'Vetri Laptop Scheme': CM Vijay orders implementation, allocates ₹2,000 crore – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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'Vetri Laptop Scheme': CM Vijay orders implementation, allocates ₹2,000 crore – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 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 State agency is approved to procure laptops under the 'Vetri Laptop Scheme'?

Correct Answer: B [ELCOT]

Explanation:

ELCOT, the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (1977), handles the State's electronics procurement.

2.  
Tamil Nadu's first free laptop scheme (2011) was launched on whose birth anniversary?

Correct Answer: C [C.N. Annadurai]

Explanation:

It began on 15 Sep 2011, Anna's birth anniversary, under CM Jayalalithaa, through ELCOT.

3.  
Which Constitutional Amendment moved education from the State List to the Concurrent List?

Correct Answer: B [42nd]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment (1976) placed education in Concurrent List Entry 25.

4.  
Which body developed 'BOSS', the Indian Linux OS loaded on Tamil Nadu's free laptops?

Correct Answer: D [C-DAC]

Explanation:

Bharat Operating System Solutions is an open-source Linux built by C-DAC Chennai.

5.  
Article 41, asking the State to secure the right to education, falls under which category?

Correct Answer: D [Directive Principles]

Explanation:

Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36–51); they are not enforceable by courts.

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