๐ Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 17 May 2025
Q1. Recently, the Indian Army conducted the Teesta Prahar exercise in which state?
A. West Bengal
B. Odisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Sikkim
✅ Answer: A. West Bengal
๐ The Teesta Prahar exercise took place at the Teesta field firing
range in West Bengal, involving multiple Army units to demonstrate operational
readiness.
Q2. India has sanctioned ₹300 crore for 111 research
projects in pursuit of which technology?
A. 5G
B. Green Hydrogen
C. 6G
D. Quantum Computing
✅ Answer: C. 6G
๐ The government approved funding to advance 6G research—placing
India among the top six nations in global 6G patent filings.
Q3. The Khelo India Beach Games 2025 were inaugurated at Ghoghla Beach in which Union Territory?
A. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
B. Lakshadweep
C. Diu
D. Puducherry
✅ Answer: C. Diu
๐ Held from 19–24 May, the inaugural event featured six beach sports
and crowned Manipur as the top-performing team.
Q4. The nationwide civil defence mock drill Operation
Abhyaas on May 7, 2025, covered how many districts?
A. 100
B. 244
C. 300
D. 360
✅ Answer: B. 244
๐ Organized across 244 districts, the exercise included blackout
drills, sirens, evacuations, and public awareness in response to the Pahalgam
terror attack.
Q5. Operation Abhyaas was prompted by tensions arising
after which event?
A. Cyclone in Odisha
B. Border standoff with China
C. Terror attack in Pahalgam (22 April 2025)
D. Cyber‑attack on national infrastructure
✅ Answer: C. Terror attack in Pahalgam (22 April 2025)
๐ The mock drill was conducted amid heightened India–Pakistan
tensions triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist incident.
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