17 July 2026 Current Affairs MCQs (All India Competitive Exams)
Useful for: UPSC, SSC CGL, CHSL, Banking, Railway, CDS, NDA, CAPF, State PSC, OSSC, OSSSC, Odisha Police SI, CT, and other competitive exams.
1. The Union Cabinet recently approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of:
A) ₹75,000 crore
B) ₹95,000 crore
C) ₹1,27,500 crore
D) ₹1,50,000 crore
✅ Answer: C) ₹1,27,500 crore
Brief Information:
The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore to strengthen India’s semiconductor design, fabrication, packaging, and manufacturing ecosystem.
2. The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme, approved by the Cabinet, has an outlay of:
A) ₹25,000 crore
B) ₹40,000 crore
C) ₹50,000 crore
D) ₹62,500 crore
✅ Answer: D) ₹62,500 crore
Brief Information:
The scheme aims to expand domestic mobile phone manufacturing, boost exports, and generate employment under the Make in India initiative.
3. Which ministry released the first Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) for India’s services sector?
A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
C) Ministry of Finance
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: B) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
Brief Information:
MoSPI introduced the Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) to provide high-frequency indicators of the performance of India’s services sector.
4. Indian Railways recently unveiled eight new reforms under which initiative?
A) PM Gati Shakti
B) Freight Bharat Mission
C) Reform Express
D) Rail Vikas Mission
✅ Answer: C) Reform Express
Brief Information:
The Reform Express initiative introduces eight measures to modernize freight operations, improve efficiency, and enhance customer services.
5. White Rabbit Technology, recently in the news, is primarily used for:
A) Quantum computing
B) Precise time synchronization over networks
C) Satellite imaging
D) Weather forecasting
✅ Answer: B) Precise time synchronization over networks
Brief Information:
White Rabbit Technology enables sub-nanosecond precision time synchronization across computer networks and is being explored for accurate Indian Standard Time (IST) distribution.
6. Anil Menon, who was in the news recently, is:
A) ISRO Chairman
B) Indian-origin NASA astronaut
C) DRDO Scientist
D) Chief of Naval Staff
✅ Answer: B) Indian-origin NASA astronaut
Brief Information:
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon began his first mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in his space career.
7. The newly commissioned INS Malvan is an:
A) Aircraft Carrier
B) Guided Missile Destroyer
C) Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft
D) Offshore Patrol Vessel
✅ Answer: C) Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft
Brief Information:
INS Malvan is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft designed to strengthen India’s coastal defence and underwater surveillance capabilities.
8. Which country’s J-20 stealth fighter was recently discussed in defence news?
A) Russia
B) China
C) United States
D) Japan
✅ Answer: B) China
Brief Information:
China’s J-20 is a fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft and remains an important development in the Indo-Pacific strategic environment.
9. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) Semicon 2.0 — ₹1.27 lakh crore semiconductor programme
B) White Rabbit — Weather radar technology
C) INS Malvan — Aircraft carrier
D) MoSPI — Defence Ministry
✅ Answer: A) Semicon 2.0 — ₹1.27 lakh crore semiconductor programme
Brief Information:
Semicon 2.0 is India’s flagship semiconductor incentive programme aimed at building a globally competitive semiconductor ecosystem.
10. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A) Anil Menon — Indian-origin NASA astronaut
B) Reform Express — National Education Policy
C) White Rabbit — Wildlife Conservation Programme
D) J-20 — Indian Fighter Aircraft
✅ Answer: A) Anil Menon — Indian-origin NASA astronaut
Brief Information:
Anil Menon’s ISS mission is an important achievement for the Indian-origin scientific community in global space exploration.
📌 One-Line Revision
- ✅ Semicon 2.0 approved with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore.
- ✅ Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme approved with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore.
- ✅ MoSPI released the first Trial Index of Services Production (ISP).
- ✅ Indian Railways launched eight reforms under the Reform Express initiative.
- ✅ White Rabbit Technology enables highly precise network time synchronization.
- ✅ Anil Menon began his first mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
- ✅ INS Malvan is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.