15 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

• India's first Mega Greenfield Shipyard will be built at Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu in partnership with South Korea's Boygas company.

• Greenfield means built from scratch on new land — not an upgrade of an existing facility.

• South Korea's capital is Seoul and its currency is Won.

• Tamil Nadu's new CM is Joseph Vijay of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party who won 108 seats in the assembly elections.

• This shipyard will boost India's ship manufacturing capacity and reduce dependence on foreign yards.

• UDF (United Democratic Front) led by Congress won the majority in Kerala with 102 seats in the 140-seat assembly.

• V.D. Satheesan, MLA from Ernakulam's Paravur seat, was appointed as Kerala's new CM.

• He served as Leader of Opposition from 2021-2026 when Pinarayi Vijayan was CM.

• Kerala's name has been officially changed to 'Keralam' under Article 3 of the Constitution.

• Kerala holds a unique record as the first state to present a dedicated budget for senior citizens.

• BJP came to power in West Bengal for the first time after the 4 May 2026 election results. Shubhendu Adhikari took oath as CM.

• On the same day, election results were declared for 5 states: Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal.

• Tamil Nadu: Joseph Vijay (TVK) became CM. Assam: Hemanta Biswa Sarma (BJP) sworn in again. Puducherry: Enangaswamy took oath as CM.

• This was a historic moment as BJP had been trying to form government in Bengal for several years.

• All 5 states held elections simultaneously and results were declared on 4 May 2026.

• Mizoram launched the Ginger Mission (Mission Ginger) to boost production and export of its GI-certified ginger.

• Oleoresin content in ginger determines its quality — higher oleoresin means better quality ginger.

• Ginger is botanically a modified stem (rhizome) — not a root.

• Mizoram's CM is Lalduhoma; it became a state in 1987; capital is Aizawl.

• Famous festivals of Mizoram: Chapchar Kut, Anthurium Festival, Mim Kut. Bamboo Dance is performed during Chapchar Kut.

• NE Development Minister: Jyotiraditya Scindia. Blue Mountain (Phawngpui) is also located in Mizoram.

• Rahul Dravid became the owner of Dublin Franchise in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) — Europe's first multi-country franchise cricket league.

• The co-founder of ETPL is Abhishek Bachchan.

• Dublin is the capital of Ireland — the country from which India borrowed DPSP (Directive Principles of State Policy), Part IV, Articles 36-51 of the Constitution.

• Rahul Dravid also received the Colonel CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Women's Premier League 2026 (4th edition) was won by RCB. Orange Cap: Smriti Mandhana; Purple Cap: Sophie Devine; most expensive player: Deepti Sharma.

• I4C signed an MoU with RBI Innovation Hub (RBIH) to tackle Mule Accounts used by cyber criminals.

• Mule Accounts are bank accounts used by cyber fraudsters to transfer money after deceiving victims — these accounts are quickly closed making tracing difficult.

• I4C stands for Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. Helpline for cybercrime: 1930.

• RBIH stands for Reserve Bank Innovation Hub.

• The MoU aims to develop technology solutions to detect and block mule accounts before they are used for fraud.

• All four statements are correct regarding LEAPS 2025 Awards in the Exemplar (Utkrisht) category.

• LEAPS 2025 Awards were announced by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on 13 May 2026 from New Delhi in 13 categories covering logistics, innovation, startups and infrastructure.

• This year, 4 new categories were added: Exemplar (Utkrisht), High Performer, Accelerator and Growth Seeking.

• In High Performer category: Coastal — Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra; NE — Tripura, Meghalaya; UT — J&K, Puducherry.

• Growth Seeking category (landlocked): Rajasthan; Coastal: West Bengal.

• EAM S. Jaishankar inaugurated 'Shunya Se Ananta' (Zero to Infinity) exhibition in New York, USA, highlighting India's contribution to mathematics — including the invention of Zero.

• Aryabhatta is credited with the invention of Zero.

• India's Permanent Representative to UN, Parvathaneni Harish, also participated.

• New York facts: situated on Long Island; on the banks of Hudson River; UN headquarters at Manhattan Island; also called 'Big Apple' and 'City of Skyscrapers'.

• UN was founded on 24 October 1945; headquarters at Manhattan Island, New York.

• India won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating New Zealand in the final.

• India's captain for the T20 World Cup 2026 was Suryakumar Yadav.

• Jasprit Bumrah became the highest wicket-taker for India in T20 World Cups with 14 wickets.

• Finn Allen of New Zealand hit the fastest T20 World Cup century in 33 balls.

• Urmil Patel of Chennai Super Kings hit the fastest IPL fifty in 13 balls during IPL 2026.

• Gangamma Jatara is a 9-day festival held in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh where men dress in women's attire and offer prayers — this ritual is called 'Parenataluvesham'.

• Andhra Pradesh's CM is N. Chandrababu Naidu; Governor is Syed Abdul Nazeer.

• Telangana's famous festivals (not to be confused with AP): Bonalu, Bathukamma, Sammakka Saralamma Yatra, Sadar Festival.

• Odisha's famous festivals: Dhanu Yatra, Rath Yatra (Jagannath), Nuakhai, Raja Parva.

• Karnataka's famous art form: Yakshagana. Karnataka also hosts the famous Mysore Dasara.