The document discusses protests that took place in 2013 in several Brazilian cities over increased public transport fares. These protests soon dealt with broader issues like corruption and police brutality. Some protesters carried vinegar as a home remedy against tear gas, leading the movement to be named "V for Vinegar," a reference to both the remedy and a British graphic novel/film.

1. Finals

3. Q.1 Identify X.
To their dismay, following a political upheaval in 2021, preceded by decades of war
and loss of lives, things have changed drastically for the X. Despite achieving their
goal, some X members are now missing the days of _ _ _ _ _. Many members of X
have now started complaining about the monotony of the 9-5 grind, the traffic in the
city, being addicted to the Internet (and twitter) and having to regularly talk to
women( with “open” faces) and having to share the same space with them.
“The X used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and
a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week,"……"Life's become so wearisome; you
do the same things every day."

5. Taliban

6. Q.2 Which term is this the origin of?
A certain decision by the then
Governor of Massachusetts Elbridge
Gerry led to the accompanying
feature in the Boston Gazette in 1812.
The shape of the newly contorted
district was likened by some people to
an amphibian.

9. Gerrymandering

10. Q.3 What was the protest called?
In 2013, there were protests in several Brazilian cities over increase in
public transport fares. These protests soon became prominent and
widespread, dealing with issues such as high corruption rate and police
brutality that some demonstrators were subjected to.
Some protestors were arrested for carrying with them _______- a
homemade remedy against teargas and pepper spray. This led to the
movement being named “_ ___ _______” (1,3,7)- a wordplay on the
homemade remedy and the title of a revolutionary British graphic novel
which was also adapted into a political action film from the 2000s.

12. V for Vinegar

13. Q.4 What distinction did Djandoubi achieve 46
years ago?
A 1780s cutting edge technology was invented and introduced as a more
humane method of doing something. Since then it has been used on
several people and has come to symbolize equality as well as terror.
Hamida Djandoubi- a Tunisian immigrant who was convicted of the
kidnapping and murder of a 22 year old woman in a European city,
achieved an unfortunate distinction pertaining to the said invention in
1977.

15. Last ever person to be guillotined

16. Q.5 FITB with a famous military
strategist.
From ___ ___ to Xbox is a 2006 book on
video game history written by journalist Ed
Halter. The book deals with the intersection
of games and war, and describes the origin
of video games from defence technology to
the evolution of modern day war-based
video games which have mastered the art of
war.

19. Sun Tzu

20. Q.6 Identify the US Presidents.
Given here are the coat of arms of some US Presidents.
The first heraldry is a visual pun on the origin of a name which occurs
twice in the list (of US Presidents), while the second one features a
prancing horse adorning something that references the former
profession of a US President.

24. Roosevelt,
Ronald Reagan- who was an actor before
becoming the POTUS

25. Q.7 What was the peasant holding? What was it
overshadowed by?
Pictured here is The Reaper- a mural created by Juan Miro for the Spanish pavilion at
the 1937 Paris World Expo. While Miro maintained mostly an apolitical stance for most
of his career, he did have Republican sympathies and the work was intended as a
protest against the violence wrecking his home country.
The work depicts a peasant wearing a barretina hat and holding something that was
believed by some to be an explicit indication at his political leanings, but was in fact
only meant to be a traditional agrarian aid.
While the work was quite significant due to its political symbolism, it did not receive
the limelight Miro had hoped for and was overshadowed by something kept next to
the work.

28. Sickle, Guernica

29. Q.8 Who is the subject of the song? What was
the irony surrounding the publicist?
Colonial Man is a 1976 album by South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela.
The album expresses staunch African anti-colonial sentiments and has been
interpreted as a protest album. Featured here is a snippet from a song from
the album, about someone who is known for his colonizing efforts in South
Africa.
The subject of the song has been a target of 2015 and 2016 protests by a
group of students and staff of University of Cape Town which aimed to take
down the statue of the subject present within their campus. However, one of
the publicists (a student) of the campaign did and achieved something
ironic, which led to a lot of controversy around the protest.

31. Cecil Rhodes,
The student applied and got the Rhodes scholarship

32. Q.9 Which leader is being talked about?
As a reward for stopping the Red guards, this leader re gifted factory workers
mangoes, which was given to him by a Pakistani Foreign Minister Mian Arshad
Hussain. His refusal to eat mangoes himself was seen as a personal sacrifice for
the benefit of the workers. The workers believed that the mangoes were
symbolic of their gratefulness. Workers started to preserve the fruit in
formaldehyde and made wax statue of the same. This lead to formation of
famous mango cult.
Very few people in that region knew mangoes at the time knew what this fruit
was, leading to many people being in awe of the fruit, and comparing them to the
Peaches of Immortality from regional Mythology .

34. Mao

35. Q.10 Who is referenced in the logo? What is the
significance of the crack?
Sons of ___ is an independent supporters
group of the Major League Soccer team of
an American eastern city.
The logo of the group features several
references to the person after whom they
are named. The logo also features a skull
bearing a crack, which symbolizes
something extremely significant to the
history of the city and the country.

37. Ben Franklin (Sons of Ben)
The crack is a reference to the crack on the
Liberty Bell

38. SCORE CHECK

40. Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, published 12 editorial cartoons on 30
September 2005, most of which depicted Prophet Muhammad. The newspaper
announced that this was an attempt to contribute to the debate about criticism
of Islam and self-censorship. These cartoons led to widespread protests around
the world, primarily because these cartoons went against an important rule
followed in Islam.
Černý’s design for Denmark was something made out of an apt “material” and
had an eerie resemblance to one of the depictions involved in the Jyllands-
Posten controversy.
Q1. What was the main reason behind these protests?
What material was used by Černý?

41. Q2. Identify the country. FITB.
The portrayal of this country has been done by
displaying a _________ box containing a Gripen
fighter plane which was supplied by the
country to the Czech Air Force.

42. Q3. What system? What does it allude to?
This is the panel of another country
which uses one of the country’s
famous system to allude to its
dark history.

43. Q.4 How was UK portrayed?
Černý’s portrayal of UK in Entropa was in line with the country’s policy
pertaining to Europe and managed to predict the future.

44. Exchange Sheets

45. Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, published 12 editorial cartoons on 30
September 2005, most of which depicted Prophet Muhammad. The newspaper
announced that this was an attempt to contribute to the debate about criticism
of Islam and self-censorship. These cartoons led to widespread protests around
the world, primarily because these cartoons went against an important rule
followed in Islam.
Černý’s design for Denmark was something made out of an apt “material” and
had an eerie resemblance to one of the depictions involved in the Jyllands-
Posten controversy.
Q1. What was the main reason behind these protests?
What material was used by Černý?

46. A. In Islam, it is blasphemous to show physical depiction
of Prophet Muhammad, LEGO

47. Q2. Identify the country. FITB.
The portrayal of this country has been done by
displaying a _________ box containing a Gripen
fighter plane which was supplied by the
country to the Czech Air Force.

48. A. Sweden, IKEA/furniture

49. Q3. What system? What does it allude to?
This is the panel of another country
which uses one of the country’s
famous system to allude to its
dark history.

50. Autobhan; looks like the Nazi symbol

51. Q.4 How was UK portrayed?
Černý’s portrayal of UK in Entropa was in line with the country’s policy
pertaining to Europe and managed to predict the future.

52. A. UK was portrayed by leaving their designated space
blank, symbolizing their Euroskepticism

53. ENTROPA

54. Q.11 What was the original title? What does the
new title say?
Pictured here is a Digital art by a Lebanese artist which is a spin on one
of the most popular feminist posters of all time, titled __ ___ __ __!
The spin is a nod to the fact that Lebanese women have been more
active in the protests since decades and hence, their quest for change is
female
And hence the poster was titled, "___ __________ __ ______ "

57. We Can Do It!
The Revolution is Woman

58. Q. 12 What judgement? Why is it ironic?
Pictured here are lawyers Arundhati Katju
and Menaka Guruswamy who were
instrumental in bringing a landmark
judgement in the country and were widely
celebrated for it
Ironically, Menaka Guruswamy has come
under a lot of criticism due to representing
RSS, considering their vocal opposition to
something in a recent Supreme Court
hearing.

60. Decriminalising 377, RSS backed Centre’s stance
in same sex marriage hearing

61. Q.13 What is the subject of the film? What has
been blacked out?
Pictured here is the poster of the recent Oscar
winner for "Best Documentary Feature ". The
documentary details something that happened
in 2020 in the world of global polity in great
lengths.

64. Navalny, Poison

65. Q.14 What hugely important incident is being
shown in this video?

67. Assassination of Kim Jong-nam

68. This famous literature of 1900s is an allegory for the political, economic, and
social events of America in the 1890s. It draws a parallel to 19th century debate
about the monetary policy, which compared gold and silver to components in
the book, and relating to a unit of measurement of the same. The main
character- naive, simple, young represents the people of America, led astray
and seeking the way back home. The Villain is compared to a scheming
politician who uses publicity devices and tricks to fool the people. into
believing he is benevolent, wise, and powerful when really he is a selfish, evil
humbug.
What are Farmers, Miliary and steel industry being compared to in the
literature?
Q.15 ID the literature and draw parallels.

70. Wizard of Oz; Scarecrow, Lion and Tin man

71. Q.16 FITB. What was the change?
Said to have accelerated narratives on gender inclusivity on an international
platform since the late 40s, X, who was a part of the Sub-Committee on
Fundamental Rights of India’s Constituent Assembly, is also considered as the
Founding Mother of the ______. Highlighting the need for gender equality, X
was responsible for changing the language of one of the most pivotal documents
that shaped the course of subsequent international treaties, national
constitutions, and legal codes.

73. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Changed phrasing from ‘All men are born free
and equal’ to ‘All human beings are born free and
equal’

74. Q.17 Whose work did Marx read?
On reading the works of an Indian that he came across, Marx wrote to the
person in question appreciating his writings.
Unaware of the Indian style of poetry, Marx advised the person to quit
composing leisure writings like ghazal or quatrain and move over to free verses
so that in least time he could write more and leave more for people to mull over
and ofcourse sent him the second version of the Communist Manifesto.

76. Ghalib

77. Q.18 What’s the portmanteau?
X- a portmanteau of the a large political
movement and the name of the martial arts
adopted by them as a means of self defense; is a
sub-movement that rose out of the former. Its need
arose from the women’s frustration with the lack of
progress and the need to protect themselves as
they faced an increasing amount of intimidation
and violence.

79. Suffrajitsu

80. American Colonisation Society was founded in 1816 with the motive of
relocating emancipated slaves to Africa. The name of the first colony
established in 1822 was given a name that aptly means the land of the free. The
name of its capital, Monrovia is derived from the name of a US president, James
Monroe, a prominent supporter of the colonisation of the country in question.
A similar pattern can be seen in the name of the capital of its neighbouring
country- Freetown, which was named such because the residents of the colony
were all freed slaves.
Q.19 Identify the two countries.

82. Q.20 What was the subject of the song? What
artform features in the music video?
Swadesi is a rap crew that is known for raising their voice against
injustice through their music.
In 2019, they released a song as a protest against a certain development
taking place in their home state which the politicians promised would
bring in development.
The music video features an Indian artform which was meant as a
tribute to the indigenous tribe of the region.

85. Aarey metro shed construction, Warli art