Current Affairs May 2026 – Tamil Nadu (50 MCQs)

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1.  

How many seats did TVK win in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election?

Correct Answer: C [108]

விளக்கம்:

TVK won 108 and became the single largest party; the majority mark is 118.

2.  

How many seats did the main opposition party win in the 2026 Tamil Nadu election?

Correct Answer: D [59]

விளக்கம்:

DMK won 59 and became the main opposition; AIADMK won 47.

3.  

TVK's approximate vote share in the 2026 election was?

Correct Answer: B [34.92%]

விளக்கம்:

TVK 34.92%, DMK 24.20%, AIADMK 21.26%.

4.  

On which date was polling held for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election?

Correct Answer: D [23 April 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Polling was on 23 April and counting on 4 May; Puducherry voted on 9 April.

5.  

Who administered the oath to Tamil Nadu CM Vijay on 10 May 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Rajendra Arlekar]

விளக்கம்:

Kerala Governor Arlekar held additional charge of Tamil Nadu.

6.  

Where was CM Vijay's swearing-in held?

Correct Answer: C [Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai]

விளக்கம்:

The oath was at Nehru Indoor Stadium; the 21 May expansion was at Lok Bhavan.

7.  

Which of his two seats did CM Vijay retain?

Correct Answer: C [Perambur]

விளக்கம்:

He resigned Tiruchirappalli East on 10 May.

8.  

TVK's government is the first not led by the DMK or AIADMK since which year?

Correct Answer: D [1967]

விளக்கம்:

Since 1967 only the DMK and AIADMK had ruled the state.

9.  

Under the CM's first file, how much free electricity was provided?

Correct Answer: D [200 units per two months]

விளக்கம்:

200 free units per two-month cycle for homes using up to 500 units.

10.  

The 'Singa Pen Sirappu Athiradi Padai' was set up for?

Correct Answer: D [Women's safety]

விளக்கம்:

One of the Day-1 files: a women's safety force.

11.  

How many anti-narcotic task force units were ordered on Day 1?

Correct Answer: B [65]

விளக்கம்:

Sixty-five units.

12.  

Who is the Speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly?

Correct Answer: B [J.C.D. Prabhakar]

விளக்கம்:

Prabhakar was elected unopposed on 12 May 2026.

13.  

Who was Pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Assembly?

Correct Answer: B [M.V. Karuppaiah]

விளக்கம்:

Karuppaiah swore in members and announced the Speaker's election.

14.  

Deputy Speaker M. Ravisankar represents which constituency?

Correct Answer: D [Thuraiyur]

விளக்கம்:

Ravisankar – Thuraiyur (TVK).

15.  

Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the 17th TN Assembly?

Correct Answer: D [Udhayanidhi Stalin]

விளக்கம்:

DMK (59) is the main opposition, led by Udhayanidhi.

16.  

How many votes did the government get in the trust vote on 13 May 2026?

Correct Answer: D [144]

விளக்கம்:

144 for, 22 against.

17.  

Which parties stayed neutral in the trust vote?

Correct Answer: A [PMK and BJP]

விளக்கம்:

PMK (4) and BJP (1) were neutral; the DMK walked out.

18.  

How many TASMAC outlets were ordered shut in May 2026?

Correct Answer: B [717]

விளக்கம்:

717 outlets within 500 m; the state had 4,765 in all.

19.  

The TASMAC outlets ordered shut were within what radius?

Correct Answer: C [500 metres]

விளக்கம்:

500 m from worship places, educational institutions and bus stands.

20.  

How many ministers took oath in the 21 May 2026 expansion?

Correct Answer: D [23]

விளக்கம்:

23 (21 TVK + 2 Congress).

21.  

Which national party joined the TN ministry in May 2026 for the first time since 1967?

Correct Answer: D [Congress]

விளக்கம்:

Congress's S. Rajesh Kumar and P. Viswanathan became ministers.

22.  

Which Article caps the Tamil Nadu council of ministers at 35 including the CM?

Correct Answer: B [Article 164(1A)]

விளக்கம்:

91st Amendment (2003): 15% of the House – 35 for 234. Article 75(1A) applies to the Union.

23.  

Which VCK member was sworn in as minister on 22 May 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Vanni Arasu]

விளக்கம்:

Vanni Arasu – Social Justice; Shahjahan (IUML) – Minorities Welfare.

24.  

As per the May 2026 portfolio allocation, Tamil Nadu's Finance Minister is?

Correct Answer: A [N. Marie Wilson]

விளக்கம்:

Sengottaiyan, who earlier held Finance, moved to Revenue & Disaster Management (G.O.(Ms) No. 345, 22.05.2026).

25.  

Who heads Tamil Nadu's new AI, IT and Digital Services department?

Correct Answer: C [R. Kumar]

விளக்கம்:

R. Kumar (Velachery).

26.  

In which district is the Velimalai pumped storage project?

Correct Answer: B [Kanniyakumari]

விளக்கம்:

Alur and Velimalai villages, Kalkulam taluk.

27.  

What is the installed capacity of the Velimalai project?

Correct Answer: C [1,100 MW (4 × 275 MW)]

விளக்கம்:

1,100 MW at an estimated ₹5,624 crore.

28.  

Which district topped the 2026 TN Plus Two results?

Correct Answer: C [Erode]

விளக்கம்:

Erode 98.87%; state pass rate 95.20%.

29.  

What was the 2026 TN SSLC pass percentage?

Correct Answer: B [94.31%]

விளக்கம்:

SSLC 94.31% (20 May 2026); Plus Two 95.20%.

30.  

Who was appointed Greater Chennai Police Commissioner in May 2026?

Correct Answer: A [A. Amalraj]

விளக்கம்:

Appointed on 21 May; took charge on 22 May.

31.  

Pass percentage of girls in the 2026 TN Plus Two exam?

Correct Answer: D [97%]

விளக்கம்:

Boys 93.19%; overall 95.20%.

32.  

Where will India's first Mega Greenfield Shipyard come up?

Correct Answer: B [Thoothukudi]

விளக்கம்:

It will come up at Thoothukudi through NSHIP-TN, an SPV of VOC Port Authority and SIPCOT.

33.  

The foreign shipbuilder in the Thoothukudi shipyard MoU belongs to which country?

Correct Answer: B [South Korea]

விளக்கம்:

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), under the India–Korea "VOYAGES" framework.

34.  

What is the planned annual capacity of the Thoothukudi mega shipyard?

Correct Answer: D [2.5 million GT]

விளக்கம்:

2.5 million gross tonnage a year; about 15,000 direct jobs.

35.  

The copper plates restituted by Leiden University Library in May 2026 belong to which dynasty?

Correct Answer: C [Chola]

விளக்கம்:

11th-century Chola copper plates – 21 large and 3 small plates.

36.  

The Leiden plates record the gift of which village?

Correct Answer: B [Anaimangalam]

விளக்கம்:

Anaimangalam village was granted to the Chulamanivarma-vihara at Nagapattinam.

37.  

The Chulamanivarma-vihara mentioned in the Leiden plates belonged to which religion?

Correct Answer: C [Buddhism]

விளக்கம்:

It was a Buddhist vihara at Nagapattinam built by a Srivijaya king.

38.  

Which State was the 'Exemplar' among coastal States in LEADS 2025?

Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]

விளக்கம்:

Gujarat, Kerala and Maharashtra were High Performers.

39.  

Which landlocked State was the 'Exemplar' in LEADS 2025?

Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]

விளக்கம்:

Mizoram (North-East) and Delhi (UTs) were the other Exemplars.

40.  

Which department releases the LEADS report?

Correct Answer: C [DPIIT]

விளக்கம்:

DPIIT under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; a new four-tier classification in 2025.

41.  

About how many farmers benefit from the May 2026 crop loan waiver?

Correct Answer: C [14.22 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

14,22,555 farmers; cost ₹2,044.46 crore.

42.  

How much waiver does a small farmer with a cooperative loan up to ₹50,000 get?

Correct Answer: A [50%]

விளக்கம்:

Marginal farmers get 100%, small farmers 50%.

43.  

What is the eligible loan period for the waiver?

Correct Answer: C [01.05.2025 – 28.02.2026]

விளக்கம்:

Crop loans taken from cooperative banks between 1 May 2025 and 28 February 2026.

44.  

What is the length of the Arakkonam–Chengalpattu doubling approved in May 2026?

Correct Answer: B [68 km]

விளக்கம்:

68 km at ₹993 crore; part of the Chennai suburban circular route.

45.  

Which institute set up the Urban Testbed and Aerosol Observatory in Chennai?

Correct Answer: A [IITM, Pune]

விளக்கம்:

Under Mission Mausam, at SRMIST, Ramapuram.

46.  

Who became Tamil Nadu's first Minister for Social Justice?

Correct Answer: D [Vanni Arasu]

விளக்கம்:

22.05.2026; VCK MLA from Tindivanam; also Adi Dravidar Welfare.

47.  

Who was appointed Tamil Nadu DGP in May 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal]

விளக்கம்:

1994-batch IPS; earlier Special Director General, BSF.

48.  

How many women members are there in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly?

Correct Answer: D [23]

விளக்கம்:

12 in the previous House; the highest ever was 32 in 1991.

49.  

Under which Article of the Constitution was Vijay Narayan appointed Advocate General of Tamil Nadu in May 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Article 165]

விளக்கம்:

Article 165 provides for the Advocate General of a State, appointed by the Governor. Article 76 is the Attorney General for India.

50.  

Consider: 1. The Advocate General holds office during the pleasure of the Governor. 2. The Advocate General has the right to vote in the State Legislative Assembly. Which is/are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 only]

விளக்கம்:

Art. 165(3): office during the Governor's pleasure. Art. 177: he may speak and take part in proceedings but has no right to vote.

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