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Which of the following is not a Harappan site?
Chirand stands on the bank of the Ganga in the Saran district of Bihar and belongs to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic ages, not to the Harappan civilisation.
Read the full explanation →The scale model of the Meghadambari in the auction collection belongs to which fort?
Along with a silver statue, a woodcut portrait and a framed artwork, the collection includes a scale model of the Meghadambari at Raigad Fort, a structure tied to the memory of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Read the full explanation →Until which date is the 8th PM Mementos e-Auction open for bidding?
The 8th edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 stays live until that date, and the catalogue, auction dates and rules for taking part are published on the official portal pmmementos.gov.in.
Read the full explanation →Which state's heritage is featured in the collection of 89 mementos of the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026?
The collection of 89 mementos brings together the state's historical legacy, spiritual traditions, indigenous art forms and contemporary achievements, with the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the leading theme and a scale model of the Meghadambari at Raigad Fort among the pieces.
Read the full explanation →How did the Indian women's kabaddi team win its gold medal at the Asian Games?
The women's kabaddi team took its gold in a final that was described as thrilling, and the Prime Minister praised the side for remarkable courage, composure and teamwork, adding that India is proud of its kabaddi champions.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following describes the Indian men's kabaddi gold at these Asian Games?
The result was announced as the men's team retaining the Asian Games gold, and the Prime Minister greeted the players as champions once again, which tells us that India was the defending champion in the men's event and kept the title in this edition.
Read the full explanation →In which sport did India win both the men's and the women's gold medals at the Asian Games on 26 September 2026?
On this day India stood first in both kabaddi events at the Asian Games: the men's team retained the gold medal it already held and the women's team won gold after a thrilling final, so the sport delivered two golds in a single day.
Read the full explanation →Which brand of the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation was put on sale at the Kollam programme?
A memorandum of understanding was also exchanged for integrating the supply-chain logistics of fisheries products of the Bharatiya Matsya Pravartak Sangham with this brand.
Read the full explanation →How many She-Mart stores are planned across Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka?
An agreement signed at the Kollam event between the NCCF and Bharat Lajhna Sahakari Samiti provides for opening 300 She-Mart shops across the three southern states, where local products will be sold along with Bharat Brand goods.
Read the full explanation →From which state were the Vanitham She-Mart Shops launched in September 2026?
The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation launched the Vanitham She-Mart Shops at the Pavithram Convention Centre in Kollam on 26 September 2026, and said it was satisfying that the initiative was beginning from a state with more than 23,000 working cooperative institutions and a movement that has been…
Read the full explanation →Which rules will apply to electoral registration forms for the period outside the Special Intensive Revision?
The Commission clarified that the declaration attached to Form 6 for the revision has been upheld by the Supreme Court, and that for the non-revision period the forms prescribed under these rules of 1960 will be used.
Read the full explanation →Under the Commission's decision, how will the documents of voters who received notices during the revision be collected?
The Commission decided that people served notices for being unmapped or for logical discrepancies need not be called to the office of the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer at all; the BLO comes to the house, collects the papers and uploads them, and the ERO then…
Read the full explanation →Till which date has the Election Commission extended the filing of claims and objections in the Delhi Special Intensive Revision?
At its meeting on 26 September 2026 the Commission accepted a request from the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi and pushed the last date for filing claims and objections to 30 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation has joined the Deendayal Port Authority to build the e-methanol plant at Kandla?
Capital is shared between them in the ratio 76:24, the port authority contributing 567.32 crore rupees of equity along with 75 acres of land, desalinated water and renewable energy in the form of green hydrogen.
Read the full explanation →What is the total investment announced for the port-based e-methanol facility at Kandla?
The plant is being set up in two scalable phases: the first adds 50 tonnes a day at a cost of 1,200 crore rupees and is targeted for January 2027, while the second adds another 100 tonnes a day for 1,100 crore rupees by March 2027, taking the total to…
Read the full explanation →India's first port-based e-methanol production facility is coming up at which port?
The foundation stone of the country's first port-based e-methanol plant was laid at the Deendayal Port Authority at Kandla in Gandhidham on 26 September 2026 by the Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Assam along with the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Read the full explanation →How many agro-climatic zones (ACZ) are characterized by the Planning Commission of India?
The Planning Commission divided India into 15 agro-climatic zones in 1989, so that farm planning could follow soil, climate, rainfall and water resources rather than State boundaries.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following forts was principal capital of Qutb Shahi dynasty in Hyderabad?
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.
Read the full explanation →The Pitts India Act of ______ distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the British East India Company.
Pitt's India Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1784, named after Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, and it separated the commercial work of the East India Company from its political work.
Read the full explanation →When the general interest rate reaches a very low level, which of the following statements will be correct?
When the rate of interest is already very low, people believe it can hardly fall further and must rise, so they hold cash instead of bonds.
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