Terramind-Megalith 2014-IIT KGP-Finals-2-answer

TERRAMIND

MEGALITH-2014

Ankur Singh

Finals Round 2There will be a total of 18 questionsInfinite Bounce (+10)Pounce (+10/-10)

Question 1Identify what has been blanked out.

AnswerPalace on Wheels

Question 2These 3 buildings were well ahead of their times in terms of certain form of technology that has gained popularity in recent decades only.Identify the term used for that technology.

Dhyan Linga,CoimbatoreGolkonda Fort,Hyderabad Hawa Mahal,Jaipur

AnswerThey are all in the modern sense of the word “Green Buildings”

Question 3A measure of the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions of a defined population, system or activity, considering all relevant sources, sinks and storage within the spatial and temporal boundary of the population, system or activity of interest. Calculated ascarbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) using the relevant 100-year global warming potential (GWP100).What is being talked about?

AnswerCarbon Footprint

Question 4Identify the blanked out word.

AnswerGauge(As used in Railway Track Terminology)

Question 5New York Times journalist William Safire described ______ _______ as "New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges."Writer/artist Frank Miller has stated, "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; _____ _____ is New York at night.“Identify what has been blanked out in texts as well as the pic.

AnswerGotham City

Question 6________ are materials that have a negative Poisson's ratio. When stretched, they become thicker perpendicular to the applied force. This occurs due to their hinge-like structures, which flex when stretched._______ materials can be single molecules or a particular structure of macroscopic matter. Such materials are expected to have mechanical properties such as high energy absorption and fracture resistance._______ may be useful in applications such as body armor, packing material, knee and elbow pads, robust shock absorbing material, and sponge mops.Examples include:->Certain rocks and minerals->Living bone tissue (although this is only suspected)->Specific variants of polytetrafluorethylene polymers such as Gore-Tex->Paper, all types. If a paper is stretched in an in-plane direction it will -expand in its thickness direction due to its network structure.->Tailored structures designed to exhibit special designed Poisson's ratios.Identify what has been blanked out.

Answer Auxetics

Question 7Unarguably one of the most famous fictional civil engineers of recent times.He has certain traits of which some are stated below.->He has low latent inhibition, a psychological condition in which one sees the world as pieces, rather than mere objects. This allows him to create plans and make thorough decisions rapidly.->He has a blueprint tattoed on his back in order to achieve his aim.->He was a gifted student with an impeccable record and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Loyola University Chicago. Afterwards, he becomes a successful structural engineer at the architectural firm.->Has a peculiar habit of making origami cranes.Identify this Character.

AnswerMichael Schofield.

Question 8Cradled by the Tigris & Euphrates River System,this civilization was one of the oldest.Among their architectural accomplishments are the development of urban planning, the courtyard house, and ziggurats. They regarded 'the craft of building' as a divine gift taught to men by the gods.It is also mentioned in the one of the oldest epics of ancient world ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’.Which is this fabled civilization?

AnswerMesopotamian/Sumerian Civilization.

Question 9Established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,it is widely held to be the first national park in the world & is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park .It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.It is also home to one of the largest high-altitude lakes and one of the largest supervolcano on the entire continent.Identify this national park.

Yellowstone National Park.

Question 10Find the common connect between these rivers stated below.Yangtze/Chang Jiang(China)-6300 kmNile(Mainly Egypt)-6650 kmAmazon(Mainly Brazil)-6400 kmMissisippi(USA)-6275 kmDarling(Australia)-2739 kmOnyx(Antarctica)-30 kmVolga(Russia)-3692 km

AnswerLongest rivers of their respective continents.

Question 11It is elliptical in plan and is 189 meters (615 ft / 640 Roman feet) long, and 156 meters (510 ft / 528 Roman feet) wide, with a base area of 6 acres (24,000 m2). The height of the outer wall is 48 meters (157 ft / 165 Roman feet). The perimeter originally measured 545 meters (1,788 ft / 1,835 Roman feet). The central arena is an oval 87 m (287 ft) long and 55 m (180 ft) wide, surrounded by a wall 5 m (15 ft) high, above which rose tiers of seating. According to the Codex-Calendar of 354,it could accommodate 87,000 people, although modern estimates put the figure at around 50,000. They were seated in a tiered arrangement.In recent times it has also been documented for a wide variety of flora and bird fauna.What is the topic of above paragraph?

AnswerThe Colosseum

Question 12There are many variants but it can be broadly classified into the following 8 categories stated below.1) Lotus Blossom_______2)Enlightenment________3)______of many doors4)______of Descent from the God Realm5)______of Great Miracles6)______of Reconcilation7)______of Complete Victory8)______of NirvanaFill in the blanks with one word which is also the entity of which above 8 are variants of.

AnswerStupa

Question 13In 2001 an initiative was started by the Swiss corporation New7Wonders Foundation to choose the New 7Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.They came up with the following list given below

Why is there a 8th entry in the list supposed to contain only 7 and name that entry.

AsnwerGreat Pyramid Of Giza as it’s the only original wonder out of 7 still existing till this date.

Question 14The only non man-made structure to be visible from space.It supports a wide variety of flora and fauna.It has long been known to and used by the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality.It is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over $3 billion per year.Name this natural megastructure.

AnswerThe Great Barrier Reef

Question 15Although these may look more like futuristic,these buildings really do exist in modern day Europe scattered all over the continent.

What was the purpose behind their construction?

AnswerWar Memorials built after WW2 to commemorate the victory and martyrs.(collectively called spomeniks)

Question 16This is a list given by UNESCO stating a number of particular type of entities present in each country.What is the list comprising of mainly?

AnswerWorld Heritage Sites present in these countries.

Question 17“An _________ _________ is a numerical value that helps provide insight into the state of the environment or human health._______ _______ are developed based on quantitative measurements or statistics of environmental condition that are tracked over time.____________ ___________can be developed and used at a wide variety of geographic scales, from local to regional to national levels.”“A parameter or a value derived from parameters that describe the state of the environment and its impact on human beings, ecosystems and materials, the pressures on the environment, the driving forces and the responses steering that system. An _______ __________ has gone through a selection and/or aggregation process to enable it to steer action.”What is the parameter being talked about and blanked out?

AnswerEnvironmental Indicators

Question 18It is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers(4,086 sq mi).It is at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above mean sea level.It contains large amounts of sodium, potassium, lithium and magnesium (all in the chloride forms of NaCl, KCl, LiCl and MgCl2, respectively), as well as borax.Major tourist attractions in this place are Hotels,Flora & Fauna & last but not the least a train cemetery.Name this largest of it’s kind formation on earth or it’s country of location.

AnswerSalar de Uyuni in Bolivia.