CULTURAL QA 11-2022-13// a few by KR IRS 131122
Q2 Why are engineering graduates unemployed? KR Not only Eng. grads; all well read, even MBAs are unemployed; one shall read well his subjects read; many who pass out, may not know practically any applications of what they read and, they lack knowledge with the reasonings, so competing in interviews becomes difficult, against the experienced. Personality is sought after by many employers which may be lacking. And enough employment opportunities is also a reason. Few posts and high competitions. Not prepared to take up the under-employment, till good fixture that may arise later. Also the education must be as good as teaching their juniors as if a good lecturers; and 80% will fail in that as what went in was by understanding but by by-heart. Progressive approach must be exerted by fair means but many do jalras only so, the promotions go to the merit while Jalras stay with the bosses. Today most unemployed ENGG lack knowledge because they came by back doors. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q7 Do most 65-year-olds sit at home all day just eat, sleep, and watch TV? KR Retirement and employment or active and inactive or mindful or unmindful are some of the terms ununderstood by many and the media make the boxes to shelve their categories. There are so many actionless dreary personnel between 20 years and 65; they earn; pretend they are active; but there is no progress in their life; progressive life is a dead end for them, who become bored after 65. And if one considers that going to office and doing the business is active, what our women does at home may appear as if inactive and they continue to do this for ever till death while they are not bored. Where we are progressive in mind keeping our minds in the righteous actions learnt from the past and the present, that will create A PURPOSEFUL LIFE. A purposeful life does not have the divisions of 20 .65 and 85 etc. Action is a concept liking the things one does. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q8 KR When the Constitution of India was adopted in 1949, the Indian federal structure included: Part C states, which were chief commissioners' provinces and some princely states, each governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the President of India. The ten Part C states were Ajmer, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Coorg, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Cutch, Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh. One Part D state (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the central government. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Part C and Part D states were combined into a single category of "Union territory". Due to various other reorganisations, only 6 union territories remained: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Laccadive, Minicoy & Amindivi Islands (later renamed Lakshadweep) Delhi Manipur Tripura The status of "union territory" may be assigned to an Indian sub-jurisdiction for reasons such as safeguarding the rights of indigenous cultures, averting political turmoil related to matters of governance, and so on. These union territories could be changed to states in the future for more efficient administrative control. Article 1 (1) of the Indian constitution says that India shall be a "Union of States", which is elaborated under Parts V (The Union) and VI (The States) of the constitution. Article 1 (3) says the territory of India comprises the territories of the states, the union territories and other territories that may be acquired. The concept of union territories was not in the original version of the constitution, but was added by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956. Article 366(30) also defines Union territory as any union territory specified in the First Schedule and includes any other territory comprised within the territory of India but not specified in that Schedule. In the constitution wherever it refers to Territories of India, it is applicable to the whole country including union territories. Where it refers to only India, it applies to all states only but not to union territories. Thus, citizenship (part II), fundamental rights (part III), Directive Principles of State Policy (part IV), Judiciary role, the Union Territories (part VIII), Article 245, etc. apply to union territories as it refers specifically to Territories of India. The executive power of the Union (i.e., union of states only) rests with President of India. The President of India is also the chief administrator of union territories as per Article 239. The union public service commission's role does not apply to all territories of India as it refers to India only in Part XIV.The constitutional status of a union territory is similar to a state under the perennial president's rule per Article 356 subject to specific exemptions to a few union territories with legislative assembly. Per Article 240 (2), supreme power is accorded to the president in regulating the affairs of all the union territories except Chandigarh, NCT and Puducherry, including powers to override the laws made by Parliament and the constitution of India. Article 240 (2) allows implementing tax haven laws in these union territories to attract foreign capital and investments into India instead of depending on foreign tax haven countries. Now we do have Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Continuous demography might be a cause apart from the culture exclusively related to those places are the reasons for UT. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Q10 Do any animals take care of their parents when they get old and sick? If so, what kind of animals do this? KR I do not wish to bring more data. Every animal will take care of its kids. Every animal lives as a member of its own society. Every animal takes care of elders and young ones. All animals have the characters of independence. All animals have the time frame to leave the young ones to their freedom to fly. However, if they are independent in their place only things can happen. Herds of elephants include many a relative of generations. Animals’ instinct is strange. Even those wild dogs only at certain places act in that way. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx KR IRS 131122 On Sun, 13 Nov 2022 at 11:14, 'N Sekar' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Sri G K. > > Re Q 8: Pondicherry, now called Puduchery ( not sure whether this is the > official name now) , CONTINUES TO BE a Union Territory and NOT a state. > It has only a Lt Governor. > > N Sekar > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 9:02 AM, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 > <[email protected]> wrote: > > *CULTURAL QA 11-2022-13* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 What is the Good news for railways passengers, Now travel for > life in this train for free > > A1 Mohd Irfan 22h > > Indian Railways Update: Many types of facilities are provided by the > Indian Railways, *but today we will tell you about a railway train in > which you can travel for free.* > > This train has been traveling for free to people for the last 74 years, > but very few people know about it. Let us tell you which train is this and > on which route you can travel through this train. > > *On which route does the train run?* > > The name of this railway train is ‘*Bhagra-Nangal Train’. *This train > operates on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. *This train is run > by Bhakra Beas Management Board between Nangal and Bhakra.* If you also > have a plan to visit Bhakra-Nangal Dam, then you can enjoy traveling for > free in this train. > > *When was the train started* > > According to the website of Indian Railways, *this train was started in > the year 1948.* *When the Bhakra Nangal dam was being built, there was a > need to operate this train at that time. Bhakra-Nangal train covers a > distance of 13 kms through Shivalik hills with consumption of 18 to 20 > liters of diesel per hour* > > Every day 800 passengers travel in this train, about 800 passengers > travel every day. During the journey in this train, there are many small > villages on the way where people travel in them. *Employees, tourists and > school students also travel in this.* > > How are train coaches made? > > This train runs on diesel engine. 50 liters of diesel is consumed in this > train in a day. Once its engine is started, it turns off only after coming > back from Bhakra. There are also wooden benches to sit inside it. Through > this train, people of the nearby villages of Bhakra, Barmala, Olinda, > Nehla, Bhakra, Handola, Swamipur, Kheda Bagh, Kalakund, Nangal, Salangdi, > Lidkot, Jagatkhana, Paroiya, Chugathi, Talwara, Golthai have a way of > coming here. > > What is the train schedule > > *This train starts from Nangal at 7:05 in the morning and at around 8:20 > this train comes back from Bhakra towards Nangal*. At the same time, once > again *at 3:05 in the afternoon it runs from Nangal and at 4:20 in the > evening it comes back to Nangal from Bhakra Dam*. The train takes about > 40 minutes to reach Bhakra Dam from Nangal. > > When the train was started then 10 coaches used to run in it, but now it > has only 3 coaches. In this train, one coach is reserved for tourists and > one for women. > > *My note- I have studied about the Bhakranangal* Project and dam in the > middle school class in the subject- Five year plans. Information about the > train is new to me. > > Q2 Why are engineering graduates unemployed? > > A2 Srinath Nalluri, Most Viewed Writer in Behavioral, Social & > Human Psychology Tue > > *There is one popular joke.In India people do* engineering first and then > think what to do. And this has led to a serious problem -Oversupply. > > That is the reason why engineers in most software companies are made to > overwork, overstay in the office, and over-commit on weekends. > > *The employee at the receiving end has not much choice because the moment > he tries to resist, there are 100s of people available to do the same work > as him at half the price.* > > This honest note by a HR from L&T substantiates it[1] > > USA produces around 1 lakh engineers per year for a $16 trillion > economy.India produces 15 lakhs engineers for a $2 trillion economy. > > The earlier mass recruiting sector was Manufacturing. It used to recruit > from the core branches like Electrical, Mechanical, Civil etc. But, > Manufacturing is relatively stagnant at 17% of the GDP. So the core branch > placements have become very difficult. > > The more recent mass recruiter was the IT sector. It grew from scratch to > almost 5% of the GDP in a short time. IT Employed millions of engineers. > > *Now, IT is also saturating. Only good, skilled IT Engineers are in > demand.* > > If you look at the sectoral composition of Indian economy, most of the > sectors do not need engineers. Tourism is 10% of the GDP, does not require > engineers. Financial sector, Trade, Hotels and *Restaurants do not > require engineers.* Requirement of engineers in Health, Education, > Agriculture is also negligible. > > More than 50% of the GDP has no role for Engineers. Still most of Indian > youth are becoming Engineers. The situation is not sustainable . > > *Demand is low while supply is high.* > > Over and above this, skill level of an average engineer is poor, almost > its non-existent in many cases. If we leave aside the top 100–200 > colleges, most fresh engineers have no idea of what they studied. Ask a > fresh mechanical engineer, can s/he design a simple frame? > > *Today the situation is that most engineers are* working in a field that > has no connection to what they have studied in the college. This is a waste > of resources. > > *Engineering degree does not come cheap. It costs about 10-15 lakhs. For > poor parents, its a huge* burden. When their son / daughter is not able > to secure a job, they are devastated. > > For the nation, you can calculate the loss. Leave around 1 lakh engineers > that NASSCOM says are employable. The rest 14 lakhs have each wasted 10 > lakhs of fees. That totals to around $20 Billion. Almost equal to the > Government’s spending on healthcare. Over this, there is loss of human > capital. > > Footnotes[1]It is all about increasing the engineers every Year In India. > > *My note- There are two factors not told- When my* son passed SSLC and > joined plus2, he selected engineering subjects telling me- We are > forward, somehow I may get Engineering in entrance exam, not medical. He > came in the last list being forward community. Many co students, with > lesser marks got selected well before him. > > *Second- now scrapping of entrance exam, not fully* knowledgeable > lecturers are working in Engineering colleges. Even when my son studied > in 1987, lecturers from Anna university came and took class on Saturdays > and sun days. Other days, the lecturers taught simple lessons in his > college. > > *Believe it or not, about 2 years back I installed* CCTV in my home, *four > engineers studied in private engineering college were doing all physical > works* and the firm was owned by a post graduate engineer. > > Q3 Is frying with olive oil healthy? > > A3 Lucia Garcia , Worked at Hospitals10h > > *Olive oil is the most suitable edible oil for the human body. It is made > by directly cold pressing fresh olives.* > > Generally speaking, cooking oil with a higher smoke point is more suitable > for frying, so that no substantial structural changes will occur during the > frying process. > > *USDA recommends olive oil for deep frying. Extra* virgin olive oil has a > smoke point of up to 400 F (deep frying occurs at 350-370 F). > > *Compared with other edible oils, olive oil has a relatively high smoke > point* and is resistant to high temperatures. It is a safe, healthy and > delicious oil for frying. > > Olive oil contains 70% to 80% monounsaturated fatty acids, and a > tablespoon of olive oil contains 10 grams to 11 grams of monounsaturated > fatty acids. > > *In addition to providing energy for the body, monounsaturated fatty acids > can increase HDL cholesterol levels and low HDL cholesterol levels,* > reducing the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. > > Q4 Why are we not experimenting on introducing more types of > bacteria in our guts so we can digest the most possible from what we eat, > like cellulose? > > A4 Ken Saladin,Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)Nov 6 > > *It’s probably better that we don’t.* > > For one thing, digesting the cellulose in our diet would load the > bloodstream with significantly more sugar, and who needs that these days? > > For another, the cellulose and other undigestible fiber in the diet > perform an important function as fiber, helping to lower cholesterol, > promote colonic motility, and lessen the chance of diverticulosis. *If we > digested the cellulose, we’d lose a lot of that benefit.* > > Q5 How do I maintain kitchen drain cleaning? > > A5 Gopala Krishnan, Former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now > > I am from Chennai- India. Here we get in provision shops a powder pack for > drain cleaning. After cleaning sinks and wash basins one pack is emptied in > sinks and half pack in wash basins. A glass full of water is sprinkled so > that powder enters drainpipe. It is preferably done in night. After an > hour water is poured and well cleaned. *During cleaning period one could > smell ammonia gas to a* *small extent*. Normally kitchen is closed during > the period. > > If the drain is connected to a public drain this works more efficiently. > If connected to a sock pit, at-least once in a month it must be done. > Periodically > pouring phynoil, dettol or any diluted cleaning liquid will reduce foul > smell appearing due to the waste remaining in sock pit. It is gradually > absorbed to sides, some waste are eaten by worms. I pour good smelling > cleaning liquid diluted at least three times a week in the sinks. > > Q6 Is there any train booking app which provides free railway > executive lounge access? > > A6 Prashant Tiwari, Indian Railways Enthusiast Fri > > *IRCTC Executive lounges are operational at 7 railway stations named New > Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Madurai, Sealdah & Varanasi.* > > Recently, I saw an article of Trainman through Google news that *they are > offering Free Railway Executive Lounge access to all their customers. No > ifs & buts.* > > I was curious to know the process and whether they are covering all > Executive Lounges or not as many other banks, NBFCs do not cover Executive > Lounge of Varanasi Jn. To confirm that, I checked on their website & found > a dedicated blog in which they have mentioned *all the railway stations > offering executive lounges including Varanasi Jn.* > > The process to avail Free Executive Lounge access is simple. > > *Step 1: Book your train tickets through Trainman app* > > Step 2: If your boarding station is in any of these 7 railway stations- > New Delhi (NDLS), Sealdah (SDAH), Madurai (MDU), Agra Cantt (AGC), > Ahmedabad (ADI), Jaipur (JP), Varanasi (BSB) - *Visit the executive > lounge at that Railway station.* > > *Step 3: Book and pay the lounge access fee for 1 hour or whichever > minimum is available.* > > *Step 4: Share the receipt with them on WhatsApp - +919810266716* > > *Step 5: You will get the refund within 24 hrs from Trainman into your > bank account used at the time of booking.* > > *In fact, if you're travelling with your family (4-5 people), everyone can > access the executive lounge for free, saving you anywhere from Rs.800 to > Rs.1000.* > > I booked my tickets and now I am excited for my 10,000 km train trip > starting from Varanasi and to experience the free IRCTC Executive Lounge > access at Varanasi Jn for the first time. > > *The answer to your question is Yes.* > > Trainman is offering free executive lounge access to all its customers.bI > hope the information will be helpful to you. > > Q7 Do most 65-year-olds sit at home all day just eat, sleep, and > watch TV? > > A7 Shaunak Bhattacharjeee, Software Engineer | Traveller | > Foodie7h > > Well, not exactly. My dad is almost 60 now and quite fit for his age. He > has his own set of ailments and at times, *he requires medical attention, > but apart from that, he is quite active.* > > He goes to the market on alternate days for grocery shopping. After coming > back, he is busy sending and replying to Good Morning messages on WhatsApp. > Then yes, he watches the television for some time. He reads the newspaper > too. *He goes to the bank at times for some work. *He is still stuck in > old age and prefers doing bank work by physically going to the bank instead > of using mobile apps. > > I am trying to inculcate a habit of reading story books but he doesn't > seem too interested in that. But it would be an understatement if one was > to say he sleeps, eats and watches the TV all the time. Of course, after > retirement, one has a lot of free time and, after working tirelessly for > four decades, one would expect to relax, but being active is equally > important. > > Right now, as I draft this answer, he is reading the newspaper having > completed his morning quote of sending Good Morning texts over WhatsApp. > Another session will start in the night before going to bed when he will be > sending and receiving Good Night texts. > > *My note- For the question different answers appear in Quora, and I think > it is beneficial to include* whatever appear in my QA. It would give how > most elders above 60 are, who have means to meet both ends. I am 79 and > I know how far I am active, able to be active. The case of those who have > no means for day today living, not getting full support from children > are different. They might be hardworking for the money for hand to mouth > existence doing any job possible. > > Q8 Why were Union Territories formed in India? Why weren't these > merged with the states? > > A8 Balaji Viswanathan, Center-right, moderate conservative.8y > > Union Territories in India are those regions that are too small to be a > state and too unique to be merged as a part of an another state. > > *Too far: Take the case of Andaman & Nicobar* islands. It is too distant > from any Indian state and it is not feasible to be managed by an another > state. However, it is not big enough to be a state of its own. Thus, the > central government manages that territory by providing a local > representative who will represent the region's interests. *Same with > Lakshadweep islands.* > > *Have a different colonial heritage: Pondicherry was* a French colony, > while Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli were all Portuguese colonies. For > centuries, these were managed with a different language, different culture > and different system. *They didn't want to join the nearby states that > were British colonies and with very different systems.* > > *Special status: Chandigarh is a major city that was* claimed by both > Punjab and Haryana when these states were divided in 1966. Since, neither > state wanted to give up, the central government made it an UT with a > neutral ownership. > > In case of Delhi, it is a capital region and thus has a special status > like Washington DC & many such capitals. > > *Union Territories to States:* > > Many of the present states were Union Territories once. Eventually, the > local politicians convinced the Central government to upgrade their UT to a > state with limited powers. *Himachal Pradesh got the upgrade in 1971, > Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura in 1972, Goa, Mizoram & Arunachal in 1987.* > > *My note- Pondichery union territory is a state now. Left out by Mr > Balaji Viswanathan.* > > Q9 What is okra? > > A9 Hantani Sadahiko, Lives in Japan (1967–present)Oct 23 > > Okra is a nutrient-rich vegetable. It features a slimy texture. > > *Nutrients and benefits of okra* > > In addition to promoting intestinal regulation and reducing the risk of > colorectal cancer by preventing constipation and diarrhea, *pectin is > also known to eliminate cholesterol*. Okra also contains more than three > times as much beta-carotene as lettuce, which is said to have > anti-carcinogenic and immune-stimulating effects. > > *Popular Okra Recipe[1]*Okra natto. Both okra and natto are sticky, so > they are sticky. This is a simple recipe that simply mixes okra, natto and > pickled daikon radish with white dashi and natto sauce…. > > *Okra Okaka Soy Sauce*Put the chopped okra in a bowl, mix with sugar, soy > sauce and dried bonito flakes, and microwave. Sprinkle white sesame seeds > on top to finish off the meal and you have the perfect accompaniment to > rice. > > *Baked Okra*It's easy because you just fry it in a pan covered with > sesame oil and marinate it in the seasoning. It only takes about 15 minutes > to make, so this recipe is easy to try.Add plenty of ginger for a > refreshing taste. I also recommend adding red pepper to make it spicy. > > *Sticky rice bowl with okra and natto**-*The sticky combination of okra > and natto is so delicious you just mix it. Add some kimchi or salted kelp > and serve over rice, and you'll have a bowl of rice that you can't help but > refill. > > *Yam and Okra Dressing**-*The sticky yam and okra is very good. > > *My note- Okra, the word used in Hindi also for* Ladies > finger(Vendaikka). If we cut it in length wise for about 2 inches, split > and added in dishes, the taste is different, instead of cutting breadth > wise and add in dishes. > > Q10 Do any animals take care of their parents when they get > old and sick? If so, what kind of animals do this? > > A10 Jason Bahirwa, I have one or two thoughts that might be your > solution. Oct 27 > > African wild dogs have been documented taking care of the elderly. > Usually when the wild dogs get too old for hunting, they are assigned the > role of taking care of the pups while the rest go hunting. When they > return, they feed everyone including the elders. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 12-11- 2022.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. 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