Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Huntington’s disease, that was recently seen in news, primarily affects which part of the body?
[A] Lungs
[B] Brain
[C] Kidneys
[D] Heart

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2. Which telescope discovered the 29th satellite of Uranus named S/2025 U?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] James Webb Space Telescope
[C] Spitzer Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X-ray Observatory

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3. What is “Climaconeis heteropolaris” that was recently mentioned in news?
[A] A new species of fish
[B] A new species of diatom
[C] A new type of bacteria
[D] A new variety of seaweed

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4. Which institute has proposed a mission called PRATUSH to study the Cosmic Dawn?
[A] Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru
[B] Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
[C] Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru
[D] None of the Above

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5. 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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6. Acanthamoeba, recently emerging as a public health concern in Kerala, is what kind of organism?
[A] Free-living amoeba
[B] Bacteria
[C] Virus
[D] Fungus

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7. 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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8. What is the name of European Union’s first exascale supercomputer, inaugurated in September 2025?
[A] TITAN
[B] JUPITER
[C] FUGAKU
[D] PARAM-Siddhi

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9. Which cities in India have been selected by Meta Platforms as landing sites for the undersea cable project, Waterworth?
[A] Mumbai and Chennai
[B] Chennai and Kolkata
[C] Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
[D] Visakhapatnam and Kochi

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10. Motor Neuron Disease (MND), that was recently seen in news, primarily affects which part of the human body?
[A] Circulatory system
[B] Nervous system
[C] Digestive system
[D] Endocrine system

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