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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Explanation
The correct answer is Nathdwara, the town linked with Pichwai painting, a form in which cloth hangings are made for the shrine of Shrinathji. 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 state's architectural heritage. Karauli is wrong because it appears with Kaila Mata, one of the revered deities represented in the set. Banswara is wrong because it is named for the painting of Mangarh Dham. Matching each art form or shrine to its town is the safest way to answer such questions.
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Practice Questions
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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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.
Read the full explanation →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 →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 →The Department of Posts, which ran Digital Detox 2.0, works under which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Civil Aviation
- B.Ministry of Communications
- C.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- D.Ministry of Culture
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The Department of Posts is one of the departments of that ministry, and the announcement about Digital Detox 2.0 came from it.
Read the full explanation →Digital Detox 2.0 was conducted on how many flights?
- A.11
- B.15
- C.21
- D.30
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The campaign was carried out across fifteen flights, and those flights between them served eleven destinations, so the two figures must be kept apart.
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