Quiz – 30 October 2026 (Part 3: Q 81–120)

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Quiz – 30 October 2026 (Part 3: Q 81–120) – 40 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
UNEP's 'Nature's Comeback' report (Oct 2026) cited India's Ganges dolphin recovery programme as a:

Correct Answer: D [World Restoration Flagship]

Explanation:

One of 35 World Restoration Flagships. 'Namami Gange' got the same recognition in Dec 2022 (CBD COP15, Montreal).

2.  
What is the scientific name of the Ganges river dolphin, India's National Aquatic Animal?

Correct Answer: B [Platanista gangetica]

Explanation:

Platanista gangetica ('susu'). Orcaella brevirostris is the Irrawaddy dolphin (Chilika Lake); Gavialis gangeticus the gharial; Dugong dugon the sea cow.

3.  
The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is in which State?

Correct Answer: C [Bihar]

Explanation:

Bihar – on the Ganga in Bhagalpur district (1991). The 2025 estimate found the most dolphins in Uttar Pradesh, then Bihar.

4.  
Along with UNEP, which body leads the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030)?

Correct Answer: B [FAO]

Explanation:

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization, HQ Rome). The Decade was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly.

5.  
The Ganges river dolphin is the 'State aquatic animal' of which State?

Correct Answer: C [Assam]

Explanation:

Assam – it occurs in the Brahmaputra system. 5 October is National Dolphin Day.

6.  
Which Gulf of Finland coastal town has Google's data centre, built in an old paper mill bought in 2009?

Correct Answer: C [Hamina]

Explanation:

Hamina – cooled with seawater. The new €13 billion plan adds three centres at Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala.

7.  
With which country does Finland share its longest land border?

Correct Answer: B [Russia]

Explanation:

Russia (about 1,340 km). Estonia lies across the Gulf of Finland – no land border.

8.  
Finland became NATO's 31st member in 2023. Which country joined as the 32nd member in 2024?

Correct Answer: A [Sweden]

Explanation:

Sweden (7 March 2024) – ending about 200 years of neutrality. NATO is headquartered in Brussels.

9.  
Finland's Loviisa power plant, with which Google signed a 22-year power deal, is of which type?

Correct Answer: D [Nuclear]

Explanation:

A nuclear plant (Fortum) – about 10% of Finland's electricity. Google will buy up to 50% of its output.

10.  
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, was born in which Tamil Nadu city?

Correct Answer: C [Madurai]

Explanation:

Madurai; grew up in Chennai and studied at IIT Kharagpur. Google CEO in 2015, Alphabet CEO in 2019; Padma Bhushan 2022.

11.  
SBI's 'CyRIS', launched in Mumbai in Oct 2026, is a Centre of Excellence for which field?

Correct Answer: C [Cybersecurity]

Explanation:

Cybersecurity – built on three pillars: THINK, INNOVATE and DEFEND. It was inaugurated by DFS Secretary Sanjay Lohiya.

12.  
Which is India's national nodal agency for protecting Critical Information Infrastructure (CII)?

Correct Answer: B [NCIIPC]

Explanation:

NCIIPC – Section 70A of the IT Act; a unit of NTRO. CERT-In (Section 70B) responds to cyber-security incidents.

13.  
Which malware encrypts a computer's data and demands payment to release it?

Correct Answer: D [Ransomware]

Explanation:

Ransomware – e.g. 'WannaCry', which spread worldwide in 2017. Phishing steals data through fake e-mails.

14.  
'Quantum-safe' (post-quantum) cryptography is mainly designed to resist attacks by:

Correct Answer: A [Quantum computers]

Explanation:

Quantum computers – Shor's algorithm could break public-key encryption such as RSA. The US NIST issued post-quantum standards in Aug 2024.

15.  
Tamil Nadu's State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (TN-S4C), set up in Chennai in Aug 2026, mirrors which central body?

Correct Answer: C [I4C]

Explanation:

I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre). TN-S4C works from the Cyber Crime Wing HQ and handles the 1930 helpline.

16.  
Which country topped the WJP Rule of Law Index 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Denmark]

Explanation:

Denmark; Norway 2nd, Finland 3rd. Venezuela is last (143rd); India 88th (0.48).

17.  
Where is the World Justice Project (WJP), which publishes the Rule of Law Index, headquartered?

Correct Answer: D [Washington, D.C.]

Explanation:

Washington, D.C. – it began in 2006 as an American Bar Association initiative. The Hague hosts the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

18.  
Which Article of the Constitution guarantees 'equality before the law' and 'equal protection of the laws'?

Correct Answer: A [Article 14]

Explanation:

Article 14 – 'equality before the law' is a British idea; 'equal protection of the laws' comes from the US Constitution.

19.  
Which British jurist systematically explained the concept of the 'Rule of Law'?

Correct Answer: C [A.V. Dicey]

Explanation:

A.V. Dicey – 'Law of the Constitution' (1885). Montesquieu gave the separation of powers; Rousseau wrote 'The Social Contract'.

20.  
Which is Tamil Nadu's main agency for investigating corruption by public servants?

Correct Answer: A [DVAC]

Explanation:

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Chennai – under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. The State Lokayukta came under a 2018 Act.

21.  
Aboard which spacecraft did Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon reach the ISS in July 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Soyuz MS-29]

Explanation:

Soyuz MS-29 – 14 July 2026 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

22.  
Which Indian-origin astronaut has carried out the most spacewalks?

Correct Answer: D [Sunita Williams]

Explanation:

Sunita Williams – 9 spacewalks, 62 h 6 min. With the 29 Oct 2026 walk, Anil Menon has 4.

23.  
Which space station did Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, visit in 1984?

Correct Answer: C [Salyut 7]

Explanation:

Salyut 7 – via Soviet 'Soyuz T-11' on 3 Apr 1984 (Interkosmos). Mir was the Soviet/Russian station begun in 1986.

24.  
Who performed the world's first spacewalk (EVA), in March 1965?

Correct Answer: A [Alexei Leonov]

Explanation:

Alexei Leonov (USSR) – 'Voskhod 2', 18 March 1965. The first American spacewalk was by Ed White (Gemini 4, June 1965).

25.  
Who became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station, on the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission in 2025?

Correct Answer: A [Shubhanshu Shukla]

Explanation:

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla – lifted off 25 June 2025. All four are Gaganyaan astronaut-designates (named Feb 2024).

26.  
Pasumpon, Muthuramalinga Thevar's birthplace and memorial site, is in which district?

Correct Answer: B [Ramanathapuram]

Explanation:

Ramanathapuram district, near Kamuthi. Thevar Jayanti has been a State function since 1979 (announced by MGR).

27.  
Muthuramalinga Thevar, a close associate of Netaji, built up which party in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: D [All India Forward Bloc]

Explanation:

Forward Bloc – founded by Bose in May 1939; Thevar was its Tamil Nadu president from 1948. Swatantra Party – Rajaji (1959).

28.  
Whom did Subhas Chandra Bose defeat in the 1939 Congress presidential election?

Correct Answer: A [Pattabhi Sitaramayya]

Explanation:

Pattabhi Sitaramayya was Gandhiji's candidate. Thevar backed Bose at Tripuri; Bose later resigned and formed the Forward Bloc.

29.  
Who led the July 1939 temple entry of the oppressed classes into the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple?

Correct Answer: B [A. Vaidyanatha Iyer]

Explanation:

A. Vaidyanatha Iyer – 8 July 1939; Thevar openly backed it. Rajaji's government passed a temple-entry Act the same year.

30.  
Which British-era law, branding communities as 'born criminals', did Thevar campaign against?

Correct Answer: D [Criminal Tribes Act]

Explanation:

The Criminal Tribes Act (first enacted 1871) was repealed in 1952; those communities became 'Denotified Tribes'.

31.  
In which city was the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (1924), which gave rise to World Thrift Day, held?

Correct Answer: C [Milan]

Explanation:

Milan (Italy) – proclaimed by Prof. Filippo Ravizza. Brussels is the HQ of WSBI, which runs the campaign today.

32.  
India marks Thrift Day on 30 Oct, not the global 31 Oct, because 31 Oct is the

Correct Answer: A [Indira Gandhi death anniversary]

Explanation:

Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 Oct 1984. UN Day is 24 Oct; National Statistics Day is 29 June.

33.  
The 'National Small Savings Fund' (NSSF), where small-savings collections are credited, is kept in which account?

Correct Answer: A [Public Account of India]

Explanation:

Public Account – Article 266(2); NSSF since 1 Apr 1999. The Contingency Fund is under Article 267.

34.  
Which authority notifies the interest rates of small-savings schemes such as PPF and NSC every quarter?

Correct Answer: B [Union Ministry of Finance]

Explanation:

The Union Finance Ministry (Department of Economic Affairs). The Department of Posts only operates these schemes as an agent.

35.  
The thrift kural 'Aakaaru alavittithaayinum kedillai pokaaru akalaak kadai' is in which chapter (adhikaram)?

Correct Answer: B [Valiyarithal (Knowing strength)]

Explanation:

Valiyarithal (chapter 48, Porutpal) – Kural 478: a small income does no harm if spending does not exceed it.

36.  
'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas', observed every 31 October, marks the birth anniversary of whom?

Correct Answer: C [Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]

Explanation:

Sardar Patel – born 31 Oct 1875 at Nadiad; 2026 is his 151st birth anniversary. The Day has been observed since 2014.

37.  
The 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest statue, stands on Sadhu Bet island in which river?

Correct Answer: A [Narmada]

Explanation:

Narmada – near the Sardar Sarovar Dam; 182 m tall, sculptor Ram V. Sutar, unveiled 31 Oct 2018.

38.  
After the success of which movement did the local women give Vallabhbhai Patel the title 'Sardar'?

Correct Answer: C [Bardoli Satyagraha]

Explanation:

Bardoli Satyagraha (1928, Gujarat) – peasants against a land-revenue hike. Kheda (1918) was Patel's first major struggle with Gandhi.

39.  
Which committee of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by Sardar Patel?

Correct Answer: A [Advisory Cttee on Fund. Rights]

Explanation:

Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal & Excluded Areas. Drafting – Ambedkar; Union Powers – Nehru; Steering – Rajendra Prasad.

40.  
Which princely state in present-day Tamil Nadu, ruled by the Tondaimans, merged with the Indian Union in 1948?

Correct Answer: B [Pudukkottai]

Explanation:

Pudukkottai – last ruler Rajagopala Tondaiman. Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and Ettayapuram were zamindaris, not princely states.

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