Good selection except the forwarding to Punnakku where I do not write in iyer123 but source through is feaSIBLE ONLY THROUGH YOU. Q6 There are so many things to be ashamed of especially when foreign tourists are seen around, when so many make fun of them in local language and jack up the price etc etc; and in this incident, why should the lady give her seat/ It is pride of a man to offer the seat to women, old and pregnant lady and kids which any male , including the author should have done it. I am ashamed of the writer. Q8 LICE today is not such a threat at all; as fever it would appear unclean when the head bath is avoided by ladies for the inconvenience sake and with the climate and dust lice gets formed; but today cleansing products are too many. Mosquitoes are the scourge. Inevitable because so many dwellers around stack the water and spread the Rigvedic insect all around, so we may have to spend a lot of money to prevent as well as keep closing all the doors and windows. Today another chasing us is COVID and it may not end at all and so many avatars are upcoming. And no one wears aany mask at all and remains, including the USA without getting vaccinated as a carrier. KR IRS 11123
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 16:31, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2023-05* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Why was the Murugan Temple built? > > A1 Atul Kumar, B.S in Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science > Education and Research, Kolkata (IISER-K) (Graduated 2019)Updated Sat > > The Murugan Temple, also known as the *Palani Murugan Temple, i*s a Hindu > temple located in the town of Palani in Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated > to the deity Murugan, who is the son of Shiva and Parvati and is *considered > to be the god of war, knowledge, and wisdom*. The Six Abodes of Murugan > are six temples situated in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. > > The temple was built to honour Murugan and to provide a place for devotees > to worship and pay their respects to the deity. *Murugan is an important > figure in Hinduism and is widely revered in South India, where the temple > is located*. The temple is an important center of pilgrimage for devotees > of Murugan and is visited by thousands of people each year. > > The temple is also known for its beautiful architecture and is considered > a significant cultural and historical site. It is an important part of > Tamil Nadu's rich cultural heritage and is an important center of religious > and spiritual activity in the region. > > Q2 Why do British people live in small crappy brick houses? > > A2 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, > shop owner, secretary on newspaper Jan 2 > > The whole of Britain and Ireland is north of the whole of the US, except > for the bulk of Alaska. *London is on the same latitude as Labrador, and > Edinburgh is on the same latitude as Kodiak Island. Consequently our houses > are designed for draught exclusion, not ventilation*. My house, which is > about 30 miles west of Edinburgh, has 18″-thick stone walls, and at around > 140 years old it nearly counts as modern. > > Q3 What are some things every Indian should know about Indian > history? > > A3 Ankit Kumar Singh,an IT professional, trapped in a concrete > jungle.8mo > > Today, Sri Lanka is almost bankrupt; *however, did you know that India > was once in a worse state than Sri Lanka is now?* > > *India had a closed economy in the 1990s*. The government owned the > majority of the companies in India, and foreign direct investment was > restricted. Policies of previous congress government was weakening indian > economy day by day. > > Oil prices were at an all-time high in August 1990 as a result of the Gulf > War. > > *Non-resident Indians were unable to send money to their loved ones in > India.* > > As a result, India's forex reserves were reduced to 600 million dollars. > > Indian reserves were only enough to keep the country running for a few > weeks. > > *Then came Manmohan Singh, India's finance minister at the time who took > some unpopular but critical decision.* > > *He immediately obtained a 2.2 billion dollar loan from the IMF and sold > 600 million dollars of India's gold to international banks*. To make > Indian exports more competitive he devalued Indian rupee by 20%. He also > took some long term step. *He brought new Industrial Policy and opened > Indian market for foreign investors.* > > He Ended his Parliament Speech for the budget session with the statement : > > “No power can now stop the growth of India”. > > The rise of India began. > > The foundations for an economic powerhouse was already laid. > > *By 2009, India had been able to repurchase the gold it had sold in 1990,* > as well as absorb the shocks of US sanctions against India in 1998, the > Kargil war in 1999, and the 2009 global economic crisis. > > In the decades that followed India was one of the fastest growing ecconomy > in the world giving tough competition to china. > > Peace. > > *Credits:- Labour Law Advisor.* > > Q4 Are British rail tracks curved like on other railways? > > A4 Nicholas Stone, Life long interest in trains. Sun > > *British rail tracks are often curved like on other railways.* > > *A cant is used to allow trains to take curves at higher speeds*. On a > cant, one rail is raised about the level of the other on a curved track. The > effect is to cause the train to lean into curve, allowing for higher speed. > > *If the train were stationary on a curve with a cant, passengers would > notice the carriage slightly leaning to one side*. Slower freight trains > can be impeded by cant. This is because the heavy freight train’s wheels > are pushed against the lower track, causing the familiar scraping sound of > metal wheel on metal track. > > *For these reasons, a cant is usually deployed on curved track used by > higher speed passenger trains.* > > Among the most raised cant on Britain’s railways are the reverse curves > immediately south of Collumpton in Devon. The line was originally built to > Brunel’s 2,140 mm broad gauge. When converted to the standard 1,435 mm > gauge, there was extra space between the parallel tracks. In turn, the > tracks could be slewed and canted, without the risk of passing trains on > these reverse curves making contact. > > When approaching the Collumpton reverse curves, I always make sure I can > observe the train taking the cant and tight bends at the line’s ruling > speed of 100 mph (160 km/h). It can be quite thrilling for the rail > enthusiast, like me. > > Q5 Is it necessary to replace bathroom fixtures like faucets and > toilets on a regular basis? > > A5 Foster MacKenzie,B.A., B.E.D.S., B.Arch in Architecture > (college major) & The Environment, Dalhousie University-Halifax (Graduated > 1979)56m > > *From a functional perspective, unless they are not working properly, no > reason to replace them*. You can obtain most parts to repair defective > ones and maintain the fixtures you have. > > The main reason to replace such items is to *“upgrade” your bath - > improve or modernize your aesthetic.* > > My note- In India faucets becomes leaking on continued use- say 2 years > maximum. Probably due to problems in production often colour toilets some > times break, some times change colour to clay and though function OK for > aesthetic look most change them. > > Q6 What are you ashamed of as an Indian? > > A6 Premjeet Yadav, Dec 17 > > 10 days back, I was at one of Hyderabad Metro Railway station. As soon as > train had arrived everyone rushed towards it*. Luckily I got the seat. In > that coach one side seats are occupied by Ladies and another side by gents* > . As soon as train had started, everyone are busy at looking their mobiles. > *Unfortunately, > a lady who is pregnant was standing beside the Gents seating facing other > side, so no men can see her*. After some time a lady who is sitting in > front of us got up and came near to us and said “ Can't you see that > pregnant women who is standing. Can't you give the seat” she said. By > hearing to that words, three men got up and offered their seats. > > Here the thing is, the lady who asked the men to get up was seeing that > pregnant women since 10 minutes. Here I don't understand a thing that, if > she realizes that pregnant women was standing since 10 minutes. why can't > she offer her seat, instead she reacted on the situation. > > Q7 Which animal is the most cruel? > > A7 Abhishek Ambad, Growth Marketer | Digital marketing | SEO Dec > 24 > > *It's a badge. From the class of otters and mongooses, but serious*. It > is found especially in Africa and India, where *it is not afraid to > encounter lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and even bulls (even if the bijju weighs > only 10 kg).* > > *Biju's skin is thick, due to which it does not have much effect on sting > and pointed things*. But it's very traumatizing, and it bounces back when > someone bites on its neck. > > Lion, cheetah, reindeer, no one moves.Arrows are in the body, but Bijju is > in his fun! > > *The scorpion eats snakes, scorpions, hives, rabbits, and sometimes even > chikaras. It also attacks the beehive.* But the zealous snake? Bijju also > metabolizes poison. > > *If the cobra bites it at the time of the attack, then perhaps after > sleeping for two hours, Bijju will wake up and bite the remaining cobra.* > > If you do not realize Biju's terror even after hearing all this, then also > know that in order to kill an opponent, Bijju first tries to bite his > scrotum so that the opponent gets shoved. > > *After humans, the biju is the only mammal that can run upside down*. > This is the Rajinikanth of his world! > > Q8 What "scourges" of humanity are still present today as they > were in ancient times or the Middle Ages? > > A8 Luise, Worked at Own Business Tue > > (Lice comb, 19th century, China).Head lice. > > You don't hear about it that often because people seem to be ashamed.*But > head lice are the most widespread disease among children.* > > They are not as common in industrialized countries as in developing > countries (60%) or even in slums (80%), *but still up to 20% of children > in Central and Northern Europe get head lice.* > > Girls are more often affected than boys, but this is not biologically > conditioned, but rather has to do with their social behavior. They cuddle > together and comb more often with the same brushes. > > My daughter had them too.She always brought them from kindergarten. Again > and again. > > Surprisingly, I didn't get them even though I slept in the same bed with > her, and she kept getting them as soon as she went back to kindergarten. > > *Finally, out of desperation, we cut off her hair because she got toxic > flushing so often that we preferred the radical solution.* > > Male (left) and female head louse > > If there are lice in the kindergarten, often 30% or more of the children > are affected. > > In Germany alone, it is estimated that there are up to 1000 new cases (on > 10000 children ) per year .*This means that 10 percent of the children > get lice per year.* > > And for this you hear about it extremely little and I think most people do > not broach it.But it is not something to be ashamed of. > > *It has nothing to do with "dirt", but rather with how closely people live > together.* > > The habitat of the head louse is our scalp. > > With their pointed "upper head" they scratch our skin, open a capillary > and then drink our blood. > > In doing so, they inject a substance into the wound that stops our blood > from clotting. > > Something about it is recognized by our immune system as foreign and so > it reacts and itches. > > In the picture you can see the claws of the louse, which is very good at > holding on to our hair. > > Female head lice stick their eggs to our hair . Here is an empty egg case. > > And we can see these eggs with the naked eye more easily than the lice > themselves, which are almost transparent. > > *Once we have discovered the eggs, then it starts.* > > We have to remove the lice and their eggs, mostly with a lice comb that > looks no different today than it did hundreds of years ago. > > Here you can see the procedure around 1490.It has not really gotten easier. > > Although there are substances that kill the lice, you still can't get > around the patient delousing. > > Also, you have to clean so many items and clothes and blankets, etc. that > it gets extremely annoying when it happens over and over again.It's just so > easy for them to transmit over and over again. > > This is also because in Europe most children have very few lice (often > only 10) and they are simply not detected. > > *Head lice have existed since humans have existed.* > > And I suspect they will exist until the end of mankind. > > Q9 Coal is made from the dead remains of trees buried in the > earth but we still call it a nonrenewable resource. Why? > > A9 Steven Haddock,LL.B. degree, 25 years in litigation, > administrative law, collections, bankrupty and professional regulation Mon > > *Because conditions have entirely changed.* > > Back in the Carboniferous and Permian periods, dead trees and other > similar plants eventually formed coal after they were put under pressure > for millions of years. However, if a tree dies today , the chances are it > will decay long before it’s completely buried. > > That’s because of lignin. Lignin is the carbohydrate substance that gives > trees both flexibility and strength. It allowed plants to grow to tens of > meters high without falling over. > > *But what made lignin very special was, at the time, there was no > biological organism that could eat it.* Lignin would burn of course, but > it couldn’t be decomposed by fungi, bacteria or insects. In other words, > when a tree did die and fall over, it wouldn’t rot. > > *Almost all of the world’s coal was formed during this period as trees > fell on top of each other and stayed almost entirely intact*. Eventually, > the hydrogen and oxygen were forced out of the lignin by pressure and heat, > forming coal. > > This is the result of perfect coal forming conditions - anthracite*. It’s > over 95% carbon with almost no water. It’s hard and shiny.* > > *That’s not what gets formed nowadays* > > This is peat. It forms in wet areas with a lot of vegetation where low > oxygen levels discourage bacteria and fungal growth. Left alone, it will > form coal, but not anthracite. > > *This is lignite. It’s only about 75% carbon, with most of the rest being > water.* It’s soft to the touch. It doesn’t burn very well. > > The thing is that tens of millions of years ago, some fungi and bacteria > finally evolved to break down lignite into compounds from which it could > extract energy. > > One fungi that cracked the code is the highly desirable shitaki mushroom. > It’s so effective at breaking down logs that eventually the logs become > unable to support the fungi. > > *Termites contain a bacteria that can break down lignin too.* > > Even some mammals have learned the trick. *In addition to beavers, moose > and deer can also eat twigs.* As such, most trees will most likely become > someone’s meal before they get close to forming coal. > > *My note- Informative answer* > > Q10 Why did the Romans not wear silk? > > A10 Matt Riggsby, MA Archaeological Studies, Boston University Fri > > *They did, if they could afford it. Which most people couldn’t.* > > Silk came from two sources. One was arguably not real silk. There was a > small industry in the Aegean *making thread and fabric from fibers > derived from insect cocoons*. However, it relied on a wild species of > moths so production couldn’t scale up and the quality of products wasn’t as > good as it might otherwise be because *Mediterranean methods of tuning > the cocoons into fiber produce relatively coarse thread. *The rest was > true silk which was purchased through Persia and India but ultimately came > from China, about which the Romans knew next to nothing. *Up until around > the reign of Justinian, China was the sole producer of silk*, and the > farther away from China one got, the less common and more expensive it was. > > Wealthy Romans did love their silk, but it was hard to get and very > expensive. Some would have silk fabric unraveled and re-woven into larger > pieces of sheer fabric. *There were plenty of boring moralists on hand > decrying the whole thing, both the expense and the prospect of proper Roman > matrons wearing see-through garments*. But those who could afford it > ignored them and wore it anyway.So, then, the Romans did wear silk. Just > not much of it. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 11-01- 2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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