SSC MTS GK Questions 2026

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.

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 Dronacharya Award, India's honour for coaches who produce outstanding sportspersons, was given for the first time in 1985, and Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat, a wrestling coach, was among the first three to receive it, along with O.M.

Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi is an Indian fencer from Chennai who competes in the sabre event. She became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, at Tokyo in 2021, and won her opening bout there.

Golconda in Hyderabad was the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Golconda Sultanate from 1518, when Quli Qutb Shah broke away from the Bahmani kingdom.

Losar marks the Tibetan New Year and is kept for about a fortnight, usually in February or March, in Ladakh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and among Tibetan communities across India.

Air flows from where pressure is high to where it is low, and that moving air is what we call wind; the greater the difference in pressure, the stronger the wind.

Razia Sultan was removed from the throne of Delhi in 1240 and killed the same year. She was the daughter of Iltutmish, who named her his successor over his sons, and she ruled from 1236 to 1240, the only woman ever to sit on the throne of the Delhi Sultanate.

Algae belong to Thallophyta, the simplest division of the plant kingdom. Their body is a thallus, which means it is not divided into root, stem and leaf, and they have no vascular tissue.

Article 80 of the Constitution lets the President nominate twelve members to the Rajya Sabha from people with special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art and social service.

'281 and Beyond' is the autobiography of VVS Laxman, published in 2018. The title comes from his innings of 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in the Kolkata Test of March 2001, when India followed on and still won, in one of the greatest Test matches ever played.

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock: grains of sand carried by rivers or wind settle in layers and harden over time.

Mohiniyattam is the classical dance of Kerala, and its name comes from Mohini, the enchantress form of Lord Vishnu. It is danced solo by women in a plain off-white and gold Kasavu sari, with gentle swaying movements, soft footwork and delicate expression.

The four inner or terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Jupiter lies beyond the asteroid belt and is the first of the outer planets.

Article 143 lets the President ask the Supreme Court for its opinion on a question of law or fact, and this power was modelled on the Canadian Constitution.

An iron rod is a solid, and the force of attraction between particles is strongest in the solid state. In a solid the particles sit close together in fixed positions and can only vibrate, so a solid keeps its shape, has a definite volume and can hardly be compressed.

The work done against gravity is mgh = 40 × 10 × 5 = 2000 joule, and power is work divided by time, so 2000 ÷ 4 = 500 watt.

Force has to be applied to break the chalk because its particles hold one another together, and that pull is the force of attraction between particles.