Current Affairs 17-05-2026

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17-05-2026 Current affairs

(1) Who has become India's new 'Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)'??

A. N S Raja Subramani
B. General Anil Chauhan
C. General Upendra Dwivedi
D. Krishna Swaminathan

(2) Which has become the first Caribbean country to adopt India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI)??

A. Jamaica
B. Cuba
C. Barbados
D. Trinidad and Tobago

(3) Which country has recently introduced its first humanoid robot monk named(Gabi'?

A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. China
D. Thailand

(4) Which country will become the 26th member country of the India-led International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)'??

A. Indonesia
B. Israel
C. Maldives
D. Saudi Arabia

(5) Which state government has constituted a special task force named Singa Pen' to strengthen women's safety??

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka

(6) Where has India's first 'Algae Tree' been installed to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere??

A. Indore, Madhya Pradesh
B. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
C. Bengaluru, Karnataka
D. Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

(7) Which team has won the 'La Liga 2025-26' football tournament title ??

A. Real Madrid
B. Atletico Madrid
C. Girona FC
D. FC Barcelona

(8) Which state government has launched the 'Annapurna Bhandar scheme to provide financial assistance of ₹3,000 per month to women??

A. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal

(9) Who has launched the "One Case, One Data" initiative and the AI chatbot "Su-Sahayak" for the digital modernization of the Indian judiciary??

A. Justice Sanjv Khanna
B. Arjun Ram Meghwal
C. Droupadi Murmu
D. Justice Surya Kant

(10) In which city is India's first 'Low Emission Zone (LEZ)' being established??

A. Bengaluru
B. Pune
C. Mumbai
D. New Delhi

(11) Scientists from which country have developed a power-free cooling system named 'NESCOD'??

A. Japan
B. Germany
C. India
D. Saudi Arabia

(12) Who took the oath as the new Chief Minister ofWest Bengal in May 2026??

A. Suvendu Adhikari
B. Dilip Ghosh
C. Mamata Banerjee
D. Agnimitra Paul