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TNPSC Current Affairs – Thursday, 20 March 2025

TNPSC Current Affairs • 20 Mar 2025

Published on: Thursday, 20 March 2025

TNPSC current affairs for Thursday, 20 March 2025 dials into the Tamil Nadu and national pulse with exam-ready clarity. The editors have distilled 7 crisp question-and-answer pairs, weaving the events through Daily Current Affairs - 2025-03-20 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 - 2025-03-20

Q1Recently, the Minister of which department accused the Central Government of refusing to release funds due to Tamil Nadu?

Options

AFinance Department
BHome Department
CElectricity Department
DLocal Administration Department

Correct answer

Finance Department

Explanation

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu accused the Central Government of consistently refusing to release funds due to Tamil Nadu, a point highlighted in multiple news reports.

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Q2What are "Sponge Parks" designed for in urban areas like Chennai?

Options

AFor sports and recreation
BTo absorb rainwater and improve groundwater levels
CFor wildlife conservation
DAs parking lots

Correct answer

To absorb rainwater and improve groundwater levels

Explanation

Sponge Parks are designed to absorb rainwater, improve groundwater levels, and mitigate urban flooding. Only 6 out of 30 proposed parks are ready in Chennai.

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Q3Kamarajar Port is soon to implement a project to accommodate which type of large vessels?

Options

AContainer ships
BPassenger cruisers
CCapesize vessels
DNaval frigates

Correct answer

Capesize vessels

Explanation

Kamarajar Port is implementing a project to accommodate 'capesize vessels', which are among the largest bulk carriers, enhancing its capacity and trade potential.

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Q4In Tamil Nadu, at what level are land purchase committees to be formed to expedite housing for extremely poor families?

Options

AAt the state level
BAt the district level
CAt the local-body level
DAt the block level

Correct answer

At the local-body level

Explanation

The Tamil Nadu government plans to form land purchase committees at the local-body level to speed up the process of providing housing for extremely poor families.

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Q5According to a recent announcement, the procurement rate for which agricultural product, provided to farmers in Tamil Nadu, will soon be increased?

Options

ASugarcane
BPaddy
CTurmeric
DCoconut

Correct answer

Paddy

Explanation

The Tamil Nadu government has announced its intention to increase the procurement rates for paddy from farmers in the coming days.

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Q6To encourage private participation and support startups in the space sector, how much fund has the Indian government cleared?

Options

A₹500 crore
B₹1,000 crore
C₹2,000 crore
D₹5,000 crore

Correct answer

₹1,000 crore

Explanation

The Indian government has cleared a ₹1,000 crore fund to back startups and encourage private participation in the burgeoning space sector, aiming for a total $44 billion space push.

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Q7On which important day was the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain - 2025' campaign launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti?

Options

AWorld Environment Day
BWorld Water Day
CWorld Earth Day
DWorld Wildlife Day

Correct answer

World Water Day

Explanation

The 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain - 2025' campaign, aimed at promoting water conservation, was launched on World Water Day.

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TNPSC current affairs is the heartbeat of Tamil Nadu’s General Studies plan. Each morning we collect Tamil Nadu, national, and global developments across Economy, Governance, Science, and Culture, distill them into crisp question-answer capsules, and send them to your inbox before the prelim clock starts. Daily reading paired with the quiz keeps your accuracy charts climbing, because candidates who do not test memorize facts only for the moment. The exam sections that benefit the most are General Studies I for polity, GS II for Tamil Nadu governance, and GS III for economy and environment; the current affairs round connects those headline events to the strategies and schemes on the paper. Highlight dates, people, and cause-effect while reading, then immediately validate that memory by attempting the quiz, so retention takes root before the day flies by. Bookmark this page, tap the Yesterday/Tomorrow pills, and swing back tomorrow—the habit is the roadmap to momentum.