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17-04-2026 Current affairs

(1) What is the primary objective of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA)??

A. To reduce unemployment in both countries
B. To double bilateral trade to USD 5 billion
C. To increase agricultural exports
D. To promote tourism between the two nations

(2) What has prompted China to resume imports of broken rice from India??

A. High demand for Indian rice
B. Competitive pricing of Indian rice
C. Ban on rice imports from other countries
D. Increase in agricultural production in India

(3) According to the Law Minister, how many Lok Sabha seats are proposed to be reserved for women after increasing seat by 50%??

A. 200
B. 250
C. 272
D. 300

(4) Which of the following statements about glycolysis is correct ??

A. It occurs in mitochondria
B. It requires oxygen
C. It produces carbon dioxide directly-
D. It takes place in cytoplasm

(5) Dipankar Srijinana was the Buddhist scholar associated with?

A. Vikramshila University
B. Odantpuri University
C. Nalanda University
D. University of Delhi

(6) Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Hungary??

A. Viktor Orban
B. Peter Magyar
C. Katalin Novak
D. Ferenc Gyurcsany

(7) Bharatmala Pariyojna was launched on October 2017. The total length of National Highways approved in it was?

A. 34,800 km
B. 40,500 km
C. 41,800 km
D. 37,000 km

(8) Where did the Indian Navy Commanders' Conference 2026 begin, focusing on maritime security??

A. South Block, New Delhi
B. Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi
C. INS Vikramaditya
D. Naval Dockyard, Mumbai

(9) Who won the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026??

A. Koneru Humpy
B. Dronavalli Harika
C. R Vaishali
D. Hou Yifan

(10) The enterprises named as Shishu, Tarun and Kishore are associated with?

A. NABARD
B. IDBI
C. MUDRA Banks
D. Co-operative Banks

(11) What is the minimum age required to become the Vice President of India ??

A. 25 years
B. 30 years
C. 40 years
D. 37 years

(12) Which state achieved a historic milestone with a successful trial landing of a 19-seater seaplane on Tehri Lake, boosting regional connectivity??

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Sikkim

(13) Zojila Pass lies in between?

A. Kashmir Valley and Ladakh
B. Kashmir and Pakistan
C. Kashmir and Tibbất
D. Kashmir and Himachal

(14) According to the IMF GDP rankings, to which position has India slipped, delaying its goal of becoming the 3rd-largest economy??

A. 5th
B. 6th
C. 4th
D. 7th

(15) What is the name of the strategy unveiled by RBI to strengthen the regulatory, technological, and financial ecosystem??

A. Vision 2030
B. Utkarsh 2029
C. Digital India 2.0
D. FinTech Mission 2028

(16) By what percentage did patent applications in India increase in FY 2025-26, reaching a historic high??

A. 20.5%
B. 25.0%
C. 30.2%
D. 35.8%

(17) Who became the youngest player to reach 4,000 IPL runs, breaking Virat Kohli's record??

A. Shubman Gill
B. KL Rahu
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Rishabh Pant

(18) Which Indian opener won Best International Women's Cricketer at BCCI Awards 2025??

A. Smriti Mandhana
B. Shafali Verma
C. Harmanpreet Kaur
D. Sneh Rana

(19) The oldest mountain range in India is?

A. Shivalik
B. Aravali
C. Himachal Himalaya
D. Delhi