Quiz – 1 November 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–54)

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Quiz – 1 November 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–54) – 54 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.  
Which Virudhunagar patriot died in 1956 after a 76-day fast for demands including the name 'Tamil Nadu'?

Correct Answer: B [Sankaralinganar]

Explanation:

Sankaralinganar fasted at Virudhunagar from 27 July 1956 and died in Madurai on 13 Oct. His death strengthened the renaming demand.

2.  
Who was NOT a member of the States Reorganisation Commission set up in 1953?

Correct Answer: D [V.P. Menon]

Explanation:

Commission: Fazl Ali (chairman), K.M. Panikkar, H.N. Kunzru. V.P. Menon helped Patel integrate the princely States.

3.  
Which was the first State formed on a linguistic basis in 1953, after Potti Sriramulu's death while fasting?

Correct Answer: C [Andhra State]

Explanation:

Andhra State was formed on 1 Oct 1953 from the Telugu areas of Madras State (capital Kurnool).

4.  
Under which Chief Minister did the Tamil Nadu government first declare 1 November as 'Tamil Nadu Day' in 2019?

Correct Answer: A [Edappadi K. Palaniswami]

Explanation:

The Edappadi K. Palaniswami government (2019). In 2021 the M.K. Stalin government shifted 'Tamil Nadu Day' to 18 July; in 2026 CM Vijay announced both days will be celebrated.

5.  
Which 1948 committee of Nehru, Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya examined the demand for linguistic States?

Correct Answer: A [JVP Committee]

Explanation:

The JVP Committee (1948–49) did not favour immediate linguistic States. The Rajamannar Committee (1969) was set up by Tamil Nadu on Centre–State relations.

6.  
Who was named FICCI's 'President-Elect' for 2026–27 in October 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Vijay Sankar]

Explanation:

Sanmar Group Chairman Vijay Sankar will take over from Anant Goenka after FICCI's AGM on 18–19 Nov.

7.  
Who among the following was one of the founders of FICCI (1927)?

Correct Answer: C [Purshottamdas Thakurdas]

Explanation:

G.D. Birla was another founder. Thakurdas and Birla both signed the 1944 'Bombay Plan'.

8.  
Electrolysis of brine in the chlor-alkali industry gives chlorine, hydrogen and which compound?

Correct Answer: B [Caustic soda (NaOH)]

Explanation:

Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). Sanmar's Chemplast Sanmar makes caustic soda and chlorine at Mettur.

9.  
Which apex chamber of commerce was set up in 1920 by chambers from across India?

Correct Answer: C [ASSOCHAM]

Explanation:

ASSOCHAM = Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. PHDCCI dates from 1905; NASSCOM is the IT-industry body.

10.  
PVC, made by a Sanmar Group company, is a polymer of which monomer?

Correct Answer: A [Vinyl chloride]

Explanation:

PVC = polyvinyl chloride. Ethylene → polythene; styrene → polystyrene; tetrafluoroethylene → Teflon (PTFE).

11.  
Who is NOT among the listed beneficiaries of the 'Vetri Magalir Goat Rearing Scheme'?

Correct Answer: D [Urban college students]

Explanation:

Rural destitute widows, deserted women, transgender persons and persons with disabilities – about 30,000 people get 5 animals each.

12.  
The native Tamil Nadu goat breed 'Kanni Adu' mainly belongs to which region?

Correct Answer: D [Tirunelveli–Thoothukudi]

Explanation:

Kanni Adu – Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Virudhunagar districts. Salem Black is a goat of the Salem area; Mecheri is a Salem sheep breed.

13.  
Which animal is called the 'poor man's cow' because it gives milk and meat at low cost?

Correct Answer: C [Goat]

Explanation:

The goat thrives on poor grazing and in dry areas. Mahatma Gandhi drank goat's milk.

14.  
Where is the ICAR–Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG) located?

Correct Answer: B [Makhdoom, Mathura (UP)]

Explanation:

Avikanagar – Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute; Karnal – NDRI and NBAGR; Izatnagar – Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI).

15.  
'Peste des Petits Ruminants' (PPR), targeted for global eradication, mainly affects which animals?

Correct Answer: B [Goats and sheep]

Explanation:

PPR ('goat plague') is a viral disease; FAO and WOAH aim to eradicate it by 2030. The only animal disease eradicated worldwide is rinderpest (2011).

16.  
The 26 new special courts in Tamil Nadu will try cases only under which Act?

Correct Answer: D [POCSO Act, 2012]

Explanation:

12 new + 14 additional POCSO special courts (₹46.59 crore), taking the total to 52. Under POCSO a 'child' is anyone below 18.

17.  
What is the main use of Tamil Nadu Police's 'Kaaval Uthavi' mobile app?

Correct Answer: B [Send SOS alert to police]

Explanation:

In an emergency it sends an alert with location to the police in one touch; it is the upgraded form of the earlier 'Kavalan SOS' app.

18.  
Which Article of the Constitution empowers the State to make special provisions for women and children?

Correct Answer: D [Article 15(3)]

Explanation:

Article 15(3) is in the Fundamental Rights. 21A – right to education for children aged 6–14; 39A – free legal aid (Directive Principle).

19.  
Under Section 28 of the POCSO Act, whom does the State consult before designating a Sessions Court as a Special Court?

Correct Answer: C [Chief Justice of High Court]

Explanation:

A Court of Session in each district becomes a Special Court by gazette notification; trials should end within one year as far as possible.

20.  
Which body, set up in 1986 under the NDPS Act, is India's apex drug law enforcement agency?

Correct Answer: A [Narcotics Control Bureau]

Explanation:

NCB works under the Union Home Ministry. The NDPS Act was enacted in 1985; 26 June is the International Day against Drug Abuse.

21.  
Who will head the 'Tamil Sangam' to be set up at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat?

Correct Answer: A [Chief Minister]

Explanation:

CM Vijay will be its president; existing associations will be merged into it. The Secretariat is at Fort St. George.

22.  
Who founded the 'Fourth Tamil Sangam' at Madurai in 1901?

Correct Answer: D [Pandithurai Thevar]

Explanation:

Pandithurai Thevar, zamindar of Palavanatham, started it on 14 Sept 1901; the Sangam published the journal 'Senthamizh'.

23.  
Where was the first World Tamil Conference (1966) held?

Correct Answer: B [Kuala Lumpur]

Explanation:

The 2nd was in Chennai in 1968 (when Anna was CM); the 3rd in Paris (1970); the 4th in Jaffna (1974).

24.  
Which is the oldest extant Tamil grammar work?

Correct Answer: C [Tolkappiyam]

Explanation:

Tolkappiyam has three books – Ezhuthu, Sol and Porul. Nannool is a later grammar by Pavanandi Munivar.

25.  
Which Article lets a State Legislature adopt a language as the official language of the State?

Correct Answer: D [Article 345]

Explanation:

Under it the Tamil Nadu Official Language Act, 1956 made Tamil the official language. 343 – official language of the Union; 351 – directive for development of Hindi.

26.  
Cyclone 'Murasu', formed over the Bay of Bengal in Nov 2026, is forecast by IMD to cross the coast of which State?

Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh]

Explanation:

Andhra Pradesh – between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, on the night of 2–3 Nov, as a severe cyclonic storm. North Tamil Nadu is on heavy-rain alert.

27.  
Nellore, at the southern end of Cyclone Murasu's landfall zone, stands on the banks of which river?

Correct Answer: A [Penna (North Pennar)]

Explanation:

The Penna rises in Karnataka's Nandi Hills; Tamil Nadu's Thenpennai (South Pennar) rises in the same hills.

28.  
The calm central region of a cyclone, where the sky is often clear, is called the

Correct Answer: B [Eye]

Explanation:

The eye. The surrounding 'eye wall' has the fastest winds and the heaviest rain.

29.  
The abnormal rise of sea water that floods low-lying coasts when a cyclone makes landfall is called

Correct Answer: D [Storm surge]

Explanation:

Storm surge – a leading cause of cyclone deaths. A tsunami, by contrast, is caused by an undersea earthquake.

30.  
Which country contributed the name of Cyclone 'Michaung', which flooded Chennai in December 2023?

Correct Answer: A [Myanmar]

Explanation:

Myanmar. Michaung crossed near Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, on 5 Dec 2023 after drenching Chennai.

31.  
Which law bars the sale of liquor to persons below 23 years in Kerala?

Correct Answer: A [Abkari Act]

Explanation:

The Abkari Act, 1077 (Kollam era). A 2017 ordinance raised the age limit from 21 to 23.

32.  
'Intoxicating liquors – production, possession, transport, purchase and sale' is placed in which list of the Seventh Schedule?

Correct Answer: C [State List]

Explanation:

State List, Entry 8. That is why the drinking age differs by State (Kerala 23, Tamil Nadu 21).

33.  
The Directive Principle on prohibiting intoxicating drinks, except for medicinal use, is classed among the

Correct Answer: B [Gandhian principles]

Explanation:

Gandhian principles (Article 47). Village panchayats (Art. 40) and cottage industries (Art. 43) are also in this group.

34.  
Who headed the Madras Presidency government that first introduced prohibition in Salem district in 1937?

Correct Answer: B [C. Rajagopalachari]

Explanation:

Rajaji (Premier of Madras, 1937–39); it was later extended from Salem to other districts.

35.  
Which State has had total prohibition ever since its formation in 1960?

Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]

Explanation:

Gujarat (continuing the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949). Bihar has been dry since 2016, Nagaland since 1989.

36.  
Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir is near the confluence of the Cauvery with which tributary?

Correct Answer: C [Arkavathi]

Explanation:

Arkavathi – Kanakapura taluk, Bengaluru South district, about 4 km from the TN border. 'Mekedatu' means 'goat's leap'.

37.  
Under which law was the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (1990) constituted?

Correct Answer: A [ISRWD Act, 1956]

Explanation:

The Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 – made under Article 262. The tribunal's final award came in 2007.

38.  
The Kabini, a major tributary of the Cauvery, rises in which district of Kerala?

Correct Answer: A [Wayanad]

Explanation:

Wayanad. The Kabini passes the Kabini dam in Karnataka and joins the Cauvery at Tirumakudalu Narasipura; Kerala is a Cauvery basin State (share 30 TMC).

39.  
Where does the river Cauvery originate?

Correct Answer: D [Talakaveri]

Explanation:

Talakaveri – Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu district, Karnataka. It enters the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar.

40.  
Hogenakkal falls, where the Cauvery enters Tamil Nadu, is in which district?

Correct Answer: B [Dharmapuri]

Explanation:

Dharmapuri district (Pennagaram taluk). Downstream lies Mettur dam (Stanley Reservoir) in Salem district.

41.  
Who is conducting the Nagapattinam dig that yielded Chola bronzes?

Correct Answer: B [TN Archaeology Dept]

Explanation:

The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (since 3 Aug 2026). This is reported to be the first time its excavations have yielded bronze idols.

42.  
The Sivakami bronze found at Nagapattinam is in the 'tribhanga' pose. What does 'tribhanga' mean?

Correct Answer: C [Body bent at three points]

Explanation:

A graceful pose bent at neck, waist and knee. The Nataraja here is in the 'Ananda Tandava' pose.

43.  
Chola bronze icons were mainly cast by which method?

Correct Answer: A [Lost-wax (cire perdue)]

Explanation:

Lost-wax – 'madhuchchhishta vidhana' in Sanskrit. The mould is broken to remove the idol, so each piece is unique.

44.  
The GI-tagged 'Swamimalai Bronze Icons' belong to which district of Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: A [Thanjavur]

Explanation:

Thanjavur district, near Kumbakonam. The Cauvery's alluvial clay is used to make the moulds.

45.  
In the reign of which Chola king did a Srivijaya ruler build the 'Chudamani Vihara' at Nagapattinam?

Correct Answer: B [Rajaraja I]

Explanation:

Rajaraja I – built by Mara Vijayottungavarman; the 'Larger Leiden Plates' record Rajaraja's grant of Anaimangalam village.

46.  
By what name was the 'Digital Bharat Nidhi' (DBN) earlier known?

Correct Answer: A [Universal Service Oblig. Fund]

Explanation:

USOF (from 1 Apr 2002) – it became DBN under the Telecommunications Act, 2023; it is an attached office of DoT.

47.  
BharatNet, which gives broadband to gram panchayats, was launched in 2011 under which name?

Correct Answer: D [National Optical Fibre Network]

Explanation:

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) – renamed BharatNet in 2015; the 'Amended BharatNet Programme' was approved in 2023.

48.  
After BBNL was merged into it in 2022, which central PSU implements the BharatNet network?

Correct Answer: A [BSNL]

Explanation:

BSNL – Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) was merged into it in 2022. BBNL was the SPV created to build BharatNet.

49.  
Which of the following Acts was repealed by the Telecommunications Act, 2023?

Correct Answer: B [Indian Telegraph Act, 1885]

Explanation:

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 was also repealed). The 1898 Post Office Act was replaced by the Post Office Act, 2023.

50.  
Optical fibre, used in BharatNet, works on which principle of physics?

Correct Answer: C [Total internal reflection]

Explanation:

Total internal reflection – the core has a higher refractive index than the cladding; light hitting it beyond the critical angle is fully reflected inside.

51.  
Which company unveiled the first driverless train for Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 4A in Oct 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Alstom]

Explanation:

Alstom (France) – the first of 39 trains, built at Sri City. Line 4 links Wadala in Mumbai with Thane.

52.  
Among train 'Grades of Automation', which level means fully automatic running with no staff on board?

Correct Answer: B [GoA 4]

Explanation:

GoA 4 – Unattended Train Operation (UTO). In GoA 3 there is no driver, but an attendant stays on board.

53.  
On which line did India's first driverless metro train operation begin in Dec 2020?

Correct Answer: A [Delhi Metro Magenta Line]

Explanation:

Delhi's Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden) – launched by PM Modi on 28 Dec 2020.

54.  
The propulsion system for the Mumbai Line 4 trains was supplied from which Tamil Nadu city?

Correct Answer: C [Coimbatore]

Explanation:

Coimbatore. Design in Bengaluru, assembly at Sri City (Andhra Pradesh), bogies from Savli (Gujarat).

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