Where did officers find 1.9 kg of hydroponic cannabis concealed inside an air circulator box?

The correct answer is 3,937 kg. This is the total quantity of poppy straw, known regionally as doda chura, recovered by the Rajasthan unit across the whole set of operations, alongside 9.6 kg of opium and 1.9 kg of hydroponic cannabis. Option B is wrong because 2,292 kg is only a rounded form of the single largest consignment, the 2,292.460 kg found in 118 bags inside a truck that was hiding the load beneath cement sacks; it is one case, not the total. Option C is wrong because 1,037 kg was recovered in 56 bags from a premises where a Fortuner car stood loaded with contraband, which is again a single case. Option D is wrong because 340 kg was the quantity taken from a Tata Harrier car in 23 bags. Adding these and the other smaller recoveries, such as 156.7 kg from a Honda Amaze and 110 kg from a Creta, gives the announced total of 3,937 kg.

The correct answer is the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, usually shortened to the NDPS Act. Every article recovered in these cases, meaning the poppy straw, the opium, the hydroponic cannabis, the cash, the vehicles and the country-made pistol, was seized under the relevant provisions of this Act, and further investigation into sources, destinations and supply channels is proceeding under it. Option A, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, deals with general criminal offences and is not the law under which narcotics seizures are recorded here. Option B, the Customs Act, 1962, governs import and export duties and confiscation of smuggled goods generally, and the release does not invoke it even for the parcel received from abroad. Option D, the Arms Act, 1959, is not named in the case either, although a country-made pistol with three live rounds was recovered during one of the searches.

The correct answer is Raigad Fort. Along with a silver statue, a woodcut portrait and a framed artwork, the collection includes a scale model of the Meghadambari at Raigad Fort, a structure tied to the memory of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Options A, C and D name other well-known forts of the same region, but the model in this catalogue is of the Meghadambari at Raigad, so they are wrong. The Shivaji theme also runs through statues showing the ruler on horseback, on a throne, beside a lion and in ceremonial settings. Aspirants should remember the pairing of the Meghadambari with Raigad, since forts are a favourite area for questions in state and central examinations alike. The same catalogue also carries portraits and sculptures of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ahilyabai Holkar and Peshwa Bajirao I.

The correct answer is 2 October 2026. The 8th edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 stays live until that date, and the catalogue, auction dates and rules for taking part are published on the official portal pmmementos.gov.in. Option A is the day the Ministry of Culture drew attention to the Maharashtra collection, not the closing date. Options B and D are dates that do not appear in the announcement. Candidates should hold together the edition number, the closing date and the fact that the auction is run by the Ministry of Culture, because a question can ask for any one of the three. The collection itself holds 89 mementos ranging from sculptures and paintings to models and sports memorabilia.

The correct answer is Maharashtra. The collection of 89 mementos brings together the state's historical legacy, spiritual traditions, indigenous art forms and contemporary achievements, with the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the leading theme and a scale model of the Meghadambari at Raigad Fort among the pieces. Options A, C and D name other states whose heritage is not the subject of this collection, so they are wrong. Other giveaways in the catalogue point to the same state: Warli painting is its tribal art form, Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar belong to its Bhakti tradition, and the infrastructure models are of Vadhavan Port, the Thane-Borivali Twin Tunnel Project and Navi Mumbai International Airport. For revision, keep the state, the number of mementos and the leading theme of the collection together in a single line.