TNPSC Current Affairs - March 2025
Here are the one-liner current affairs of March 2025 for TNPSC aspirants. This comprehensive compilation covers Tamil Nadu news, national updates, international affairs, economy, science & technology, environment, sports, and important events. Focused, simple, and exam-ready!
Flash
Q: Which Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) training centre was renamed as Rajaditya Cholan (RTC)?
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A: Recruits Training Centre (RTC) in Arakkonam, Thakkolam (Ranipet District)
Q: Who was appointed as the Director of the International Institute of Tamil Studies?
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A: R. Balakrishnan (retired IAS officer and scholar)
Q: What is Kalangarai launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister?
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A: A comprehensive de-addiction and rehabilitation centre in 25 medical college hospitals
Q: Which state mandated Telugu as compulsory subject for classes 1-10 from 2025-26?
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A: Telangana
Q: Punjab mandated which language as main subject for Class 1-10 in all schools?
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A: Punjabi
Q: India's Pankaj Advani won which championship in 2025?
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A: Asian Snooker Championship men's title (defeating Iran in Doha, Qatar)
Q: World Protein Day is observed on which date?
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A: February 27th
Q: Which organization unanimously elected India as President for Triennium 2025-27?
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A: African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)
Q: Dr B Amudha was appointed as head of which meteorological centre?
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A: Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai (first woman head)
Q: Which writer's story collection "Heart Lamp" featured in International Booker Prize longlist?
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A: Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq
TAMIL NADU
Q: What is the corpus amount of Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund?
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A: Rs 50 crore
Q: Tamil Nadu has the highest share of women borrowers at what percentage?
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A: 44% (as per NITI Aayog report)
Q: Tamil Nadu government revoked market cess on which crop?
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A: Maize (1% cess under Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Act-1987)
Q: Authoor betel leaf cultivation received which recognition in 2022?
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A: Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Q: What is the total disbursement outlay of Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26?
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A: ₹4,39,293 crores (excluding public debt)
Q: Tamil Nadu's GSDP growth rate estimated for 2025-26 is?
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A: 14.5%
Q: Fiscal deficit as percentage of GSDP expected to fall to what level in 2025-26?
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A: 3% (from 3.26% in 2024-25)
Q: How many college students will receive tablet or laptop over next two years?
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A: 20 lakh students
Q: Stamp duty reduction of 1% for women applies to properties worth up to?
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A: Rs.10 lakh
Q: Under Kalaignar's house scheme, how many houses will be constructed?
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A: 1 lakh houses at cost of ₹3,500 crore
Q: Which district has the largest mangrove area in Tamil Nadu as of 2024?
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A: Tiruvarur district (2,142 ha)
Q: Tamil Nadu's secondary school dropout rate in 2023-24 is?
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A: 7% (down from 10.3% in 2022-23)
Q: How many forest fire incidents occurred in Tamil Nadu in 2023-24?
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A: 3,380 incidents (highest in four years)
Q: Tamil Nadu has how many village panchayats?
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A: 12,482 village panchayats
NATIONAL
Q: India's first hyperloop test track length developed by IIT Madras is?
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A: 422 meters
Q: Which city won the cleanest city award for seventh consecutive years?
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A: Indore
Q: INS Guldar will be converted into India's first what?
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A: Underwater museum and artificial reef
Q: Which two railway companies became India's 25th and 26th Navratna companies?
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A: IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) and IRFC (Indian Railway Finance Corporation)
Q: Wheat farmers receive what percentage share of consumer prices according to RBI survey?
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A: 67%
Q: India's remittances jumped to how much in 2024?
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A: $129 billion (14.3% share of global flows)
Q: Which country replaced UAE as largest contributor to India's remittances?
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A: United States (27.7% share)
Q: India's annual coal output crossed which milestone in FY 2024-25?
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A: 1 billion tonnes (1.03 bt)
Q: National Quantum Mission has established how many Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs)?
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A: Four T-Hubs across IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, and IIT Delhi
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INTERNATIONAL
Q: Tea Horse Road connected China to India via which region?
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A: Tibet (spanning more than 2,000 km)
Q: Donald Trump announced Gold Card visa program with price of?
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A: $5 million for foreign investors seeking US permanent residency
Q: UAE unveiled Blue Visa which is a how many year residency permit?
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A: 10-year residency permit for environmental protection contributors
Q: Australia and New Zealand have highest rates of which disease globally?
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A: Breast cancer incidence
Q: China's thorium reserves at Bayan Obo complex could sustain energy needs for how many years?
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A: 60,000 years (1 million tonnes estimated)
Q: Cairo Declaration 2025 adopted which billion dollar plan for Gaza reconstruction?
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A: $53-billion Egyptian plan
Q: Camp Hill virus discovered in Alabama is which type of virus?
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A: First henipavirus found in North America
Q: Lithuania became first country to withdraw from which convention?
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A: Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)
ECONOMY
Q: India proposed zero-for-zero strategy to eliminate tariffs on what percentage of industrial goods?
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A: 90% of industrial goods to prevent US tariff hikes
Q: More than how many urban Indian women are out of labour market in 2023-24?
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A: 89 million women
Q: India emerged as top source of FDI into Dubai with what percentage contribution?
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A: 21.5% (surpassing USA, France, UK)
Q: India's net FDI declined to how much during April 2024-January 2025?
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A: $1.4 billion (from $11.5 billion previous year)
Q: India's tobacco exports are likely to touch which milestone by March 2025?
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A: $2 billion mark
Q: BHIM 3.0 is now available in how many Indian languages?
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A: 15+ Indian languages
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Q: What is the depth of Chandrayaan-3 ChaSTE equipment temperature measurement?
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A: 10cm depth (temperatures ranging from 82°C day to -170°C night)
Q: ISRO's semi-cryogenic engine SE2000 test is known as?
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A: Power Head Test Article (PHTA)
Q: India's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRAShM) operates at which Mach speed?
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A: 10 Mach (speed of 12,144 km per hour)
Q: SPHEREx Space Telescope will map entire sky how many times over two years?
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A: Four times
Q: Chandrayaan-5 mission will carry how much weight rover?
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A: 250 kg rover
Q: ISRO developed Vikram 3201 which is India's first what?
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A: Fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor for space applications
ENVIRONMENT
Q: Mount Fentale volcano in Ethiopia emitted how many metric tonnes of methane per hour?
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A: 58 metric tonnes per hour
Q: Chinese Alligator wild population today numbers only how many individuals?
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A: 200 individuals
Q: Madhya Pradesh has highest vulture population of how many in latest census?
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A: 12,981 (increase of 2,136 over last census)
Q: CBD COP16 governments pledged to mobilize how much annually by 2030?
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A: $200 billion annually
Q: India's first-ever riverine dolphin estimation recorded how many dolphins?
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A: 6,327 dolphins across 28 rivers in eight states
Q: Thirteen of world's top 20 most polluted cities are in which country?
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A: India (with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list)
SPORTS
Q: Vidarbha won their how many Ranji Trophy title in seven seasons?
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A: Third Ranji Trophy title (defeating Kerala in 2024-25 final)
Q: Pranav Venkatesh secured first position in which chess championship?
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A: World Junior Chess Championship under-20 category in Montenegro
Q: India won Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship 2025 in which city?
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A: Tehran (against Iran)
Q: Mumbai Indians won their how many Women's Premier League title?
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A: Second WPL title in three seasons (defeating Delhi Capitals)
Q: Samyuktha Narayanan from Madurai made Guinness World Record as youngest what?
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A: World's youngest Taekwondo instructor at age 7
IMPORTANT DAYS
| Date | Important Day | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| March 01 | Zero Discrimination Day 2025 | We stand together |
| March 03 | World Wildlife Day 2025 | Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet |
| March 08 | International Women's Day 2025 | For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment |
| March 14 | Pi Day 2025 | - |
| March 20 | International Day of Happiness 2025 | Caring and Sharing |
| March 21 | International Day of Forests 2025 | Forest and Food |
| March 22 | World Water Day 2025 | Glacier Preservation |
| March 24 | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2025 | Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver |
AWARDS AND PERSONALITIES
Q: Architect Liu Jiakun of China was awarded which prestigious prize in 2025?
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A: 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Q: Jayashree Vencatesan was awarded Ramsar award for which cause?
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A: 'Wetland Wise Use' for fighting to safeguard Tamil Nadu's water bodies
Q: P Vimala from Tamil Nadu won Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2024 for which work?
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A: 'Enatu Ankal' in Tamil (translation of 'Ente Anungal' autobiography)
Q: Mark Carney was appointed as leader of which country's Liberal Party?
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A: Canada (to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister)
Q: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as which country's first female president?
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A: Namibia
MISCELLANEOUS
Q: Tata Group topped most valuable Indian brands list with brand value of?
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A: $31.6 billion
Q: LIC emerged as which type of growing Indian brand in 2025?
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A: Fastest-growing Indian brand
Q: Females spent how many minutes in unpaid domestic services in 2024 according to Time Use Survey?
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A: 289 minutes (reduced by 10 minutes from 299 in 2019)
Q: Social sector funding is projected to reach how much in FY29 according to India Philanthropy Report?
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A: ₹45 lakh crore
Q: Viatina-19, world's most expensive cattle, was sold for how much?
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A: Rs 40 crore at auction in Brazil (Indian-origin Nellore breed)