సమాధానం C. ₹13,430 crore
వివరణ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth around ₹13,430 crore in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. These projects span across sectors such as industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, and energy, aiming to boost infrastructure, employment, and economic growth in the state.

సమాధానం C. ₹5,000 per month
వివరణ: PMIS provides a ₹5,000 monthly stipend (₹4,500 via Direct Benefit Transfer from the government and ₹500 from the host company’s CSR), plus a one-time ₹6,000 grant and insurance coverage under PMJJBY and PMSBY.

సమాధానం B. Brazil
వివరణ: On 16 October 2025, India and Brazil signed a Joint Declaration in New Delhi to deepen the MERCOSUR–India Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The declaration was made during a meeting between Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to expand cooperation in trade and investment.

సమాధానం C. Ram Bahadur Rai
వివరణ: The book “Prabhas Joshi of Jansatta” was authored and released by Padma Bhushan Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, President of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).

సమాధానం C. UIDAI
వివరణ: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) launched the Scheme for Innovation and Technology Association with Aadhaar (SITAA) to encourage startups, academia, and industry to develop secure, AI-driven, and future-ready technologies for India’s digital identity ecosystem.

సమాధానం సి. మధ్యప్రదేశ్
వివరణ: The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) to evaluate States’ performance in the mining sector. In Category A (highly mineral-endowed States), Madhya Pradesh ranked first, followed by Rajasthan and Gujarat.

సమాధానం B. Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana
వివరణ: Shri Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India, represented India and was elected as Co-Chair of the UN-GGIM-AP (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific) for the 2025–2028 term during the 14th Plenary Meeting held in Goyang-si, Republic of Korea.

సమాధానం B. Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar
వివరణ: The 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2025 was launched from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, with the theme “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar,” focusing on improving women’s and children’s health and nutrition under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.

సమాధానం బి. రాజస్థాన్
వివరణ: The 5th edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG) will take place from November 24 to December 5, 2025, across seven cities in Rajasthan — Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, and Bharatpur — featuring 23 medal sports and one demonstration sport (Kho-Kho).

Q10. The NASA mission “PUNCH,” is primarily aimed at studying which of the following?
A. Lunar surface composition
B. The Sun’s corona and solar wind
C. Asteroid belt formation
D. Exoplanet atmospheres

Q11. What is the name of Google’s new AI model that discovered a potential new pathway for cancer treatment?
A. AlphaFold 3
B. MedLM
C. Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B (C2S-Scale)
D. DeepDrugNet

In this set of Current Affairs MCQs 17 October 2025, we have compiled questions from the most reliable and exam-focused sources. The content is carefully prepared from Press Information Bureau (PIB), and trusted newspapers, along with official government releases. At Readingroomz Current Affairs, we ensure that every important update is simplified, explained, and transformed into exam-ready questions and notes. This approach saves aspirants valuable time while making sure they never miss any crucial topic for APPSC Exams.