Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which country has launched the Zhangheng 1B satellite to strengthen early warning systems for natural disasters?
[A] South Korea
[B] Japan
[C] China
[D] Vietnam

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2. Indian Council of Medical Research has recently launched its first high-performance computing facility NAKSHATRA at which institute?
[A] Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
[B] National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi
[C] National Institute of Virology, Pune
[D] All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi

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3. What is the new term coined by researchers to describe extended periods of atmospheric thirst?
[A] Heatwave
[B] Dryburst
[C] Thirstwave
[D] Aridstorm

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4. What is the name of the space mission piloted by India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla?
[A] Axiom-4 mission
[B] Artemis-3
[C] Gaganyaan-1
[D] Dragonfly

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5. Which organization has launched the new AI model named AlphaGenome for studying human DNA?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google DeepMind
[C] Meta
[D] Amazon

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6. What is “Myogenesis” that was recently mentioned in news?
[A] Formation and development of muscle fibers
[B] Newly discovered species of Fish
[C] Traditional medicine
[D] Formation of nerve cells

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7. SAKSHAM-3000 is a high-capacity switch-router developed by which organization?
[A] Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
[B] Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
[D] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

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8. DengiAll is a vaccine developed for which disease?
[A] Cholera
[B] Measles
[C] Dengue
[D] Tuberculosis

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9. What is “Fentanyl” that was recently mentioned in news?
[A] Invasive weed
[B] Flowering plant
[C] Critical mineral
[D] Synthetic opioid drug

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10. Shinkansen is the name of which country’s high-speed bullet train system?
[A] China
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Japan

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