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May 2026 – Week 3 Current Affairs MCQ (15–21 May)

May 2026 – Week 3 Current Affairs Quiz (15-21 May)

Practice 15 UPSC and State PSC-oriented MCQs from May 15-21, 2026 current affairs, focusing on AP defence manufacturing, Telangana textiles and irrigation, innovation ecosystems, and maritime technologies.

Easy: 5 QuestionsMedium: 5 QuestionsDifficult: 5 Questions

Easy Level

Question 1

The AMCA Aircraft Integration and Flight Testing Complex is being established at:

  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Puttaparthi
  3. Tirupati
  4. Donakonda
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Correct Answer: B. Puttaparthi

The AMCA Defence Hub is coming up at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh.

Question 2

India’s first functional PM MITRA Park was inaugurated at:

  1. Surat
  2. Warangal
  3. Coimbatore
  4. Indore
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Correct Answer: B. Warangal

The first functional PM MITRA Park is located at Warangal in Telangana and is implemented by the Ministry of Textiles.

Question 3

AP FIRST is proposed to be established in which city?

  1. Tirupati
  2. Vijayawada
  3. Kurnool
  4. Rajahmundry
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Correct Answer: A. Tirupati

AP FIRST stands for Andhra Pradesh Futuristic Innovation and Research in Science and Technology and will be established in Tirupati.

Question 4

India’s first dedicated autonomous maritime shipyard is approved at Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in which district?

  1. Nellore
  2. Kakinada
  3. Visakhapatnam
  4. Krishna
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Correct Answer: A. Nellore

The shipyard will be set up at Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in Bogole mandal of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

Question 5

The Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme draws water from which river?

  1. Krishna
  2. Godavari
  3. Pennar
  4. Tungabhadra
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Correct Answer: B. Godavari

J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme lifts water from the Godavari River at Devadula village in Mulugu district.

Medium Level

Question 6

AMCA is primarily associated with:

  1. Fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft
  2. Nuclear submarine design
  3. Reusable launch vehicle testing
  4. Textile cluster development
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Correct Answer: A. Fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft

AMCA means Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. It is India’s proposed indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft.

Question 7

The 5F vision under PM MITRA stands for:

  1. Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign
  2. Fibre to Factory to Finance to Fashion to Foreign
  3. Farm to Fabric to Finance to Foreign to Franchise
  4. Food to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Freight
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Correct Answer: A. Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign

PM MITRA integrates the textile value chain from farm to fibre, factory, fashion and foreign markets.

Question 8

AP FIRST will collaborate with which institutions?

  1. IIT Tirupati and IISER Tirupati
  2. IIT Bombay and IISc Bengaluru
  3. NIT Warangal and Osmania University
  4. DRDO and HAL only
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Correct Answer: A. IIT Tirupati and IISER Tirupati

AP FIRST aims to bridge industry and academia with support from institutions such as IIT Tirupati and IISER Tirupati.

Question 9

Which company will develop the autonomous maritime shipyard in Nellore?

  1. Cochin Shipyard Limited
  2. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
  3. Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd
  4. Garden Reach Shipbuilders
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Correct Answer: C. Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd

The AP government approved Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd to establish the autonomous maritime shipyard.

Question 10

The deadline fixed for completion of J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme is:

  1. December 2026
  2. December 2027
  3. March 2028
  4. June 2029
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Correct Answer: B. December 2027

The Telangana government fixed December 2027 as the completion deadline for JCRDLIS.

Difficult Level

Question 11

Consider the following about AMCA Defence Hub: 1. It is at Puttaparthi. 2. It is spread over 650 acres. 3. It is linked to indigenous stealth fighter development. Which statements are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All statements are correct. The AMCA hub is also linked to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and is expected to create about 7,500 direct jobs.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  1. PM MITRA – Ministry of Textiles
  2. AP FIRST – Tirupati
  3. Devadula – Godavari River
  4. Autonomous Maritime Shipyard – Warangal
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Correct Answer: D. Autonomous Maritime Shipyard – Warangal

The autonomous maritime shipyard is approved at Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in Nellore district, not Warangal.

Question 13

Article 51A(h), mentioned in connection with AP FIRST, relates to:

  1. Protection of monuments
  2. Development of scientific temper and spirit of inquiry
  3. Free legal aid
  4. Right to constitutional remedies
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Correct Answer: B. Development of scientific temper and spirit of inquiry

Article 51A(h) is a Fundamental Duty that promotes scientific temper, humanism, inquiry and reform.

Question 14

Which statement about PM MITRA Park Warangal is correct?

  1. It covers 132.7 acres
  2. It expects over Rs. 6,000 crore investment
  3. It is implemented by Ministry of Defence
  4. It is unrelated to textiles
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Correct Answer: B. It expects over Rs. 6,000 crore investment

The Warangal PM MITRA Park is spread over 1,327 acres, has a project cost of Rs. 1,695.54 crore, and expects investments above Rs. 6,000 crore.

Question 15

A lift irrigation scheme is especially useful because it:

  1. Uses only rainwater harvesting
  2. Moves water from lower to higher elevations using pumps and canals
  3. Works only in coastal delta regions
  4. Does not require canals or pumping
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Correct Answer: B. Moves water from lower to higher elevations using pumps and canals

Lift irrigation is important in plateau and drought-prone upland regions where gravity-based irrigation is difficult.

Source base: PSC Chronicles May 15-21, 2026 posts: AMCA Defence Hub, PM MITRA Park Warangal, AP FIRST, Autonomous Maritime Shipyard, and Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme.
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