Quiz – 4 November 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–53)

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Quiz – 4 November 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–53) – 53 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.  
Under which section of the Wild Life (Protection) Act is a State Board for Wildlife constituted?

Correct Answer: C [Section 6]

Explanation:

Section 6 (2002 amendment, in force from 2003). Section 5A – National Board for Wildlife; Section 38L – National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

2.  
Who is the Vice-Chairperson of a State Board for Wildlife under the law?

Correct Answer: A [Minister for Forests & Wildlife]

Explanation:

The Forest Minister is Vice-Chairperson; the CM chairs. The Chief Wildlife Warden is Member-Secretary; in Tamil Nadu the Chief Secretary is a special invitee.

3.  
Who chairs the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)?

Correct Answer: D [Prime Minister]

Explanation:

The Prime Minister. The Environment Minister chairs its Standing Committee (Section 5B), which clears most projects in protected areas.

4.  
In the Seventh Schedule, 'Protection of wild animals and birds' is now placed in which List?

Correct Answer: D [Concurrent List]

Explanation:

Concurrent List, entry 17B ('Forests' is 17A); the 42nd Amendment (1976) moved them from the State List. It also inserted Article 48A.

5.  
The Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC), whose Director sits on the Board, is located at which place in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: A [Vandalur]

Explanation:

Vandalur – near the Arignar Anna Zoological Park; a wildlife research, training and education institute.

6.  
Which honour did the Tamil Nadu Governor confer on Air Force Station Avadi in Nov 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Governor's Unit Citation]

Explanation:

The Governor's Unit Citation – 4 Nov 2026, Lok Bhavan, Chennai. The President's Colour is the highest honour for a military unit.

7.  
Commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG), also honoured at the same ceremony, are popularly known as:

Correct Answer: C [Black Cats]

Explanation:

Black Cats – NSG Act 1986, Home Ministry. Greyhounds – Andhra/Telangana police; Force One – Maharashtra; CoBRA – CRPF.

8.  
Where is the headquarters of the IAF's Maintenance Command?

Correct Answer: A [Nagpur]

Explanation:

Nagpur. Training Command – Bengaluru; Southern Air Command – Thiruvananthapuram.

9.  
The IAF rank 'Air Commodore', held by Avadi's station commander, is equivalent to which Army rank?

Correct Answer: B [Brigadier]

Explanation:

Brigadier; in the Navy, 'Commodore'. Group Captain = Colonel.

10.  
Avadi, upgraded to a Municipal Corporation in 2019, lies in which district?

Correct Answer: A [Tiruvallur]

Explanation:

Tiruvallur district – Avadi Corporation was created by Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 2019. Tambaram Air Force Station is in Chengalpattu district.

11.  
The integrated government silk cocoon market complex opened by the CM in Nov 2026 is in which district?

Correct Answer: A [Dharmapuri]

Explanation:

Sokkathur, Dharmapuri district – ₹19.20 crore; e-auction sales. This ~40-year-old market handles about 600 tonnes of cocoons a year.

12.  
Where is the headquarters of the Central Silk Board?

Correct Answer: C [Bengaluru]

Explanation:

Bengaluru – a statutory body under a 1948 Act, working under the Union Ministry of Textiles.

13.  
What is the scientific name of the mulberry silkworm?

Correct Answer: A [Bombyx mori]

Explanation:

Bombyx mori – feeds on mulberry leaves. Antheraea mylitta – tasar; Samia ricini – eri (castor leaves); Antheraea assamensis – muga.

14.  
Which silk, famed for its natural golden colour, is produced chiefly in Assam?

Correct Answer: D [Muga]

Explanation:

Muga – Assam only (MoSPI). Eri, also called 'ahimsa silk', comes from Assam, Meghalaya and other north-eastern States.

15.  
In which city is the headquarters of Tamil Nadu's Department of Sericulture?

Correct Answer: D [Salem]

Explanation:

Salem – a separate department since 1979 (TNAU). Tamil Nadu is a leader in bivoltine silk.

16.  
Which Union ministry implements the 'VISTAR' scheme approved in Nov 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Statistics & Programme Impl.]

Explanation:

MoSPI – VISTAR = Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics & Research; ₹4,371.10 crore, 2026–31.

17.  
Who made the first estimate of India's national income?

Correct Answer: C [Dadabhai Naoroji]

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji – for 1867–68 ('Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'). V.K.R.V. Rao made the first scientific estimate; today the NSO (MoSPI) releases GDP estimates.

18.  
Where is the headquarters of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), founded by Mahalanobis in 1931?

Correct Answer: A [Kolkata]

Explanation:

Kolkata (Baranagar). The ISI Act (1959) made it an 'Institute of National Importance'; it has a Chennai centre too. Mahalanobis's birthday (29 June) is National Statistics Day.

19.  
The National Statistics Office (NSO) was formed in 2019 by merging which two bodies?

Correct Answer: C [CSO and NSSO]

Explanation:

Central Statistical Office (CSO) + National Sample Survey Office (NSSO, 1950) = NSO. The Census is run by the Registrar General under the Home Ministry.

20.  
The 'Mahalanobis model', which prioritised heavy industries, was the basis of which Five-Year Plan?

Correct Answer: A [Second Plan]

Explanation:

Second Five-Year Plan (1956–61). The First Plan (1951–56), based on the Harrod–Domar model, prioritised agriculture.

21.  
Which Ministry recognised MANAGE as a 'CoE-Skills' for agriculture in Nov 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Skill Dev. & Entrepreneurship]

Explanation:

MSDE – 19 institutions were empanelled via the 'Green Channel'; the recognition is valid for three years.

22.  
MANAGE, set up in 1987, is an autonomous body under which Ministry?

Correct Answer: A [Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]

Explanation:

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; MANAGE = National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. It also runs a PGDM in Agri-Business Management.

23.  
In the Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) scheme, whose training MANAGE coordinates, which body channels the subsidy?

Correct Answer: C [NABARD]

Explanation:

NABARD – a credit-linked subsidy: 36% general, 44% for women/SC/ST/North-East. The training is free and lasts 45 days.

24.  
Which apex body under the Skill Development Ministry regulates vocational education and training?

Correct Answer: A [NCVET]

Explanation:

NCVET (National Council for Vocational Education and Training) – the regulator set up in 2018. NSDC is a public–private partnership company.

25.  
At which level does the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), part of extension reforms, work as a registered society?

Correct Answer: D [District]

Explanation:

District – ATMA began as a pilot under the National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) and was extended nationwide from 2005.

26.  
Which Indian institute was reported in Nov 2026 to have developed a silicon chip that carries terahertz signals past barriers at up to 100 Gbps?

Correct Answer: C [JNCASR, Bengaluru]

Explanation:

JNCASR – an autonomous institute of DST; lead researcher Dr Abhishek Kumar. IISER Kolkata and IIT Bombay collaborated.

27.  
The 'photonic crystal' in the terahertz chip reported in Nov 2026 mimics the honeycomb lattice of which material?

Correct Answer: C [Graphene]

Explanation:

Graphene – a one-atom-thick carbon sheet, isolated by Geim and Novoselov in 2004 (Physics Nobel 2010).

28.  
In the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz waves lie between which two regions?

Correct Answer: B [Microwaves – infrared]

Explanation:

Between microwaves and infrared; the wide bandwidth suits 6G. This study measured 310–360 GHz.

29.  
Which solid-state chemist, founding president of the institute that built this chip, received the Bharat Ratna in 2014?

Correct Answer: A [C.N.R. Rao]

Explanation:

C.N.R. Rao – JNCASR's founding president; DST set up JNCASR in 1989 to mark Nehru's birth centenary. He received the Bharat Ratna along with Sachin Tendulkar.

30.  
Where is CoE-CPPICS, which released an indigenous silicon photonics Process Design Kit (PDK) in April 2026?

Correct Answer: A [IIT Madras]

Explanation:

IIT Madras, Chennai – supported by MeitY; the PDK has over 50 verified components; a PPIC Test Engine was launched too.

31.  
Under the Nov 2026 Agnipath revamp, what is offered to the 75% of Agniveers not made regular after four years?

Correct Answer: D [Extra two-year engagement]

Explanation:

An optional extra two-year engagement; after it, those who qualify become regular soldiers. Rajnath Singh called it the 'Second Tour of Duty'.

32.  
What is the tax-free one-time corpus package that Agniveers receive at the end of their engagement called?

Correct Answer: B [Seva Nidhi]

Explanation:

Seva Nidhi – 30% of pay plus a matching government share; about ₹11.71 lakh. The new second phase brings an enhanced Seva Nidhi.

33.  
Which Article of the Constitution empowers Parliament to restrict or abrogate the Fundamental Rights of members of the armed forces?

Correct Answer: B [Article 33]

Explanation:

Article 33 – to ensure discharge of duties and discipline. Article 34 restricts rights where martial law is in force.

34.  
The Agnipath scheme recruits which category of personnel into the armed forces?

Correct Answer: C [Personnel below officer rank]

Explanation:

Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) – age 17½–21; the scheme was announced on 14 June 2022.

35.  
INS Chilka, where the Indian Navy's first batch of Agniveers passed out in March 2023, is in which State?

Correct Answer: C [Odisha]

Explanation:

Odisha – near Chilika Lake; the first batch had 2,585 Agniveers, including 273 women sailors.

36.  
The 'Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan', launched on 4 Nov 2026, mainly aims to strengthen what?

Correct Answer: A [Intergenerational bonding]

Explanation:

Intergenerational bonding – a '5C' model: Connect, Converse, Co-create, Contribute, Continue.

37.  
Under which umbrella scheme was the 'Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan' launched?

Correct Answer: B [Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana]

Explanation:

AVYAY – the Social Justice Ministry's flagship scheme; Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched the campaign. NSAP is under the Rural Development Ministry.

38.  
What does the Social Justice Ministry's 'SAGE' portal promote?

Correct Answer: C [Elder-care start-ups]

Explanation:

SAGE – Seniorcare Ageing Growth Engine; for the 'silver economy' – up to ₹1 crore for at most 49% equity.

39.  
Which central PSU implements the 'Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana', which gives free assistive devices to the elderly?

Correct Answer: A [ALIMCO]

Explanation:

ALIMCO – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, Kanpur (UP); it supplies wheelchairs, walking sticks and hearing aids.

40.  
In which city were Tamil Nadu's 25 'Anbucholai' day-care centres for the elderly launched in Nov 2025?

Correct Answer: D [Tiruchirappalli]

Explanation:

Tiruchi – launched by then CM M.K. Stalin; about ₹10 crore; Chennai has 3 centres (Tondiarpet, Sholinganallur, Virugambakkam).

41.  
Where was the ₹250 coin marking Muthuswami Dikshitar's 250th birth anniversary released in Nov 2026?

Correct Answer: D [BHU, Varanasi]

Explanation:

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Dikshitar had a close link with Varanasi – as a youth he stayed in Kashi with Chidambaranatha Yogi and studied music.

42.  
Which 'mudra' (signature) did Muthuswami Dikshitar use in his compositions?

Correct Answer: B [Guruguha]

Explanation:

'Guruguha' (a name of Murugan). 'Syama Krishna' was Syama Sastri's; 'Purandara Vittala' was that of Purandara Dasa, 'father of Carnatic music'.

43.  
Dikshitar's 'Kamalamba Navavarana kritis' praise the Goddess of the Thyagaraja temple in which town?

Correct Answer: B [Tiruvarur]

Explanation:

Tiruvarur – Goddess Kamalamba has an independent shrine there; the kritis follow Sri Chakra worship. Tiruvarur's 'Azhi Ther' is among the largest temple chariots in Tamil Nadu.

44.  
The 'Tanjore Quartet' (Ponnaiah, Chinnaiah, Sivanandam, Vadivelu), who shaped the Bharatanatyam margam, served at whose court?

Correct Answer: D [Serfoji II]

Explanation:

Serfoji II – the Thanjavur Maratha ruler. The four brothers were disciples of Muthuswami Dikshitar; Serfoji enriched the Saraswathi Mahal Library.

45.  
The 'Tamil Isai Moovar' – Muthu Thandavar, Arunachala Kavirayar and Marimutha Pillai – are associated with which town?

Correct Answer: A [Sirkazhi]

Explanation:

Sirkazhi (Mayiladuthurai district). Arunachala Kavirayar composed 'Rama Nataka Keerthanai'; the three predate the Carnatic Trinity.

46.  
In which country was 'SLINGSHOT 2026', the startup contest won by the 'StopBleed' haemostat, held?

Correct Answer: B [Singapore]

Explanation:

Singapore – part of the SWITCH week run by Enterprise Singapore; Miraqules was its overall winner. Inventor Sabir Hossain hails from Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal.

47.  
The award-winning 'StopBleed' clotting technology was developed at which institute?

Correct Answer: D [NIT Rourkela]

Explanation:

NIT Rourkela (Odisha) – under Prof. Devendra Verma. CDSCO has approved it as a medical device.

48.  
Which vitamin is essential for the liver to produce blood-clotting factors?

Correct Answer: A [Vitamin K]

Explanation:

Vitamin K (fat-soluble). It is rich in green leafy vegetables and is also made by gut bacteria; deficiency delays clotting.

49.  
Which insoluble protein forms the mesh that traps blood cells in a clot?

Correct Answer: C [Fibrin]

Explanation:

Fibrin – the enzyme thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen into fibrin. Haemophilia is an X-linked hereditary clotting disorder.

50.  
Tamil Nadu's 'Innuyir Kappom – Nammai Kaakkum 48' scheme gives free treatment in the first 48 hours to whom?

Correct Answer: A [Road-accident victims]

Explanation:

Road-accident victims – launched at Melmaruvathur on 18 Dec 2021; the cover was later raised to ₹2 lakh.

51.  
In Nov 2026 the Centre launched an SOP for organic certification of fisheries for which region?

Correct Answer: B [North-Eastern region]

Explanation:

North-Eastern region – released by Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh during his Sikkim visit. Organic fisheries clusters are notified in Sikkim and Meghalaya.

52.  
Which Union Ministry implements the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)?

Correct Answer: D [Fisheries, AH & Dairying]

Explanation:

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Fisheries). PMMSY is the flagship scheme for the 'Blue Revolution' in fisheries.

53.  
Along with catla and rohu, which fish is counted among the Indian Major Carps (IMC)?

Correct Answer: A [Mrigal]

Explanation:

Mrigal. Tilapia and Pangasius are exotic species; Hilsa migrates from sea to river to spawn and is Bangladesh's national fish.

📰 Read the news behind these questions
› Tamil Nadu State Board for Wildlife reconstituted: CM chairs, Forest Minister vice-chair, 3 MLAs as members › Air Force Station Avadi honoured with the Tamil Nadu Governor's Unit Citation › CM Vijay opens ₹19.20-crore integrated government silk cocoon market complex at Sokkathur, Dharmapuri › Union Cabinet approves ₹4,371.10-crore 'VISTAR' scheme to modernise India's statistical system › MSDE recognises MANAGE, Hyderabad, as 'Centre of Excellence-Skills' in the agriculture sector › JNCASR Bengaluru builds a terahertz silicon chip carrying data at up to 100 Gbps – a step towards 6G › Agnipath: Cabinet approves an extra two-year term for the 75% of Agniveers not retained › 'Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan' – national campaign for senior citizens launched in New Delhi on 4 Nov › FM Nirmala Sitharaman releases ₹250 commemorative coin in Varanasi on Muthuswami Dikshitar's 250th birth anniversary › Sabir Hossain of Purba Bardhaman (W. Bengal) wins Singapore's SLINGSHOT 2026 award for 'StopBleed' blood-clotting technology
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