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According to Ashokan edicts, how many years after becoming the king did Ashoka wage war on Kalinga?
In Rock Edict XIII, Ashoka states that the country of the Kalingas was conquered eight years after his consecration as king.
Read the full explanation →Fundamental duties were not placed in Part III of the Indian Constitution because Part III is ______.
Part III holds the fundamental rights, and those rights are justiciable: a citizen may go straight to the Supreme Court under Article 32 or to a High Court under Article 226 and have them enforced.
Read the full explanation →Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following instruments?
Pandit Ram Narayan was the musician who lifted the sarangi from an accompanying instrument to a solo concert instrument in Hindustani music.
Read the full explanation →Which National Park among the following is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region?
Namdapha lies in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, covers about 1,985 square kilometres and is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region.
Read the full explanation →Which form of leucoplast specialises in oil synthesis and storage and is mainly found in the layer of cells in pollen grains that develop pollen grains?
Leucoplasts are the colourless plastids of plant cells, and each kind is named after what it stores.
Read the full explanation →Article 21A of the Constitution of India provides Right to _______.
Article 21A says the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years, in such manner as the State may by law determine.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
SAARC, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, has eight members — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Read the full explanation →In the Rigveda, there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?
The third book of the Rigveda holds a hymn in which the sage Vishvamitra speaks with two rivers, Vipasha and Shutudri, and asks them to run low so that his party may cross with its wagons.
Read the full explanation →Kelucharan Mohapatra was an exponent of which of the following categories of dance?
Kelucharan Mohapatra was the guru who brought Odissi, the classical dance of Odisha, back to the stage in the twentieth century.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of national income estimation?
National income is estimated by three standard methods — the product or value-added method, the income method and the expenditure method — and there is no banking method.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following dwarf planets lies in the main asteroid belt?
Ceres is the only dwarf planet that orbits inside the main asteroid belt, the ring of rocky bodies between Mars and Jupiter.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Harappan sites is in Haryana?
Rakhigarhi lies in Hisar district of Haryana, on the dry bed of the Ghaggar river. It is the largest Harappan site found in India, spread over several mounds, and excavations there have given up planned streets, brick drains, a granary area, seals and terracotta toys.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Official Delegate of WorldSkills India quoted on the participation of women at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026?
She described the participation of these young women as an encouraging shift in India's skilling landscape and made the point that skills have no gender.
Read the full explanation →How many competitors are there in India's contingent at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026?
India's competitor contingent at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 has 70 members.
Read the full explanation →WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 is which edition of the WorldSkills Competition?
WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 is the 48th edition of the WorldSkills Competition and is being held in Shanghai from 22 to 27 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who led the surgical team at the Tangdhar mega eye camp?
The correct answer is Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Head of Ophthalmology at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantonment, whose team carried advanced phacoemulsification, vitreoretinal and glaucoma equipment across mountainous terrain to reach Tangdhar.
Read the full explanation →The mega eye surgical camp at Tangdhar under Operation Drishti was held in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
Tangdhar lies in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a shelling-prone area close to the Line of Control, and the camp there had to be run from an underground operation theatre for that reason.
Read the full explanation →How many sight-restoring surgeries were performed at the mega eye camp held at Tangdhar under Operation Drishti?
Surgeons of the Armed Forces Medical Services completed 220 sight-restoring surgeries during the two-day mega eye surgical camp at Tangdhar in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, held on 24 and 25 September 2026 under Operation Drishti.
Read the full explanation →MAHASAGAR, the maritime vision reflected in this mission, stands for which of the following?
MAHASAGAR is the name given to India's maritime vision, and the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission is described as an expression of it, alongside the Indian Coast Guard's own commitment to collective engagement and a secure maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific.
Read the full explanation →How many Sea Riders embarked on the Indian Coast Guard ship for the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission?
The officers who boarded the ship for the passage are called Sea Riders, and the split is worth memorising because a paper setter can ask about it directly: India and Japan contributed two officers each, while Australia and the United States contributed one officer each, which adds up to six…
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