6 May 2026 Current Affairs MCQ — 10 Questions & Explanations

Article 124 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to determine the number of judges in the Supreme Court. The strength is governed by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, which is amended whenever Parliament decides to expand the bench. The Supreme Court was originally established with just 8 judges in 1950, rose to 34 in 2019, and is now being expanded to 38 — driven by a backlog of over 92,000 pending cases. Judge appointments are recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising the CJI and the four senior-most judges, under the Second Judges Case (1993) precedent.

Vande Mataram first appeared in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath — a Bengali novel set during the Sannyasi Rebellion against British rule. The Constituent Assembly adopted only the first two stanzas for official use on January 24, 1950 — the same day Jana Gana Mana was adopted as the National Anthem. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 was amended in May 2026 to formally include and protect Vande Mataram within its statutory framework alongside the National Flag and National Anthem.

UDGAM — which stands for Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation — was launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to help depositors and legal heirs trace dormant accounts across multiple banks through a single login. Deposits become unclaimed when they remain inoperative for 10 or more years, after which banks are required to transfer the funds to the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund maintained by the RBI. Importantly, the money is not forfeited — rightful claimants can still recover it with proper documentation. With 30 banks now integrated, the portal has become far more comprehensive and useful.

The 5F Vision stands for Farm → Fibre → Factory → Fashion → Foreign — a value chain framework that tracks Indian cotton from the field all the way to international export markets. The mission, also called "Kapas Kanti," runs from FY 2026–27 to FY 2030–31 and targets a cotton output of 498 lakh bales across 140 districts in 14 states. A key focus is promoting the Kasturi Cotton Bharat brand — India's certified premium cotton product — and scaling Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton, which commands the highest prices in global textile markets. The mission is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Textiles — a notable first in agri-textile policy coordination.

India received $137 billion in remittances in 2024 — making it not only the world's largest remittance recipient but also the only country to have crossed the $100 billion mark. The World Migration Report is published biennially (every two years) since 2000 by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). India's remittances consistently exceed FDI inflows and play a critical role in supporting household incomes in states like Kerala, UP, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu, while also buffering India's Current Account Deficit. The India-UAE corridor is the 5th largest and the India-US corridor is the 6th largest global migration corridor.

The India–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was established in 2016 and the May 2026 visit by President To Lam — who also serves as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam — marked its 10th anniversary. Bilateral trade reached a record $16.5 billion in 2025, and the visit produced agreements on naval cooperation, joint defence production, and maritime security — especially significant given China's assertiveness in the South China Sea, a shared concern for both nations. Vietnam is a key partner in India's Act East Policy and the broader Indo-Pacific security framework.

Bhitarkanika National Park is located in Kendrapara district, Odisha, formed by a deltaic network of four rivers — Brahmani, Baitarani, and Dhamra — draining into the Bay of Bengal. It is India's second largest mangrove forest after the Sundarbans, and holds Ramsar Wetland status. The 2026 study found microplastics — plastic particles smaller than 5mm — in all 20 sampled sites at concentrations of up to 50.4 items/kg of sediment, with 89% being fibre-based, primarily from synthetic textiles. Finding microplastics in a protected Ramsar site signals just how pervasive plastic pollution has become in India's most sensitive ecosystems.

The Union Cabinet cleared two new semiconductor units — a GaN (Gallium Nitride)-based mini/micro-LED display facility and a semiconductor packaging and assembly unit — with a cumulative investment of over ₹3,936 crore, bringing the total number of projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to 12. India currently imports approximately $24 billion worth of semiconductors annually, making domestic manufacturing a strategic priority. The ISM is backed by a ₹76,000 crore PLI framework and aims to build India's full semiconductor value chain — from chip design through fabrication to packaging and testing — by 2030.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, prosecutes individuals for international crimes under the Rome Statute — adopted in 1998 and in force since 2002. The four existing crimes are Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, and the Crime of Aggression. Ecocide — large-scale destruction of ecosystems by human activity — is being advocated as the 5th crime. A critical distinction for exams: the ICC prosecutes individuals, while the ICJ (International Court of Justice) settles disputes between states — these two institutions are frequently confused. India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute.

TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, making it the single largest party — though short of the simple majority mark of 118 seats. This means TVK will need alliance partners to form a stable government. MK Stalin resigned as Chief Minister following DMK's defeat, and the TVK swearing-in was expected on May 7, 2026. This was TVK's very first election — making it one of the most remarkable electoral debuts in Indian political history, continuing Tamil Nadu's long tradition of film personalities successfully entering politics, from MGR to Jayalalithaa.