Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which district in Gujarat has been identified as a Mars-analogue site due to the presence of jarosite deposits?
[A] Banaskantha
[B] Junagadh
[C] Kutch
[D] Bhavnagar

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2. Which institute discovered that protein p47 acts as a “mechanical chaperone”, enhancing protein stability under mechanical stress?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata
[C] National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune
[D] Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad

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3. Which country has launched EnteroMix, a new mRNA-based cancer vaccine?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Australia

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4. Which Indian research institute developed a multifunctional wound-healing pad using the red ivy plant (Strobilanthes alternata)?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
[C] National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow
[D] Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi

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5. Which garden was inaugurated in Lucknow at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) during the CSIR Startup Conclave?
[A] Rose Garden
[B] Swastik Lotus Garden
[C] Mughal Garden
[D] Herbal Medicinal Garden

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6. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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7. Which institutions recently created the world’s first entirely AI-generated genome?
[A] California Institute of Technology and Harvard University
[B] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Oxford
[C] Harvard University and University of Cambridge
[D] Stanford University and the Arc Institute

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8. Which institute conducted the first successful wheat cultivation experiment in the Thar desert using ‘soilification’ technology?
[A] Banaras Hindu University
[B] Punjab Agricultural University
[C] Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
[D] Central University of Rajasthan

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9. Which Indian institute has developed the new siphon-based thermal desalination system?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[B] Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
[C] CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
[D] Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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10. What is the primary objective of NASA’s Cassini mission?
[A] To study Jupiter’s atmosphere
[B] To explore Saturn and its moons
[C] To map the surface of Mars
[D] To study Moon’s atmosphere

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