Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. 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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2. Which Indian research institute developed a multifunctional wound-healing pad using the red ivy plant (Strobilanthes alternata)?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
[C] National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow
[D] Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi

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3. 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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4. What is the name of the asteroid recently confirmed as Earth’s latest quasi-satellite in September 2025?
[A] Victoria 2025
[B] Flora 2025
[C] 2025 PN7
[D] Cardea

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5. Which institutions recently created the world’s first entirely AI-generated genome?
[A] California Institute of Technology and Harvard University
[B] Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Oxford
[C] Harvard University and University of Cambridge
[D] Stanford University and the Arc Institute

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6. Which Indian institute has developed the new siphon-based thermal desalination system?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[B] Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
[C] CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
[D] Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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7. What is the causative agent of False Smut Disease, that was recently seen in news?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Virus
[C] Fungus
[D] Protozoa

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8. 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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9. The new crop varieties ‘Pant Urd-13, Pant Urd-14, Pant Matar 554, and Pant Jau 1106’ were launched in which state?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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10. Which space organization launched the PUNCH Space Mission?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[C] European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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