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May 2026 in current affairs: eleven stories for CUET

The month in eleven primary documents, among them the Prime Minister's visits to the UAE and the Netherlands. Counting in the April assembly elections is in the March digest. The questions rotate out after twelve months; this page stays.

11
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31
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National

National

Supreme Court judge strength to rise from 33 to 37

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet cleared a Bill to raise the Supreme Court's judges from 33 to 37, besides the Chief Justice.

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet approved introducing the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, to raise the number of Supreme Court judges by four, from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. The Constitution's Article 124(1) began with a Chief Justice and seven other judges and left Parliament to raise the number by law; the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 first set it at 10.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

To how many judges, excluding the Chief Justice, did the Cabinet propose raising the Supreme Court's strength in May 2026?

  1. A33
  2. B34
  3. C37
  4. D41
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The Bill raises the number from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.

  2. With the Chief Justice, the full court would be 38.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Which Article of the Constitution provides for the Supreme Court and lets Parliament raise the number of its judges by law?

  1. AArticle 214
  2. BArticle 32
  3. CArticle 124
  4. DArticle 368
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Article 124(1) set up the Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and seven other judges, until Parliament prescribes more.

  2. Article 214 provides for High Courts, and 368 for amending the Constitution.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

The Bill approved in May 2026 amends which Act to raise the number of Supreme Court judges?

  1. AThe Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956
  2. BThe Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968
  3. CThe Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958
  4. DThe Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 fixes the number, and this Bill amends it.

  2. The 1956 Act first set the number at 10, later raised to 13, 17, 25, 30 and 33.

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Government Schemes & Policy

Government Schemes & Policy

SARTHAK-PDS: ₹25,530 crore for the public distribution system

SARTHAK-PDS, approved 27 May 2026, merges grain-handling aid and SMART PDS into one ₹25,530 crore scheme to 2031.

On 27 May 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved SARTHAK-PDS (Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS) as an umbrella scheme with a central share of ₹25,530 crore, running to 31 March 2031. It merges assistance to states for moving grain and paying fair price shop dealers' margins with SMART PDS, the technology scheme, to strengthen the National Food Security Act, 2013, and raises dealers' commission.

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Question 1

MediumOriginal question

SARTHAK-PDS, approved in May 2026, is an umbrella scheme strengthening the implementation of which law?

  1. AThe National Food Security Act, 2013
  2. BThe Essential Commodities Act, 1955
  3. CThe Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  4. DThe Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. It strengthens the National Food Security Act, 2013.

  2. It merges grain-movement assistance with the SMART PDS technology scheme.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What central share was approved for SARTHAK-PDS in May 2026?

  1. A₹12,000 crore
  2. B₹25,530 crore
  3. C₹41,534 crore
  4. D₹2,55,000 crore
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The central share is ₹25,530 crore, for the scheme running to March 2031.

  2. ₹41,534 crore was April's fertiliser subsidy requirement for kharif 2026.

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Government Schemes & Policy

₹37,500 crore to promote coal gasification

A ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification was approved on 13 May 2026, toward 100 MT gasified by 2030.

On 13 May 2026 the Cabinet approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with an outlay of ₹37,500 crore. It aims at gasifying about 75 million tonnes of coal and lignite, toward the national target of gasifying 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030, to cut imports of LNG, urea, ammonia and methanol. Incentives go up to 20 per cent of plant and machinery cost, capped at ₹5,000 crore a project. It is run by the Ministry of Coal.

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Question 1

MediumOriginal question

What is the outlay of the coal and lignite gasification scheme approved in May 2026?

  1. A₹5,000 crore
  2. B₹8,500 crore
  3. C₹25,000 crore
  4. D₹37,500 crore
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The scheme's outlay is ₹37,500 crore.

  2. ₹5,000 crore is the cap for a single project.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What is India's national target for coal gasification by 2030?

  1. A75 million tonnes
  2. B100 million tonnes
  3. C50 million tonnes
  4. D1 billion tonnes
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The national target is to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.

  2. The new scheme itself targets about 75 million tonnes.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Coal gasification is being promoted mainly to reduce imports of which products?

  1. ACrude oil and petrol
  2. BCoking coal and iron ore
  3. CLNG, urea, ammonia and methanol
  4. DSolar panels and batteries
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Syngas from coal can replace imported LNG and feed urea, ammonia and methanol.

  2. India imports about all its ammonia and 80–90 per cent of its methanol.

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Government Schemes & Policy

Mission for Cotton Productivity: ₹5,659.22 crore to 2030-31

The Mission for Cotton Productivity (₹5,659.22 crore, 2026-31), approved 5 May 2026, aims to lift lint yield from about 440 to 755 kg/ha.

On 5 May 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Mission for Cotton Productivity for 2026-27 to 2030-31, with ₹5,659.22 crore, to tackle falling yields and quality problems in cotton. It fits the government's '5F' vision: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign.

The mission will develop high-yielding, climate-resilient and pest-resistant seeds, spread techniques such as the High Density Planting System, promote extra-long-staple cotton, modernise ginning and strengthen cotton testing. Its first phase covers about 24 lakh hectares in 140 districts of 14 states, and it aims to lift yields from about 440 to 755 kg of lint per hectare by 2031.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What is the outlay of the Mission for Cotton Productivity approved in May 2026?

  1. A₹1,718.56 crore
  2. B₹5,659.22 crore
  3. C₹11,440 crore
  4. D₹24,000 crore
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The mission carries ₹5,659.22 crore for 2026-27 to 2030-31.

  2. ₹1,718.56 crore was MSP funding for the Cotton Corporation, approved in March 2026.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What does the '5F' vision behind the cotton mission stand for?

  1. AFood, Fodder, Fuel, Fibre, Fertiliser
  2. BFarm, Fibre, Factory, Fashion, Foreign
  3. CFarmer, Finance, Fair price, Freight, Future
  4. DField, Fabric, Factory, Fair, Freedom
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. 5F is Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign — the whole chain from field to export.

  2. It is the textile sector's value chain, so every link is a stage, not a separate goal.

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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

What cotton yield does the Mission for Cotton Productivity aim for by 2031?

  1. A440 kg of lint per hectare
  2. B555 kg of lint per hectare
  3. C755 kg of lint per hectare
  4. D1,000 kg of lint per hectare
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The aim is to raise yields from about 440 to 755 kg of lint per hectare.

  2. 440 kg is roughly where Indian yields stand now.

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Question 4

HardOriginal question

How large is the first phase of the Mission for Cotton Productivity?

  1. AAll cotton districts of India
  2. BAbout 24 lakh hectares in 140 districts of 14 states
  3. CAbout 14 lakh hectares in 24 districts
  4. D100 districts, one in each cotton state
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The first phase covers about 24 lakh hectares across 140 districts in 14 cotton-growing states.

  2. Around 32 lakh farmers are expected to benefit.

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Economy & Business

Economy & Business

Kharif MSP 2026-27: common paddy at ₹2,441

Kharif MSPs for 2026-27, set 13 May 2026: common paddy up ₹72 to ₹2,441 a quintal; sunflower seed rose most (₹622).

On 13 May 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the Minimum Support Prices of 14 kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Common paddy rose by ₹72 to ₹2,441 a quintal. The largest increases were for sunflower seed (₹622), cotton (₹557), nigerseed (₹515) and sesamum (₹500). The MSPs are at least 50 per cent above the cost of production.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What is the MSP of common paddy for the 2026-27 kharif marketing season?

  1. A₹2,300 a quintal
  2. B₹2,369 a quintal
  3. C₹2,441 a quintal
  4. D₹2,461 a quintal
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Common paddy's MSP rose by ₹72 to ₹2,441.

  2. ₹2,369 was the 2025-26 MSP, and ₹2,461 is Grade A paddy.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Which kharif crop got the largest absolute MSP increase for 2026-27?

  1. ACotton
  2. BSunflower seed
  3. CPaddy
  4. DMoong
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Sunflower seed rose by ₹622 a quintal, followed by cotton at ₹557.

  2. Moong rose by only ₹12.

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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

For how many kharif crops were MSPs raised for the 2026-27 marketing season?

  1. A6
  2. B10
  3. C14
  4. D22
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. MSPs were raised for 14 kharif crops.

  2. MSPs are announced for 22 crops a year in all, kharif and rabi together.

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Economy & Business

ECLGS 5.0: ₹2.55 lakh crore of guaranteed credit

ECLGS 5.0, approved 5 May 2026, targets ₹2.55 lakh crore of guaranteed extra credit to help firms through the West Asia shock.

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0, to help businesses through short-term cash shortfalls caused by the West Asia situation. The National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company guarantees 100 per cent of the additional credit for MSMEs and 90 per cent for other firms and airlines, at no fee.

Eligible borrowers may take extra credit of up to 20 per cent of their peak working capital in January–March 2026, capped at ₹100 crore. The scheme targets ₹2.55 lakh crore of additional credit, including ₹5,000 crore for airlines, and runs until 31 March 2027. Earlier editions of ECLGS were launched in 2020 for the COVID-19 shock.

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Question 1

MediumOriginal question

How much additional credit does ECLGS 5.0 aim to make possible?

  1. A₹3 lakh crore
  2. B₹5,000 crore
  3. C₹100 crore
  4. D₹2.55 lakh crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The scheme targets ₹2.55 lakh crore of additional credit, ₹5,000 crore of it for airlines.

  2. ₹100 crore is the cap per ordinary borrower, and ₹3 lakh crore was the first ECLGS of 2020.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Under ECLGS 5.0, what share of an MSME's additional credit is guaranteed?

  1. A20 per cent
  2. B75 per cent
  3. C90 per cent
  4. D100 per cent
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. MSMEs get a 100 per cent guarantee; non-MSMEs and airlines get 90 per cent.

  2. 20 per cent is the limit on extra credit as a share of peak working capital.

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HardOriginal question

Which body provides the guarantees under ECLGS 5.0?

  1. ANational Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited
  2. BThe Reserve Bank of India
  3. CSIDBI
  4. DThe Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
Your answer
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. NCGTC gives the guarantees to member lending institutions.

  2. DICGC insures bank deposits, a different job.

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Economy & Business

Sugarcane FRP for 2026-27: ₹365 a quintal

The sugarcane FRP for 2026-27 was fixed at ₹365 a quintal on 5 May 2026, for a 10.25% basic recovery rate.

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs fixed the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for the 2026-27 sugar season (October to September) at ₹365 a quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10.25 per cent, 2.81 per cent above 2025-26 and 100.5 per cent above the production cost of ₹182. Mills with recovery below 9.5 per cent pay ₹338.3. The FRP is set on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane was fixed for the 2026-27 season?

  1. A₹182 a quintal
  2. B₹338.3 a quintal
  3. C₹355 a quintal
  4. D₹365 a quintal
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The FRP for 2026-27 is ₹365 a quintal at 10.25 per cent recovery.

  2. ₹338.3 applies below 9.5 per cent recovery, and ₹182 is the cost of production.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

On whose recommendation is the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane fixed?

  1. AThe Food Corporation of India
  2. BThe Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
  3. CNITI Aayog
  4. DThe Reserve Bank of India
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The CACP recommends the FRP, after which the Centre consults the states.

  2. The same commission recommends MSPs for other crops.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

The FRP of ₹365 a quintal for 2026-27 is fixed for what basic recovery rate?

  1. A9.5 per cent
  2. B10.0 per cent
  3. C10.25 per cent
  4. D11.25 per cent
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The basic recovery rate is 10.25 per cent, with ₹3.56 added for each 0.1 point above it.

  2. Below 9.5 per cent there is no further deduction; farmers get ₹338.3.

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International

International

India and the Netherlands become Strategic Partners; Chola plates come home

India and the Netherlands became Strategic Partners in May 2026, and the Dutch returned the 11th-century Chola copper plates.

During the Prime Minister's visit to the Netherlands in May 2026, he and Prime Minister Rob Jetten elevated relations to a Strategic Partnership for 2026–2030, with cooperation in trade, water, agriculture, semiconductors, renewable energy, maritime affairs and defence, and a Joint Working Group on renewable energy.

The Netherlands returned the 11th-century Chola copper plates to India. The plates are royal charters in Tamil and Sanskrit recording the grant of Anaimangalam village to a Buddhist vihara at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. India and the Netherlands established diplomatic relations in 1947.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

In May 2026 India elevated its relations with which European country to a Strategic Partnership for 2026–2030?

  1. AThe Netherlands
  2. BAustria
  3. CBelgium
  4. DDenmark
Your answer
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. India and the Netherlands raised ties to a Strategic Partnership for 2026–2030.

  2. The Dutch Prime Minister at the time was Rob Jetten.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

The Chola copper plates returned by the Netherlands in 2026 record a grant to which institution?

  1. AThe Brihadeeswara temple at Thanjavur
  2. BA Jain monastery at Kanchipuram
  3. CA Buddhist vihara at Nagapattinam
  4. DThe Nalanda university
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The plates record the grant of Anaimangalam village to a Buddhist vihara at Nagapattinam.

  2. They show Chola kings patronising a Buddhist monastery as well as Hindu temples.

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HardOriginal question

In which languages are the 11th-century Chola copper plates returned to India in 2026 inscribed?

  1. ATamil and Pali
  2. BTamil and Sanskrit
  3. CSanskrit and Prakrit
  4. DTamil and Telugu
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The charters are in Tamil and Sanskrit.

  2. Chola royal grants typically paired a Sanskrit preamble with the operative grant in Tamil.

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International

India and the UAE: oil reserves, LPG and a defence framework

On 15 May 2026 India and the UAE signed energy, defence and tech pacts: ADNOC may store up to 30 million barrels in India's reserves.

During the Prime Minister's visit to the UAE on 15 May 2026, the two countries signed a set of energy, defence and technology agreements. Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited and ADNOC agreed that ADNOC may store up to 30 million barrels of crude in India's strategic reserves, including at Visakhapatnam and a new facility at Chandikol in Odisha, and that Indian reserves may be held at Fujairah.

Indian Oil and ADNOC signed an agreement on long-term LPG supply; the countries adopted a Framework for a Strategic Defence Partnership; Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World agreed to set up a ship-repair cluster at Vadinar, Gujarat; and C-DAC and the UAE's G42 signed a term sheet for an 8-exaflop supercomputing cluster.

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Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Under the India–UAE agreement of May 2026, how much crude may ADNOC store in India's strategic petroleum reserves?

  1. AUp to 3 million barrels
  2. BUp to 300 million barrels
  3. CUp to 8 million barrels
  4. DUp to 30 million barrels
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The MoU provides for potential ADNOC storage of up to 30 million barrels in India's reserves.

  2. 8 is the supercomputing cluster's size, in exaflops.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Where is the ship-repair cluster agreed between Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World in May 2026 to be set up?

  1. AVadinar, Gujarat
  2. BKochi, Kerala
  3. CFujairah, UAE
  4. DChandikol, Odisha
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The cluster is to be set up at Vadinar in Gujarat.

  2. Chandikol and Fujairah appear in the same visit, for oil reserves.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Which two entities signed a term sheet in May 2026 for an 8-exaflop supercomputing cluster?

  1. AISRO and ADNOC
  2. BIIT Madras and Mubadala
  3. CNIC and Etisalat
  4. DC-DAC and G42
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. C-DAC of India and G42 of the UAE signed the term sheet.

  2. C-DAC built India's PARAM supercomputers.

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Science & Space

Science & Space

India's first commercial GaN Mini/Micro-LED display unit

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet cleared India's first commercial GaN Mini/Micro-LED display unit, at Dholera, and an OSAT unit in Surat.

On 5 May 2026 the Cabinet approved two more projects under the India Semiconductor Mission, both in Gujarat, worth about ₹3,936 crore. Crystal Matrix Limited will build the country's first commercial Mini/Micro-LED display facility based on gallium nitride (GaN) technology at Dholera, and Suchi Semicon will set up an assembly and test (OSAT) unit in Surat for discrete semiconductors.

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Question 1

MediumOriginal question

The country's first commercial Mini/Micro-LED display facility, approved in May 2026, is based on which compound semiconductor?

  1. ASilicon carbide
  2. BGallium arsenide
  3. CIndium phosphide
  4. DGallium nitride
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The Crystal Matrix facility at Dholera uses GaN (gallium nitride) technology.

  2. It will also offer GaN foundry services on 6-inch wafers.

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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

In which state are both semiconductor projects approved in May 2026 located?

  1. AGujarat
  2. BAssam
  3. CUttar Pradesh
  4. DOdisha
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Both are in Gujarat: one at Dholera and one at Surat.

  2. They are under the India Semiconductor Mission.

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Awards & Appointments

Awards & Appointments

National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses

President Murmu gave the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses on 12 May, International Nurses Day.

On 12 May 2026, International Nurses Day, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards for 2026 on 15 nursing professionals at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The day's theme was 'Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives'. The awards are given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

The National Florence Nightingale Awards honour people in which profession?

  1. ATeaching
  2. BPolicing
  3. CSocial work
  4. DNursing
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. They honour nurses; 15 received them in 2026.

  2. They are presented on International Nurses Day, 12 May.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

On which day are the National Florence Nightingale Awards presented?

  1. AInternational Nurses Day, 12 May
  2. BWorld Health Day, 7 April
  3. CNational Doctors' Day, 1 July
  4. DHuman Rights Day, 10 December
Your answer
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. They are presented on International Nurses Day, 12 May, Florence Nightingale's birthday.

  2. In 2026 the President conferred them on 15 nurses.

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  1. Cabinet approves increase in the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India by Four to 37 from 33 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Law and Justice
  2. Cabinet approves Integration and Continuation of two schemes as SARTHAK PDS — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  3. Cabinet approves Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs.37,500 crore — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Coal
  4. Cabinet approves "Mission for Cotton Productivity" with Rs.5659.22 crore Outlay — Press Information Bureau, Cabinet
  5. Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  6. Cabinet approves Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0 — Press Information Bureau, Cabinet
  7. Cabinet approves Fair and Remunerative Price of Rs.365/qtl for Sugarcane Farmers for season 2026-27 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  8. Prime Minister's Visit to the Netherlands: Advancing Energy, Technology and Strategic Cooperation — Press Information Bureau (explainer)
  9. List of Outcomes: Prime Minister's Visit to the UAE — Press Information Bureau, Prime Minister's Office
  10. Cabinet approves two more semiconductor manufacturing units with cumulative investment of more than Rs. 3,900 crore — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  11. President of India Confers National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 Awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare