Current Affairs June 2026 – Tamil Nadu (52 MCQs)

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1.  

What is the target year of the 'Vettri Thamizhagam' blueprint announced in the 2026 Governor's Address?

Correct Answer: A [2031]

விளக்கம்:

The aim is to make TN a model State within five years, by 2031. 2047 is the Union's 'Viksit Bharat' target.

2.  

Which Governor addressed the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly on 18 June 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Rajendra Arlekar]

விளக்கம்:

Governor Rajendra Arlekar spoke for about 39 minutes on 18 June 2026.

3.  

Which Article makes the Governor's special address at the first session of each year mandatory?

Correct Answer: C [Article 176]

விளக்கம்:

Art. 176 covers the special address; Art. 175 the general right to address and send messages; Art. 87 the President's special address.

4.  

According to the Governor's Address, how much is pending from the Centre under Samagra Shiksha?

Correct Answer: D [₹3,458 crore]

விளக்கம்:

TN sought ₹3,458 crore and said the funds were being tied to the three-language formula.

5.  

Which of the following about the 2026 Governor's Address is INCORRECT?

Correct Answer: A [It accepted the three-language policy]

விளக்கம்:

The address reaffirmed the two-language policy and opposed NEP 2020; it did not accept three languages.

6.  

When will Tamil Nadu's 'Social Justice Survey' be held?

Correct Answer: C [After the population Census]

விளக்கம்:

The address said it will follow the national Census.

7.  

When was the Singappen Special Force launched?

Correct Answer: A [9 June 2026]

விளக்கம்:

CM Vijay launched it on 9 June 2026 at Rajarathinam Stadium, Chennai.

8.  

How many field units will the Singappen Special Force have?

Correct Answer: A [270]

விளக்கம்:

270 field units covering all police sub-divisions and city ranges; outlay ₹354.67 crore.

9.  

What is the name of the Singappen force's emergency mobile app?

Correct Answer: C [Kaval Uthavi]

விளக்கம்:

The 'Kaval Uthavi' app is used for rapid response to distress calls.

10.  

How many posts were sanctioned for the Singappen Special Force?

Correct Answer: C [2,545]

விளக்கம்:

2,545 posts (2,538 executive, 7 ministerial); 270 is the number of field units and 319 the number of SUVs.

11.  

What is the phase-one outlay for the Singappen force?

Correct Answer: A [₹354.67 crore]

விளக்கம்:

₹354.67 crore (₹310.98 crore recurring + ₹43.69 crore infrastructure).

12.  

Who released the June 2026 White Paper on Tamil Nadu's finances?

Correct Answer: D [N. Marie Wilson]

விளக்கம்:

Finance Minister Dr N. Marie Wilson released it on 16 June 2026; J.C.D. Prabhakar is the Speaker.

13.  

Per the White Paper, Tamil Nadu's per capita liability in 2025-26 was?

Correct Answer: A [₹1,28,934]

விளக்கம்:

₹77,819 in 2021-22 rose to ₹1,28,934 in 2025-26.

14.  

What was Tamil Nadu's fiscal deficit as a share of GSDP in 2025-26 (White Paper)?

Correct Answer: C [3.77%]

விளக்கம்:

Fiscal deficit 3.77%; revenue deficit 2.22%; 3% is the legal ceiling; 28.3% is debt-to-GSDP.

15.  

Per the White Paper, Tamil Nadu's revenue deficit in 2025-26 was?

Correct Answer: B [₹78,324 crore]

விளக்கம்:

It rose from ₹46,538 crore to ₹78,324 crore; ₹1,33,208 crore is the fiscal deficit and ₹67,050 crore interest.

16.  

Which Article deals with the borrowing powers of States?

Correct Answer: B [Article 293]

விளக்கம்:

Art. 293 – State borrowing; 292 – Union borrowing; 280 – Finance Commission; 266 – Consolidated Funds.

17.  

What does each baby receive under the Thai Maaman gold-ring scheme?

Correct Answer: C [A one-gram gold ring]

விளக்கம்:

A one-gram gold ring for each baby born in a government hospital.

18.  

What is the annual allocation for the Thai Maaman gold-ring scheme?

Correct Answer: C [₹755.83 crore]

விளக்கம்:

Per the G.O. of 23 June 2026, ₹755.83 crore a year.

19.  

Babies born from which date are eligible under the Thai Maaman scheme?

Correct Answer: B [22 June 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Births from 22 June 2026 qualify; the formal launch was announced for 15 September.

20.  

When was the G.O. for the Thai Maaman scheme issued?

Correct Answer: D [23 June 2026]

விளக்கம்:

The G.O. came on 23 June; 16 June was the White Paper and 9 June the Singappen force.

21.  

To what was the cooperative crop-loan waiver limit raised in June 2026?

Correct Answer: B [₹75,000]

விளக்கம்:

Announced at ₹50,000 on 25 May; raised to ₹75,000 on 16 June.

22.  

How many farmers benefit from the enhanced crop-loan waiver?

Correct Answer: B [14.43 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

14.43 lakh farmers at an extra cost of ₹5,932 crore.

23.  

What is the additional cost of raising the crop-loan waiver limit?

Correct Answer: C [₹5,932 crore]

விளக்கம்:

The extra cost is ₹5,932 crore; ₹9,585 crore is the NCR vehicle scheme.

24.  

What cash award did Tamil Nadu give Praggnanandhaa for winning Norway Chess?

Correct Answer: C [₹50 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

CM Vijay presented ₹50 lakh on behalf of SDAT on 8 June 2026.

25.  

Where in Tamil Nadu is the world's first hydrogen facility using nuclear process heat?

Correct Answer: C [Kalpakkam]

விளக்கம்:

At IGCAR, Kalpakkam, using FBTR heat; Kudankulam is a nuclear power plant.

26.  

Off which coast are India's first 3D-printed artificial reefs being deployed?

Correct Answer: A [Ramanathapuram]

விளக்கம்:

About two nautical miles off the Ramanathapuram coast.

27.  

Which Chennai-based PSU got Navratna status in June 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL)]

விளக்கம்:

CPCL, an IOCL subsidiary, became the 28th Navratna CPSE; NLC India was already one.

28.  

What was the debut film of director Bharathiraja, who died on 10 June 2026?

Correct Answer: C [16 Vayathinile]

விளக்கம்:

'16 Vayathinile' (1977) was his first film as director.

29.  

Which film was directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who died on 27 June 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Mundhanai Mudichu]

விளக்கம்:

Mundhanai Mudichu is Bhagyaraj's; 16 Vayathinile is Bharathiraja's, Nayakan Mani Ratnam's and Mullum Malarum Mahendran's.

30.  

How many schemes does the 'Vettri Thamizhagam' vision document, released at the first Cabinet meeting of the new Tamil Nadu government in 2026, contain?

Correct Answer: A [436]

விளக்கம்:

436 schemes, approved at the Cabinet meeting of 05.06.2026.

31.  

Which of these is one of the main aims of the 'Vettri Thamizhagam' vision document (05.06.2026)?

Correct Answer: D [A drug-free Tamil Nadu]

விளக்கம்:

Its aims include youth, women’s, farmers’ and fishermen’s welfare and a drug-free Tamil Nadu; the State continues its two-language policy.

32.  

Which department will monitor and coordinate the 'Vettri Thamizhagam' schemes?

Correct Answer: D [Department of Special Programme Implementation]

விளக்கம்:

The Department of Special Programme Implementation will coordinate and review them periodically.

33.  

What is the total outlay of the Kuruvai Special Package Scheme 2026?

Correct Answer: D [₹134.83 crore]

விளக்கம்:

₹77.50 crore for the delta + ₹57.33 crore for non-delta districts = ₹134.83 crore.

34.  

On which date is the Mettur dam customarily opened for Kuruvai irrigation?

Correct Answer: C [12 June]

விளக்கம்:

In 2026 it could not be opened on 12 June as the level was 79.56 ft (90 ft needed).

35.  

Which statement about the Kuruvai paddy season is correct?

Correct Answer: B [A short-duration season sown in June and harvested in September]

விளக்கம்:

The long August–January season is Samba.

36.  

From which date was the CM's Breakfast Scheme to be extended to Classes 6–8, as announced in June 2026?

Correct Answer: D [17 September 2026]

விளக்கம்:

17 September is Periyar's birth anniversary.

37.  

In which year was the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme launched?

Correct Answer: A [2022]

விளக்கம்:

It was launched in 2022 for students of Classes 1–5.

38.  

On which date did the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopt the resolution against the Mekedatu dam?

Correct Answer: D [19 June 2026]

விளக்கம்:

The Government resolution moved by the CM was adopted unanimously by voice vote.

39.  

Under the 2018 Supreme Court judgment, how much Cauvery water must be delivered to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu each year?

Correct Answer: A [177.25 TMC]

விளக்கம்:

The Tribunal (2007) had fixed 192 TMC; the Supreme Court reduced it to 177.25 TMC on 16.02.2018.

40.  

On the banks of which river is the Keezhadi excavation site?

Correct Answer: B [Vaigai]

விளக்கம்:

Keezhadi is in Sivaganga district on the Vaigai.

41.  

Who submitted the Keezhadi report that the ASI decided in June 2026 to re-examine on site?

Correct Answer: A [K. Amarnath Ramakrishna]

விளக்கம்:

The report on the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons; Yadubir Singh Rawat is the ASI Director General.

42.  

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, who took charge as Tamil Nadu DGP on 3 June 2026, belongs to which IPS batch?

Correct Answer: B [1994]

விளக்கம்:

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal is a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre.

43.  

Before taking charge as Tamil Nadu DGP, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal served as?

Correct Answer: D [Special DG, BSF]

விளக்கம்:

Special DG of the Border Security Force, with additional charge of its Eastern Command.

44.  

Who was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu in the June 2026 by-election?

Correct Answer: C [Praveen Chakravarty]

விளக்கம்:

Praveen Chakravarty (Congress, backed by TVK) was declared elected unopposed on 11 June 2026.

45.  

Under Article 80(4), Rajya Sabha members from a State are elected by?

Correct Answer: A [Elected members of the State Legislative Assembly]

விளக்கம்:

Rajya Sabha members are elected by the elected MLAs by proportional representation through the single transferable vote.

46.  

By what Tamil name is Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 known in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: D [Uyir Neer Iyakkam]

விளக்கம்:

JJM 2.0 is known as ‘Uyir Neer Iyakkam’ in Tamil Nadu; MoU signed on 2 June 2026.

47.  

In June 2026 the Tamil Nadu CM urged the PM to reconsider the sale of up to what share of the Centre’s stake in NLC India?

Correct Answer: B [3%]

விளக்கம்:

The CM opposed an OFS of up to 3% (2% base + 1% green-shoe) of the Centre’s stake.

48.  

NLC India is headquartered in which district of Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [Cuddalore]

விளக்கம்:

NLC India is headquartered at Neyveli in Cuddalore district.

49.  

On which date did the CM reply to the debate on the Governor’s Address in June 2026?

Correct Answer: A [23 June 2026]

விளக்கம்:

The CM replied on 23 June 2026; the debate ran from 19 to 23 June.

50.  

Who was appointed chairperson of Tamil Nadu's reconstituted Curriculum Design Committee in June 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Mylswamy Annadurai]

விளக்கம்:

Mylswamy Annadurai (Chandrayaan-1 Project Director) replaced Sultan Ahmed Ismail, who stepped down on 2 June.

51.  

Who is the Member-Secretary of Tamil Nadu's Curriculum Design Committee reconstituted in June 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Director, SCERT]

விளக்கம்:

The Director of SCERT is Member-Secretary and may form sub-committees for syllabus and textbooks.

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