Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. 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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2. 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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3. Which institute developed a gold nanocluster-based biosensor for early detection of Parkinson’s Disease?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali
[C] All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
[D] Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

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4. Which country has launched its advanced JUPITER space camera aboard the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) satellite?
[A] Australia
[B] Israel
[C] Iran
[D] Japan

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5. 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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6. Where was India’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant launched?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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

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8. By using which method did scientists study fossil leaves from Nagaland to understand the evolution of Indian monsoons?
[A] Radiocarbon Dating
[B] Ice Core Analysis
[C] Dendrochronology
[D] CLAMP (Climate Leaf Analysis Multivariate Program)

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9. 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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10. Japanese Encephalitis (JE), that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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