17 January 2026 Current Affairs MCQ

Q8. The Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2024 was released by:

A. Ministry of Commerce
B. World Bank
C. NITI Aayog
D. EXIM Bank

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
The Export Preparedness Index 2024 was released by NITI Aayog .

Q9. ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ is associated with:

A. Ayushman Bharat
B. CGHS beneficiaries
C. PM-JAY private hospitals
D. State government employees

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:
It is an optional retail health insurance product for CGHS beneficiaries .

Q10. Public Sector Banks were advised to introduce which facility for Central Government employees?

A. Unified Pension Account
B. Digital Salary Wallet
C. Composite Salary Account Package
D. Zero-balance Insurance Account

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
PSBs were advised to introduce a Composite Salary Account Package to enhance employee financial well-being.

State-Specific Developments

Q11. Which state recorded the highest share of personal four-wheeler EV adoption in 2025?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala

✅ Answer: D

Explanation:
Kerala led in personal four-wheeler EV adoption among top EV-selling states.

Q12. Rajasthan’s first fully organic village body is:

A. Khedla
B. Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat
C. Khuri
D. Mandawa

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:
Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat was declared Rajasthan’s first fully organic village body .

Q13. Which Indian leader became the first Indian formally inducted into Kenjutsu?

A. N. Chandrababu Naidu
B. Pawan Kalyan
C. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
D. K. T. Rama Rao

✅ Answer: B

Explanation:
Pawan Kalyan , Deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh, was inducted into Kenjutsu , a Japanese martial art.

Q14. Tamil Nadu signed an MoU with which company to set up a Sovereign AI Park?

A. OpenAI
B. Infosys
C. Sarvam AI
D. TCS

✅ Answer: C

Explanation:
Tamil Nadu partnered with Sarvam AI to establish a full-stack Sovereign AI Park .

Q15. Karnataka launched which portal