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TNPSC Current Affairs – Friday, 21 February 2025

TNPSC Current Affairs • 21 Feb 2025

Published on: Friday, 21 February 2025

TNPSC current affairs for Friday, 21 February 2025 dials into the Tamil Nadu and national pulse with exam-ready clarity. The editors have distilled 12 crisp question-and-answer pairs, weaving the events through Daily Current Affairs - 2025-02-21 so that General Studies I, II, III, and the dedicated current affairs slot see the same narrative. Today’s batch explains why each headline matters, the cause-effect threads behind the policies, and how the stories feed into the schemes and science headlines you will see on the paper. Read it once, mark the anchor words that link people, policies, and dates, and then scroll straight to the quiz call-to-action; that second pass is when you turn reading into retrieval rather than letting the news slide away.

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Daily Current Affairs - 2025-02-21

Q1Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recently inaugurated infrastructure projects worth ₹1,476 crore in which district?

Options

AVillupuram
BThanjavur
CCuddalore
DMadurai

Correct answer

Cuddalore

Explanation

The Chief Minister inaugurated 178 projects worth ₹1,476 crore in Cuddalore district.

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Q2Which industry in Tamil Nadu is currently hopeful of the establishment of new processing parks, as mentioned in recent news?

Options

AAutomobile industry
BTextile industry
CIT industry
DPharmaceutical industry

Correct answer

Textile industry

Explanation

The textile industry in Tamil Nadu is hopeful about the new processing parks taking off.

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Q3What annual income limit criterion is currently under discussion for the women aid scheme in Tamil Nadu?

Options

A₹1.5 lakh
B₹2.0 lakh
C₹2.5 lakh
D₹3.0 lakh

Correct answer

₹2.5 lakh

Explanation

The criterion of ₹2.5 lakh income limit for the women aid scheme is currently under discussion.

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Q4Which state environmental body was directed by the Madras High Court to file a report on pollution allegations concerning the Isha Yoga Centre?

Options

ACentral Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
BTamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)
CState Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
DMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)

Correct answer

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)

Explanation

The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to file a report on pollution allegations at the Isha Yoga Centre.

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Q5A team from which Indian institution recently developed water-free concrete technology suitable for construction on Mars?

Options

AIIT-Bombay
BIIT-Delhi
CIIT-Kanpur
DIIT-Madras

Correct answer

IIT-Madras

Explanation

An IIT-Madras team developed water-free concrete for construction on Mars.

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Q6According to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, approximately how many jobs were created in Tamil Nadu over the past four years?

Options

AOver 20 lakh
BOver 30 lakh
COver 40 lakh
DOver 50 lakh

Correct answer

Over 40 lakh

Explanation

CM Stalin stated that over 40 lakh persons got jobs in the past four years.

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Q7Which city in Tamil Nadu is envisioned by Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa as the "twin city of Bengaluru"?

Options

AKrishnagiri
BVellore
CHosur
DSalem

Correct answer

Hosur

Explanation

Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa stated that Hosur will be seen as the twin city of Bengaluru.

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Q8The Tamil Nadu government plans to revisit the entertainment tax levied by local bodies on which industry?

Options

AIT industry
BTourism industry
CCinema industry
DTextile industry

Correct answer

Cinema industry

Explanation

The Deputy CM stated that the state will revisit the entertainment tax levied by local bodies on the cinema industry.

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Q9Tourist activities were restricted in Manimuthar and Papanasam in Tamil Nadu recently for what purpose?

Options

AForest fire prevention
BWildlife migration study
CTiger census
DTree planting drive

Correct answer

Tiger census

Explanation

Tourism was restricted in Manimuthar and Papanasam for the tiger census.

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Q10Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has firmly stated that the state will not implement which national policy?

Options

ANational Health Policy
BNational Food Security Policy
CNational Education Policy
DNational Water Policy

Correct answer

National Education Policy

Explanation

CM Stalin has repeatedly stated that Tamil Nadu will not implement the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three-language policy.

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Q11The Madras High Court recently ordered the reopening of a Tamil Nadu temple that was shut down due to what issue?

Options

ALand dispute
BFinancial irregularities
CCaste dispute
DStructural damage

Correct answer

Caste dispute

Explanation

The Madras High Court ordered the reopening of a TN temple that was shut due to a caste dispute.

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Q12A new regulator is being constructed across the Vettar river in Nagapattinam district to minimize which environmental problem?

Options

AFlood control
BDrought mitigation
CSeawater intrusion
DSoil erosion

Correct answer

Seawater intrusion

Explanation

The new regulator across Vettar in Nagapattinam may minimise the problem of seawater intrusion.

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