JIST ABEYAANTRIX 2018, NERVEBLAST PHAG FILLER

3. Q1.
‘X’ along with her husband remained close friends of ‘Y’ and other leading
members of the Indian Cabinet. There were thousands of letters written by
‘Y’ and ‘X’ to each other but all the letters are with Indian Government and
not made public increasing the speculation on the extent of this
relationship. There were many mentions detailing the extend of this
relationship, detailed narration by Khushwant Singh who was ‘Y’ PRO in
London and closely witnessed him during his frequent personal visits to
London after independence. Indian Government and Congress who ruled
India for more than 60 years never wanted this topic to be discussed in
public because of the speculative damage to the party and secondly
speculations about ‘Y’ compromised policy due to the influence of his
relationship with ‘X’. Thus it became one of the most mysterious affair of
Indian politics.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’….

4. Q2.
It was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built
by Gustave Eiffel. In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye proposed it as a gift
from France to the United States in order to commemorate the
perseverance of freedom and democracy in the United States and to
honor the work of the late president Abraham Lincoln. In 1865, France
was divided between people who were still committed to the monarchy
and people who supported the Enlightenment ideals i.e. the belief that
people had natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Auguste Bartholdi who had recently been commissioned to make a bust
of Laboulaye greatly supported Laboulaye's idea and was soon selected
as prominent men of his pursuit.
What was this famous gift?

5. Q3.
The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World City) is a tract of
land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It
is located at San Antonio parish 26 km north from Quito. It contain
the Ethnographic Museum Middle of the Earth, a museum about the
indigenous people ethnography of Ecuador. The 30-meter-tall
monument was constructed between 1979 and 1982 by Pichincha's
Province Council to replace an older, smaller monument built by the
Government of Ecuador under the direction of the geographer Luis
Tufiño in 1936. It is made of iron and concrete and covered with cut and
polished andesite stone. The monument was built to commemorate
the first Geodesic Mission of the French Academy of Sciences. The
yellow line of which acts as the border.
In which border does this monument lies?
(Image next slide)

7. Q4.
Mautam ( "bamboo death") is a cyclic ecological phenomenon that occurs
every 48 years in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, as
well as Chin State in Burma. One of its stages involves a rat boom, which in
turn creates a widespread famine in those areas. During
Mautam, Melocanna baccifera, a species of bamboo, flowers at one time
across a wide area. This event is followed invariably by a plague of black
rats in what is called a rat flood. This occurs as the rats multiply in response
to the temporary windfall of seeds and leave the forests to forage on stored
grain when the bamboo seeds are exhausted, which in turn causes
devastating famine. The 1959 Mautam resulted in the recorded deaths of at
least a hundred people, besides heavy loss to human property and crops.
However, even after the increase in the rat population was noted,
preparations by the government to avoid a famine were limited. This
negligence led to the foundation of the Mizo National Famine Front, set up
to provide relief to the far-flung areas. This body later became the Mizo
National Front (MNF) and eventually led a significant change in the history
of Northeast India.
What political change thus resulted by it?

8. Q.5
RWDI an engineering consultancy firm designed a 660-tonne steel
pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper. Suspended from the 92nd
to the 87th floor, the pendulum sways to offset movements in the building
caused by strong gusts. Its sphere, the largest damper sphere in the world,
consists of 41 circular steel plates of varying diameters, each 125 mm thick,
welded together to form a 5.5 m diameter sphere. Two additional tuned
mass dampers, each weighing 6 tonnes, are installed at the tip of the spire
which help prevent damage to the structure due to strong wind loads. On 8
August 2015, strong winds from Typhoon Soudelor swayed the main
damper by 100 centimeters – the largest movement ever recorded by the
damper.
The damper has become such a popular tourist attraction, basically
designed to withstand strong earthquakes and gusty winds which is
frequent in the region this is only structure to implement such technique.
Identify the structure…..

10. Q6.
‘X’ officially the Co-operative Republic of ‘X’, is a sovereign state on the
northern mainland of South America. It is, however, often considered part
of the Caribbean region because of its strong cultural, historical, and
political ties with other Anglo Caribbean countries and the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM). It is the fourth-smallest country on mainland
South America. Along with the Anglophone Caribbean, were colonies of
the UK last before independence. None of the other countries on the
continent were British colonies and is also the only English speaking
country on the continent and a founder member of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM). Their ethnic make up is similar to Trinidad and
Tobago with Afro-Caribbeans and Indo-Caribbeans being the majority.
Identify ‘X’

12. Q7.
The __________ Revolution was a series of protests and political events
that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in
the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian
presidential election, which was claimed to be marred by massive
corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud. Kiev, the
Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement's campaign
of civil resistance. Presidential candidate Yushchenko’s supporters
originally adopted _______as the signifying colour of his election
campaign. Later, the colour gave its name to an entire series of political
labels. At the time when the mass protests grew, and especially when they
brought about political change in the country, the term ______
Revolution came to represent the entire series of events.
Fill in the blanks….

13. Q8.
It was a political demonstration conducted by
American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos when they became
first and third respectively, in the 200-meter running event. In addition,
Smith, Carlos, and Peter Norman who became second wore human
rights badges on their jackets. After the race Smith wore a black scarf
around his neck, Carlos had his tracksuit top unzipped to show
solidarity with all blue-collar workers in the US and wore a necklace of
beads which he described "were for those individuals that were
lynched, or killed and that no-one said a prayer for, that were hung
and tarred. It was for those thrown off the side of the boats in
the Middle Passage." In his autobiography, Silent Gesture, Smith stated
that the gesture as a "human rights ______". The famous picture of the
event was taken by photographer John Dominis.
Which am I referring?

14. Q9.
It is a very well known building on its own, but many fail to realize its
famous hexagonal skin was inspired by the Venus Flower Basket Sponge.
This special sponge hosts a lattice-like exoskeleton that appears glassy and
glowing in its underwater environment. The various levels of fibrous
lattice work help to disperse stresses on the organism in various directions
and its round shape reduce forces due to strong water currents, both of
which were applied to Norman Foster’s design of the tower.
Identify the structure…
(Image next slide)

16. Q10.
_________ Peninsula, is a geographic area in southeastern Europe with
various and disputed definitions. The region takes its name from
the ________ Mountains that stretch from the Serbian-Bulgarian border
to the Black Sea. The _______ Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic
Sea on the northwest, the Ionian Sea on the southwest, the Aegean Sea in
the south and southeast, and the Black Sea on the east and northeast.
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Montenegro lies entirely within ________ whereas Croatia, Greece,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey lies partially within it. Slavic being the
mostly spoken language in this part.
Name the territory…….
(Image next slide)

18. ANSWERS

19. Q1.
‘X’ along with her husband remained close friends of ‘Y’ and other leading
members of the Indian Cabinet. There were thousands of letters written by
‘Y’ and ‘X’ to each other but all the letters are with Indian Government and
not made public increasing the speculation on the extent of this
relationship. There were many mentions detailing the extend of this
relationship, detailed narration by Khushwant Singh who was ‘Y’ PRO in
London and closely witnessed him during his frequent personal visits to
London after independence. Indian Government and Congress who ruled
India for more than 60 years never wanted this topic to be discussed in
public because of the speculative damage to the party and secondly
speculations about ‘Y’ compromised policy due to the influence of his
relationship with ‘X’. Thus it became one of the most mysterious affair of
Indian politics.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’….

21. X-EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN
Y- JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

22. Q2.
It was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built
by Gustave Eiffel. In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye proposed it as a gift
from France to the United States in order to commemorate the
perseverance of freedom and democracy in the United States and to
honor the work of the late president Abraham Lincoln. In 1865, France
was divided between people who were still committed to the monarchy
and people who supported the Enlightenment ideals i.e. the belief that
people had natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Auguste Bartholdi who had recently been commissioned to make a bust
of Laboulaye greatly supported Laboulaye's idea and was soon selected
as prominent men of his pursuit.
What was this famous gift?

24. STATUE OF LIBERTY

25. Q3.
The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World City) is a tract of
land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It
is located at San Antonio parish 26 km north from Quito. It contain
the Ethnographic Museum Middle of the Earth, a museum about the
indigenous people ethnography of Ecuador. The 30-meter-tall
monument was constructed between 1979 and 1982 by Pichincha's
Province Council to replace an older, smaller monument built by the
Government of Ecuador under the direction of the geographer Luis
Tufiño in 1936. It is made of iron and concrete and covered with cut and
polished andesite stone. The monument was built to commemorate
the first Geodesic Mission of the French Academy of Sciences. The
yellow line of which acts as the border.
In which border does this monument lies?
(Image next slide)

28. EQUATOR/ BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

29. Q4.
Mautam ( "bamboo death") is a cyclic ecological phenomenon that occurs
every 48 years in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur, as
well as Chin State in Burma. One of its stages involves a rat boom, which in
turn creates a widespread famine in those areas. During
Mautam, Melocanna baccifera, a species of bamboo, flowers at one time
across a wide area. This event is followed invariably by a plague of black
rats in what is called a rat flood. This occurs as the rats multiply in response
to the temporary windfall of seeds and leave the forests to forage on stored
grain when the bamboo seeds are exhausted, which in turn causes
devastating famine. The 1959 Mautam resulted in the recorded deaths of at
least a hundred people, besides heavy loss to human property and crops.
However, even after the increase in the rat population was noted,
preparations by the government to avoid a famine were limited. This
negligence led to the foundation of the Mizo National Famine Front, set up
to provide relief to the far-flung areas. This body later became the Mizo
National Front (MNF) and eventually led a significant change in the history
of Northeast India.
What political change thus resulted by it?

31. SEPARATION OF MIZORAM FROM ASSAM

32. Q5.
RWDI an engineering consultancy firm designed a 660-tonne steel
pendulum that serves as a tuned mass damper. Suspended from the 92nd
to the 87th floor, the pendulum sways to offset movements in the building
caused by strong gusts. Its sphere, the largest damper sphere in the world,
consists of 41 circular steel plates of varying diameters, each 125 mm thick,
welded together to form a 5.5 m diameter sphere. Two additional tuned
mass dampers, each weighing 6 tonnes, are installed at the tip of the spire
which help prevent damage to the structure due to strong wind loads. On 8
August 2015, strong winds from Typhoon Soudelor swayed the main
damper by 100 centimeters – the largest movement ever recorded by the
damper.
The damper has become such a popular tourist attraction, basically
designed to withstand strong earthquakes and gusty winds which is
frequent in the region this is only structure to implement such technique.
Identify the structure…..

34. TAIPEI 101

35. Q6.
‘X’ officially the Co-operative Republic of ‘X’, is a sovereign state on the
northern mainland of South America. It is, however, often considered part
of the Caribbean region because of its strong cultural, historical, and
political ties with other Anglo Caribbean countries and the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM). It is the fourth-smallest country on mainland
South America. Along with the Anglophone Caribbean, were colonies of
the UK last before independence. None of the other countries on the
continent were British colonies and is also the only English speaking
country on the continent and a founder member of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM). Their ethnic make up is similar to Trinidad and
Tobago with Afro-Caribbeans and Indo-Caribbeans being the majority.
Identify ‘X’

38. GUYANA

39. Q7.
The __________ Revolution was a series of protests and political events
that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in
the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian
presidential election, which was claimed to be marred by massive
corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud. Kiev, the
Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement's campaign
of civil resistance. Presidential candidate Yushchenko’s supporters
originally adopted _______as the signifying colour of his election
campaign. Later, the colour gave its name to an entire series of political
labels. At the time when the mass protests grew, and especially when they
brought about political change in the country, the term ______
Revolution came to represent the entire series of events.
Fill in the blanks….

41. ORANGE REVOLUTION

42. Q8.
It was a political demonstration conducted by
American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos when they became
first and third respectively, in the 200-meter running event. In addition,
Smith, Carlos, and Peter Norman who became second wore human
rights badges on their jackets. After the race Smith wore a black scarf
around his neck, Carlos had his tracksuit top unzipped to show
solidarity with all blue-collar workers in the US and wore a necklace of
beads which he described "were for those individuals that were
lynched, or killed and that no-one said a prayer for, that were hung
and tarred. It was for those thrown off the side of the boats in
the Middle Passage." In his autobiography, Silent Gesture, Smith stated
that the gesture as a "human rights ______". The famous picture of the
event was taken by photographer John Dominis.
Which am I referring?

44. BLACK SALUTE

45. Q9.
It is a very well known building on its own, but many fail to realize its
famous hexagonal skin was inspired by the Venus Flower Basket Sponge.
This special sponge hosts a lattice-like exoskeleton that appears glassy and
glowing in its underwater environment. The various levels of fibrous
lattice work help to disperse stresses on the organism in various directions
and its round shape reduce forces due to strong water currents, both of
which were applied to Norman Foster’s design of the tower.
Identify the structure…
(Image next slide)

48. THE GHERKIN

49. Q10.
_________ Peninsula, is a geographic area in southeastern Europe with
various and disputed definitions. The region takes its name from
the Balkan Mountains that stretch from the Serbian-Bulgarian border to
the Black Sea. The _______ Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea on
the northwest, the Ionian Sea on the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the
south and southeast, and the Black Sea on the east and northeast.
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Montenegro lies entirely within ________ whereas Croatia, Greece,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey lies partially within it. Slavic being the
mostly spoken language in this part.
Name the territory…….
(Image next slide)

52. BALKAN