Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. What kind of disease is African Swine Fever (ASF) that was recently seen in news?
[A] Bacterial disease
[B] Fungal disease
[C] Viral disease
[D] Parasitic disease

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2. What is the main objective of the Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project?
[A] To study evolution using fossil records
[B] To sequence the genomes of eukaryotic species
[C] To conserve endangered animals through breeding programs
[D] None of the Above

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3. Which two crops from Ladakh are part of NASA’s Crew-11 experiment on the International Space Station (ISS)?
[A] Barley and maize
[B] Seabuckthorn and Himalayan tartary
[C] Mizuna mustard and Black eyed pea
[D] None of the Above

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4. Which institute has developed a new drug candidate, Compound 3b, to fight deadly drug-resistant bacteria?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Roorkee
[D] IIT Ahmedabad

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5. 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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6. National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is jointly implemented by which two government bodies?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Indian Space Research Organization and Department of Biotechnology
[D] Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Science and Technology

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7. The Solar Orbiter mission is a joint mission conducted by which two space organizations?
[A] European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[B] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
[C] China National Space Administration (CNSA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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8. 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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9. 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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10. Which country has launched EnteroMix, a new mRNA-based cancer vaccine?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Australia

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