9 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

• Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal, replacing Mamata Banerjee.

• Mamata Banerjee ruled West Bengal for over 15 years as CM under the TMC (Trinamool Congress) party.

• West Bengal's current Governor is R.N. Ravi, who previously served as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

• Sundarbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal is India's second largest Tiger Reserve.

• Gangasagar Mela, held in West Bengal, is considered the second largest holy bathing festival after the Kumbh Mela.

• Joy Mela and Joydeb Mela are also important fairs held in West Bengal.

• Actor-turned-politician Thalapathi Vijay was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, replacing MK Stalin.

• His party TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won 108 seats, becoming the single largest party.

• The oath ceremony was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.

• Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath.

• Madurai, the Festival City of Tamil Nadu, houses the famous Meenakshi Temple on the banks of the Vaigai River — one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

• Tamil Nadu topped the list of states in marine fish production in 2025, surpassing Gujarat.

• The IOC (International Olympic Committee) lifted the ban on Belarus for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

• Belarus can now participate with its national flag, national anthem, and flag bearers in the opening/closing ceremonies.

• Russia's ban still remains in place — primarily due to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and doping violations.

• The IOC was established in 1894 and its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

• Cricket was added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in 2025.

• Abhinav Bindra was appointed as a member of the IOC during the Paris Olympics.

• India has surpassed Russia in doping cases among athletes.

• Skyroot Aerospace was established in 2018 by two former ISRO scientists — Pawan Kumar Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka.

• It became India's first SpaceTech unicorn after raising $60 million in funding.

• Skyroot is known for the Vikram-1 rocket — India's first privately built rocket to reach space.

• A unicorn company is a privately held startup with a valuation exceeding $1 billion.

• Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas is a supporting and stakeholder company.

• Skyroot aims to make India a leading private space launch provider globally.

• DRDO and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully tested the TARA weapon system, launched from an IAF Jaguar aircraft.

• TARA converts a conventional 'dumb bomb' into a precision-guided 'smart bomb'.

• The test was conducted on 7 May near Chandipur Coast, Odisha — a major missile and weapon testing range in India.

• DRDO was established in 1958 and its headquarters is in New Delhi.

• DRDO Chairman is Dr. Samir V. Kamat.

• Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on 8 October every year; established in 1932 with headquarters in New Delhi.

• IAF Chief is Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.

• Tamil Nadu became India's top marine fish producing state in 2025, surpassing Gujarat.

• State-wise ranking in marine fish production: 1st — Tamil Nadu, 2nd — Gujarat, 3rd — Kerala.

• Tamil Nadu is known as the Festival City of India with Madurai being a major cultural hub.

• Gujarat became the first state in India to ban the use of AI tools in High Court hearings.

• Punjab and Haryana High Court became the second to implement similar AI restrictions.

• Gujarat is also developing India's first Methanol Plant and hosts a major Solar Power project by Coal India Limited (100 MW).

• NASA tested a 120-kilowatt plasma engine developed for faster Mars travel.

• The engine runs on lithium plasma technology and reduces travel time to Mars from 5–6 months to just 30 days.

• This also helps reduce astronauts' exposure to harmful space radiation during longer journeys.

• NASA's MAVEN mission (launched to study Mars) lost contact after 10 years when it went to the far side of Mars.

• NASA was established in 1958 and its headquarters is in Washington D.C.

• The Vikram chip, developed in 2025 for India's Gaganyaan mission, was inaugurated by PM Modi.

• The 'Janani' platform replaces the traditional paper-based card system for pregnant women with a QR-based digital health record system.

• It ensures continuity of healthcare even when a pregnant woman migrates from one state to another — records are accessible anywhere in India.

• Automatic reminders (pop-up messages) are sent for vaccinations and doctor visits.

• The platform is linked with U-WIN portal and Poshan portal for complete maternal health tracking.

• ESIC medical colleges and hospitals are partnering for implementation.

• The newborn child's healthcare is also tracked under this initiative.

• All three statements are correct about South Korea's humanoid robot monk 'Gaebi'.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Gaebi is 4 feet tall, wears brown robes, and has been placed inside a Buddhist temple.

• Statement 2 ✓ — Gaebi's name is derived from Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism.

• Statement 3 ✓ — Its primary purpose is to attract youth towards Buddhism, welcome visitors, show respect to devotees, and spread religious awareness.

• Gaebi also took an oath to respect all visitors and maintain its battery properly.

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

• South Korea recently appointed Lee Jae-myung as its new President and awarded Donald Trump its highest civilian honor.

• All three statements are correct as per the Finance Ministry's monthly economic review.

• Statement 1 ✓ — Himachal Pradesh has the highest revenue deficit (most indebted) among all Indian states.

• Statement 2 ✓ — Punjab ranks 2nd and Kerala ranks 3rd in revenue deficit.

• Statement 3 ✓ — Revenue deficit occurs when a state's total expenditure exceeds its total revenue receipts.

• Revenue deficit is different from fiscal deficit — fiscal deficit includes borrowings while revenue deficit is purely about earnings vs spending.

• Himachal Pradesh being the most revenue-deficit state indicates heavy dependence on central government grants and borrowings for day-to-day expenses.