10 February 2026 Current Affairs – Daily GK and Mock Test

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• 1763 – The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Seven Years’ War between Britain, France, and Spain.
• 1947 – Paris Peace Treaties were signed between the Allies and Italy after World War II.
• 1962 – Capt. James B. Irwin, Apollo 15 astronaut, was born.
• 1989 – Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the USA, was succeeded by George H. W. Bush.

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10 February 2026 Current Affairs – Daily GK and Mock Test

Manu Bhaker Wins Silver in Women’s 25m Pistol at Asian Shooting Championship

Q1. Which Indian shooter won the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championship after a shoot-off?
(a) Esha Singh
(b) Rhythm Sangwan
(c) Manu Bhaker
(d) Naamya Kapoor
Answer: Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Olympic double bronze medallist Manu Bhaker finished with silver after losing a close shoot-off in the women’s 25m pistol final.

Q2. Manu Bhaker was locked in a shoot-off with which shooter for the gold medal?
(a) Pham Quang Huy
(b) Nguyen Thuy Trang
(c) Jiang Ranxin
(d) Sun Yujie
Answer: Nguyen Thuy Trang
Explanation: Manu Bhaker and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Trang were tied after regulation and competed in a shoot-off, which Trang won.

Q3. What was the common score of Manu Bhaker and Nguyen Thuy Trang that led to the shoot-off?
(a) 33
(b) 34
(c) 35
(d) 36
Answer: 35
Explanation: Both shooters finished the final with an identical score of 35, making a shoot-off necessary to decide the gold medal.

Q4. Which Indian shooter won the bronze medal in the women’s 25m pistol final?
(a) Rhythm Sangwan
(b) Naamya Kapoor
(c) Manu Bhaker
(d) Esha Singh
Answer: Esha Singh
Explanation: Esha Singh briefly led the final but finished with bronze after missing targets in the later series.

Q5. Which organisation conducts the Asian Shooting Championship?
(a) International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
(b) Olympic Council of Asia
(c) Asian Shooting Confederation
(d) National Rifle Association of India
Answer: Asian Shooting Confederation
Explanation: The Asian Shooting Championship is organised under the Asian Shooting Confederation and is a major continental event for shooters.

ISRO Identifies Landing Site for Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample-Return Mission

Q1. Which organisation has identified the landing site for India’s Chandrayaan-4 mission?
(a) NASA
(b) ESA
(c) ISRO
(d) JAXA
Answer: ISRO
Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) selected the landing site as part of early preparations for the Chandrayaan-4 mission.

Q2. Chandrayaan-4 is significant because it will be India’s first mission aimed at which objective?
(a) Lunar rover deployment
(b) Human landing on the Moon
(c) Lunar sample return
(d) Mars atmospheric study
Answer: Lunar sample return
Explanation: Chandrayaan-4 is India’s first planned lunar sample-return mission, making it the country’s most complex lunar mission so far.

Q3. The selected landing site MM-4 is located in which lunar region?
(a) Mare Imbrium
(b) Oceanus Procellarum
(c) Mons Mouton near the south pole
(d) Tycho Crater
Answer: Mons Mouton near the south pole
Explanation: ISRO selected site MM-4 in the Mons Mouton region close to the Moon’s south pole, an area of high scientific importance.

Q4. Which instrument’s data was primarily used to analyse terrain safety and landing hazards for Chandrayaan-4?
(a) Synthetic Aperture Radar
(b) Orbiter High Resolution Camera
(c) Laser Altimeter
(d) Infrared Spectrometer
Answer: Orbiter High Resolution Camera
Explanation: High-resolution multi-view images from the Orbiter High Resolution Camera were used to assess slopes, elevation, and hazards.

Q5. Which of the following modules is specifically meant to bring lunar samples back to Earth in Chandrayaan-4?
(a) Propulsion Module
(b) Transfer Module
(c) Ascender Module
(d) Re-entry Module
Answer: Re-entry Module
Explanation: The Re-entry Module is designed to safely return collected lunar samples to Earth, a key feature of Chandrayaan-4.

R Vijay Anandh Appointed MD & CEO of City Union Bank

Q1. Who has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India as the next MD and CEO of City Union Bank?
(a) N Kamakodi
(b) R Vijay Anandh
(c) R Subramanian
(d) S Balasubramanian
Answer: R Vijay Anandh
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India approved R Vijay Anandh’s appointment as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of City Union Bank.

Q2. From which date will R Vijay Anandh assume charge as MD and CEO of City Union Bank?
(a) February 9, 2026
(b) April 30, 2026
(c) May 1, 2026
(d) June 1, 2026
Answer: May 1, 2026
Explanation: Vijay Anandh will take charge as MD and CEO with effect from May 1, 2026, for a tenure of three years.

Q3. What is the tenure approved by RBI for R Vijay Anandh as MD and CEO of City Union Bank?
(a) Two years
(b) Three years
(c) Four years
(d) Five years
Answer: Three years
Explanation: The RBI approved his appointment for a fixed tenure of three years, subject to shareholder approval.

Q4. What is the approved annual remuneration of R Vijay Anandh as per RBI’s letter?
(a) ₹1.50 crore
(b) ₹2.00 crore
(c) ₹2.50 crore
(d) ₹3.00 crore
Answer: ₹2.50 crore
Explanation: His remuneration has been fixed at ₹2.50 crore per annum, inclusive of perquisites, and is entirely fixed pay.

Q5. Who is the outgoing MD and CEO of City Union Bank whose term ends on April 30, 2026?
(a) R Vijay Anandh
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Rajnish Kumar
(d) N Kamakodi
Answer: N Kamakodi
Explanation: N Kamakodi has served as MD and CEO since May 2011, and his current term concludes on April 30, 2026.

India–Greece Sign Joint Declaration to Boost Defence Industrial Cooperation

Q1. India and Greece signed a joint declaration of intent to strengthen cooperation in which sector?
(a) Space technology
(b) Defence industrial collaboration
(c) Nuclear energy
(d) Cyber security
Answer: Defence industrial collaboration
Explanation: The joint declaration focuses on strengthening defence industrial cooperation, including joint development and production partnerships.

Q2. The joint declaration was signed after talks between India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and which Greek minister?
(a) Kyriakos Mitsotakis
(b) Evangelos Venizelos
(c) Nikolaos Georgios Dendias
(d) Panagiotis Kammenos
Answer: Nikolaos Georgios Dendias
Explanation: The declaration followed bilateral talks between Rajnath Singh and Greece’s Minister of National Defence, Nikolaos Georgios Dendias.

Q3. Where were the India–Greece defence talks held that led to the signing of the declaration?
(a) Hyderabad House
(b) Vigyan Bhawan
(c) Rashtrapati Bhavan
(d) Manekshaw Centre
Answer: Manekshaw Centre
Explanation: The talks and signing of the joint declaration took place at the Manekshaw Centre.

Q4. India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative in defence is being aligned with which Greek reform programme?
(a) Vision 2040
(b) Defence Horizon
(c) Agenda 2030
(d) Hellenic Shield
Answer: Agenda 2030
Explanation: Greece’s ‘Agenda 2030’ focuses on defence modernisation and is being aligned with India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.

Q5. Greece decided to post an international liaison officer at which India-led maritime security centre?
(a) National Maritime Domain Awareness Centre
(b) Information Management and Analysis Centre
(c) Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region
(d) Indian Naval War College
Answer: Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region
Explanation: Greece will position a liaison officer at the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region to enhance maritime cooperation and domain awareness.

India–Netherlands Strengthen Green Hydrogen Cooperation

Q1. Which programme was launched to strengthen India–Netherlands cooperation in hydrogen technologies?
(a) Indo-Dutch Clean Energy Mission
(b) India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme
(c) Global Hydrogen Research Initiative
(d) National Hydrogen Capacity Scheme
Answer: India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme
Explanation: The India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme was launched as a national capacity-building initiative to enhance India’s expertise in hydrogen technologies.

Q2. Who launched the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) V Narayanan
(c) Abhay Karandikar
(d) Jouke de Vries
Answer: Abhay Karandikar
Explanation: The programme was launched by Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

Q3. The academic MoU for green hydrogen research was signed between the University of Groningen and which Indian institutions?
(a) Central Universities
(b) National Institutes of Technology
(c) Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
(d) Indian Institutes of Technology
Answer: Indian Institutes of Technology
Explanation: The MoU was signed between the University of Groningen and 19 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Q4. Which of the following areas is a key focus of the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme?
(a) Space propulsion systems
(b) Nuclear fuel recycling
(c) Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis
(d) Coal gasification
Answer: Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis
Explanation: The fellowship emphasises system integration, safety standards, techno-economic analysis, and life-cycle assessment to support scalable hydrogen deployment.

Q5. The India–Netherlands green hydrogen initiatives align closely with which national mission of India?
(a) National Solar Mission
(b) National Bio-Energy Mission
(c) National Green Hydrogen Mission
(d) National Electric Mobility Mission
Answer: National Green Hydrogen Mission
Explanation: The cooperation supports India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to make India a global hub for green hydrogen production.

Thanya Nathan C. to Become Kerala’s First Totally Visually Impaired Woman Judge

Q1. Who is set to become Kerala’s first woman judge with total visual impairment?
(a) Joyson Sajan
(b) Thanya Nathan C.
(c) Anjali Menon
(d) R. Mahadevan
Answer: Thanya Nathan C.
Explanation: Thanya Nathan C., a visually challenged lawyer, topped the merit list under the benchmark disability category in the Kerala Judicial Service Examination.

Q2. Thanya Nathan C. cleared the judicial service examination for appointment to which post?
(a) District Judge
(b) Additional Sessions Judge
(c) Civil Judge (Junior Division)
(d) Judicial Magistrate First Class
Answer: Civil Judge (Junior Division)
Explanation: The Kerala Judicial Service Examination is conducted for the selection of Civil Judges (Junior Division).

Q3. Which institution conducted the judicial service examination in which Thanya Nathan C. secured first rank in the disability category?
(a) Kerala Public Service Commission
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Kerala High Court
(d) Supreme Court of India
Answer: Kerala High Court
Explanation: The competitive judicial service examination was conducted by the Kerala High Court.

Q4. The eligibility of visually impaired candidates for judicial service was upheld by a 2025 judgment of the Supreme Court bench comprising which judges?
(a) D.Y. Chandrachud and Sanjiv Khanna
(b) U.U. Lalit and Bela Trivedi
(c) J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan
(d) B.R. Gavai and Vikram Nath
Answer: J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan
Explanation: The Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan ruled that visually impaired candidates cannot be excluded from judicial service solely due to disability.

Q5. Thanya Nathan C. completed her law degree from which university?
(a) Kerala University
(b) Calicut University
(c) Mahatma Gandhi University
(d) Kannur University
Answer: Kannur University
Explanation: Thanya Nathan C. is an LLB rank-holder from Kannur University, having secured first rank despite total visual impairment.

Delhi Partners with Bharat Taxi’s Cooperative Mobility Platform

Q1. Which state has become the first in India to formally partner with Bharat Taxi’s cooperative mobility platform?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Delhi
(d) Gujarat
Answer: Delhi
Explanation: Delhi is the first state in India to officially collaborate with a cooperative-based taxi mobility platform, marking a new model for organised urban transport services.

Q2. Which organisation signed the MoU with Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited on behalf of the Delhi Government?
(a) Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
(b) Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC)
(c) Ministry of Tourism
(d) New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
Answer: Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC)
Explanation: DTTDC signed the Memorandum of Understanding to roll out technology-enabled cooperative taxi services across Delhi.

Q3. Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited is associated with which mobility platform?
(a) Ola
(b) Uber
(c) Bharat Taxi
(d) Rapido
Answer: Bharat Taxi
Explanation: Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited is the cooperative arm of Bharat Taxi, operating on a driver-owned and technology-backed mobility model.

Q4. Under the partnership, what key role will DTTDC play?
(a) Managing taxi fares
(b) Vehicle procurement
(c) Tourism branding and driver upskilling
(d) Issuing driving licences
Answer: Tourism branding and driver upskilling
Explanation: DTTDC will act as the tourism and branding partner and focus on training drivers in soft skills and sensitising them to Delhi’s culture and heritage.

Q5. What is a core objective of the cooperative taxi model introduced in Delhi?
(a) Increasing government revenue
(b) Promoting electric vehicles only
(c) Improving driver income and welfare
(d) Reducing public bus services
Answer: Improving driver income and welfare
Explanation: The cooperative model ensures drivers retain a higher share of earnings and participate in decision-making, improving income security, dignity and welfare.

Aditya Pandya Becomes India’s Youngest Male Analog Astronaut

Q1. Who has become India’s youngest male analog astronaut after completing a lunar-habitat-inspired mission?
(a) Anuj Sharma
(b) Aditya Pandya
(c) Prasanth Nair
(d) Rakesh Sharma
Answer: Aditya Pandya
Explanation: Seventeen-year-old Aditya Pandya achieved this milestone by successfully completing an analog astronaut mission simulating Moon-like conditions.

Q2. The lunar analog mission involving Aditya Pandya was conducted by which organisation?
(a) ISRO
(b) DRDO
(c) AAKA Space Studio
(d) Skyroot Aerospace
Answer: AAKA Space Studio
Explanation: The mission was organised by AAKA Space Studio, which is a registered ISRO Space Tutor working in the field of analog space research.

Q3. Where was the Moon-like analog mission carried out?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Thar Desert
(c) Dholavira in Kutch
(d) Sriharikota
Answer: Dholavira in Kutch
Explanation: The mission took place in the white plains of Dholavira, located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, chosen for its Moon-like terrain.

Q4. What was the main purpose of conducting an analog astronaut mission?
(a) Testing satellite launch systems
(b) Training fighter pilots
(c) Simulating space conditions on Earth
(d) Studying deep-sea exploration
Answer: Simulating space conditions on Earth
Explanation: Analog astronaut missions replicate isolation, confinement, and autonomous operations of space habitats to prepare for future planetary missions.

Q5. Which advanced technology was used in the habitat to enable real-time monitoring and synchronisation with mission control?
(a) Artificial Intelligence chatbot
(b) Blockchain network
(c) Digital twin technology
(d) Quantum computing
Answer: Digital twin technology
Explanation: Digital twin technology allowed real-time synchronisation between the physical habitat and mission control, enabling monitoring of crew health and system performance.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s Official Visit to India (February 17–19)

Q1. French President Emmanuel Macron will visit India during which dates in February?
(a) February 10–12
(b) February 14–16
(c) February 17–19
(d) February 20–22
Answer: February 17–19
Explanation: The Ministry of External Affairs announced that President Emmanuel Macron will undertake an official visit to India from February 17 to 19.

Q2. The bilateral talks between India and France during the visit will mainly focus on which long-term strategic framework?
(a) Act East Policy
(b) Indo-Pacific Strategy
(c) Horizon 2047 Roadmap
(d) Vision 2030 Agenda
Answer: Horizon 2047 Roadmap
Explanation: The Horizon 2047 Roadmap is a 25-year strategic framework guiding India–France relations up to the 100th year of India’s independence.

Q3. Which of the following areas is NOT a key pillar of the Horizon 2047 Roadmap?
(a) Defence and security
(b) Clean energy
(c) Digital technologies
(d) Agricultural price support
Answer: Agricultural price support
Explanation: The roadmap focuses on defence, clean energy, digital technology, space, education, and people-to-people ties, not agricultural pricing policies.

Q4. Cooperation in which region is expected to be a major focus during the India–France discussions?
(a) Arctic region
(b) Indo-Pacific region
(c) Central Asia
(d) Latin America
Answer: Indo-Pacific region
Explanation: India and France share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in maritime security, supply chains, and a rules-based international order.

Q5. What special initiative will be jointly inaugurated by President Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the visit?
(a) India–France Defence Expo
(b) India–France Space Mission
(c) India–France Year of Innovation
(d) Global Climate Partnership Forum
Answer: India–France Year of Innovation
Explanation: The leaders will inaugurate the India–France Year of Innovation to promote collaboration in artificial intelligence, sustainability, and emerging technologies.

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