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TNPSC Current Affairs – Wednesday, 14 May 2025

TNPSC Current Affairs • 14 May 2025

Published on: Wednesday, 14 May 2025

TNPSC current affairs for Wednesday, 14 May 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 - 2025-05-14 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 - 2025-05-14

Q1What is the primary focus of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and IIT Madras?

Options

ASpace exploration technology
BCarbon capture systems
CRenewable energy storage
DMarine plastic waste management

Correct answer

Carbon capture systems

Explanation

NLCIL and IIT Madras signed an MoU for research in carbon capture systems.

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Q2Chennai Metro Rail has recently completed a tunnel between which two locations?

Options

AAnna Nagar and Guindy
BVadapalani and Koyambedu
CAyanavaram and Perambur
DThirumangalam and Shenoy Nagar

Correct answer

Ayanavaram and Perambur

Explanation

Chennai Metro Rail has completed the tunnel between Ayanavaram and Perambur.

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Q3In which area has Tamil Nadu recently topped the country, as per recent reports?

Options

ARenewable energy production
BComposite cylinder connections
CExport of agricultural products
DForest cover expansion

Correct answer

Composite cylinder connections

Explanation

Tamil Nadu tops the country in providing composite cylinder connections.

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Q4What is the approximate amount of Tamil Nadu's loan that the State Speaker and others have appealed to the Centre to waive off?

Options

A₹50,000 crore
B₹1 lakh crore
C₹2 lakh crore
D₹3 lakh crore

Correct answer

₹2 lakh crore

Explanation

The Tamil Nadu Speaker and others have appealed to the Centre to waive off ₹2 lakh crore of the State's loan.

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Q5Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recently condemned the Presidential reference to the Supreme Court regarding which specific issue concerning state legislation?

Options

ADelimitation of constituencies
BCentral share of tax devolution
CGovernor's assent to state bills
DInterstate water disputes

Correct answer

Governor's assent to state bills

Explanation

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condemned the Presidential reference to the Supreme Court regarding the Governor's assent to state bills.

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Q6Opposition has emerged in Kanniyakumari against hydrocarbon exploration in which geological feature located off the coast?

Options

APalk Strait
BGulf of Mannar
CWadge Bank
DAndaman Basin

Correct answer

Wadge Bank

Explanation

Opposition has emerged in Kanniyakumari against hydrocarbon exploration in Wadge Bank.

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Q7The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is planning a comprehensive profiling initiative for which wild animal across the state?

Options

ATigers
BWild elephants
CIndian bison
DNilgiri Tahr

Correct answer

Wild elephants

Explanation

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is mooting profiling of wild elephants across Tamil Nadu.

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Q8Where did the Tamil Nadu Health Minister recently launch the new Haemophilia App?

Options

AChennai
BMadurai
CCoimbatore
DSalem

Correct answer

Salem

Explanation

The Tamil Nadu Health Minister launched the Haemophilia App in Salem.

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Q9Which Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) is ISRO set to launch aboard its PSLV-C61 rocket?

Options

AEOS-07
BEOS-08
CEOS-09
DEOS-10

Correct answer

EOS-09

Explanation

ISRO is set to launch EOS-09 aboard its PSLV-C61 rocket.

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Q10Which space agency is collaborating with ISRO on the design discussions for the Chandrayaan-5 mission?

Options

ANASA (USA)
BESA (Europe)
CRoscosmos (Russia)
DJAXA (Japan)

Correct answer

JAXA (Japan)

Explanation

ISRO and the Japanese space agency (JAXA) are discussing the design for Chandrayaan-5.

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Q11DRDO has recently developed a high-pressure polymeric membrane for what purpose?

Options

AAir purification in space
BMedical implants
CSeawater desalination
DAdvanced battery technology

Correct answer

Seawater desalination

Explanation

DRDO has developed a high-pressure polymeric membrane for seawater desalination.

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Q12The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged all states to immediately implement Supreme Court directives from the Dr. Balram Singh v/s Union of India - 2023 case, primarily aimed at eliminating which practice?

Options

AChild labour
BManual scavenging
CBonded labour
DDiscrimination against women

Correct answer

Manual scavenging

Explanation

The NHRC's directives from the Dr. Balram Singh v/s Union of India - 2023 case are aimed at eliminating the practice of manual cleaning of hazardous waste, i.e., manual scavenging.

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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.