UPSC GK Questions 2026

A liquid boils when its vapour pressure equals the pressure of the air pressing on its surface, so lower air pressure means a lower boiling point.

Cones are the photoreceptor cells of the retina that respond to colour in bright light. The human retina carries two kinds of photoreceptors.

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.

Vithya Ramraj finished third in that race and won the bronze medal, and the Prime Minister called it a great run while wishing her continued success.

He finished second in the men's 1500m at the Asian Games and collected the silver medal, and the timing he ran was his own personal best.

The Battle of Talikota, fought in January 1565, broke the Vijayanagara empire. The Deccan sultanates of Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmadnagar and Bidar joined hands against it, and their combined army defeated Aliya Rama Raya, the regent of the Aravidu dynasty, who was captured and killed on the field.

Golconda Fort near Hyderabad in Telangana was first raised as a mud fort by the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal in the thirteenth century.

Under Article 316 of the Constitution, a member of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for six years from the day he takes charge, or until he turns 65, whichever comes first.