Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which institute has developed an agriculture waste-based packaging material?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Delhi

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2. Pneumococcal disease, that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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3. Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Program is an initiative of which space organization?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] China National Space Administration (CNSA)
[C] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[D] European Space Agency (ESA)

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4. 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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5. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories functions under the administrative control of which department?
[A] Department of Science & Technology
[B] Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
[C] Department of Pharmaceuticals
[D] None of the Above

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6. What is the name of the newly developed hand-held, non-invasive brain injury diagnostic tool by ICMR and collaborators?
[A] NEUROSCAN
[B] BRAIN SAFE
[C] NEURONIC
[D] CEREBO

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7. Which institute has developed cholesterol-based nanomaterials for quantum technologies and spintronic applications?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
[B] Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
[C] Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
[D] Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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8. Which organization developed India’s first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine (AdFalciVax)?
[A] Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
[B] National Institute of Virology (NIV)
[C] All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi
[D] Serum Institute of India

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9. 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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10. Where was the Gyan Bharatam International Conference 2025 held?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] New Delhi

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