Quiz – 3 November 2026 (Part 2: Q 54–105)

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Quiz – 3 November 2026 (Part 2: Q 54–105) – 52 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.  
Who heads the Governing Board of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)?

Correct Answer: D [Prime Minister]

Explanation:

The Prime Minister (as President); the Science and Education Ministers are Vice-Presidents. The ANRF Act, 2023 repealed the SERB Act, 2008.

2.  
'GERD', quoted as a share of GDP to show a country's research spending, stands for:

Correct Answer: B [Gross Expenditure on R&D]

Explanation:

Gross Expenditure on Research and Development – total R&D spending by government, industry and higher education. In India it is below 1% of GDP.

3.  
Under 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana', a household can get free electricity of up to how many units a month?

Correct Answer: A [300 units]

Explanation:

Up to 300 units – through rooftop solar with Central subsidy (launched Feb 2024; target 1 crore homes). Farm solar pumps come under PM-KUSUM.

4.  
The Omkareshwar floating solar project of Madhya Pradesh is on the reservoir of which river?

Correct Answer: C [Narmada]

Explanation:

Narmada – Khandwa district; a 600 MW park. Omkareshwar is also one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines.

5.  
What mainly raises the output of floating solar panels compared with ground-mounted ones?

Correct Answer: B [Cooling effect of water]

Explanation:

Water cooling – solar cells work better when cooler. The shade also cuts evaporation from the reservoir.

6.  
Vaigai Dam, one of Tamil Nadu's floating solar pilot sites, is in which district?

Correct Answer: D [Theni]

Explanation:

Theni district, near Andipatti. Mettur, Bhavanisagar and Sathanur dams are also on TNGECL's list.

7.  
Which Union Ministry is in charge of the 'PM Surya Sarovar Yojana'?

Correct Answer: C [New & Renewable Energy]

Explanation:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) – Minister Pralhad Joshi. Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM are also under it.

8.  
Five SCCL mines won the '5-Star Rating' for 2024–25. Which Ministry gives this rating to coal and lignite mines?

Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Coal]

Explanation:

Ministry of Coal – it assesses safety, environment, rehabilitation and more; the 2024–25 awards were given at Raipur on 2 Nov 2026. Non-coal mines are star-rated by the Ministry of Mines (through IBM).

9.  
Where is the headquarters of SCCL, jointly owned by the Telangana Government and the Centre?

Correct Answer: B [Kothagudem]

Explanation:

Kothagudem (Bhadradri-Kothagudem district). Equity – Telangana 51%, Centre 49%.

10.  
Singareni's mines lie in which coalfield, called 'the only repository of coal in South India'?

Correct Answer: B [Godavari Valley]

Explanation:

The Godavari Valley (Pranhita–Godavari) coalfield – Gondwana rocks. Talcher is in Odisha; Jharia in Jharkhand.

11.  
William King, whose 1871 find of coal near Yellandu began Singareni mining, belonged to which body?

Correct Answer: A [Geological Survey of India]

Explanation:

The Geological Survey of India (GSI, 1851) – HQ Kolkata. A coal seam there is named after King.

12.  
Neyveli, home of NLC's Mine-IA that won 5 stars and first prize in the 2023–24 rating, is in which district?

Correct Answer: D [Cuddalore]

Explanation:

Cuddalore district – home to NLC India's lignite mines and thermal plants. NLC also runs Talabira (Odisha) and Barsingsar (Rajasthan) mines.

13.  
Which Union Ministry signed an MoU with Bihar in Nov 2026 under 'Nadi Sanjeevani' to use river silt in highway works?

Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Road Transport]

Explanation:

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (NHAI). Bihar's Cabinet approved the 'Water Resources Restoration and Silt Management Policy 2026' on 15 Sept 2026.

14.  
Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar' because it frequently shifts its course and floods?

Correct Answer: A [Kosi]

Explanation:

The Kosi flows from Nepal into Bihar and joins the Ganga; the Damodar was called the 'Sorrow of Bengal'.

15.  
Which Union Ministry prepared the 'National Framework for Sediment Management' (NFSM)?

Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Jal Shakti]

Explanation:

Its Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The framework prioritises reducing silt generation over silt removal.

16.  
The fan-shaped sediment deposit a Himalayan river builds where it leaves the hills for the plains is called –

Correct Answer: A [Alluvial fan]

Explanation:

A sudden fall in gradient slows the river and its load spreads as a fan; a delta forms at the river's mouth.

17.  
Where is the 'Upper Anicut', built by Sir Arthur Cotton at the point where the Kollidam branches off the Cauvery?

Correct Answer: B [Mukkombu]

Explanation:

Mukkombu, about 18 km west of Tiruchi (1836–38). The Cauvery and Kollidam together enclose Srirangam island.

18.  
The advanced radiotherapy facility opened at AIIMS Rajkot in Nov 2026 was set up under which scheme?

Correct Answer: A [PMSSY]

Explanation:

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana – its two parts are new AIIMS and upgrading government medical colleges. PM-JAY beneficiaries get free treatment here.

19.  
In cancer treatment, what is 'brachytherapy'?

Correct Answer: A [Radiation source at the tumour]

Explanation:

Placing the source inside or next to the tumour spares nearby healthy tissue; external X-ray beams come from a LINAC.

20.  
Under Acts of Parliament, what status do all AIIMS institutions hold?

Correct Answer: B [Institute of National Importance]

Explanation:

The first AIIMS was set up in New Delhi under the AIIMS Act, 1956; these institutes award their own degrees.

21.  
Tamil Nadu's AIIMS (foundation stone 2019) is coming up at Thoppur. In which district is Thoppur?

Correct Answer: D [Madurai]

Explanation:

PM Modi laid the foundation stone on 27 Jan 2019; the Centre says the OPD will be fully functional from 1 Jan 2027.

22.  
The AIIMS Rajkot radiotherapy centre mainly serves which peninsular region of Gujarat?

Correct Answer: B [Saurashtra]

Explanation:

Saurashtra (Kathiawar) – Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and other districts; Malwa is in Madhya Pradesh.

23.  
In which city was the 63rd ABU General Assembly (Oct–Nov 2026), where Prasar Bharati received two honours, held?

Correct Answer: A [Colombo]

Explanation:

Colombo, Sri Lanka (30 Oct – 3 Nov). Akashvani Bengaluru's 'Beyond the Call' got a Special Commendation; N. Nandakumar Singh the engineering excellence award.

24.  
Where is the headquarters of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)?

Correct Answer: D [Kuala Lumpur]

Explanation:

The ABU, founded in 1964, is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its 59th General Assembly was held in New Delhi in 2022.

25.  
Prasar Bharati, which runs Akashvani and Doordarshan, was set up under which Act?

Correct Answer: B [Prasar Bharati Act, 1990]

Explanation:

Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990 – in force from 23 Nov 1997; hence it is a statutory autonomous body.

26.  
Chennai Doordarshan's 'DD Podhigai' channel was renamed as what in Jan 2024?

Correct Answer: C [DD Tamil]

Explanation:

The PM launched 'DD Tamil' in Chennai on 19 Jan 2024. DD Saptagiri is Andhra Pradesh's Telugu channel.

27.  
In which city did Doordarshan begin its first experimental telecast in 1959?

Correct Answer: D [Delhi]

Explanation:

Delhi, 15 Sept 1959. Doordarshan Kendra Chennai began telecasting in 1975.

28.  
'Tiger Triumph', the tri-service HADR exercise that opened at Visakhapatnam on 2 Nov 2026, is between India and which country?

Correct Answer: A [United States]

Explanation:

This is the 5th edition; the series began in 2019. The first edition was India's first tri-service exercise with the US.

29.  
Which Indian service takes part in the bilateral exercise 'Cope India'?

Correct Answer: D [Indian Air Force]

Explanation:

Cope India – air forces; Yudh Abhyas – armies; Vajra Prahar – special forces; Malabar – navies.

30.  
INS Jalashwa, the Indian Navy ship seen in Tiger Triumph editions, is of which type?

Correct Answer: B [Landing Platform Dock]

Explanation:

It is the former USS Trenton of the US; it joined the Indian Navy in 2007; home port Visakhapatnam.

31.  
Kakinada, venue of earlier Tiger Triumph sea phases, lies in the delta region of which river?

Correct Answer: C [Godavari]

Explanation:

Godavari delta; the Coringa mangroves are nearby. The 2019, 2024 and 2025 sea phases were at Kakinada.

32.  
Which Indian force took part in Exercise Tiger Triumph for the first time in its 2026 edition?

Correct Answer: B [NDRF]

Explanation:

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) – set up under the Disaster Management Act, 2005; it works under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its 4th Battalion is at Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu.

33.  
Which Aditya-L1 payload recorded the asymmetric expansion of a solar eruption (CME)? (Nov 2026 study)

Correct Answer: D [VELC]

Explanation:

VELC – Visible Emission Line Coronagraph; it saw blue and red shifts at once. SoLEXS is a soft X-ray spectrometer.

34.  
Which institution developed ASPEX, the solar-wind particle experiment on Aditya-L1?

Correct Answer: C [PRL, Ahmedabad]

Explanation:

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad – 'cradle of Indian space science', founded by Vikram Sarabhai in 1947. PAPA is from SPL, Thiruvananthapuram.

35.  
What is the main advantage of placing a solar observatory at the Sun–Earth L1 point?

Correct Answer: A [Uninterrupted view, no eclipse]

Explanation:

At L1 the pulls of Sun and Earth balance, so a craft stays with little fuel and sees the Sun round the clock, never hidden by Earth or Moon. L1 is about 1.5 million km from Earth.

36.  
Geomagnetic storms caused by CMEs reaching Earth produce which light display in polar skies?

Correct Answer: A [Aurora]

Explanation:

Aurora – solar particles strike oxygen and nitrogen in the upper atmosphere; 'aurora borealis' in the north, 'aurora australis' in the south.

37.  
How does a coronagraph study the Sun's corona?

Correct Answer: C [By blocking the solar disc]

Explanation:

It blocks the bright disc with an occulter to create an 'artificial eclipse'; France's Bernard Lyot invented it in 1930.

38.  
Against which team did Glenn Maxwell score 201* in Mumbai at the 2023 ODI World Cup?

Correct Answer: D [Afghanistan]

Explanation:

Afghanistan – 7 Nov 2023, Wankhede Stadium; he chased 292 from 91/7. Against the Netherlands he hit a 40-ball hundred.

39.  
Where is the headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

Correct Answer: B [Dubai]

Explanation:

Dubai (UAE) – moved from Lord's, London, in 2005. The ICC began in 1909 as the 'Imperial Cricket Conference'.

40.  
The 2026 men's T20 World Cup, Maxwell's last event, was co-hosted by India and which country?

Correct Answer: C [Sri Lanka]

Explanation:

Sri Lanka. Maxwell's last game was v Oman on 20 Feb 2026. He was in Australia's 2021 T20 World Cup-winning side.

41.  
Chennai's Chepauk hosted the second tied Test in history in 1986. India played which team?

Correct Answer: D [Australia]

Explanation:

Australia – 18–22 Sep 1986; Dean Jones made 210. The first tied Test – 1960, Brisbane (Australia v West Indies).

42.  
In which city was the 2023 men's ODI World Cup final played?

Correct Answer: B [Ahmedabad]

Explanation:

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 19 Nov 2023 – Australia's 6th ODI World Cup; Travis Head made 137.

43.  
Which body proclaimed 3 November as the International Day for Biosphere Reserves?

Correct Answer: C [UNESCO General Conference]

Explanation:

UNESCO General Conference – 41st session, 2021; first observed in 2022. UNESCO is headquartered in Paris.

44.  
The 'Cold Desert', India's 13th reserve to join the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2025, is located in:

Correct Answer: A [Himachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

Himachal – Lahaul–Spiti; includes Pin Valley NP and Kibber WLS; home of the snow leopard. Announced at Hangzhou (China).

45.  
In a biosphere reserve, which outer zone permits settlements and sustainable economic activities?

Correct Answer: A [Transition zone]

Explanation:

Transition zone. Core – strictly protected; buffer – only compatible uses like research and education.

46.  
The 'Seville Strategy' (1995) for biosphere reserves was adopted at a world congress in which country?

Correct Answer: C [Spain]

Explanation:

Spain – Seville; the WNBR Statutory Framework was adopted then too. The latest is the Hangzhou Strategic Action Plan 2026–2035.

47.  
Which of these Indian biosphere reserves is NOT in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)?

Correct Answer: B [Manas]

Explanation:

Manas (Assam) is only a national reserve (though a World Heritage Site). Panna joined in 2020; Similipal and Nokrek in 2009.

48.  
Who moved the Draft Constitution for consideration in the Constituent Assembly on 4 November 1948?

Correct Answer: D [B.R. Ambedkar]

Explanation:

Drafting Committee Chairman Ambedkar moved the Draft of 315 Articles and 8 Schedules; general discussion ran till 9 Nov.

49.  
Which Madras legal luminary among the following was a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

Correct Answer: D [Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar]

Explanation:

Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar – Advocate-General of Madras (1929–44). N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar and later entrant T.T. Krishnamachari were also from Madras.

50.  
Who was the Constitutional Adviser of the Constituent Assembly who prepared the first draft examined by the Drafting Committee?

Correct Answer: A [B.N. Rau]

Explanation:

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau – prepared the first draft in Oct 1947; later a judge of the International Court of Justice. S.N. Mukherjee was the Chief Draftsman.

51.  
Quoting historian Grote, which idea was described in the Constituent Assembly as 'not a natural sentiment' that 'has to be cultivated'?

Correct Answer: A [Constitutional morality]

Explanation:

In his 4 Nov 1948 speech Ambedkar said constitutional morality 'is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated.' The 'basic structure' doctrine came from Kesavananda Bharati (1973).

52.  
Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly when the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949?

Correct Answer: B [Rajendra Prasad]

Explanation:

Dr Rajendra Prasad – permanent President from 11 Dec 1946; H.C. Mukherjee was Vice-President. 26 Nov has been 'Constitution Day' since 2015.

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