearby cities. Power Plant — ACoal loaded Freight Train comes inside Power Plan, these coals are unloadedfrom Freight Train and used to make Electricity. Typical Goods Shed-A Freight Train full of Stones, Sands, Bricks, Cement etc come and then allthese items are unloaded and then loaded in Trucks. Then these Trucks supplyall these items to that city and nearby cities. This is how FreightTrains bring all these necessary Goods which are needed in a Town or City. My note- Pictures are not added. In south India speciallyin Kerala, while laying tracks andopening stations Goods station was constructed, later abandoned in manystations. In some stations it is working. Q4 Are grape seeds healthy to eat? A4 Leonard Newton, Accountant at ICICIBank (2012–present)Oct 8 While mostvarieties of grapes in stores today are seedless, you can occasionally find grapes with seeds inthe middle. Grape seeds arecrunchy and have a bitter taste, but that doesn't mean you have to spit them out.If you choose to consumegrape seeds, they are unlikely to harm your health. Grape seeds containseveral compounds that may offer health benefits, such as antioxidants,flavonoids, and melatonin. They are also used to make health foods such asgrape seed oil and grape seed extract that are used as supplements. While those on blood thinners may be at a small risk ifthey eat large amounts of grape seeds, most people can consume them withoutconcern. Still, whether youchoose to eat grape seeds is a matter of personal preference, and you likelywon't miss out on any significant benefits—or avoid major risks—by spittingthem out. Q5 What are some amazing facts about theIndian Railways? A5 All Rounder, Wed This train is sospecial that it has made it to the ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ and the questionasked was not for Rupees 5000, 10000, or 50000. It was asked as a question fora whopping Rupees. 25 Lakh. The contestant couldn’t manage to answer though. Presenting to you India’s shortest running passengertrain with a huge fan following and loyal commuter base, ‘The LegendaryAit-Konch Shuttle’!!!! The Ait-KonchShuttle is a train that runs with just 3 coaches and covers a distance of 13.68kilometers in 35 minutes, at a sluggish pace of 30 Kilometers per hour. Soundsinteresting? What is more interesting is the history behind this. Konch and Ait aretwo tiny towns in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and comes under theJalaun district. The crumbling 15 km road ride from Konch to Ait is a dauntingone for bones, young and old. Tempos charge Rs 20 for each passenger and arriveat the destination in one hour. The train made its first run around 1901-1903, evenbefore the Railway Board was constituted in 1905.Introduced by Britishers, the shuttle was meant to ferry goods and passengersas Konch was a big market for cotton, forest produce, and ghee. The cotton wassent to Manchester for weaving. When the government decided to discontinue its servicesin 1997, thousands squatted on the railway line in protest.The railways tried to reason with them and a Rail Bus was sent to Konch toreplace the shuttle. Butthe shuttle remained the locals’ first and only choice. Three months later,the train was back on track. Since the shuttle was running a loss, with thefare only Rs 2 per head, local traders bought 200 tickets daily to help boostthe revenue. Post-Covid Pandemic, the train has now been restarted as‘Unreserved Special’ and the ticket is now costing Rs.30/- which was Rs.10/-before. Nearly 400-500 passengers travel on the train every day.There is no halt on the way but a passenger can flag it down with a wave,or request the guard to let him alight when his village nears. Students andtraders from adjoining villages take it to travel to Konch, which is the tehsilheadquarters and also has several educational institutions. It is not surprising to find amarriage party traveling by it. Or a railway employee on a joyride.It continuesto run on a loss though…. Q6 What is the reason for the large numberof trains in Mumbai? A6 Acknowledge, Sun Mumbai’s localtrains are in many ways a defining feature of the city. There is almost no onewho has lived in the city, who has not traveled by the local trains. While most of the inhabitants gripeand grumble about the train service, everyone appreciates how impossible lifewould be without it. Acknowledge Mystery-Part of a Rich Legacy Mumbai’s localtrain network today is actually a part of history. It is a part of what was thefirst railway network to be built, not just in India, but the whole of Asia. The infrastructure was built bythe British and the first train on the continent ran between Thane and BoriBunder stations, the latter that was rebuilt as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,which still stands proud to this day. The momentous first trainjourney took place on the 16th of April, in 1853, along a 34 km route. When most people thinkof Mumbai’s local trains they tend to think of trains plying from Churchgate toBorivali, or from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Thane. But, the rail network is a little more complicated than that with variousmeandering routes, the city’s ever-expanding suburbs, and differentrailway corridors. The total length of rail lines that form the local networkadds up to over 400 kms. Q7 What is power? An electrical heater israted 1200w. How much energy does it use in 10 hours? A7 Prasanna, B.E. in Electrical andElectronics Engineering, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology(Graduated 2018) 3y Electrical power may be defined as the Rate at which theEnergy is being consumed or produced. Mathematically itcan be expressed as follows, Energy = Power ×Time So, by thisexpression it is pretty easy to calculate the energy consumed by the heater. 1200 watts × 10 hrs= 12000 Wh. Since 1000 W isequal to one unit, total energy consumed by the heater is 12 Kwh or 12 units Q8 How can a Railway employee book aTatkal ticket online? A8 Ajit Kumar,Section controller at IndianRailways (2019–present)Sun Tatkal quota scheme is launched by railway for urgent,accidental ,unplanned journey for every person. IN this scheme there is noconcession have, that one can enjoy ,EVEN RAILAWAY EMPLOYEE. One should be smartduŕing tatkal bòoking i.e. keep pre -filled data on online booking, or in offlinebooking one must have his postion the closest to booking counter to enjoytatkal quota seat.100% one can get seat. This is applicablefor all even railway employee. As it is unconcessional quota. And last everything is possible, depend how much one has efforts and approach. Pls don’t takein other way.🚫 My note- It was so when tatkal was introduced. Now 30%berths/seats are under thatkal and dynamic charging in many trains. Q9 Is eating rice equivalent to eatingsugar? A9 Ronnie Place,Cutting, Punching, andPress Machine Setter at Compact Disc Center (2012–present)21h While most of the calories in white and brown rice comefrom carbohydrates, white rice has a higher glycemic index than brown rice. This means that aserving of white rice provides a quicker blood sugar spike, which, according to Harvard Medical School, “has almost the same effectas eating pure table sugar”. Brown rice has a lower glycemic index,which is better for warding off diseases such as diabetes. Q10 Do any cows get exported fromIndia every year? A10 Varadha Rajaan, Enterprenuer, Travel,Farming, consultancy, Technology etcFri No Desi cows whichare banned to be exported are not. This includes breeds like gir, sahiwal, ongole, kankrejand some other breeds. During a decadeback an ongole breed cattle was tried to be exported from India, the animalcosts about 32 lakhs, which was supposed to be transported by ship. This was identified by the central govt and hence it was stopped andthe export of live cattle was banned from India. The gir breed wasthe native of gujarat , this breed was taken to Brazil and now a population ofmore than 10 million animals are there in Brazil. But they need new blood forevery decade and so they need to import them from India, since export is bannednow Brazil has made tieup with farms in Gujarat which is maintaining pure breedof cows. They have investedmore than 2 crores for setting up a embryo transplant centre from which thefertilized embryos is freezed and exported to Brazil. Similarly, InAndhra the ongole cattle breed was developed and maintained for its purity anda similar embryo transfer lab was setup for maintaining the purity of thebreed. A mix of Ongole,gir and sahiwal was developed as a Bhraman breed which is famous around theworld.This breed will attaina weight of around more than one tonne in a period of one and half to two years. This variety is famous for his high tolerance and a good conversion ratio.A group of cattle owners forms an association for the developing of the breedand in each country there is an Bhraman cattle owners association which isthere to avoid inbreeding of the cattle. So Maintaining a desi cattle breed is essential , so thatour future generations an able to get good milk from them, instead of crossbred cows, whose milk is inferior in quality tothat of the native breed cows. 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