Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which telescope was used to discover Asteroid 2024 YR4?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] ATLAS Telescope
[C] James Webb Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X-ray Observatory

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2. Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is located in which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu

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3. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, a four-stage rocket, developed by which organization?
[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[B] Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
[D] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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4. Which institute has developed a tandem solar cell technology that achieves nearly 30% power conversion efficiency?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Kanpur
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Delhi

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5. Which institute has discovered a new method to detect topological invariants in quantum materials using the spectral function?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru
[C] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
[D] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

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6. Which institute has developed the metal-based nanozyme to treat Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE)?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
[B] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[C] All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
[D] Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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7. What is “Fusarium graminearum” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Ascomycete fungus
[B] Newly discovered species of fish
[C] Traditional medicine
[D] Critical Mineral

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8. What is “TOI-6894b” that was recently mentioned in news?
[A] Giant planet
[B] Asteroid
[C] New species of Frog
[D] New type of virus

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9. Which institution has launched the ‘Samarth’ Incubation Program to support startups in the Telecom and ICT sector?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
[C] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[D] Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)

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10. Vera C. Rubin Observatory is located in which country?
[A] Chile
[B] India
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand

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