Daily Top Current Affairs MCQ of the day for 5th February 2026
1. Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Manipur?
A. N. Biren Singh
B. Yumnam Khemchand Singh
C. Conrad Sangma
D. Pema Khandu
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: Yumnam Khemchand Singh took oath as Manipur CM and spoke about Manipur’s role in Viksit Bharat 2047.
2. The new Manipur CM said the state will contribute towards:
A. Digital India 2030
B. Make in India 2035
C. Viksit Bharat 2047
D. Swachh Bharat 2036
✅ Answer: C
📌 Explanation: He stated Manipur will play an important role in achieving Viksit Bharat 2047.
3. The government announced that ration cards are digitised by:
A. 75%
B. 85%
C. 95%
D. 100%
✅ Answer: D
📌 Note: The government stated that 100% ration cards are digitised.
4. More than what percentage of ration cards are linked with Aadhaar?
A. 90%
B. 95%
C. 99%
D. 80%
✅ Answer: C
Explanation: More than 99% ration cards are linked with Aadhaar.
5. Which state planned an exclusive industrial park for women entrepreneurs?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: Andhra Pradesh planned a women-only industrial park.
6. The exclusive industrial park for women in Andhra Pradesh will cover:
A. 10 acres
B. 20 acres
C. 30 acres
D. 50 acres
✅ Answer: C
Note: The proposed park will cover 30 acres.
7. The Supreme Court said cricket associations should be run by:
A. IAS officers
B. Sports journalists
C. Retired cricketers
D. Politicians
✅ Answer: C
📌 Explanation: SC criticised non-experts running sports bodies and suggested retired cricketers should lead cricket associations.
8. The NEET-PG cut-off issue is related to which body?
A. AIIMS
B. UPSC
C. NBEMS
D. NMC
✅ Answer: C
📌 Explanation: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) reduced NEET-PG qualifying cut-offs.
9. NBEMS reduced reserved category NEET-PG cut-off percentile from 40 to:
A. 20
B. 10
C. 5
D. 0
✅ Answer: D
Explanation: Reserved category cut-off was reduced from 40 percentile to 0 percentile.
10. NBEMS reduced general category NEET-PG cut-off percentile from 50 to:
A. 25
B. 10
C. 7
D. 0
✅ Answer: C
Note: General cut-off was reduced from 50 percentile to 7 percentile.
11. The Budget decision on disability pension tax exemption affects mainly:
A. Teachers
B. Defence personnel
C. Doctors
D. Farmers
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: Defence veterans criticised removal of tax exemption for disability pensioners who retire normally.
12. The Crafoord Prize is popularly known as:
A. Nobel of Economics
B. Nobel of Geosciences
C. Oscar of Science
D. Pulitzer of Environment
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: The Crafoord Prize is widely called the “Nobel of Geosciences.”
13. Which Indian-origin scientist received the Crafoord Prize?
A. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
B. Veerabhadran Ramanathan
C. K. Sivan
D. Har Gobind Khorana
✅ Answer: B
Note : Veerabhadran Ramanathan received the Crafoord Prize for climate research.
14.India joined which BRICS institution recently?
A. BRICS Green Bank
B. BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC)
C. BRICS Climate Council
D. BRICS Digital Alliance
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: India officially joined the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC).
15. RBI approved which person as the MD & CEO of YES Bank?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Vinay Tonse
C. Rajesh Gopinathan
D. Uday Kotak
✅ Answer: B
📌 Explanation: RBI approved SBI MD Vinay Tonse as MD & CEO of YES Bank for three years.
⚡ LAST-MINUTE QUICK REVISION POINTS (05 Feb 2026)
✅ Manipur CM → Yumnam Khemchand Singh
✅ Vision → Viksit Bharat 2047
✅ Ration cards digitised → 100%
✅ Aadhaar-linked ration cards → 99%+
✅ Andhra Pradesh women-only industrial park → 30 acres
✅ SC on sports bodies → should be run by experts/retired cricketers
✅ NEET-PG cut-off controversy → NBEMS
✅ Reserved cut-off → 40 to 0 percentile
✅ General cut-off → 50 to 7 percentile
✅ Disability pension tax exemption issue → defence veterans criticism
✅ Crafoord Prize → Nobel of Geosciences
✅ Award winner → Veerabhadran Ramanathan
✅ India joined → BRICS BCIC
✅ World Government Summit theme → Shaping Future Governments
✅ YES Bank MD & CEO → Vinay Tonse (RBI approved)