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1.  
Under G.O. 179, residential buildings up to what floor area can get permits through third-party certification?

Correct Answer: C [750 sq m]

Notes:

Up to 750 sq m (about 8,070 sq ft). The limit is 300 sq m for commercial buildings and 2,500 sq m for factories.

2.  
Under G.O. 180, to what limit was the residential permit ceiling raised for corporations and municipalities?

Correct Answer: D [16,140 sq ft]

Notes:

From 10,000 to 16,140 sq ft (1,500 sq m). Town and village panchayats get 12,912 sq ft; commercial buildings 5,380 sq ft.

3.  
Which Tamil Nadu department issued both these Government Orders?

Correct Answer: B [Housing & Urban Development]

Notes:

The Housing and Urban Development Department; CMDA and DTCP work under it.

4.  
'Urban planning' and 'regulation of construction of buildings' are municipal functions listed in which Schedule?

Correct Answer: A [12th Schedule]

Notes:

12th Schedule (74th Amendment, 1992) – 18 subjects. 11th – panchayats; 10th – anti-defection.

5.  
What does 'SIPCOT' stand for?

Correct Answer: C [State Industries Promotion Corp. of TN]

Notes:

SIPCOT – State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (1971); it develops large industrial parks. SIDCO serves small industries.

6.  
What is the name of the State-level TB team launched along with the field manual?

Correct Answer: B [TB-Free JOSH]

Notes:

JOSH = Joint Squad for Health; young people spread awareness and identify and refer people with symptoms. Ni-kshay Mitra is the Centre's volunteer scheme.

7.  
How many village panchayats in Tamil Nadu have been recognised as 'TB-free panchayats'?

Correct Answer: A [2,390]

Notes:

2,390 panchayats were verified under national guidelines and recognised. 12,525 is Tamil Nadu's total number of village panchayats.

8.  
Which district is NOT in the first phase of the 'TB-Free JOSH' team?

Correct Answer: A [Madurai]

Notes:

First-phase districts: Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Tiruchi, Theni and Thoothukudi. Madurai is not among them.

9.  
World TB Day (24 March) marks the announcement of the TB bacterium. Who discovered it?

Correct Answer: C [Robert Koch]

Notes:

Robert Koch announced Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 1882 and won the 1905 Nobel in Medicine. Fleming – penicillin; Jenner – smallpox vaccine.

10.  
ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) is located in

Correct Answer: D [Chennai]

Notes:

It began in Chennai in 1956 as the Tuberculosis Chemotherapy Centre; the 'Madras study' proving home treatment works was done here.

11.  
In the ₹212.58 crore police modernisation package, which item gets the largest share?

Correct Answer: B [Communication equipment]

Notes:

Communication gets ₹99.03 crore – nearly half the total. Weapons get only ₹3.33 crore.

12.  
How many special four-wheelers will be bought for the ERSS with ₹55 crore?

Correct Answer: C [500]

Notes:

500 special vehicles – to respond faster to emergency calls.

13.  
What is the single nationwide emergency number of the ERSS?

Correct Answer: A [112]

Notes:

112 covers police, fire and ambulance. 108 is the ambulance line; 181 is the women's helpline.

14.  
How much of this allocation is for weapons and related equipment?

Correct Answer: D [₹3.33 crore]

Notes:

Weapons get ₹3.33 crore; most of the money goes to communication, vehicles and CCTV.

15.  
The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS – 112) is implemented under which fund?

Correct Answer: B [Nirbhaya Fund]

Notes:

The Nirbhaya Fund (2013) is for women's safety; ERSS-112 and Safe City projects come under it.

16.  
What is the capacity of the Perur desalination plant?

Correct Answer: D [400 MLD]

Notes:

400 million litres a day; the Minjur plant that opened in 2010 is 100 MLD.

17.  
Which technology does the Perur plant use to remove salt from seawater?

Correct Answer: C [Reverse osmosis]

Notes:

Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) forces water through a membrane under pressure, leaving the salt behind.

18.  
Which foreign agency is financing the Perur desalination plant?

Correct Answer: A [JICA (Japan)]

Notes:

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is lending; CMWSSB is implementing.

19.  
Where was Chennai's first desalination plant (100 MLD, 2010) built?

Correct Answer: B [Minjur (Kattupalli)]

Notes:

Minjur opened in 2010 and Nemmeli in 2013. The 400 MLD Perur plant is under construction.

20.  
In which district is the Perur desalination plant located?

Correct Answer: D [Chengalpattu]

Notes:

Chengalpattu district (Thiruporur taluk); Chengalpattu was carved out of Kancheepuram in 2019. Mamallapuram is in the same district.

21.  
The Ladakh snow leopard safari was launched during which observance?

Correct Answer: A [Wildlife Week]

Notes:

It was launched at Leh on 7 Oct during Wildlife Week (2–8 Oct). Van Mahotsav is in the first week of July.

22.  
Which is one of the first areas of the snow leopard safari?

Correct Answer: C [Rumbak]

Notes:

First phase: Rumbak, Shang and Uley, where snow leopards are often seen. Hemis and Nubra come next.

23.  
According to the SPAI assessment, roughly how many snow leopards does India have?

Correct Answer: B [718]

Notes:

India has 718, of which 477 are in Ladakh. 3,682 is the 2022 tiger census figure.

24.  
What is the snow leopard's status on the IUCN Red List?

Correct Answer: C [Vulnerable]

Notes:

'Vulnerable'; under Indian law it has the highest protection in Schedule I.

25.  
On which date did Ladakh become a Union Territory?

Correct Answer: D [31 October 2019]

Notes:

From 31 Oct 2019 (Sardar Patel's birthday) under the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019; 5 Aug 2019 was when the Article 370 change was announced.

26.  
What trade-margin cap is the Centre setting for anti-cancer drugs?

Correct Answer: B [30% of MRP]

Notes:

A 30% cap, which could cut prices by up to 70%. '42' is the number of drugs capped in 2019.

27.  
How many non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs are covered by this decision?

Correct Answer: D [110]

Notes:

110 drugs (35 patented). 384 is the NLEM 2022 count; 526 is the number of brands cut in 2019.

28.  
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) works under which ministry?

Correct Answer: A [Chemicals and Fertilizers]

Notes:

The NPPA (1997) is under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers; drug quality control (CDSCO) is under the Health Ministry.

29.  
The DPCO 2013 is issued under which Act?

Correct Answer: C [Essential Commodities Act 1955]

Notes:

The DPCO is issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955. The 1940 Act regulates drug quality.

30.  
Who founded the Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai, in 1954?

Correct Answer: B [Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy]

Notes:

Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, India's first woman legislator, founded it; Dr V. Shanta built it into a major centre.

31.  
Mahendragiri, home of the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), is in which district?

Correct Answer: B [Tirunelveli]

Notes:

IPRC is at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district; it tests cryogenic and liquid engines.

32.  
4 October, the first day of World Space Week, marks the launch of which spacecraft?

Correct Answer: A [Sputnik-1 (1957)]

Notes:

4 Oct 1957 – Sputnik-1, the first satellite. 10 Oct 1967 – the Outer Space Treaty took effect; the week spans these two dates.

33.  
What is the theme of World Space Week 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Rocket Revolution]

Notes:

2026 – 'Rocket Revolution'; 2025 – 'Living in Space'; 2024 – 'Space and Climate Change'; 2021 – 'Women in Space'.

34.  
The spaceport coming up at Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi, is meant for which launch vehicle?

Correct Answer: D [SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle)]

Notes:

India's second spaceport, for SSLV; foundation laid in Feb 2024. It was chosen for its southern, near-equator location suited to southward launches.

35.  
From where was India's first rocket launched in 1963?

Correct Answer: B [Thumba (TERLS)]

Notes:

21 Nov 1963 – Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station near Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, chosen for its nearness to the magnetic equator.

36.  
Which edition of the India Mobile Congress began in October 2026?

Correct Answer: C [10th]

Notes:

The 10th edition (7–10 Oct 2026); the PM opened it on 8 Oct. The first IMC was held in 2017.

37.  
Where is 'Yashobhoomi', the venue of IMC 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Dwarka, New Delhi]

Notes:

Yashobhoomi is the India International Convention and Expo Centre at Dwarka (2023). Bharat Mandapam is at Pragati Maidan.

38.  
What is the theme of the 10th India Mobile Congress?

Correct Answer: A [Scale Without Boundaries]

Notes:

'Scale Without Boundaries', with four pillars: Srishti, Samvardhan, Sashakt and Suraksha.

39.  
Which bodies jointly organise the India Mobile Congress?

Correct Answer: D [DoT and COAI]

Notes:

The Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) run it. TRAI is the regulator.

40.  
In which year were 5G services launched in India at the India Mobile Congress?

Correct Answer: C [2022]

Notes:

On 1 Oct 2022, at the 6th IMC, PM Modi launched 5G services. 'Bharat 6G Vision' followed in March 2023.

41.  
Which officer heads the Keralam Police 'Speak Up' task force?

Correct Answer: A [IGP Ajitha Begum]

Notes:

On the Home Department's order, IGP Ajitha Begum IPS is in charge; Minister Ramesh Chennithala announced it.

42.  
Which Article of the Constitution empowers Parliament to change the name of a State?

Correct Answer: C [Article 3]

Notes:

Article 3. Kerala became 'Keralam' (25 Aug 2026). Article 2 admits new territories; Article 1 says 'India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States'.

43.  
On which date was Madras State renamed 'Tamil Nadu'?

Correct Answer: B [14 January 1969]

Notes:

14 January 1969 (first day of Thai) under the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act 1968. 18 July 1967 – the Assembly resolution (Anna); 1 Nov 1956 – linguistic reorganisation.

44.  
In which year was the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act enacted?

Correct Answer: D [2005]

Notes:

Enacted in 2005, in force from 26 Oct 2006. 1961 – Dowry Prohibition Act; 2013 – the workplace sexual harassment (POSH) Act.

45.  
Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) punishes cruelty to a woman by her husband or relatives?

Correct Answer: A [Section 85]

Notes:

BNS Section 85 (formerly IPC 498A); Section 86 defines 'cruelty'. BNS 103 – murder; 64 – rape.

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