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When was Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in February 1856, in the last month of his term as Governor General.
Read the full explanation →The wetland of Ashtamudi is located in:
Ashtamudi is a backwater lake in Kollam district of Kerala and the second largest estuarine system in the state after Vembanad.
Read the full explanation →'Sardeshmukhi' in the Maratha regime was a:
Sardeshmukhi was a levy of one tenth, that is ten per cent, of the land revenue, which the Marathas claimed in territory outside their own kingdom.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT included in inventory investment when calculating national income?
Inventory investment, also called change in stock, measures the physical stock of goods a firm holds at the end of the year minus the stock it held at the start.
Read the full explanation →The first President of the All India Trade Union Congress was ____.
The All India Trade Union Congress was formed in Bombay in October 1920 and Lala Lajpat Rai was elected its first President, with Dewan Chaman Lall as the first General Secretary.
Read the full explanation →Which Bahmani ruler granted the title of 'Chief of the Merchants' or Malikut-Tujjar to Mahmud Gawan?
Mahmud Gawan, a Persian trader and scholar who came to the Bahmani court in 1453, was given the title Malik ut Tujjar, meaning Chief of the Merchants, by Sultan Humayun Shah, who ruled from 1458 to 1461.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the Sessions of the Parliament?
Article 85 of the Constitution deals with the sessions of Parliament, its prorogation and the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that 'The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state'?
Article 164(2) says that the Council of Ministers in a state shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of that state, which is the rule that keeps a state government in office only while it holds the confidence of the Assembly and is the ground on which a no…
Read the full explanation →The rulers of which of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in the central India?
The Khajuraho temples in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh were built between about 950 and 1050 CE by the Chandela rulers of Bundelkhand, among them Yashovarman, who built the Lakshmana temple, and Dhanga and Vidyadhara, under whom the large Kandariya Mahadeva temple came up.
Read the full explanation →'Ashta Mahasthana' refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
Raigad is the hill fort in Maharashtra that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made his capital, and it has nothing to do with the Buddha.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to paintings in India?
Guler painting belongs to Himachal Pradesh, not Karnataka. Guler, a small hill state in the Kangra valley, is where the Pahari school took its gentle new form in the eighteenth century under artists of the Seu family, and from there it grew into the famous Kangra style of soft lines…
Read the full explanation →The UNNATI portal, which anchors the transformation of training institutes, connects more than how many training institutions?
UNNATI, the Unified New-Age National Training Initiative portal, brings more than 900 training institutions on to a single platform, and the implementation of the transformation framework is anchored there.
Read the full explanation →In which city does the Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 regional workshop series begin on 29-30 September 2026?
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, graces the inaugural event in the presence of the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, and officials and training institutes from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry take part.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, the series of regional consultations on training institutes?
The Commission is running Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, a nationwide series of regional consultative engagements meant to carry the transformation of government Training Institutes under Mission Karmayogi into competency-driven Capacity Building Institutions.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the Government of India approve the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)?
The government approved PM-MKSSY on that date as a sub-scheme meant to formalise the fisheries sector and to manage the risks its farmers carry, and the aquaculture insurance push described on 28 September 2026 is its Component 1-B. Delivery runs through the National Fisheries Digital Platform so that the incentive…
Read the full explanation →India recorded a fish production of 19.8 million tonnes in 2024-25. What is its rank in world fish production?
India is the second largest fish producing nation in the world with a share of about 8%, and its annual production touched a record 19.8 million tonnes in 2024-25.
Read the full explanation →Within how many days must an aquaculture insurance claim for shrimp culture be settled under PM-MKSSY?
The claim process begins when the insured farmer informs the insurance company of the peril and submits the documents the policy requires; the insurer then appoints a loss assessor, the damage is evaluated and payment is made on that report, with status updates shown on the insurer portal.
Read the full explanation →Under PM-MKSSY, what share of the aquaculture insurance premium is given to an eligible farmer as a one-time incentive?
Component 1-B of PM-MKSSY meets the cost barrier by paying an eligible aquaculture farmer a one-time incentive of up to 40% of the insurance premium for one crop cycle, transferred directly to the bank account through the National Fisheries Digital Platform.
Read the full explanation →At which venue is Exercise KAZIND-2026 being conducted?
The Indian Armed Forces contingent departed on 28 September 2026 for Oskemen in Kazakhstan, where the ninth edition of KAZIND is being conducted till 11 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which edition of the India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND is being held in 2026?
The Ministry of Defence described KAZIND-2026 as the ninth edition of the joint military exercise between the two countries, conducted at Oskemen in Kazakhstan from 28 September to 11 October 2026.
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