Current Affairs 5th October 2026 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India facing protests and a Supreme Court hearing in early October 2026?
A) Rajiv Kumar
B) Gyanesh Kumar
C) Sushil Chandra
D) Arun Goel
Answer: B
Explanation: Protests demanding the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar intensified in Delhi and Mumbai. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear petitions seeking his suspension on 5 October 2026.
2. What digital platform did Rahul Gandhi launch in connection with the protests against the Election Commission?
A) Satyagraha
B) Nyay Yatra
C) Bharat Jodo 2.0
D) Loktantra Bachao
Answer: A
Explanation: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Satyagraha’ digital platform to map resistance movements across the country amid ongoing protests against the CEC.
3. India finished in which position in the medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya)?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
Answer: C
Explanation: India concluded the 2026 Asian Games with 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze) and finished fourth overall.
4. Which team did India defeat in the final to win the men’s T20 cricket gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Bangladesh
C) Afghanistan
D) Pakistan
Answer: D
Explanation: India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the final to retain the men’s T20 cricket gold medal.
5. Who became the first Indian woman golfer to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games?
A) Aditi Ashok
B) Diksha Dagar
C) Pranavi Urs
D) Tvesa Malik
Answer: C
Explanation: Pranavi Urs from Mysore won the women’s individual golf gold at the 2026 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian woman to achieve this feat.
6. India’s women’s hockey team ended a long gold medal drought at the 2026 Asian Games. How many years was this drought?
A) 32 years
B) 40 years
C) 44 years
D) 48 years
Answer: C
Explanation: The Indian women’s hockey team won gold after a 44-year wait at the 2026 Asian Games.
7. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India is going “beyond advocacy” on which conflict?
A) Israel-Hamas conflict
B) Russia-Ukraine conflict
C) Sudanese civil war
D) Yemeni civil war
Answer: B
Explanation: On 4 October 2026, Jaishankar said India has moved beyond advocacy and is engaging in direct conversations with both Moscow and Kyiv on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
8. Which two countries summoned each other’s diplomats following a border incident involving the BSF in early October 2026?
A) India and Bangladesh
B) India and China
C) India and Pakistan
D) India and Myanmar
Answer: C
Explanation: India and Pakistan summoned each other’s envoys after the BSF killed two Pakistani men near the International Border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran/Ferozepur sector.
9. The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026, which replaced the 1891 Act, came into force on which date?
A) 1 September 2026
B) 1 October 2026
C) 15 October 2026
D) 1 November 2026
Answer: B
Explanation: The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026, took effect on 1 October 2026, modernising the rules for the admissibility of bank records as evidence.
10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for which set of crops for the 2027-28 marketing season?
A) Rabi crops
B) Kharif crops
C) Commercial crops only
D) Horticultural crops
Answer: A
Explanation: The CCEA approved higher MSPs for six mandated Rabi crops for the Rabi Marketing Season 2027-28.
11. More than 3.61 crore saplings were planted under which programme across National Highways (as of July 2026)?
A) Green India Mission
B) Green Highways Programme
C) National Afforestation Programme
D) CAMPA
Answer: B
Explanation: Under India’s Green Highways Programme, over 3.61 crore saplings were planted across about 1.32 lakh km of National Highways in the past five years (up to July 2026).
12. Which state became the second after Uttarakhand to receive Presidential assent for its Uniform Civil Code Bill in 2026?
A) Assam
B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Answer: D
Explanation: The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026, received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu, making Gujarat the second state after Uttarakhand to enact a UCC framework.
13. Who is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to India from 5–7 October 2026 at the invitation of PM Modi?
A) French President
B) Swiss President Guy Parmelin
C) German Chancellor
D) Australian Prime Minister
Answer: B
Explanation: Swiss President Guy Parmelin began a three-day official visit to India from 5 to 7 October 2026.
14. In the 2026 Brazilian general election, who will face Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff on 25 October?
A) Flávio Bolsonaro
B) Jair Bolsonaro
C) Sergio Moro
D) Eduardo Bolsonaro
Answer: A
Explanation: No candidate secured more than 50% of the vote on 4 October 2026. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro (son of former President Jair Bolsonaro) will contest the runoff on 25 October.
15. Ethiopian forces captured which city, the capital of the Tigray Region, in early October 2026?
A) Addis Ababa
B) Mekelle
C) Bahir Dar
D) Gondar
Answer: B
Explanation: Ethiopian forces captured Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region, after the withdrawal of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.
16. Five Indian nationals were rescued after a projectile hit a tanker in which strategically important waterway?
A) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
B) Strait of Malacca
C) Strait of Hormuz
D) Suez Canal
Answer: C
Explanation: Five Indian nationals were rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
17. North Korea claimed to have tested an intermediate-range strategic missile with which advanced feature in early October 2026?
A) Hypersonic glide vehicle
B) Nuclear-powered propulsion
C) Multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles
D) AI-assisted manoeuvrable flight
Answer: D
Explanation: North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile involving the use of AI and possessing manoeuvrable flight capabilities designed to evade missile defences.
18. The GST Council is expected to discuss the possible removal of which power under the GST regime (meeting around 7 October 2026)?
A) Power to conduct raids
B) Arrest powers
C) Power to freeze bank accounts
D) Power to impose penalties above ₹1 crore
Answer: B
Explanation: The central government is considering removing arrest powers under the GST regime to ease business compliance and address concerns of overreach. The GST Council was to discuss it on 7 October 2026.
19. Apple Pay was launched in India (late September 2026) in partnership with which bank for eligible Visa and Mastercard credit cards?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) State Bank of India
Answer: C
Explanation: Apple Pay became available in India on 30 September 2026 through eligible Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
20. Which Indian pilot was involved in the dramatic incident on a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel in early October 2026?
A) Captain Smit Machchhar
B) Captain Ajay Singh
C) Captain Vikram Shah
D) Captain Rohan Mehta
Answer: A
Explanation: Captain Smit Machchhar was the pilot involved in the FlyDubai incident in which an attempt was made to seize control of the aircraft; he later spoke about the event.
21. West Bengal’s Finance Minister pitched which concept as a solution to acute industrial land scarcity?
A) Floating industrial zones
B) Vertical industrial parks
C) Special Economic Zones 2.0
D) Greenfield industrial corridors
Answer: B
Explanation: Vertical industrial parks (multi-storey facilities for manufacturing and logistics) were proposed as a way to overcome land scarcity, particularly for sectors like gems and jewellery.
22. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling category at the 2026 Asian Games?
A) Bajrang Punia
B) Ravi Dahiya
C) Aman Sehrawat
D) Deepak Punia
Answer: C
Explanation: Aman Sehrawat won the men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling gold at the 2026 Asian Games.
23. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee began its meeting on 5 October 2026. The meeting was scheduled for how many days?
A) 2 days
B) 3 days (5–7 October)
C) 4 days
D) 5 days
Answer: B
Explanation: The Monetary Policy Committee meeting was scheduled from 5 to 7 October 2026 to decide on interest rates amid inflation concerns.
24. Uttarakhand’s final electoral roll showed a decline of approximately how many voters?
A) 4 lakh
B) 6 lakh
C) 12 lakh
D) 8–9 lakh
Answer: D
Explanation: Reports indicated that around 8–9 lakh names were dropped from the electoral roll in Uttarakhand following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
25. Which Act governs the admissibility and certification of bank records as prima facie evidence and was updated in 2026?
A) Negotiable Instruments Act
B) Bankers’ Books Evidence Act
C) Banking Regulation Act
D) Reserve Bank of India Act
Answer: B
Explanation: The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 (replacing the 1891 Act) governs the admissibility of bank records and accounts as evidence without requiring the production of original physical registers.