Daily Current Affairs GK Questions MCQs – India (17 August 2025). MCQs from today’s top India news (17 August 2025). I’ll cover politics, economy, technology, cricket, and international affairs.
Q1. Who recently said a deliberate attempt was being made to spread misinformation about elections in Bihar?
A) Rahul Gandhi
B) PM Modi
C) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
D) Lalu Prasad Yadav
Answer: C) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Q2. Which leader accused BJP of “vote stealing” and urged people to remove “choros”?
A) Arvind Kejriwal
B) Rahul Gandhi
C) Lalu Prasad Yadav
D) Mamata Banerjee
Answer: C) Lalu Prasad Yadav
Q3. The Election Commission recently slammed Rahul Gandhi over:
A) Fake manifesto circulation
B) Sharing voters’ photos without consent
C) Fund misuse during rallies
D) Misleading exit polls
Answer: B) Sharing voters’ photos without consent
Q4. PM Modi inaugurated two highway projects worth how much to decongest Delhi?
A) ₹5,000 crore
B) ₹8,000 crore
C) ₹11,000 crore
D) ₹15,000 crore
Answer: C) ₹11,000 crore
Q5. Which new highway routes are expected to ease traffic in Delhi-NCR?
A) NH-24 and NH-48
B) UER-II and Dwarka Expressway
C) Yamuna Expressway and Agra Expressway
D) Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
Answer: B) UER-II and Dwarka Expressway
Q6. Which country imposed an oil tariff against India, straining bilateral ties?
A) United States
B) Russia
C) China
D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: A) United States
Q7. Who recently slammed opposition saying, “Once crushed the Constitution, now dancing with it”?
A) Amit Shah
B) Narendra Modi
C) JP Nadda
D) Rajnath Singh
Answer: B) Narendra Modi
Q8. Which Indian bank recently raised home loan interest rates?
A) ICICI Bank
B) Punjab National Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) State Bank of India (SBI)
Answer: D) State Bank of India (SBI)
Q9. Which company began iPhone 17 production at its Bengaluru unit?
A) Wistron
B) Foxconn
C) Pegatron
D) TSMC
Answer: B) Foxconn
Q10. What is the forecasted gold price target as per FXEmpire?
A) $2900
B) $3000
C) $3200
D) $3310.48
Answer: D) $3310.48
Q11. Which AI company’s CEO recently said it has better models than GPT-5 but cannot release them yet?
A) Anthropic
B) Google DeepMind
C) OpenAI (Sam Altman)
D) Meta AI
Answer: C) OpenAI (Sam Altman)
Q12. What is the new online fraud involving bank accounts via WhatsApp?
A) Deepfake fraud
B) QR code scam
C) Screen mirroring fraud
D) OTP phishing
Answer: C) Screen mirroring fraud
Q13. Which Pakistani players were reportedly left out of the Asia Cup squad?
A) Shaheen Afridi & Shadab Khan
B) Fakhar Zaman & Imam-ul-Haq
C) Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan
D) Hasan Ali & Naseem Shah
Answer: C) Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan
Q14. In J&K’s Kathua, how many people died due to recent cloudbursts and landslips?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 10
Answer: C) 7
Q15. Afghanistan’s new canal projects are raising alarms as they seek control over which resource?
A) Oil
B) Natural Gas
C) Water (rivers)
D) Minerals
Answer: C) Water (rivers)
Q16. Which toy trend is gaining attention as screen-free AI-powered play for children?
A) AI drones
B) AI plush toys
C) AR blocks
D) AI story books
Answer: B) AI plush toys
Q17. Which upcoming Samsung smartphone had leaks about specs and battery upgrade?
A) Galaxy S24
B) Galaxy S25
C) Galaxy S26
D) Galaxy Z Flip 7
Answer: C) Galaxy S26
Q18. Which food delivery app increased prices by 17% recently?
A) Zomato
B) Swiggy
C) Uber Eats
D) Dunzo
Answer: B) Swiggy
Q19. India aims for full energy independence by which year, according to PM Modi?
A) 2035
B) 2040
C) 2047
D) 2050
Answer: C) 2047
Q20. Which cricketer reacted after CSK issued a statement regarding Dewald Brevis signing?
A) MS Dhoni
B) Virat Kohli
C) R. Ashwin
D) Rohit Sharma
Answer: C) R. Ashwin