Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Deep Ocean Mission was launched by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Jal Shakti
[C] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[D] 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 telescope discovered the 29th satellite of Uranus named S/2025 U?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] James Webb Space Telescope
[C] Spitzer Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X-ray Observatory

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

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5. Which company has launched the Learning Accelerator program in India to empower the education ecosystem with Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
[A] OpenAI
[B] Microsoft AI
[C] Scale AI
[D] Nvidia

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6. Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) programme is jointly developed by which two space agencies?
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[B] China National Space Administration (CNSA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[C] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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7. What is “Climaconeis heteropolaris” that was recently mentioned in news?
[A] A new species of fish
[B] A new species of diatom
[C] A new type of bacteria
[D] A new variety of seaweed

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

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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. 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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