CULTURAL QA 09-2023-17A All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 17-09-2023.
Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. GopalaKrishnan, 79, on 17-09-2023. Q1 Whatare some amazing facts about the Indian Railways? A1 Selvi Selvan, Workes in Indian Railways8h 1. The total distance covered bythe 14,300 trains on the Indian Railways every day, equals three & halftimes the distance to moon. 2. The first train on Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the16th of April 1853. 3. IR has about 65,436 route kms.of track. 4. IR employs about 1.307 millionpeople. 5. It carries over 23 millionpassengers & 1.3 million tones of freight every day. 6. It runs about 14,300 trainsdaily. 7. IR has about 7,172 railwaystations. 8. The longest platform in the world is at Sri Siddhaarooda in Hubballiand is 1.5 kilometres in length. 9. Nehru Setu on Sone River is thelongest Railway bridge. 10. 42 Railway companies operated in the country beforeindependence. 11. Electric Locomotives are manufactured at Chittaranjan LocomotiveWorks, Chittaranjan. 12. Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala andBEML/Bangaluru. 13. The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977. 14. Classes of travel on IndianRailway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car, IInd sleeper & IIndordinary. Additional Facts : First Passenger Train Ran On : 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane) First Railway Bridge : Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thaneroute First Rail Tunnel : Parsik Tunnel First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines : Thal and BhoreGhats First Underground Railway : Calcutta METRO First Computerized Reservation System started in : New Delhi (1986) First Electric Train ran on : 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla) Toilets on Trains were introduced in : 1891 (1st Class)& 1907 (lower classes) Shortest Station Name : Ib(Orissa) Longest Station Name : SriVenkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Andhra Pradesh) Busiest Railway Station : Lucknow (64 trains everyday) Longest Run (Time) : VivekExpress (3,715 km in Approx 71 hrs) Shortest Run : Route between Nagpur to Ajni (3km) Longest Run for Daily Train : Kerala Express (3,054 km in 42.5 hrs) Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) :Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs) Longest Railway Platform in the World : Sri Siddhaarooda railway stationin Hubballi in the Indian state of Karnataka(1 .5 km) Longest Railway Bridge : Nehru Setu on Sone River (10,044 ft in length) Longest Tunnel : Pir PanjalRailway Tunnel ( 11.2 km ) Oldest Preserved Locomotive : Fairy Queen (1855), still inworking order Indian Railway's Fastest Train :Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph) Train with Maximum Number ofHalts :Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts) Q2 Whyis Kedarnath famous? A2 Sushil Kumar,Former Assistant Manager at IOCL PETROL(2007–2019)May 5 Kedarnath is famous primarily for the Kedarnath Temple,which is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage sites dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Kedarnath Temple is situated at an altitude of 3,583 meters (11,755feet) above sea level, amidst the scenic and rugged Himalayanmountain range. Itis believed to have been built by the Pandavas from the Hindu epic,Mahabharata, and is considered one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, which are themost sacred shrines of Lord Shiva in India. Every year, thousands of devoteesmake the arduous trek to the Kedarnath Temple to seek the blessings of LordShiva. The temple is also a part of the Char Dham Yatra, which is a pilgrimagecircuit that includes the four holy shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath,and Badrinath. Apart from its religious significance, Kedarnath also offers breathtakingviews of the surrounding mountains, glaciers, and valleys, making ita popular destination for adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers. Q3 Whatdid Jaya and Vijaya, the two gatekeepers of Lord Vishnu, do that they gotcursed to take birth as demons? A3 Satyarth Nayak,Screenwriter at Mythoverse (2022–present)2h They disrespected the four sons of Lord Brahma. When Brahma began creation, the first to emerge from his mind were fourboys, the first sons of Brahma. Having emerged from his mind, they were calledManasputras and being four in number, they were called Chatursana. Brahma wanted them to procreateand populate the earth but they chose the spiritual path and were blessed toforever remain in their child-like state. Hence, when they approached Vaikuntha to pay theirrespects to Lord Vishnu, the gatekeepers Jaya and Vijaya barred them. Unable to comprehend the true natureof these four boys they refused them entry into Vaikuntha and were hencecursed. Q4 Whatare some of the most mind-blowing facts? A4 Priyanka Shrivastava, Project Manager at Quatrro(2015–present)Updated 5y The “World War 1” ended at 11th hour on the11th day of the 11th month of 1918 Iceland is the only countrywithout mosquitoes, snakes or other reptiles. Iceland has one of the largestgun ownership rates in the world and lowest crime rates as well. Researchers testing insects repellents used VictoriaSecret’s Bombshell perfume as a standard and accidentally discovered that itrepels mosquitoes better than any repellents in the market. Bruce Lee was so fast, theyactually had to run his films slower so that you can see his moves. A tiger’s roar can be heard asfar as 1.8 miles (3 km) away. The first colgate toothpaste – Colgate’s Antiseptic dental powder. The world’s deepest, darkest,oldest and quietest model room is 220 feet underground, at Grand CanyonCaverns, in a 65 million-year-old cave. This is how baby elephants drinkwater. They don’t know how to use their trunks to drink until they are ninemonths. Harry Potter was first rejected by 12 different book publishers. Germany’s passport is the world’s most powerful. It grants visa-freeaccess to 158 countries out of 218. The first Apple computer – AppleI The Lamborghini Gallardo iscapable of going from 0-45 mph in 2.8 seconds. A cheetah can do it in 2 secondsflat.Alexander theGreat, Napolean, Mussollini and Hitler, all suffered from ailurophobia, thefear of cats. -- 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]. 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