Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. 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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2. Which company has launched the Learning Accelerator program in India to empower the education ecosystem with Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
[A] OpenAI
[B] Microsoft AI
[C] Scale AI
[D] Nvidia

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3. Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) programme is jointly developed by which two space agencies?
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[B] China National Space Administration (CNSA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[C] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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4. What is the name of India’s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor launched at Semicon India 2025?
[A] Aryabhata 3201
[B] Chandrayaan 3201
[C] Bhaskara 3201
[D] Vikram 3201

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5. What is the title of the Centre of Excellence established by IIT Hyderabad and Army Training Command (ATC) Shimla?
[A] VIGRAHA
[B] DRONA
[C] ARYA
[D] TEJAS

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6. Researchers have found evidence that interstellar dust grains align with magnetic fields in the Milky Way. Interstellar dust grains are composed of which materials?
[A] Iron and nickel
[B] Silicates and carbonaceous material
[C] Hydrogen and helium
[D] Oxygen and nitrogen

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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Which country’s scientists developed a simpler portable ion chromatograph called Aquamonitrix for field use?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] Germany
[D] New Zealand

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