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UPSC GK Questions 2026

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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q13801.DefenceMedium

Which navy hosted the ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity, and which country co-chaired it?

  1. A.Indonesian Navy, with Australia as co-chair
  2. B.Philippine Navy, with Japan as co-chair
  3. C.Vietnam Peoples Navy, with India as co-chair
  4. D.Royal Thai Navy, with the Republic of Korea as co-chair
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Correct answer: B. Philippine Navy, with Japan as co-chair

The activity opened at Naval Operating Base Subic on 21 September 2026 with the Philippine Navy as host, and Japan shared the chair of this Experts Working Group session on maritime security.

Q13802.DefenceMedium

Which two Indian Navy ships took part in the 23rd ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity at Subic Bay?

  1. A.INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt
  2. B.INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish
  3. C.INS Delhi and INS Satpura
  4. D.INS Talwar and INS Trikand
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Correct answer: B. INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish

INS Sahyadri is a frontline stealth frigate and INS Kulish is a missile corvette, and the two sailed to Subic Bay in the Philippines for the Experts Working Group activity on maritime security, whose closing ceremony was held on 25 September 2026.

Q13805.DefenceEasy

What is the theme of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026?

  1. A.Shakti Through the Skies
  2. B.Power in Partnership
  3. C.Partners in Flight
  4. D.Strength in Unity
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Correct answer: B. Power in Partnership

This is the declared theme of the second edition of the multilateral air exercise, which the Indian Air Force is conducting from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur.

Q13806.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President, how many new AIIMS have been established, against how many earlier?

  1. A.Eight new AIIMS, against two earlier
  2. B.Fifteen new AIIMS, against three earlier
  3. C.Twelve new AIIMS, against one earlier in New Delhi
  4. D.Twenty new AIIMS, against five earlier
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Correct answer: C. Twelve new AIIMS, against one earlier in New Delhi

While describing how medical education has widened over the previous twelve years, the Vice-President recalled that the country once had a single AIIMS, located in New Delhi, and said that twelve new institutions of that kind have since been set up.

Q13807.NationalMedium

Which two facilities inaugurated at the institute did the Vice-President describe as significant for keeping medical education aligned with technological progress?

  1. A.Telemedicine and organ transplant units
  2. B.Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis
  3. C.Nuclear medicine and genome sequencing labs
  4. D.Trauma care and burns treatment centres
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Correct answer: B. Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis

The Vice-President said the graduating doctors are entering healthcare at an extraordinary time, with artificial intelligence, robotics, digital health, advanced imaging and precision medicine changing the sector, and in that setting he called the opening of these two facilities significant.

Q13809.NationalEasy

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan was the chief guest at the 15th Graduation Day Ceremony of which institution?

  1. A.Government Medical College, Kozhikode
  2. B.Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences
  3. C.Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
  4. D.Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
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Correct answer: B. Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences

In his address he spoke of the place the institution holds in the healthcare and medical education landscape of Keralam, and welcomed the opening there of Robotic Surgery and Computer-Aided Diagnosis facilities.

Q13814.NationalHard

Which edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction is running in 2026, and until when is it open?

  1. A.6th edition, until 30 September
  2. B.7th edition, until 5 October
  3. C.8th edition, until 2 October
  4. D.9th edition, until 10 October
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Correct answer: C. 8th edition, until 2 October

The Ministry of Culture said this year's auction is the eighth in the series and that bidding stays live until the second day of October, with the dates, the way to take part and the whole catalogue placed on the portal pmmementos.gov.in.

Q13815.NationalMedium

The Pichwai paintings of Shrinathji in the auction collection come from which town?

  1. A.Nathdwara
  2. B.Pushkar
  3. C.Karauli
  4. D.Banswara
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Correct answer: A. Nathdwara

The catalogue places these works beside a Phad painting of Lakshmi and Narayan and a Pattachitra-style picture of Krishna Raas Leela, all three being ways of telling a devotional story through art. Pushkar is wrong because it comes into the collection through the Brahma Temple, shown as part of the…

Q13816.NationalMedium

How many artefacts make up the Rajasthan collection in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026?

  1. A.27 artefacts
  2. B.31 artefacts
  3. C.37 artefacts
  4. D.47 artefacts
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Correct answer: C. 37 artefacts

That is the size of the Rajasthan set described by the Ministry of Culture, and the pieces are spread across woodwork, silver mementos of folk deities, devotional painting, textiles, framed views of heritage shrines and memorabilia of recent events and sporting achievement.

Q13817.NationalEasy

The collection highlighted in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 represents the art and heritage of which state?

  1. A.Gujarat
  2. B.Rajasthan
  3. C.Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Odisha
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Correct answer: B. Rajasthan

The Ministry of Culture drew attention to a group of mementos in this year's auction that stand for the state's folk deities, devotional painting, textile craft, architectural heritage and sporting achievement, from the Ambabari elephant with its howdah to the silver figures of Veer Tejaji Maharaj.

Q13819.Science & TechnologyMedium

Who is the Chairperson of the World Congress on Nanomedicine 2026?

  1. A.Prof. T. M. S. Chang
  2. B.Prof. Yogesh Singh
  3. C.Prof. Roger D. Kornberg
  4. D.Prof. Gobardhan Das
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Correct answer: C. Prof. Roger D. Kornberg

The correct answer is Prof. Roger D. Kornberg, a Nobel Laureate from Stanford University in the United States, who chairs the congress and described nanomedicine as a young and quickly changing field whose promise is to deliver the right amount of a medicine to the right place at the right…

Q13820.Science & TechnologyMedium

How many nanomedicine research projects is the Department of Biotechnology supporting, and with what amount?

  1. A.120 projects with Rs 210 crore
  2. B.210 projects with Rs 174 crore
  3. C.174 projects with Rs 210 crore
  4. D.310 projects with Rs 240 crore
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Correct answer: B. 210 projects with Rs 174 crore

The minister gave these numbers while setting out how the government funds nanomedicine, and said the work covers targeted drug delivery, cancer nanomedicine, infectious-disease nanomedicine, nucleic-acid and vaccine delivery, nano-diagnostics and imaging, regenerative medicine, wound healing and nanotoxicology with regulatory science.

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