CULTURAL QA 09-2023-27 All the below QA are from Quora DIGESTto me on 27-09-2023.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled andposted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on27-09-2023. Q1 Is it possible to use the same phonenumber for multiple Aadhar cards? A1 Gopala Krishnan,Former Asst GeneralManager, Retired at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)0y Yes. I have used same phone number for me ,wife and son. Q2 Why does it take 20,000 years for lightto reach the surface of the Sun from its core, but just 8 minutes to reach thesurface of the Earth? A2 Silk Road, AI Expert Apr 30 The Sun is a giant ball of plasma thatproduces light and heat through nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is a processwhere hydrogen atoms fuse together to form helium atoms, releasing enormousamounts of energy. This energy travels in the form of photons, or particles oflight. However,the photons do not have a smooth journey from the core of the Sun to itssurface. The core of the Sun isextremely dense and hot, with a temperature of about 15 million degreesCelsius. The photons collide with the atoms and molecules in the plasma, andget scattered in different directions. This makes them take a very long and random path, like a drunken walk.It can take them tens of thousands of years to reach thesurface of the Sun. The surface of the Sun, called the photosphere, ismuch cooler and less dense than the core, with a temperature of about 5,500degrees Celsius. Thephotons can escape more easily from the photosphere, and travel in astraight line towards the Earth and other planets. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is about150 million kilometers, which is also called one astronomical unit(AU). It takes light abouteight minutes and 20 seconds to travel this distance. Therefore,it takes much longer for light to reach the surface of the Sun from its corethan to reach the surface of the Earth from the Sun. This isbecause light travels much faster in empty space than in dense plasma. Thespeed of light in a vacuum is about 300,000 kilometers per second, but it canbe slowed down by interacting with matter. The light we see from the Suntoday was created thousands of years ago in its core. We are looking at asnapshot of the past when we look at the Sun. The Sun is constantly changingand evolving, and we can only observe its effects after a long delay. Q3 What do people in India do very easilywhich can't be done by people of other nations? A3 Shaunak Bhattacharjeee,Lives inKolkata, West Bengal, India (1996–present)16h Drivingin the US: Drivingin the UK: Drivingin Australia: Drivingin India: InIndia, the only traffic rule people follow is the traffic light. They will overtake you at no-overtakelanes, they will do U-turns at crossings where U-turn is not allowed. They willhonk at each other even when the traffic is at a standstill. At the same time,you never know who's cutting you in line, anybody can come in front of you atany time. You can drive on the road and suddenlysee a cow sitting in the middle of the road.The cow has the right of way; so you have to go around it. And then, there arepedestrians who show a hand and cross the street - as a driver, you have toapply the brakes hard. If you can drive on the streets onlyIndia, trust me, you can drive anywhere in the world. My note- Even signals are ignoredin the early mornings in Chennai. If a driver wait for green signal in a lowtraffic area, he can see many over take and some may collide also. In many pointsflash is provided in the night on this account - Q4 What are some surprising historicalfacts that are not commonly known? A4 Start Sameer,life experience with otherlife15h The Bank of England is a very old andimportant place for money in London.It has been around for about 330 years, and during all that time, nobody has ever stolen from it. They also use it to keep a lot of gold underground ineight big rooms. Butthere was one time, back in 1836, when a man who worked in the sewers found asecret way into the bank's gold room. He didn't take any gold for himself.Instead, he sent letters to the bank's bosses, tellingthem he could get into their gold room.At first, they didn't believe him, so they ignored his letters. Then, he said he'd meet them in thegold room. That got their attention. So, they set a time to meet him there. On that day, while they were in the goldroom, they heard a noise, and the sewer worker appeared from under the floor. Eventhough he found all the gold in England, he didn't take any for himself. The bank's bosses gave him £800,which is like £90,000 today, as a reward for being honest. This was embarrassing for the Bank ofEngland, so they changed their security to make sure it couldn't happen again.Nowadays, it would be very hard for someone to break in. Q5 What happens if someone loses their SIMcard? Will they lose their AADHAR card as well, or can they get both back bytaking some steps? A5 Gopala Krishnan,Former Asst GeneralManager, Retired at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)0y New SIM cards can be obtained from customercare, you have to give some ID. Regardingaadhar card you can visit the site and enter your aadhar number and pin , youwill get a copy. You can also apply for new ATM card type aadhar ON LINE. When once you receivedAADHAR , you have to take 3–4 copies ofaadhar card.Or you must be able to recollect your aadhar number My note- Contacting aadhar center andgiving a missing report also, one can obtain aadhar, showing some otheridentity like passport. -- 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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