Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Where was India’s first ‘Animal Stem Cell Biobank’ inaugurated?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Chennai
[C] Hyderabad
[D] New Delhi

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2. Pneumococcal disease, that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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3. Which company became the first in India to secure the ISCC CORSIA certification for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)?
[A] Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL)
[B] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)
[C] Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Indian Oil)
[D] None of the Above

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4. India’s first fully indigenous commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation is led by which private company?
[A] Skyroot Aerospace
[B] Pixxel Space
[C] Agnikul Cosmo
[D] Bellatrix Aerospace

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5. Which country announced the launch of Venera-D Venus mission?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] India

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6. Deep Ocean Mission was launched by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Jal Shakti
[C] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

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7. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories functions under the administrative control of which department?
[A] Department of Science & Technology
[B] Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
[C] Department of Pharmaceuticals
[D] None of the Above

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8. What is the name of the half-humanoid robot onboard the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission?
[A] Prithvi
[B] Vyommitra
[C] Chandrika
[D] Antriksha

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9. Glanders disease, that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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10. What is the name of the newly developed hand-held, non-invasive brain injury diagnostic tool by ICMR and collaborators?
[A] NEUROSCAN
[B] BRAIN SAFE
[C] NEURONIC
[D] CEREBO

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