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Current Affairs Quiz – 17.02.2026

Current Affairs Quiz – 17.02.2026

1. The expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) announced by the Government of India primarily aims to benefit which sector?

A. Defence manufacturing
B. Agricultural supply chain and farmer services
C. Tourism promotion
D. Film production

Answer: B. Agricultural supply chain and farmer services


2. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, India aims to produce how much green hydrogen annually by 2030?

A. 2 million metric tonnes
B. 3.5 million metric tonnes
C. 5 million metric tonnes
D. 10 million metric tonnes

Answer: C. 5 million metric tonnes


3. The AI-based highway monitoring system launched by the Ministry of Road Transport is primarily intended to:

A. Replace toll plazas
B. Detect accidents and manage traffic
C. Increase toll collection
D. Monitor fuel consumption

Answer: B. Detect accidents and manage traffic


4. The RBI’s strengthened digital lending norms mainly focus on:

A. Increasing interest rates
B. Reducing bank branches
C. Transparency in loan pricing and borrower protection
D. Promoting cryptocurrency

Answer: C. Transparency in loan pricing and borrower protection


5. India’s retail inflation currently remains within RBI’s tolerance band of:

A. 1–4%
B. 2–6%
C. 4–8%
D. 5–9%

Answer: B. 2–6%


6. India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has crossed which milestone in monthly transactions?

A. 5 billion
B. 10 billion
C. 12 billion
D. 15 billion

Answer: D. 15 billion


7. The PM Gati Shakti initiative aims to reduce India’s logistics cost to below:

A. 12% of GDP
B. 11% of GDP
C. 10% of GDP
D. 8% of GDP

Answer: C. 10% of GDP


8. The global initiative to strengthen early pandemic detection, recently expanded by WHO, focuses on:

A. Vaccine exports
B. Disease surveillance networks
C. Medical tourism
D. Drug price regulation

Answer: B. Disease surveillance networks


9. ISRO’s reusable launch vehicle experiments are significant because they aim to:

A. Increase satellite size
B. Reduce launch costs through reusability
C. Replace PSLV rockets
D. Enable space tourism immediately

Answer: B. Reduce launch costs through reusability


10. The International Energy Agency recently highlighted record global growth in which energy source?

A. Coal power
B. Nuclear energy
C. Solar energy
D. Natural gas

Answer: C. Solar energy