Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Which institute has proposed a mission called PRATUSH to study the Cosmic Dawn?
[A] Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru
[B] Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
[C] Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru
[D] None of the Above

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2. Which institute discovered that protein p47 acts as a “mechanical chaperone”, enhancing protein stability under mechanical stress?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata
[C] National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune
[D] Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad

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3. 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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4. Where was India’s first private large-format additive manufacturing facility for aerospace and rocket systems launched by Agnikul Cosmos?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Chennai
[D] Bengaluru

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5. Lecanemab drug, that was recently seen in news, is used to treat which disease?
[A] Multiple Sclerosis
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Alzheimer’s Disease
[D] Huntington’s Disease

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6. Where was India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence for Public Good launched?
[A] Bengaluru, Karnataka
[B] Pune, Maharashtra
[C] Hyderabad, Telangana
[D] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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7. Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, that was recently seen in the news, affects which part of the body?
[A] Kidneys
[B] Brain
[C] Heart
[D] Lungs

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8. Which African country reported an outbreak of the Lassa fever in 2025?
[A] Botswana
[B] Ghana
[C] Mali
[D] Nigeria

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9. What is the natural host reservoir of the Nipah Virus, that was recently seen in news?
[A] Rodents
[B] Fruit bats
[C] Mosquitoes
[D] Pig

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10. 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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