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TNPSC: National current affairs — practice questions

Current Affairs & TN Affairs · Group 1, 2 & 4 · தமிழ் & English

8 questions Day 31 of the 60-day plan

National current affairs is part of Current Affairs & TN Affairs in the TNPSC General Studies syllabus (asked in Group 1, Group 2/2A and Group 4). The questions below are free, bilingual (தமிழ் & English) and each one has a full explanation. For a structured path, this topic is Day 31 of the free 60-day TNPSC study plan.

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Q1. The headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is located at

A. New Delhiபுது தில்லி B. Sriharikotaஸ்ரீஹரிகோட்டா C. Hyderabadஹைதராபாத் D. Bengaluruபெங்களூரு

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Answer: D. Bengaluru · பெங்களூரு
ISRO is headquartered in Bengaluru; Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) is its main launch site.

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has its headquarters in

A. Mumbaiமும்பை B. Kolkataகொல்கத்தா C. Chennaiசென்னை D. New Delhiபுது தில்லி

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Answer: A. Mumbai · மும்பை
The RBI, established in 1935, is headquartered in Mumbai.

Q3. The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is in

A. Genevaஜெனீவா B. New Yorkநியூயார்க் C. Parisபாரிஸ் D. Washington D.C.வாஷிங்டன் டி.சி.

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Answer: A. Geneva · ஜெனீவா
The WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Q4. National Voters' Day is observed on

A. 26 Januaryஜனவரி 26 B. 2 Octoberஅக்டோபர் 2 C. 25 Januaryஜனவரி 25 D. 15 Augustஆகஸ்ட் 15

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Answer: C. 25 January · ஜனவரி 25
National Voters' Day is observed on 25 January, marking the founding of the Election Commission of India in 1950.

Q5. Which launch vehicle did ISRO use to place the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite into orbit on 30 July 2025?

A. PSLV-C62PSLV-C62 B. LVM3-M6LVM3-M6 C. GSLV-F15GSLV-F15 D. GSLV-F16GSLV-F16

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Answer: D. GSLV-F16 · GSLV-F16
ISRO launched the NISAR earth observation satellite onboard the GSLV-F16 from SDSC Sriharikota on 30 July 2025. (Source: ISRO, Jul 2025)

Q6. The PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission, the 64th flight of PSLV, was proposed to lift off on 12 January 2026 to launch which primary payload?

A. CMS-03 communication satelliteCMS-03 தொடர்பு செயற்கைக்கோள் B. Aditya-L1ஆதித்யா-L1 C. NISAR radar satelliteநிசார் ரேடார் செயற்கைக்கோள் D. EOS-N1 earth observation satelliteEOS-N1 பூமி பார்வை செயற்கைக்கோள்

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Answer: D. EOS-N1 earth observation satellite · EOS-N1 பூமி பார்வை செயற்கைக்கோள்
The PSLV-C62 mission was planned to launch the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite as its primary payload on 12 January 2026. (Source: ISRO, Jan 2026)

Q7. Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-04), involving Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, was launched to the International Space Station using which spacecraft on 25 June 2025?

A. Soyuz MS spacecraftசோயுஸ் MS விண்கலம் B. Starliner spacecraftஸ்டார்லைனர் விண்கலம் C. Orion capsuleஓரியன் கேப்சூல் D. SpaceX Dragon spacecraftஸ்பேஸ்X டிராகன் விண்கலம்

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Answer: D. SpaceX Dragon spacecraft · ஸ்பேஸ்X டிராகன் விண்கலம்
ISRO reported that the Ax-04 mission carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla was launched to the ISS on 25 June 2025 using the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. (Source: ISRO, Jun–Jul 2025)

Q8. The LVM3-M5 mission that launched CMS-03 on 2 November 2025 carried a communication satellite of about what launch mass, making it the heaviest to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Indian soil?

A. 4,400 kg4,400 கிலோ B. 3,423 kg3,423 கிலோ C. 2,392 kg2,392 கிலோ D. 1,500 kg1,500 கிலோ

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Answer: A. 4,400 kg · 4,400 கிலோ
ISRO’s mission update states that CMS-03, launched by LVM3-M5, is a multi-band communication satellite weighing about 4,400 kg and is the heaviest communication satellite to be launched to GTO from Indian soil. (Source: ISRO, Nov 2025)