SSC GK Questions 2026

India does not keep separate sets of courts for central and state laws; it has one single pyramid, with the Supreme Court at the top, the High Courts below it and the district and subordinate courts at the base.

Inamgaon is a Chalcolithic farming settlement on the Ghod river in the Pune district of Maharashtra.

A magnet cannot be cut into a single north pole and a single south pole.

An idgah is an open walled ground on the edge of a town where the whole community gathers for the Id prayer, so it matches an open prayer place.

Loudness and frequency are two different properties of sound. Loudness depends on the amplitude of the vibration, that is how far the vibrating part moves from its rest position, while frequency is the number of vibrations made in one second and is measured in hertz.

The Arthashastra, a book on statecraft attributed to Kautilya or Chanakya, the minister of Chandragupta Maurya, lists what each part of the empire supplied to the state.

Chirand stands on the bank of the Ganga in the Saran district of Bihar and belongs to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic ages, not to the Harappan civilisation.

A floating body is at rest, so the upward buoyant force must exactly balance the downward weight of the object.

Both the Buddha and Mahavira taught that a person had to leave home and family and live as a monk or nun before true knowledge could be gained.

Khabar Lahriya was started in 2002 in the Chitrakoot region of Uttar Pradesh, which lies in the Bundelkhand belt.

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.

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.

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.

Prachi Choudhary finished third in that race, and her run was praised for earning India a place on the podium.

The pair won bronze in the squash mixed team event, and for Joshna the medal extended a remarkable run of consistency, since she has played at consecutive Asian Games and taken a medal at every edition since 2010.

Tajinderpal Singh won silver in the men's shot put with an impressive throw, and the Prime Minister noted that his focus and perseverance have brought India laurels over and over, so this medal is another milestone in a long career.

The women's kabaddi team took its gold in a final that was described as thrilling, and the Prime Minister praised the side for remarkable courage, composure and teamwork, adding that India is proud of its kabaddi champions.

The result was announced as the men's team retaining the Asian Games gold, and the Prime Minister greeted the players as champions once again, which tells us that India was the defending champion in the men's event and kept the title in this edition.

On this day India stood first in both kabaddi events at the Asian Games: the men's team retained the gold medal it already held and the women's team won gold after a thrilling final, so the sport delivered two golds in a single day.

A memorandum of understanding was also exchanged for integrating the supply-chain logistics of fisheries products of the Bharatiya Matsya Pravartak Sangham with this brand.