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1.  

Who is West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister?

Correct Answer: A [Suvendu Adhikari]

விளக்கம்:

9 May 2026, Brigade Parade Grounds; the others were sworn in as ministers.

2.  

Which Governor administered the oath to West Bengal's CM?

Correct Answer: D [R.N. Ravi]

விளக்கம்:

R.N. Ravi was earlier Governor of Tamil Nadu.

3.  

How many of Assam's 126 seats did the NDA win in 2026?

Correct Answer: A [102]

விளக்கம்:

BJP 82, AGP 10, BPF 10 = 102.

4.  

How many of Kerala's 140 seats did the UDF win in 2026?

Correct Answer: B [102]

விளக்கம்:

UDF 102 (Congress 63, IUML 22); LDF 35. Some early reports of 97 were wrong.

5.  

On which date was V.D. Satheesan sworn in as Kerala CM?

Correct Answer: B [18 May 2026]

விளக்கம்:

18 May 2026, Governor Arlekar; a 21-member ministry.

6.  

N. Rangasamy took oath as Puducherry CM for which time in May 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Fifth]

விளக்கம்:

13 May 2026; Lt Governor K. Kailashnathan.

7.  

Who appoints the Chief Minister of Puducherry, a UT with a legislature?

Correct Answer: A [The President]

விளக்கம்:

Government of Union Territories Act, 1963; the President appointed him on 10 May.

8.  

After the May 2026 ordinance, the Supreme Court's total sanctioned strength (including the CJI) is?

Correct Answer: A [38]

விளக்கம்:

37 excluding the CJI, 38 including (earlier 34).

9.  

Who has the power to increase the number of Supreme Court judges?

Correct Answer: C [Parliament, by law]

விளக்கம்:

Article 124(1); when Parliament is not in session, an ordinance under Article 123.

10.  

Two food-distribution schemes were merged into which new scheme?

Correct Answer: C [SARTHAK PDS]

விளக்கம்:

Central share ₹25,530 crore; till 31 March 2031.

11.  

Which of these did NOT complete 11 years in May 2026?

Correct Answer: D [PM-KISAN]

விளக்கம்:

PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY began on 9 May 2015; PM-KISAN began in 2019.

12.  

'Amritparv-2026' marked 75 years of the reconstruction of which temple?

Correct Answer: D [Somnath]

விளக்கம்:

Ended with a Kumbhabhishek on 11 May 2026; Somnath is in Gujarat.

13.  

Which Governor administered the oath to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma?

Correct Answer: A [Lakshman Prasad Acharya]

விளக்கம்:

12 May 2026, Veterinary College Ground, Khanapara.

14.  

What is Phase 1 of Census 2027?

Correct Answer: A [Houselisting and Housing Census]

விளக்கம்:

Phase 1 – HLO; Phase 2 – Population Enumeration.

15.  

Which facility was introduced for the first time in Census 2027?

Correct Answer: D [Online self-enumeration]

விளக்கம்:

Self-enumeration via se.census.gov.in; about 82 lakh households by 01.05.

16.  

Census is in which list of the Constitution?

Correct Answer: D [Union List]

விளக்கம்:

Union List, Entry 69; law – Census Act, 1948.

17.  

Which is the nodal agency for NFHS-6?

Correct Answer: C [IIPS, Mumbai]

விளக்கம்:

International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai; survey in 2023-24.

18.  

As per NFHS-6, what is stunting among children under five?

Correct Answer: C [29.3%]

விளக்கம்:

It was 35.5% in NFHS-5; 31.8% is underweight; 5.2% is severe wasting.

19.  

As per NFHS-6, what is India's Total Fertility Rate?

Correct Answer: A [2.0]

விளக்கம்:

TFR is 2.0, below the replacement level of 2.1.

20.  

Under which law was the inquiry committee on Justice Yashwant Varma set up?

Correct Answer: B [Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968]

விளக்கம்:

The report was submitted to the Lok Sabha Speaker on 18.05.2026.

21.  

Who was the Presiding Officer of the Judges Inquiry Committee?

Correct Answer: B [Justice Aravind Kumar]

விளக்கம்:

Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar; members – the Bombay HC Chief Justice and a senior advocate.

22.  

Which Article provides the procedure for removing a High Court judge?

Correct Answer: A [Article 217(1)(b)]

விளக்கம்:

Article 124(4) for SC judges; the same applies to HC judges via 217(1)(b).

23.  

Where was India's first functional PM MITRA Park inaugurated?

Correct Answer: C [Warangal, Telangana]

விளக்கம்:

10.05.2026; Kakatiya Mega Textile Park; 1,327 acres.

24.  

Which is NOT part of the '5F' vision of PM MITRA?

Correct Answer: A [Finance]

விளக்கம்:

5F = Farm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion, Foreign.

25.  

India's first MLFF barrier-less tolling was launched at which toll plaza?

Correct Answer: A [Choryasi (NH-48, Gujarat)]

விளக்கம்:

Surat–Bharuch section; uses ANPR and FASTag.

26.  

Where was PMGSY-IV launched?

Correct Answer: A [Bhairunda, Madhya Pradesh]

விளக்கம்:

Sehore district, at PMGSY's silver jubilee (launched 25.12.2000).

27.  

Which provision of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 did the Supreme Court cite (May 2026) as permitting a special revision of electoral rolls at any time?

Correct Answer: B [Section 21(3)]

விளக்கம்:

Section 21(3) allows a special revision for reasons recorded. Section 16 is disqualification for registration; Sections 62 and 123 are in the 1951 Act.

28.  

The Supreme Court Bench that upheld the SIR on 27 May 2026 was headed by:

Correct Answer: D [Chief Justice Surya Kant]

விளக்கம்:

The Bench was CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

29.  

In May 2026 the Supreme Court traced a child's right to receive education in the mother tongue mainly to which Article?

Correct Answer: A [Article 19(1)(a)]

விளக்கம்:

Padam Mehta (12.05.2026): the right flows from freedom of speech and expression, Art. 19(1)(a), read with Art. 21A.

30.  

Which language was the State directed to introduce as a school subject in the Padam Mehta judgment (2026)?

Correct Answer: C [Rajasthani]

விளக்கம்:

Rajasthan was told to introduce Rajasthani in government and private schools in phases; its absence from the Eighth Schedule was no excuse.

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