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Answer – (c) Both 1 and 2 🚨 Key Details 📌 Dolphins and Whales ▪️Dolphins and Whales are marine mammals (not fish). They do not have gills like fish – instead, they breathe air from the surface using a modified nostril called blowhole. ▪️The blowhole is located on the top of
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🚨 Which constitutional amendment granted Indian citizens the fundamental right to form cooperative societies ? (a) 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 (b) 97th Amendment Act, 2011 (c) 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 (d) 86th Amendment Act, 2002 #UPSCPrelims2026
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Answer – (c) Both 1 and 2 🚨 Key Details 🔹️Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body, which is often called the “sleep hormone.” This is because it plays a crucial role in regulating when we sleep and wake up – i.e., the sleep-wake cycle, or the body’s
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🚨 Consider the following statements regarding Blackbuck: #UPSCPrelims2026 #EnvironmentMantra #Blackbuck
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🚨 Current Affairs - ASEAN Which of the following countries was NOT among the founding members when ASEAN was established in 1967? (a) Indonesia (b) Timor-Leste (c) Thailand (d) Malaysia #ASEAN #currentaffairs
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🚨 UP-PSC Prelims 2025 Which among the following words were inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitution Amendment ? #PolityMantra #UPSCPrelims2026
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🚨 Current Affairs - Melatonin ⚠️ Long-term Melatonin use may cause heart failure, according to a new preliminary study. #Melatonin #CurrentAffairs #ScienceMantra #UPSCPrelims2026
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🚨 Current Affairs- Railway Safety The Commission of Railway Safety, which deals with the safety of rail travel and train operations in India, functions under which ministry? (a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Railways (c) Ministry of Civil Aviation (d) Ministry of
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🚨 UP-PSC Prelims 2025 Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer -
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Answer- (d) 1, 2 and 5 Trick to remember Baltic Sea bordering countries- https://t.co/5jqadtrrCO
Trick - Baltic Sea bordering countries Baltic Sea borders 9 countries. Trick ➡️ RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland = (Russia Denmark), Germany, (Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania), Poland, Finland.
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Answer – (b) Switzerland Switzerland is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Trick to remember Baltic Sea bordering countries 👇 https://t.co/5jqadtrrCO
Trick - Baltic Sea bordering countries Baltic Sea borders 9 countries. Trick ➡️ RuDe Germany SELL Poland & Finland = (Russia Denmark), Germany, (Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania), Poland, Finland.
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https://t.co/rXqdmQppfR Answer – (b) 1 only 🚨 Key Details ▪︎ Timor-Leste (or East Timor) joined ASEAN as its 11th member state during the 47th ASEAN Summit recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Oct. 2025) ▪︎ Current Member States of ASEAN (11) - Myanmar, Thailand,
🚨 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 🔹️ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eleven Southeast Asian nations that promotes economic, political, security and socio-cultural cooperation among its members. 🔹️Timor-Leste (East Timor) joined ASEAN as
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Answer – (a) Only one Statement 1 and 2 – Incorrect Statement 3 – Correct Timor-Leste (or East Timor) joined ASEAN as its 11th member state during the 47th ASEAN Summit recently held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Oct. 2025) Learn about ASEAN here - https://t.co/rXqdmQppfR
🚨 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 🔹️ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eleven Southeast Asian nations that promotes economic, political, security and socio-cultural cooperation among its members. 🔹️Timor-Leste (East Timor) joined ASEAN as
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🚨 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 🔹️ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eleven Southeast Asian nations that promotes economic, political, security and socio-cultural cooperation among its members. 🔹️Timor-Leste (East Timor) joined ASEAN as
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🚨 UP-PSC Prelims 2025 Consider the following elements found in a typical 70 kg man and arrange them in correct increasing order - #UPSCPrelims2026 #ScienceMantra
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🚨 UP-PSC Prelims 2025 Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Dolphins and Whales breathe through blowholes. 2. Earthworm breathe through their skin. Select the correct answer from the code given below (a) Only 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Only 1
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Answer- (d) 1, 4 and 5 🚨 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 🔹GCC is a regional inter-governmental political and economic union of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. So the GCC has 6 members - Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman. [Note - Iran is
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Answer - (b) Hyderabad and Lucknow Please see the details here 👇 https://t.co/BfTKfrt3NZ
🚨 #Lucknow has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the creative field of ‘Gastronomy’, in recognition of its rich and diverse culinary heritage. With this, Lucknow becomes the second Indian city after Hyderabad to be recognised in the Gastronomy
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🚨 Consider the following countries: 1. Oman 2. Yemen 3. Jordan 4. Qatar 5. Saudi Arabia Which of the countries given above are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)? (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (c) 4 and 5 only (d) 1, 4 and 5 #UPSCPrelims2026 #IRMantra
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