The collection highlighted in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 represents the art and heritage of which state?
- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Madhya Pradesh
- D.Odisha
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Explanation
The correct answer is Rajasthan. The Ministry of Culture drew attention to a group of mementos in this year's auction that stand for the state's folk deities, devotional painting, textile craft, architectural heritage and sporting achievement, from the Ambabari elephant with its howdah to the silver figures of Veer Tejaji Maharaj. Gujarat is wrong because none of the pieces in this set is drawn from it. Madhya Pradesh is wrong as well: the temples and shrines named in the catalogue, such as the Brahma Temple at Pushkar and the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, all lie in Rajasthan. Odisha is a tempting choice because one artwork is done in the Pattachitra style, which is associated with that state, but the subject is Krishna Raas Leela within a Rajasthan collection, so the style alone does not change the answer.
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Practice Questions
How many artefacts make up the Rajasthan collection in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026?
- A.27 artefacts
- B.31 artefacts
- C.37 artefacts
- D.47 artefacts
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That is the size of the Rajasthan set described by the Ministry of Culture, and the pieces are spread across woodwork, silver mementos of folk deities, devotional painting, textiles, framed views of heritage shrines and memorabilia of recent events and sporting achievement.
Read the full explanation →The Pichwai paintings of Shrinathji in the auction collection come from which town?
- A.Nathdwara
- B.Pushkar
- C.Karauli
- D.Banswara
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The catalogue places these works beside a Phad painting of Lakshmi and Narayan and a Pattachitra-style picture of Krishna Raas Leela, all three being ways of telling a devotional story through art. Pushkar is wrong because it comes into the collection through the Brahma Temple, shown as part of the…
Read the full explanation →Which edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction is running in 2026, and until when is it open?
- A.6th edition, until 30 September
- B.7th edition, until 5 October
- C.8th edition, until 2 October
- D.9th edition, until 10 October
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The Ministry of Culture said this year's auction is the eighth in the series and that bidding stays live until the second day of October, with the dates, the way to take part and the whole catalogue placed on the portal pmmementos.gov.in.
Read the full explanation →EPFO, which conducted Special Campaign 6, functions under which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Finance
- B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C.Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
- D.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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The correct answer is Ministry of Labour and Employment, which issued the announcement on the conclusion of Special Campaign 6 by EPFO.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances did EPFO dispose of during Special Campaign 6?
- A.2,05,000
- B.1,80,000
- C.2,36,021
- D.2,02,984
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That is the total number of public grievances EPFO disposed of during the campaign, against a target of 2,05,000, a performance 15.1 per cent above the mark.
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