Current Affairs September 2026 – Tamil Nadu (72 MCQs)

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1.  

On which date did the TN Assembly pass the resolution seeking Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court?

Correct Answer: B [3 September 2026]

விளக்கம்:

The CM's resolution was passed unanimously on 3 September 2026.

2.  

Which Article allows the official language of a State to be used in High Court proceedings?

Correct Answer: A [Article 348(2)]

விளக்கம்:

Under Article 348(2) the Governor may permit it with the President's prior consent; Article 345 deals with a State's official language.

3.  

Under Article 348(2), who authorises the use of a State language in the High Court?

Correct Answer: B [The Governor with the President's prior consent]

விளக்கம்:

The Governor may authorise it with the President's prior consent; judgments and orders stay in English.

4.  

In which year was the Tamil Nadu Official Language Act enacted?

Correct Answer: C [1956]

விளக்கம்:

The Tamil Nadu Official Language Act, 1956 makes Tamil the official language under Section 2.

5.  

Which Speaker declared the High Court Tamil resolution adopted?

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

விளக்கம்:

Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar; R. Nirmal Kumar is the Law Minister.

6.  

What is the estimated cost of the new Assembly–Secretariat complex announced under Rule 110?

Correct Answer: C [₹1,200 crore]

விளக்கம்:

₹1,200 crore, 20 lakh sq ft.

7.  

What is the built-up area of the proposed Assembly–Secretariat complex?

Correct Answer: C [20 lakh sq ft]

விளக்கம்:

20 lakh sq ft; 107 acres is the area of the Fort St George campus.

8.  

The "Tamil Nadu Olympic City" will be developed with which body?

Correct Answer: D [Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)]

விளக்கம்:

With SDAT.

9.  

The "Motor Sports City" is designed to host which races?

Correct Answer: D [Formula 1 to Formula 4]

விளக்கம்:

Formula 1 to Formula 4.

10.  

Which minister introduced the Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Commission Bill?

Correct Answer: D [S. Keerthana]

விளக்கம்:

Industries Minister S. Keerthana, 2 September 2026.

11.  

What is the deadline for industrial approvals under the Investment Promotion Commission law?

Correct Answer: D [21 days]

விளக்கம்:

21 days, without overriding timelines set by Central law.

12.  

Which projects come directly under the Investment Promotion Commission?

Correct Answer: A [₹200 crore or more, or 5,000 or more jobs]

விளக்கம்:

₹200 crore or more, or 5,000 or more jobs.

13.  

How many State laws does the Investment Promotion Commission bring under one framework?

Correct Answer: D [22]

விளக்கம்:

22 State laws.

14.  

Which election symbol was reserved for TVK?

Correct Answer: B [Whistle]

விளக்கம்:

The whistle.

15.  

In which States/UTs was TVK recognised as a State party?

Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu and Puducherry]

விளக்கம்:

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

16.  

After the ECI recognised TVK as a State party (September 2026), how many recognised State parties does Tamil Nadu have?

Correct Answer: A [7]

விளக்கம்:

TVK joins the DMK, AIADMK, CPI, VCK, Naam Tamilar Katchi and DMDK – 7 recognised State parties in all.

17.  

Which order lays down the conditions for recognition as a State party?

Correct Answer: A [Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968]

விளக்கம்:

The Symbols Order, 1968.

18.  

What were the total investment commitments from the CM's UK visit?

Correct Answer: C [₹15,300 crore]

விளக்கம்:

₹15,300 crore and more than 10,000 jobs.

19.  

Which company committed about ₹11,000 crore during the UK visit?

Correct Answer: C [Samvardhana Motherson]

விளக்கம்:

Samvardhana Motherson, about 7,000 jobs.

20.  

Where and when were the investment agreements signed during the CM's UK visit?

Correct Answer: B [London, 14 September 2026]

விளக்கம்:

London, 14 September; the CM returned on 17 September.

21.  

Where will the Ernst & Young GCC be located?

Correct Answer: D [Chennai's Mount–Poonamallee corridor]

விளக்கம்:

The Mount–Poonamallee GCC corridor; ₹1,000 crore and 2,000+ jobs.

22.  

After the September 2026 extension, what is the total allocation for the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme?

Correct Answer: C [₹724 crore]

விளக்கம்:

Total allocation ₹724 crore; ₹217.63 crore is this year's additional allocation for Classes 6–8.

23.  

Where was the breakfast scheme extension launched?

Correct Answer: D [Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai]

விளக்கம்:

22 September 2026, Thiruvanmiyur.

24.  

Up to which class has the breakfast scheme now been extended?

Correct Answer: A [Class 8]

விளக்கம்:

Classes 1 to 8.

25.  

How many additional students benefit from the extension?

Correct Answer: A [15.30 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

15.30 lakh more students of Classes 6–8; about 34.64 lakh in all (Classes 1–8).

26.  

When was the breakfast scheme first launched?

Correct Answer: B [15 September 2022]

விளக்கம்:

It began on 15 September 2022 for Classes 1–5.

27.  

Where was the "Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram" scheme launched?

Correct Answer: C [Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai]

விளக்கம்:

28 September 2026, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.

28.  

What ring is given under the Thai Maaman scheme?

Correct Answer: A [1 gram, 22 carat]

விளக்கம்:

1 gram, 22 carat.

29.  

How many gold rings were procured in the first phase of the Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram scheme?

Correct Answer: D [1.28 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

1.28 lakh rings, each with a unique serial number; 4.42 lakh is the number of deliveries a year used to work out the annual cost.

30.  

In which system must the mother be registered to get the Thai Maaman benefit?

Correct Answer: C [PICME (RCH ID)]

விளக்கம்:

PICME registration with an RCH ID.

31.  

How much did the 2026-27 Budget (August 2026) allot to the Thai Maaman Thanga Mothiram scheme?

Correct Answer: B [₹560 crore]

விளக்கம்:

₹560 crore for 2026-27; ₹755.83 crore is the annual cost announced at the launch; ₹812 crore is for Annan Seer.

32.  

Whose 400 m hurdles national record did Vithya Ramraj break?

Correct Answer: A [P.T. Usha]

விளக்கம்:

P.T. Usha, 55.42 s at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

33.  

What time did Vithya Ramraj clock in the Asian Games 400 m hurdles?

Correct Answer: C [54.75 seconds]

விளக்கம்:

54.75 s for bronze; 54.31 s was gold winner Mariam Kareem (UAE).

34.  

In which event did Baranica Elangovan win an Asian Games medal?

Correct Answer: B [Pole vault]

விளக்கம்:

Pole vault bronze, 4.15 m.

35.  

What cash award did the TN government announce for Baranica Elangovan?

Correct Answer: A [₹30 lakh]

விளக்கம்:

₹30 lakh.

36.  

For how many sitting days did the TVK government's first Budget session run?

Correct Answer: A [28]

விளக்கம்:

28 sitting days from 5 August to 8 September 2026, all telecast live for the first time.

37.  

Who adjourns the Legislative Assembly sine die?

Correct Answer: C [The Speaker]

விளக்கம்:

The Speaker adjourns sine die; the Governor prorogues the House under Article 174(2)(a).

38.  

What is the maximum gap allowed between two sessions of a State Legislature?

Correct Answer: D [6 months]

விளக்கம்:

Article 174(1): no more than six months between two sessions.

39.  

How many visitors watched Assembly proceedings during the 2026 session?

Correct Answer: B [32,055]

விளக்கம்:

32,055, the highest in recent years; 76 schools and colleges visited.

40.  

Which Bill did the Tamil Nadu Governor reserve for the President's consideration?

Correct Answer: D [Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Assent was given to 12 of 13 Bills; one was reserved.

41.  

Which Article empowers the Governor to reserve a Bill for the President?

Correct Answer: C [Article 200]

விளக்கம்:

Article 200 provides for reservation; Article 201 covers the President's decision on it.

42.  

Under the amendment, what minimum land is required for a private university within Greater Chennai Corporation?

Correct Answer: D [12 acres]

விளக்கம்:

Chennai 12, other corporations and municipalities 18, elsewhere 25 acres (earlier 100); endowment cut from ₹50 crore to ₹25 crore.

43.  

Which department did Tamil Nadu exempt from the RTI Act and then withdraw the exemption for?

Correct Answer: C [Public (Law and Order) Department]

விளக்கம்:

The G.O. was issued on 21 September and revoked on 27 September 2026.

44.  

Which section of the RTI Act lets a State exempt its intelligence and security organisations?

Correct Answer: D [Section 24(4)]

விளக்கம்:

24(1) covers central bodies in the Second Schedule; 24(4) a State notification. Information on corruption and human-rights violations is never exempt.

45.  

What is the Jal Jeevan Mission's daily per-person water target for rural households?

Correct Answer: B [55 litres]

விளக்கம்:

55 lpcd; CAG found that 50% of households in sampled districts did not get it.

46.  

Which Article requires CAG reports on State accounts to go to the Governor and be laid before the Legislature?

Correct Answer: B [Article 151(2)]

விளக்கம்:

Article 148 sets up the CAG; 151(1) covers Union accounts (President), 151(2) State accounts (Governor).

47.  

Per the CAG, about how much avoidable power-purchase cost did TANGEDCO incur due to delayed thermal-plant maintenance?

Correct Answer: D [₹9,500 crore]

விளக்கம்:

About ₹9,500 crore, plus over ₹3,900 crore due to coal shortages.

48.  

From when did driving licences and RCs go fully digital in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [13 September 2026]

விளக்கம்:

QR-coded digital DL/RC via m-Parivahan and DigiLocker; postal smart cards stopped.

49.  

What is the capacity of the green hydrogen plant tendered at V.O. Chidambaranar Port?

Correct Answer: D [3 MW]

விளக்கம்:

₹81.33 crore; at least 45 kg per hour; alkaline electrolyser.

50.  

Which company is setting up a hybrid shipbuilding and repair facility at Thoothukudi?

Correct Answer: A [Cochin Shipyard]

விளக்கம்:

110.14 acres of land plus 17.29 acres of waterfront; ₹280 crore land fee.

51.  

What is the National Green Hydrogen Mission's production capacity target for 2030?

Correct Answer: D [5 MMT a year]

விளக்கம்:

The Mission was launched in January 2023.

52.  

What is the total length of the Tamil Nadu rail projects cleared by the Union Cabinet on 9 September 2026?

Correct Answer: A [383 km]

விளக்கம்:

Arakkonam–Renigunta 77 + Hosur–Omalur 147 + Salem–Karur–Dindigul 159 = 383 km.

53.  

Which section, part of the Mumbai–Chennai high-density corridor, will get 3rd and 4th lines?

Correct Answer: B [Arakkonam–Renigunta]

விளக்கம்:

77 km, ₹1,936.46 crore; now running at about 120% of capacity.

54.  

How many new government nursing colleges were sanctioned in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: D [6]

விளக்கம்:

Six colleges with 100 seats each (600 B.Sc. seats), plus 1,925 additional seats.

55.  

Which find from the Poompuhar underwater survey shows trade links with West Asia?

Correct Answer: A [A torpedo-jar sherd]

விளக்கம்:

A jar for liquids such as wine and olive oil; four terracotta ring wells were also found.

56.  

Who carried out the Poompuhar underwater exploration?

Correct Answer: A [TN State Archaeology Dept + Indian Maritime University]

விளக்கம்:

An 18-day third phase that ended on 22 September 2026, covering 2 sq km.

57.  

Who wrote Pattinappalai, the Sangam work that describes Kaveripoompattinam?

Correct Answer: C [Kadiyalur Uruthirankannanar]

விளக்கம்:

The Pukar Kandam of Silappathikaram is by Ilango Adigal.

58.  

What is the target of the State-wide palm-seed planting drive?

Correct Answer: C [1 crore seeds]

விளக்கம்:

37 districts except the Nilgiris; 1 lakh NSS students; launched at Theveriyambakkam (Kancheepuram) on 24 September 2026.

59.  

What is Tamil Nadu's State butterfly?

Correct Answer: B [Tamil Maravan (Tamil Yeoman)]

விளக்கம்:

State tree: palmyra; animal: Nilgiri tahr; bird: emerald dove; flower: glory lily.

60.  

How many elephant corridors were notified in the Hosur Forest Division on 27 August 2026?

Correct Answer: A [3]

விளக்கம்:

Javalagiri–Thakkatti, Javalagiri–Anchetty and Bilikkal–Javalagiri; the High Court gave three months to identify more.

61.  

What did the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court do on 23 September 2026 about the order removing caste names from public places?

Correct Answer: C [Upheld the order and dismissed the plea]

விளக்கம்:

"A change in mindset is needed; bringing about the change through a G.O. is the only appropriate way."

62.  

Who broke P.T. Usha's 42-year-old 400 m hurdles national record at the 2026 Asian Games?

Correct Answer: D [Vithya Ramraj]

விளக்கம்:

54.75 s against Usha's 55.42 s (Los Angeles 1984); bronze.

63.  

Which research body’s centenary celebrations were inaugurated by the Vice-President at Coonoor in September 2026?

Correct Answer: A [UPASI Tea Research Foundation]

விளக்கம்:

UPASI TRF (United Planters’ Association of Southern India) – centenary celebrations at Coonoor, inaugurated by Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on 21 September 2026.

64.  

Dinamalar, whose 75th year was marked by a special postage stamp in September 2026, was founded in 1951 by?

Correct Answer: B [T.V. Ramasubbaiyer]

விளக்கம்:

Founded in 1951 by T.V. Ramasubbaiyer; Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released the stamp in Chennai on 05.09.2026.

65.  

Under the Rule 110 announcement, where will the 400 MLD desalination plant come up?

Correct Answer: C [Minjur]

விளக்கம்:

₹4,800 crore, serving North Chennai, Avadi and Ponneri.

66.  

What was allotted for rehabilitating Madurai Corporation's underground sewerage under Rule 110?

Correct Answer: A [₹2,400 crore]

விளக்கம்:

The system is 40 years old; ₹960 crore is for new sewerage schemes and ₹547 crore for waste-to-energy.

67.  

Who moved the TN Assembly resolution (8 September 2026) seeking caste details of BCs, MBCs and Denotified Communities in Census 2027?

Correct Answer: B [V. Sampathkumar]

விளக்கம்:

V. Sampathkumar, Backward Classes Welfare Minister; adopted unanimously.

68.  

In which List of the Seventh Schedule is "Census"?

Correct Answer: C [Union List (Entry 69)]

விளக்கம்:

Census is Entry 69 of the Union List, so the State can only urge the Centre.

69.  

On which date were by-elections to Madurantakam and Dharapuram held?

Correct Answer: A [6 October 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Polling on 6 October; counting on 9 October 2026.

70.  

Which provision requires a casual vacancy in a legislature to be filled within six months?

Correct Answer: B [Section 151A, Representation of the People Act, 1951]

விளக்கம்:

Section 151A of the RP Act, 1951 – unless the remainder of the term is under one year.

71.  

Where is the ₹20,800-crore, 1,600 MW supercritical thermal power plant (PPP) announced in the 2026 Budget session to come up?

Correct Answer: C [Thoothukudi]

விளக்கம்:

Thoothukudi – two 800 MW units replacing five old 210 MW units; the power package totals ₹55,628 crore.

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