DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – 12

1. The Pamba Canal connects which two bodies of water?

2. Choose the correct statement about the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (KMUT) scheme
1. It was launched by the Tamil Nadu government in September 2024 to provide ₹1,000 monthly assistance to eligible women.
2. It aims to recognise and support women’s unpaid domestic and care work.

3. In which year was the ‘Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam’ scheme launched in Tamil Nadu?

4. Operation Falcon, a joint initiative by Assam Police and Forest Department, was launched to combat which of the following?

5. Who is leading the committee formed by the Tamil Nadu government to study pension schemes for government employees and teachers?

6. Choose the correct statement about the novel ‘Manodhidam’
1. It was written by Pannalal Patel and depicts the great famine in Gujarat 125 years ago.
2. The novel was originally written in Tamil and later translated into Gujarati.

7. Choose the correct statement about the Agal Vilakku scheme
1. It targets girls in Classes 9 to 12 in Tamil Nadu to promote cyber safety and protection from various challenges.
2. The scheme primarily focuses on providing financial assistance to girl students for higher education.

8. Which Indian state launched the ‘Gruha Arogya’ scheme in October 2024 to provide doorstep healthcare for non-communicable diseases?

9. Choose the correct statement about the Chief Minister’s Thayumanavar Scheme
1. The scheme was launched on January 26, 2025, in Coimbatore.
2. It aims to deliver ration items to the homes of elderly individuals over 70 years living alone and differently-abled people.

10. Assertion (A) : August 12 is celebrated as National Library Day in India.
Reason (R) : It marks the birth anniversary of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, the father of Indian library science and the first librarian of the University of Madras.