q2 THE QUESTION APPEARS TO ANALYSE THE NATIONS; BUT THE SHALLOW KNOWLEDGE ALONE AS IN A KNOWN LEVEL IS SEEN HERE. That too Japan is shelved. South Korea alone. That too when Samsung like reflects S Korea as the richest, is it not a yardstick for India too?. Renowned financial organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund>, note the resilience of the South Korean economy against various economic crises. They cite the country's economic advantages as reasons for this resilience, including low state debt, and high fiscal reserves that can quickly be mobilized to address any expected financial emergencies. Other financial organizations, like the World Bank <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank>, describe Korea as one of the fastest-growing major economies of the next generation, along with BRIC <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC> and Indonesia. Undoubtedly it is 4th in a small circle and 12 in the world. But as Singapore is like S Korea; the reason is simple: The most significant factor in rapid industrialization was the adoption of an outward-looking strategy in the early 1960s. This strategy was particularly well-suited to that time because of South Korea's low savings rate and small domestic market. The strategy promoted economic growth through labor-intensive manufactured exports, in which South Korea could develop a competitive advantage. &0 billion $ trade is rich for that nation but do we consider only that way. On the contrary South American states do make so much billions undoubtedly but the trade is different!!. never compare the economical growth without understanding the local absorption, Local S Koreans do not buy samsung but we do. Indian growth in view of large areas , broad markets and multi racism and political gimmicks , wonders abroad. Q4 I thought about space, but spoke about planets. Why such questionSPACE. Q7 The project came up only after the cantilever system was well developed; people were trying to dig at the sea as we formed canals. Then the engineering feat was designed which is artificial 85 Kms but nearly 10 million vessels are operating through. Q8 It was not mere geography. Bharatha varsha map if seen it was an island; later himalaya cut it growing tall when there were land mass movements out of bharatha varsha. A continent by itself became a sub-continent after losing a lot of land mass from here apart from kumari kandam beneath the sea. Q9 The brain does not keep growing as blown here. Brain neurons increase and decrease, but weight wise it is sine curve. "More than 20,000 autopsy reports from several general hospitals were surveyed for the purpose of selecting brains without a pathological lesion that had been weighed in the fresh condition. From this number, 2,773 males and 1,963 females were chosen for whom body weight, body height, and cause of death had been recorded. The data were segregated into 23 age groups ranging from birth to 86+ years and subjected to statistical evaluation. Overall, the brain weights in males were greater than in females by 9.8%. The largest increases in brain weights in both sexes occurred during the first 3 years of life, when the value quadruples over that at birth, while during the subsequent 15 years the brain weight barely quintuples over that at birth. Progressive decline in brain weight begins at about 45 to 50 years of age and reaches its lowest values after age 86 years, by which time the mean brain weight has decreased by about 11% relative to the maximum brain weight obtained in young adults (about 19 years of age). Computed regression lines for brain weights versus body heights and body weights and for ratios for brain weights to body heights and weights versus age groups show clearly differential rates of change in brain weights which are less affected by sex. Q10 The above facts have the least truth and many marketing products sir. Truth is mind blowing but not netwide gossips unsupported stats. KR IRS 19423
On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 at 18:20, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 04-2023-21* > > Q1 What are the consequences of driving a car with the low fuel > light on? > > A1 Erika Fernandez, Car Lover Sun > > *It can damage the fuel pump*. The fuel pump sends gasoline to the engine > and relies on full levels of gasoline to keep it cool and lubricated. By > driving on low fuel levels, the fuel pump isn't getting proper lubrication, > which puts it at risk of *overheating and failing.* > > Also, it can clog the fuel filter. *Sediment in the gas tank can get > drawn in by the fuel pump*, which can clog the fuel filter and slow the > flow of gas to the engine and sometimes it can cause misfires. *The > engine isn't designed to work on air, so driving with low fuel levels can > cause misfires,* which can result in a loss of power and hesitation. > > Manufacturers suggest that drivers not let their fuel level drop below a > quarter tank. While the low fuel light may give an approximate number of > miles left before the gas levels reach the bottom of the tank, it's not > always accurate. *Driving with the gas light on can be dangerous, as the > engine can stop if the car runs out of fuel, leaving the driver stranded.* > Therefore, it's best to fill up the gas tank before it gets too low to > avoid potential damage to the fuel pump and fuel filter, as well as the > risk of being stranded. > > *My note- Normally I hire taxy for my travels. I* ensure with driver > diesel/petrol is filled for my required travel from the driver, before > commencing my journey. > > *My daughter owns petrol car, I ensure, tank is filled* fully before > commencing journey in her car. > > Q2 Why are South Korea and Japan so prosperous, but the > historically US-backed South American regimes so poor? > > A2 Alex Piascik, Studied at State University of New York at > Fredonia2y > > *I’ll focus on South Korea because their story is even* more dramatic > than Japan’s, although both countries employed a very similar strategy. > > *South Korea literally rose from the ashes to become one of the richest > countries in the world today*. In 1955 their per-capita GDP was $64; > today it’s around $30,000, an increase of almost 500-FOLD. > > They went from this:To this in a single generation: > > How? The answer lies with the chaebols, family-run conglomerates that > dominate the South Korean economy. *In the U.S. and Europe we’re all > familiar with Samsung phones and Hyundai cars, but within S. Korea itself > these companies reach into every corner of day-to-day life.* > > Let’s look at Samsung, the most famous chaebol that makes up almost 15% > of South Korea’s economy. > > You can get a university degree at Samsung-affiliated Sungkyunkwan > University, then get a job at Samsung and move into your new apartment at > Samsung Tower Palace which is equipped with a Samsung-manufactured home > security system, air conditioner, TV, refrigerator, oven and microwave. > > When you get sick you can get treated at Samsung Medical Center in the > Gangnam district in Seoul. > > When you want to get married you can do so at a Samsung-owned venue, and *when > it’s time to retire you can go to a Samsung retirement home*. When your > time is up, your funeral arrangements can be handled by a Samsung funeral > parlor. > > The chaebols expanded their influence during the Park Chung-hee era. Park > was a military dictator who ruled South Korea from 1961 until his > assassination in 1979. *The companies were designated for special > treatment by the* government in order to jump start industrialization and > modernize South Korea’s economy. A number of strategies were employed: the > firms were protected from foreign competition through tariffs, and given > loan guarantees which enabled them to invest and build new factories. > Government economic policy favored exports in order to gain foreign capital > for further investment. Over time, repeated investment enabled the chaebols > to move up the value-added chain, producing more complex, sophisticated > products that enabled these companies to then compete directly with their > American and European competitors. > > You can see this most easily with cars. Early Korean imports from Hyundai > and Kia were in the low-end segments of the market, compacts and mid-sized > sedans. An obsessive focus on reliability enabled them to gain new > customers, and supply chain efficiency made them profitable in a low-margin > segment of the market. As they got better they started to compete in the > more profitable, upper end of the market: SUV’s, luxury sedans and hybrids. > > This symbiotic relationship between government and business, coupled with > the insane work ethic of the Korean people, is what transformed South > Korea into the country we know today. The U.S. contribution to this was > military. *By providing protection through the U.S. / South Korea Mutual > Defense Treaty, South Korea was shielded from external threats and given > the stability needed for the country to develop*. But the bulk of the > credit has to go to the Korean people and their leaders, including Park, a > brutal dictator who nevertheless set the stage for the remarkable rise of > the chaebols. > > Bottom line: the nations of South America have not done as well in > marshaling their people and resources. Poor political leadership, lack of > coherent strategy in economic policy, corruption, the drug trade, > inadequate resources devoted to education are all factors that come into > play. Compare this to South Korea: ALL of South Korean society, beginning > in the 1950’s, focused like a laser beam on one goal, creating a prosperous > society. The nations of South America…didn’t. > > *There are downsides to the Korean strategy that are causing a great deal > of suffering among her people*, which is why many young S. Koreans refer > to their country as “Hell Joseon” (Joseon was an ancient dynasty that ruled > the Korean peninsula until the late 19th century). The competitive > pressures of South Korean society have created one of the highest suicide > rates in the world and a rate of poverty among the elderly of almost 50%. > > So while the people of South America may not be as materially prosperous, > they don’t live in a pressure cooker society where everyone is constantly > being pushed to succeed and looked down upon if they don’t. > > Q3 What is the difference between RO water and mineral water? > > A3 Shubh Jani, An Enthusiast6y > > There is a huge difference between these two terms viz. RO water and > mineral water. Let's talk about both one by one : > > RO Water-RO water is obtained by the osmosis process in the filters in > our houses. When regular water enters the filter. *There is a > semipermeable membrane present which allows some selective particles to > pass and when the water pass through it, the impurities left behind and > purified water is obtained.* > > Mineral Water-Now mineral water, in this type of water the useful minerals > are added after the filtration of the impure water. As RO water is just a > purified water, so may it contain some useful minerals or may it not. *But > mineral water contains the useful minerals in it as they were added later.* > > Q4 What are some mind blowing facts about space that most people > don't know? > > A4 Krishna Kamat, Apr 11 > > * All of the stars, galaxies, and planets only make up 4% of the universe.* > > Mercury and Venus are the only planets with no moons. > > There are more than 200 moons in our solar system. > > The moon was once part of the earth. > > Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system even though it’s not the > furthest from the sun. > > Venus was the first planet to be visited by a spacecraft in 1962. It was > also the first where probes have landed. > > Uranus was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope. > > The Sun weighs about 330,000 times more than Earth. > > *Because of lower gravity, a person who weighs 220 lbs on Earth would > weigh 84 lbs on Mars.* > > *The International Space Station is the largest manned object ever sent > into space.* > > Q5 What is the main difference between Switch Mode Power supply > (SMPS) over other supplies? > > A5 Ato Inc,Electrical Engineer at ATO Inc Mon > > Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) offer several advantages over other > types of power supplies, including higher efficiency, smaller size, > lighter weight, and wider input voltage range. > > SMPS are typically ranging from 70% to over 90% more efficient than linear > power supplies, resulting in reduced energy waste and lower operating costs. > > The main difference between SMPS and linear supplies is that SMPS use > high-frequency switching for efficient voltage conversion, resulting in > smaller size, higher efficiency, and wider input voltage range. In > contrast, linear supplies use linear regulation, which dissipates excess > voltage as heat, leading to lower efficiency and limited input voltage > range. SMPS are typically more efficient, compact, and versatile, while > linear supplies are simpler but less efficient and larger. > > Q6 What made you happy recently? > > A6 Manish Kumar, Studies Data Science & Python (programming > language) at Indian Institutes of Technology (Expected 2025)Mar 17 > > Board exam is going on in Gujarat > > *A father mistakenly dropped his daughter at the wrong exam center and > went away*... The daughter tried to find her roll number for 15 minutes > then *there was a police inspector on duty when he saw that a girl > student was upset for a long time After taking her hall ticket, he came to > know that the girl's father dropped her at the wrong exam center and the > real exam center of this girl is 20 km away from there.* > > There were 15 minutes left in the exam, the police inspector saved the > girl from spoiling for a year by bringing the girl to her original exam > center ahead of time while lighting the lights in his official vehicle and > playing the hooter. > > My note- A real police > > Q7 Why can't the Panama Canal just be an open waterway between > the two oceans? Wouldn't the water levels stabilize at some point? > > A7 Andy Burns,Studied History at United States Naval Academy Apr > 10 > > For one thing, the tide heights on the Pacific and Atlantic ends of the > Canal are significantly different, enough that even if a sea level canal > were possible on the Isthmus, it would still need tidal locks to compensate. > > *But a sea level canal is effectively impossible in Panama. The Cordillera > mountain range runs down the spine of the Isthmus with no usable passes.* > > The French team which first began the Canal tried really hard to make a > sea level canal work, as it was the dream of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the > visionary who drove construction of the sea level Suez Canal in Egypt. > > But the sheer scale of the excavation required to dig through a mountain > range eventually defeated them. A few years later, the Americans who took > over the dig also tried for a sea level canal but quickly realized it was > impossible. *Chief Engineer John Stevens implemented a lock canal design > that could actually work, and it’s still in use today over a century later.* > > Q8 Why is India called a subcontinent? > > A8 Mushfique Hussain, SC/ST Welfare Officer at Government of > Bihar (2021–present)Apr 8 > > *India is called a subcontinent because of its distinct geography, which > sets it apart from other regions of the world*. A subcontinent is a > large, self-contained landmass that is separated from the rest of the > continent by a physical barrier, such as a mountain range or a sea. India > is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas in the north, the Hindu > Kush and the Karakoram ranges in the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal, the > Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean in the east, west, and south respectively. > > The Indian subcontinent covers an area of approximately 4.4 million square > kilometers and includes the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, > Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. It is home to over 1.7 billion > people, making it the second-most populous region in the world after East > Asia. > > *One of the interesting facts about the Indian subcontinent is its > cultural diversity. The region is home to numerous religions, including > Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Sikhism, among > others.* It is also home to over 2,000 ethnic groups, each with its own > language, customs, and traditions. The cultural diversity of the Indian > subcontinent has been shaped by its long and complex history, which > includes the Indus Valley Civilization, the Maurya Empire, the Mughal > Empire, British colonialism, and the heart breaking partition of India and > Pakistan. > > *Another fun fact about the Indian subcontinent is its rich natural > resources*. The region is home to some of the world's most fertile > agricultural lands, which have supported the growth of civilizations for > thousands of years. It is also home to numerous mineral deposits, including > coal, iron ore, manganese, and bauxite. The Indian subcontinent is also one > of the most biodiverse regions in the world, with a vast array of flora and > fauna, including tigers, elephants, rhinoceroses, and many other endangered > species. > > The Indian subcontinent has had a significant impact on world history and > culture. Its contributions to science, mathematics, philosophy, > literature, and the arts have been immense. The Indian subcontinent gave > birth to two of the world's major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, and has > been a major center of trade and commerce for centuries. The region's > spices, textiles, and other goods were highly valued by traders from > Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. > > The Indian subcontinent has also faced many challenges throughout its > history. Its diversity has sometimes led to conflict and tension between > different ethnic and religious groups. The region has also faced numerous > natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods, and cyclones, which have > caused significant loss of life and property damage. > > Despite these challenges, the Indian subcontinent continues to be a > vibrant and dynamic region, with a rich cultural heritage, abundant > natural resources, and a young and rapidly growing population. The region > is poised to play an increasingly important role in the global economy and > politics in the coming years. > > In conclusion, we can say India is called a subcontinent because of its > distinct geography, which sets it apart from other regions of the world. The > Indian subcontinent is home to over 1.7 billion people, numerous religions, > and over 2,000 ethnic groups. The region is also rich in natural resources > and has made significant contributions to world history and culture. While > the Indian subcontinent has faced many challenges throughout its history, > it continues to be a vibrant and dynamic region with a bright future ahead. > > Q9 What are some amazing facts about human psychology? > > A9 Mark Rhysand, Apr 1 > > Our brains continue to grow and change throughout our entire lives. This > process is called neuroplasticity. > > People who are bilingual are better at multitasking and have improved > memory function compared to monolingual individuals. > > The fear of missing out (FOMO) is a real psychological phenomenon that can > lead to anxiety and stress. > > Human beings have an inherent need for social connection and interaction, > and loneliness can have negative effects on physical and mental health. > > *A person's handwriting can reveal a lot about their personality traits, > emotional state, and cognitive abilities.* > > Positive thinking can have real physical benefits, such as boosting the > immune system and reducing stress levels. > > Our brains have a natural tendency to remember negative experiences more > vividly than positive ones, a phenomenon known as negativity bias. > > The placebo effect is a real and powerful psychological phenomenon, where > a person's belief in the effectiveness of a treatment can lead to actual > physical improvements. > > People who are more physically attractive tend to be perceived as more > intelligent, successful, and likeable, a phenomenon known as the "halo > effect." > > The mere exposure effect is a psychological principle that states that > people tend to develop a preference for things that are familiar to them, > even if they cannot explain why. > > Human beings have an inherent need for autonomy and control over their > lives, and feeling a lack of control can lead to anxiety and depression. > > The human brain is wired to respond more strongly to negative feedback > than to positive feedback, which can make criticism feel more impactful > than praise. > > The color red can actually make people feel more aggressive and competitive, > while the color blue has a calming and relaxing effect. > > People tend to overestimate the amount of control they have over their > environment and their lives, a phenomenon known as the illusion of control. > > The human brain has a natural tendency to remember incomplete or > unfinished tasks more vividly than completed ones, which can lead to > procrastination and difficulty finishing projects. > > Q10 What are some mind blowing facts about the internet? > > A10 Alexander Brown, Freelance Writer (2018–present)Updated 8mo > > 1. It would take around 11 trillion years to download *the entire > Internet.* > > *2. On its launching date, Facebook was “The Facebook for Harvard > University Students.”* > > 3. Facebook is a social media giant, but it wasn't the first one. The > first social media site was Six Degrees, made in 1997. > > 4. Porn websites have more visitors than your favorite sites even you > combine Twitter, Netflix, and Amazon. > > 5. The Internet can decide who our next president is. 37% of Americans > prefer to get their news online. > > 6. People spend 89% of their mobile media time on apps and the other 11% > on websites. > > 7. The most played song on Spotify is “Wake Me Up” by Avicii.8. This is > what Facebook looked like in 2004: > > 9. 26% of people put items in their shopping cart just to check delivery > costs. > > 10. Online shoppers will spend 30% more per order when free shipping is > included. > > 11. Your data may already be on the Dark Web. Information on 267 million > Facebook users sold in Q1 2020 for $540. > > 12. Of all the traffic on the Internet, 51.8% are from bots while 48.2% > are from humans. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 18-04- 2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, former ITS, on 19-04-2023* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1964637948.3654560.1681867231178%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1964637948.3654560.1681867231178%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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