UPSC Civil Services GK Questions 2026

Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and Thekkumkoor were small medieval kingdoms, or swaroopams, of Kerala.

Section 8(1) of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 gave the Constituent Assembly of each new Dominion the powers of its legislature.

Only a transverse wave can be polarised, so the polarisation of light proves that its vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel.

A nuclear reactor splits heavy atoms; it burns no fuel, so it releases no carbon dioxide and needs no equipment to cut such emissions.

It is a sea level canal: the Mediterranean and the Red Sea stand at almost the same height, so ships sail straight through without being raised or lowered.

The Ilbert Bill of 1883 sought to remove the rule that European British subjects could be tried only by European judges.

Asia takes the largest share of India’s exports, close to half of the total, far ahead of any other continent.

The correct answer is Mariyappan Thangavelu, who has won Paralympic medals three times in the high jump and whose shoes form part of the sporting memorabilia in this collection.

That is the number of pieces from Tamil Nadu placed in this round of the auction, and together they are meant to show the state's spiritual traditions, classical art, craftsmanship, historical figures, textiles and sporting achievements.

The auction of mementos, gifts and souvenirs received by the Prime Minister is being held online in its eighth round and remains open for bidding until the second day of October, with participation through the auction portal.

A revision of this agreement between India and France is currently under way and the two ministers took it up during their talks.

During the bilateral meeting, French institutions were asked to look at opening branch campuses in India, and that financial and business hub was named as one suitable location.

Philippe Baptiste holds that combined portfolio in France, which is why his talks in New Delhi with the Union Minister for Education covered universities, research collaboration and innovation together.

That body regulates the securities market and has nothing to do with industrial safety in steel plants, so it does not figure in the composition of the new Council.

It is being established alongside the Council to supply technical and professional expertise in areas such as process safety, blast furnaces, steel melting, rolling mills, coke ovens, refractory systems, electrical and mechanical safety, occupational health, fire engineering and disaster management.

The Council has been placed under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel and its Secretary has been made its Chairman, with senior officers of the Ministry and the chief executives of integrated steel producers sitting as members.

Documents examined after the arrests showed that this quantity of smuggled gold had already been carried and delivered through the same courier-based network during nine months of the current calendar year, which is what revealed the true size of the operation.

That quantity of foreign-origin gold, all of it in bar form, was recovered from the courier consignments that were intercepted during the coordinated operation, and it was seized under the relevant provisions of the customs law.

It was DRI that acted on intelligence about gold crossing the India-Bangladesh border, intercepted the courier parcels in several cities and seized the metal under the customs law.

Two Indian throwers shared the same podium in that final: Yashvir Singh took the silver medal with a personal best throw and Rohit Yadav took the bronze.