CULTURAL QA 10-2023-26A All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 26-10- 2023.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted byR. Gopala krishnan, on 26-10-2023 Q1 Canyou tell about one wonder of the past? A1 Wonders of the Past, Posted by AliceG. 20h The Ruins of Persepolis, the Capital of the AchaemenidEmpire. It was founded by Darius I in 518 B.C. It was also one ofthe largest hubs in the Persian Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial,half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palacecomplex inspired by Mesopotamian models.The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a uniquearchaeological site. Source:UNESCO Website Q2 Isa charter plane or a non-scheduled airline similar? A2 Saurabh Mall Seo Specialist atJetSetGo (2022–present)3h Yes, a charter plane and a non-scheduled airlineshare similarities, but they operate with distinct differences in terms ofservices and flexibility. A charterplane, often referred to as a private jet or charter aircraft, is an aircraftthat is rented for exclusive use by individuals, businesses, or groups. Charterplanes provide personalized and on-demand services, allowing passengers tochoose their departure times, destinations, and aircraft types. JetsetGO, as a notable privateaviation company, specializes in offering charter plane services,ensuring a luxurious and tailor-made travel experience for their clients. On theother hand, a non-scheduled airline, also known as a charter airline ornon-scheduled air transport operator, operates flights that are not part ofregular scheduled services like commercial airlines. Non-scheduled airlines provide chartered flights forspecific routes or groups of passengers.While they offer more flexibility than traditional airlines, they might operatewithin certain fixed schedules for the routes they serve. JetsetGO, with its focus on private jet charters,exemplifies the essence of charter plane services, prioritizing flexibility,luxury, and personalized travel experiences for their clients. Whether it's forbusiness travel, leisure, or special occasions, JetsetGO provides a seamlessand premium charter plane service, making them a popular choice for thoseseeking exclusive and convenient air travel options. My note- TheQA is selected for the difference between the two. Q3 Iflioness eat all her cubs, the lions will be extinct. Does it mean thatcarnivores have love for their own? A3 Alex Cooper,Animal enthusiast38m No, itmeans if all lions did this there would cease to be lions after one generation. If anyspecies did this they would die out in one generation. As far asreproductive strategies go, it’s… not one. The level of parental care varies amongcarnivores. Many mammalian carnivores depend ontheir parents for a long time as they need to learn hunting techniques etc. On the other hand, most snakeswill leave their young to fend for themselves. Level ofparental care isn’t synonymous with ‘love’, though. I’ve personally spoken tomany snake mothers who were torn apart at leaving their eggs but just didn’tthink they could give them the life they deserved. Likewise, one lioness I talked to said: “I wish Icould get rid of the little freeloaders but they won’t leave.” Animals dosometimes eat some of their young, for reasons scientists can’t fully explain. Here’sa link to a study that used computer modelling to introduce ‘filialcannibalism’ (eating one’s own offspring) into populations of animals: Why some animalseat their offspring Eating your offspring may sound unthinkable, butanimals from fish to birds are known to do it.Scientists have been unsure why such a behavior would have evolved, but a newstudy sheds light on the factors that may drive some parents to eat theiryoung. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21790572 This is oneargument for snacking on the fruits of your loins: In some cases, cannibalizing their own youngputs the same evolutionary pressure on the eggs that a predator would: thefaster the eggs develop, the greater their chances of survival. Munching on some of the slow-developing offspringwould save the parent the trouble of caring for these ‘inferior’individuals and allow them to save resources for babies with a better chance ofsurvival. I don’tfully understand this bit: Cannibalism was also found to increase the parent's reproductive rate byapparently increasing mateattractiveness. What a hunk. (Saturn Devouring His Son, by Goya) Whatever thecase, even animals that often eat their offspring don’t eat all of theiroffspring all the time, as that would be a one-way ticket to extinction. Q4 Whatare the backward districts in Andhra Pradesh? A4 Koushik Dammalapati, Knows Telugu17h The mostbackward district in Andhra Pradesh is Alluri Sitharama Raju district. It has hightribal population and no urbanisation at all. It has the lowest number ofschools,banks, hospitals etc per 1 lakh people. Some villages there don't haveroads. However it has huge potential to be developed as agood tourist spot because of many beautiful places. Maredumilli(2hrs from Rajahmundry) Gudisa hillstation (3 to 4 hrs from Rajahmundry) Papikondalu(2 hrs from Rajahmundry) Araku Valley(3 to 4 hrs from Visakhapatnam) Lambasingi(2 to 3 hrs from Visakhapatnam) (Coldest place in South India) Paderu (3hrs from Visakhapatnam) Borra Caves(3 hrs from Visakhapatnam) Tyda (3 hrsfrom Visakhapatnam) Matsyagundam(3 hrs from Visakhapatnam) The next most backward districts areKurnool,Nandyal,Anantapur and Sri Satya Sai. All are drought prone. Parvathipuram Manyam,Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,Palnadu,Bapatla, Prakasham,Annamayya are also backward. The most developed districts in Andhra Pradesh are NTRand Visakhapatnam. Visakhapatnam is verypolluted compared to NTR. Q5 Whowas the author of BC and AD? A5 Matt Riggsby, MA ArchaeologicalStudies, Boston University21h There were two people involved. The anno Domini system was created by a monk inthe Balkans named Dionysius Exiguus around the year we now call 525 AD.However, his intentions were largely forward-looking. He wanted to create auniform dating system to make it easier to calculate the dates of “moveablefeasts” like Easter (that is, day of special religious observances which couldfloat through the calendar rather than being fixed on specific dates; that wasa vastly bigger deal in early Christendom than you might believe) than earliermethods. He wasn’t really thinking about deeper history. It wasn’t until some time later thatpeople started to assign dates before Christ to historical events. LastI checked, the Venerable Bede, the noted early British historian working nearly200 years after Dionysius, was the first person to date things to specificyears before Christ, extending Dionysius’s work into the past rather than justthe future. -- 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/1267196530.1834913.1698326203917%40mail.yahoo.com.
