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1.  
Under the Telugu Ganga agreement, how much Krishna water must Chennai receive each year (after losses)?

Correct Answer: D [12 TMC]

Notes:

12 TMC – 8 TMC in July–Oct and 4 TMC in Jan–Apr. It was first 15 TMC (5 TMC each from three States).

2.  
In which reservoir is Telugu Ganga water first stored in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: A [Poondi (Sathyamurthy Sagar)]

Notes:

Poondi, Tiruvallur district; from there water goes to Puzhal and Chembarambakkam. Veeranam (Cuddalore district) gets Cauvery water.

3.  
The Telugu Ganga agreement (1983) was between which two Chief Ministers?

Correct Answer: B [MGR – NTR]

Notes:

M.G. Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu) and N.T. Rama Rao (Andhra Pradesh), 1983.

4.  
Where does the Krishna river originate?

Correct Answer: C [Mahabaleshwar]

Notes:

Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra). Trimbakeshwar – Godavari; Talakaveri – Cauvery; Amarkantak – Narmada.

5.  
Which Article of the Constitution deals with inter-State river water disputes?

Correct Answer: A [Article 262]

Notes:

Article 262 – Parliament may bar the Supreme Court's jurisdiction in such disputes; the River Water Disputes Act 1956. 263 – Inter-State Council; 131 – the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction.

6.  
Which department invited applications for Tamil Nadu's 2025 Environment Awards?

Correct Answer: B [Department of Environment and Climate Change]

Notes:

The Department of Environment and Climate Change – Director's office, Nandanam, Chennai.

7.  
What is the first prize in each category of the 2025 Environment Awards?

Correct Answer: C [₹50,000]

Notes:

₹50,000; second ₹30,000; third ₹20,000. ₹1 lakh is the TNPCB Green Champion Award.

8.  
Which Tamil Nadu IAS officer won UNEP's 'Champions of the Earth' 2025 award?

Correct Answer: A [Supriya Sahu]

Notes:

Supriya Sahu, who served as Additional Chief Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forests.

9.  
Where is the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquartered?

Correct Answer: D [Nairobi]

Notes:

Nairobi, Kenya – set up after the 1972 Stockholm Conference. Bonn hosts the UNFCCC secretariat.

10.  
Which campaign did Tamil Nadu launch in 2021 to promote cloth bags over single-use plastic?

Correct Answer: B [Meendum Manjappai]

Notes:

Meendum Manjappai (Dec 2021). The Green Tamil Nadu Mission targets 33% green cover.

11.  
Where is Tamil Nadu's ornamental fisheries priority cluster under PMMSY?

Correct Answer: C [Madurai]

Notes:

Madurai – the Melur area. Other priority clusters: Hazaribagh (pearl), Lakshadweep (seaweed), Andaman (tuna).

12.  
Hazaribagh, home to the PMMSY pearl cluster, is in which State?

Correct Answer: A [Jharkhand]

Notes:

Jharkhand – freshwater pearl culture. Lakshadweep has the seaweed cluster.

13.  
In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) launched?

Correct Answer: D [2020]

Notes:

10 Sept 2020 – ₹20,050 crore. 2018 saw the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).

14.  
On which date is National Fish Farmers' Day observed?

Correct Answer: B [10 July]

Notes:

10 July – the 1957 induced-breeding feat (Hiralal Chaudhury, Alikunhi). 21 Nov – World Fisheries Day; 8 June – World Oceans Day; 5 April – National Maritime Day.

15.  
Which Chennai locality is regarded as the main hub of India's ornamental fish trade?

Correct Answer: C [Kolathur]

Notes:

Kolathur – hundreds of ornamental fish units. Kasimedu is a fishing harbour.

16.  
What is the international extreme poverty line as revised by the World Bank in June 2025?

Correct Answer: C [$3.00 a day]

Notes:

$3.00 a day (2021 PPP). $2.15 was the previous line (2017 PPP); $1.90 the one before (2011 PPP); $4.20 is the lower-middle-income line.

17.  
According to the Oct 2026 World Bank brief, what was India's extreme poverty rate ($3/day) in 2023?

Correct Answer: A [2.6%]

Notes:

2.6% (2023); it was 27.1% in 2011. 16.1% is at the $4.20 line; 11.28% is NITI Aayog's MPI (2022–23).

18.  
Which dimension is NOT part of NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index?

Correct Answer: D [Per-capita income]

Notes:

The MPI covers health, education and living standards (three dimensions, 12 indicators); income is not included.

19.  
Who is the current President of the World Bank?

Correct Answer: B [Ajay Banga]

Notes:

Ajay Banga (since June 2023), of Indian origin. Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director; Malpass was his predecessor.

20.  
Which committee re-estimated India's poverty line in 2014?

Correct Answer: C [Rangarajan Committee]

Notes:

Rangarajan Committee (2014). Tendulkar – 2009; Lakdawala – 1993; Alagh – 1979.

21.  
Under the struck-down Karnataka law, total reservation had risen to what percentage?

Correct Answer: C [56%]

Notes:

56% – SC 17 + ST 7 + OBC 32. EWS 10% is not counted in this. 69% is Tamil Nadu's.

22.  
Which Supreme Court judgment set the 50% ceiling on reservation?

Correct Answer: A [Indra Sawhney (1992)]

Notes:

Indra Sawhney (Mandal case, 1992). Champakam Dorairajan (Madras) led to the 1st Amendment (1951); Nagaraj – reservation in promotions; Janhit – EWS.

23.  
Which constitutional amendment placed Tamil Nadu's 69% reservation law in the Ninth Schedule?

Correct Answer: D [76th Amendment]

Notes:

The 76th Amendment (1994). 77th – SC/ST reservation in promotions (Art 16(4A)); 93rd – reservation in private educational institutions (Art 15(5)).

24.  
Which constitutional amendment introduced the Ninth Schedule?

Correct Answer: B [1st Amendment (1951)]

Notes:

The 1st Amendment (1951) – Article 31B and the Ninth Schedule, to protect land-reform laws. I.R. Coelho (2007) – laws added after 1973 are reviewable.

25.  
Which provision requires States to consult the National Commission for SCs on major policy matters affecting SCs?

Correct Answer: A [Article 338(9)]

Notes:

Article 338(9) – SC Commission; 338A(9) – ST Commission. 340 – Backward Classes Commission; 341 – list of SCs; 46 – educational and economic interests of weaker sections (DPSP).

26.  
Which was the first Union Territory declared 'fully literate' under ULLAS?

Correct Answer: C [Ladakh]

Notes:

Ladakh – June 2024. Lakshadweep is the second UT (Oct 2026). The first State was Mizoram (May 2025).

27.  
What minimum literacy rate makes a State/UT 'fully literate' under ULLAS?

Correct Answer: B [95%]

Notes:

95%. Lakshadweep is described as '100%' because all 1,113 identified learners passed.

28.  
What does 'ULLAS' stand for?

Correct Answer: D [Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society]

Notes:

Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society – the Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (2022–27), for those aged 15+.

29.  
Which channel separates Lakshadweep's Minicoy island from the Maldives?

Correct Answer: A [8° Channel]

Notes:

The 8° Channel. 9° separates Minicoy from the rest of Lakshadweep; 10° separates Andaman from Nicobar; the Palk Strait lies between India and Sri Lanka.

30.  
As per Census 2011, which district had the highest literacy in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [Kanniyakumari]

Notes:

Kanniyakumari (about 91.7%). The State average was 80.09%; the lowest was Dharmapuri.

31.  
Where was the new headquarters of the International Big Cat Alliance opened?

Correct Answer: A [Lodhi Estate, New Delhi]

Notes:

55 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 12 Oct 2026. Mysuru – the 2023 launch; Gurugram – ISA headquarters.

32.  
Which of IBCA's seven big cats is NOT found in the wild in India?

Correct Answer: D [Jaguar]

Notes:

The jaguar lives in the Americas (as does the puma). Lion – Gir (Gujarat); snow leopard – the Himalaya.

33.  
The event where IBCA was announced marked 50 years of what?

Correct Answer: B [Project Tiger]

Notes:

Project Tiger (1973) – Mysuru, 9 Apr 2023. The Wildlife Act dates from 1972; Project Elephant from 1992.

34.  
In which national park were cheetahs reintroduced in 2022?

Correct Answer: C [Kuno]

Notes:

Kuno National Park (MP) – 17 Sept 2022, from Namibia. Gandhi Sagar sanctuary was added later.

35.  
Which of these is NOT a tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: B [Bandipur]

Notes:

Bandipur is in Karnataka (adjoining Mudumalai). Tamil Nadu's 5: Mudumalai, Anamalai, Sathyamangalam, Kalakad–Mundanthurai, Srivilliputhur–Megamalai.

36.  
The INDRA exercise is held between India and which country?

Correct Answer: A [Russia]

Notes:

Russia – since 2003. Indonesia – 'Samudra Shakti' (navy), 'Garuda Shakti' (army).

37.  
Which Indian ship is taking part in INDRA 2026?

Correct Answer: C [INS Sahyadri]

Notes:

INS Sahyadri – Shivalik class. Tarkash is at IBSAMAR 2026; Trishul at KONKAN-26 (UK).

38.  
In which Russian city is INDRA 2026 being held?

Correct Answer: D [Vladivostok]

Notes:

Vladivostok – the Pacific Fleet base, linked to Chennai by the 'Eastern Maritime Corridor'.

39.  
INS Sahyadri belongs to which class?

Correct Answer: B [Shivalik class (Project-17)]

Notes:

Shivalik class – indigenous stealth frigates built by Mazagon Dock. Kalvari – submarines; Kolkata – destroyers.

40.  
India's 'MAHASAGAR' maritime vision expands which earlier vision?

Correct Answer: A [SAGAR (2015)]

Notes:

SAGAR – Security and Growth for All in the Region (2015, Mauritius). Sagarmala is a port-development programme.

41.  
Which three countries take part in IBSAMAR?

Correct Answer: B [India, Brazil, South Africa]

Notes:

The IBSA countries – India, Brazil, South Africa; since 2008. There is an India–France–UAE trilateral too, but that is not IBSAMAR.

42.  
At which South African naval base is IBSAMAR IX (2026) being held?

Correct Answer: C [Simon's Town]

Notes:

Simon's Town – False Bay, Western Cape, near the Cape of Good Hope.

43.  
Which 2003 declaration set up the IBSA Dialogue Forum?

Correct Answer: D [Brasilia Declaration]

Notes:

The Brasilia Declaration – 6 June 2003. A 'Delhi Declaration' was adopted at the BIMSTEC Home Ministers' meeting (Oct 2026).

44.  
Which Indian ship is taking part in IBSAMAR IX?

Correct Answer: A [INS Tarkash]

Notes:

INS Tarkash, with a Chetak helicopter. IBSAMAR VIII (2024) had INS Talwar; Sahyadri is at INDRA 2026.

45.  
Which European rounded the Cape of Good Hope and reached Calicut, India, in 1498?

Correct Answer: C [Vasco da Gama]

Notes:

Vasco da Gama (Portugal), 1498. Bartolomeu Dias first rounded the cape in 1488.

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› CM Vijay meets Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, seeks more Krishna water for Chennai under Telugu Ganga › Tamil Nadu Government Environment Awards 2025 – applications invited › Madurai ornamental fisheries cluster – Union Fisheries Secretary inspects › World Bank Poverty and Equity Brief (Oct 2026): extreme poverty in India at 2.6% › Karnataka High Court strikes down SC/ST quota hike that took total reservation to 56% › Lakshadweep declared a fully literate Union Territory under ULLAS › International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) opens new headquarters at Lodhi Estate, Delhi › INDRA 2026: India–Russia naval exercise – INS Sahyadri reaches Vladivostok › IBSAMAR IX (2026): India–Brazil–South Africa maritime exercise, led by India › 'Bharat Rice' launched for Army troops
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