CULTURAL QA06-2022-19 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 If a train arrives at the station at23:55 and its departure is at 00:05, in this case reservation for which dayshould be done? A1 Subramaniam Duraisamy IT Analyst21h In this case, thereservation should be for the date on which the train departsfrom the station. Saythe train arrives at Monday 11.55 pm and leaves at Tuesday 12.05 AM. So yourdate of reservation should be Tuesday. I have worked on afew scheduling algorithms in some of my earlier projects in TCS , so I can tellhow this works. Indianrailways scheduling algorithm does not keep track of the arrival time and dateof the train. It only keeps track of the departure date and time. Why is this so?.Because for Indian Railways the new day begins at 12 AM. And any ticketsscheduled after 12 AM would mean the date of journey gets incremented by oneextra day. When a passengerbooks a ticket he selects the date of departure which is kind of logical. Youwould not be concerned at what time the train arrives at the station. You wouldonly want to know when it leaves. If it leaves at 12.05 AM on Tuesday, thenyou would want to enter Tuesday as the date of reservation. Q2 Is a rat a type of mouse orsomething else entirely? A2 Claire Jordan Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Tue True ratsand mice are rodents in the group Murinae, of which there are at least 519species. This is a housemouse, Mus musculus, the ur-Murine. We also tend to usethe name for animals in the wider group Muridae, which includes all the Murinaeplus gerbils and many other species, and is the largest family of mammals. Thesuper-family Muroidea also includes voles, hamsters, lemmings and the world’s favourite “rat”,Cricetomys gambianus or the Gambian pouched rat, famous for its work in mineclearance. They got their name because they have cheek pouches like a hamster’swhich they stuff with food. Whether we call an animal a rat or a mouse is size-basedand rather arbitrary. This little chap is Mastomysnatalensis, He’s a Murid rodent but not a Murine, and depending on who you askhe’s either a Natal multimammate mouse or a Natal multimammate rat, becausehe’s about on the cusp between what we consider mice and what we consider rats,size-wise. We also tend to usethe terms rat and mouse for animals which *look* like Murines, even though theyaren’t even Muroids. This chap, for example, Cuscomys oblativus,is known as the Macchu Pichu arboreal chinchilla rat. It’s a rodent, OK, but asbig as a house-cat and much more closely related to a guinea pig than to aMurine rat. This one the CommonDunnart (Sminthopsis murina), is a Dasyurid and is also known as a “marsupialmouse”, despite being as far from true Murines as any mammal can be withoutactually laying eggs. You can see it was even given the species name murina,because of its resemblance to a Murine rodent. Q3 How long should you care for elderlyparents when you have siblings who don't? A3 Ramadevi Gidugu Bachelor of commercefrom Andhra University College of Science and TechnologyTue Why you want tocompare yourself with those selfish siblings? Rotten eggs?? Parentssingle handedly bring up all the children. All the children together can't takecare of their parents in old age? Forget about them.Your parents have given birth to you also. They have given their hundredpercent to rear you. Try to give back 25 percent atleast. Just do your duty. Taketheir responsibility. Compare yourself with good people not with selfishpeople.How long? As long as you and they are alive. If you have anyproblems financially, physically talk to your siblings. Tellyour parents to file a case for maintenance on those selfish children.They can't escape that duty atleast. There is nothingmore painful to the parents than the thought that they have become burden totheir children. Theytry to give their best to children when they are young according to their capacity.Best food, best facilities, best education, etc. They don't need any best in this old-age. Just properrest and peace of mind with timely simple food. Don't come withextreme examples of how some parents are bad blah blah. There are bad people inparents and children. Let us talk about good humans .Let us provewe are better than animals. Q4 What 2 major appliances do mostkitchens have? A4 Gopala Krishnan Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004) Jun 11 In India withvegetarians the two major electric appliances are mixer and wet grinder if youintended electrical appliances. My note- I have not added fridge because it ispreferable to have it in dining area or hall. Q5 Which is the most luxurious railway stationin India? A5 Sandip Gaikwad Zonal Service Managerat Cpc Diagnostics (2012–present)Jun 7 In my view-Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj Junction ) is one of the best, cleanest and luxuriousrailway station.Not only Name but the station is changed completely. Though I have not takenmany images. Every platform is having escalator. The Lounge is superb you canfeel like a Airport Lounge. It’s a complete privately managed RailwayStation. Therestaurants are private and you will get good quality food. My note- Bangalore is a well maintained and best facilitiesprovided station by railways in myopinion. Q6 Why do people not accept Rs. 10coins as a mode of payment around Ooty, Tamil Nadu? A6 Siva Kumar Bachoti Former SoftwareQuality Assurance ManagerMay 28 10 rupee coins arevalid, there is no doubt about it. For the last 5 years or so, a rumour iscurrent in many parts of the country that the coins are not legal tender. This rumour is still there despite the RBI clarifying many times. The thing is,everyone agrees that it is a valid tender and yet no one will accept it. Theysay, “I used to take it and here is the tin full of the coins. Nobody is takingit from me, so, I too am not.” One shopkeeper told me even the banks are nottaking it. I don’t know the truth of it. My note- InChennai the problem was there before two years or so, now it is not there probably due to scarcity ofcurrency. If we ask for currency rarely some banks give, 70% or more are verysoiled. Banks like HDFC give fresh minted coins, but only as bags of Rs 1000-00 Q7 What does a 60 year old really looklike? A7 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath While others"know" about ageing, I have experienced it. Still am. Jun 13 I am 73 now butthis is how I used to look at the age of 60. This picture wastaken at Chittur, Thekkegraamam in Palakkad District of Kerala state, the placewhere we originally hail from. Starting from my grandfather and going back intime, all the ancestors I can track, took birth, lived, and died in this place. My father migratedto Mumbai in the mid-nineteen forties in search of a career and we lost ourlinks to this place in Kerala, after my grandfather died in 1980and the ancestral house was sold. I visited thisplace about 13 years ago and met the new owners who have renovated the house. They gladlywelcomed us when we introduced ourselves and showed us around the renovated andmodernized house. Q8 As a woman, what are some"girly" things you don't do? A8 Bhuvana Rameshwar married for threedecades Updated Wed I am very independent compared to other women of mytimes. I can carry a gascylinder and connect it to the stove myself. I can repair the plugs ofelectrical things myself. I have oftenunclogged drain pipes in the kitchen and washroom myself. I varnish all mywooden things myself annually. Even the big wooden carved room divider. I stitch myclothes. No running to the tailor for stitching new ones or for altering. Iwear perfectly fitting clothes. I do not wearcustom - made embroidered blouses. No wasting an extra Rs 2000 on a blouse forsilk sarees. Never been to aparlour, even for my wedding day. Stayed often aloneat home, didn't ask for neighbour's grandmother for company and security. Faced robbers aloneonce in Ooty. They were trying to rob the stereo set from our Suzuki car. Once when strandeddue to train cancellation I checked in to a hotel at 10.30 pm in Coonoor withmy little son as husband was not reachable by phone. (Ooty heavy rains). I select my sarisand dresses in 5 min if needed, even in a big shop. I do not adorn my plaitswith lots of jasmine. Only a little if wearing sari. Too much of jasmine isheavy and has a strong smell. I do not wear goldor any other bangles or rings at home. I do not have amaid. I had two only when in laws and later dil stayed with us. Now I'm back toindependent maid free life. Q9 How can you tell if you are B12deficient? A9 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Jun12 Vitamin B12 belongs to the B group of vitamins. Bvitamins are very important to the body, especially vitamin B12. The main physiological functions of vitamin B12 areto prevent pernicious anemia, participate in the production of bone marrow redblood cells and maintain the health of the nervous system. The body needs verylittle vitamin B12, and the recommended daily amount of vitamin B-12 for adultsis about 2.4 micrograms. Once the human body lacks B12 vitamin, it may cause manyclinical symptoms, such as anemia, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, weakness,fatigue, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, paleskin, nerve damage, mood disturbances and so on. Vitamin B12 is generally stored in the liver for a longtime, and the total is only about 2 mg to 3 mg. If notsupplemented with new vitamin B12, the stored vitamin B12 can still meet thebody requirements for 3 to 5 years. As long as you eata balanced diet, you will not be deficient in vitamin B12. In general, dairy products, eggs, fish, meat, poultry and animal offal, etc., arerich in vitamin B12. Q10 Is there a train service between Canadaand the USA? A10 Steven Haddock 3rd generation (or so)Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major Tue Yes. There is daily service between Toronto andNew York City (via Buffalo, Rochester and Albany) and between Montreal and NewYork City. Both trains are very popular and are usually sold out. It’s slightlycheaper than flying, and slightly faster than taking the bus. Q11 Why is airport food so expensive? A11 Martin Bayer Chef (1994–present)Wed Airportfood is expensive because they know they’ve got a captive audience. Most layoversaren’t long enough for people to hail a cab, get to a restaurant, eat, cab rideback, fight their way back to their gate and catch their flight. Therestaurants at the airport know this, so they chargeexorbitant amounts of money for their food. I mean, why not? If racing to arestaurant was possible for all travellers, the restaurants around the airportwould raise their prices as well, because they would capture all of thosesales. Why wouldn’t they? I’m sure airportrents are pretty crazy as well and they’ve got to cover those costs.Airport labour ain’t cheap either. I know a lady who works at the airport doingmenial work and she makes $25 an hour. My note- Still the charges are more, for the quality andquantity offered. Present days passengers are mostlymiddle class or even low class ininternational airport. A Fanta bottle ischarged above Rs 100-00 which really cost Rs 40-00. Q12 What are some money saving tips? A12 SHIVAM DUBEY | Stock Market | Trading| Investing.Senior Financial Advisor at HDFC SECURITIES (2021–present) Tue Have 2–3 bankaccounts. One for Savings another for Expense and third for Investment Transfer the moneyin a proportionate ratio as soon as the salary is credited. Open a RD i.e,Recurring Deposit or start an SIP if you wish to beat Inflation otherwiseGOODLUCK Bonus : Open an account with HDFC securitieswhere you are charged less brokerage, get Advisory benefits from experts.Market research through fundamental and technical analysis. Ab itne kum me aurkya chaiye? 4. ***Rather than using credit card ask money fromyour Relatives and Friends. 5. When buying anything ask yourself “ Can you buy two ofthese?” If your answer is NO, then don't buy. 6. Always rememberthere is a thin line between saving money and being a miser aka kanjoos. Don'tbecome one while saving money. 7. Most importantlyrather than trying to save money 💰 focus on increasing othersources of Income. My note- I think acredit card helps a lot in many circumstances. Only thing we have to pay fullyevery month. I hold credit cards from 2002 onwards. I make sure, the bill is paid in full, no cash isdrawn and add on’s are there. All the above QA are from Quora website on 18-06- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 19-06-2022. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" 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/thatha_patty/1712862175.4355196.1655619525205%40mail.yahoo.com.
