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Current Affairs Quiz: 5 May 2026

15 questions from the news of 5 May 2026. Tap an option to see the answer and the explanation.

DAILY QUIZCurrent AffairsQuiz5 May 202615 questions with answers and explanationssafalsetu.com
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1. What does it mean for Sikkim to be called India's first "paperless judiciary state"?

Answer: B. Going paperless means filing, processing and judgments all move onto digital tools such as e-Filing, CIS and digital signatures.

2. Which role is the Supreme Court's e-Committee chiefly tasked with?

Answer: D. It steers the digital transformation of courts under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, covering paperless courts and e-filing.

3. India held the CINBAX-II 2026 exercise with which partner country?

Answer: A. CINBAX-II is a bilateral army drill between India and Cambodia concentrating on UN peacekeeping and sub-conventional operations.

4. What chiefly sets the Cell Broadcast System apart from ordinary SMS?

Answer: C. CBS pushes a message to every device within a geographic zone at once, so it avoids the congestion that point-to-point SMS can suffer.

5. India and which country dispute the Lipulekh Pass used for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra?

Answer: E. Nepal bases its claim on the Treaty of Sugauli, while India treats the pass as part of Uttarakhand, which makes it a geopolitical issue.

6. Which description fits the BHISHM Cube of the Aarogya Maitri initiative?

Answer: B. The cube is a modular portable hospital built for quick deployment in disaster areas and can treat as many as 200 patients.

7. What is the ceiling on FDI in Indian insurance intermediaries after the 2026 FEMA Rules amendment?

Answer: D. The change permits 100% FDI through the automatic route in insurers and intermediaries, to attract capital and grow the sector.

8. Despite the 2026 FEMA reforms, whose FDI limit is still held at 20%?

Answer: A. LIC works under its own law, the LIC Act, 1956, and its FDI limit stays at 20% to protect national interest.

9. Why has RBI cautioned against bogus loan waiver campaigns?

Answer: C. Such scams lure borrowers into defaulting, which damages the credit system and weakens the lending capacity of banks.

10. What is the "RBI Kehta Hai" initiative meant for?

Answer: E. It teaches the public safe banking habits, digital hygiene and ways to guard against fraud.

11. Who declared Sikkim India's first paperless judiciary state?

Answer: A. The declaration was made by Justice Surya Kant at a conclave in Gangtok.

12. CINBAX-II 2026 is a bilateral army exercise between India and which country?

Answer: A. CINBAX-II is the second India-Cambodia exercise.

13. Which organisation developed India's indigenous Cell Broadcast System (CBS)?

Answer: C. CBS was developed by C-DOT and launched by the Ministry of Communications.

14. Which treaty does Nepal cite to claim Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura?

Answer: A. Nepal's May 2026 objection relied on the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli.

15. In which country was India's Aarogya Maitri (BHISHM Cube) deployed in April 2026?

Answer: C. The cube was deployed in Jamaica for CARICOM.