Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which animals are mainly affected by Chronic Wasting Disease, also called “Zombie Deer Disease”?
[A] Dogs and Cats
[B] Deer, Elk, Moose, and Reindeer
[C] Bats and Rodents
[D] Sheep and Goats

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2. Which country recently developed its first indigenously discovered antibiotic, Nafithromycin?
[A] Myanmar
[B] Nepal
[C] India
[D] Sri Lanka

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3. Which country has developed the underwater drone named ghost jellyfish?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Indonesia
[D] Australia

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4. What is “Bordetella holmesii” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Invasive weed
[C] Butterfly
[D] Fungus

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5. Which rocket was used by ISRO to successfully launch India’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03?
[A] PSLV-C58
[B] GSLV Mk II
[C] LVM3-M5
[D] SSLV-D2

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6. Which country has become the eighth country in the world to introduce the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) into its immunisation programme?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal

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7. The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth-Observation Satellite (EOS) was launched by which space agency?
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[B] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[C] European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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8. Batten disease, that was recently seen in news, primarily affects which part of the human body?
[A] Heart
[B] Lungs
[C] Kidneys
[D] Brain

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9. Which species is the natural host of the Marburg virus disease that was recently reported in Ethiopia?
[A] Aedes aegypti mosquito
[B] Fruit Bat
[C] Honeybee
[D] Rat

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10. What are “Foraminifera” that were recently seen in news?
[A] Single-celled marine organisms
[B] Flowering plant species
[C] Coral species
[D] Invasive weed

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