Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 144 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Science & Technology Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till May 30, 2020.
1. From which Indian organization, the four personnel have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022?
[A] ISRO
[B] IAF
[C] MARCOS
[D] Indian Navy
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Correct Answer: B [IAF]
Notes:
Recently, four men from Indian Air Force have been identified for Gaganyaan, India’s first manned mission to space. They will undertake astronauts’ training in Russia. Gaganyaan is a crewed orbital spacecraft intended to send astronauts into space for a minimum of 7 days by 2022 as a part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
2. Which organization has launched the MANI app, seen in news recently?
[A] RBI
[B] SEBI
[C] SBI
[D] PNB
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Correct Answer: A [RBI]
Notes:
The MANI app, which stands for Mobile Aided Note Identifier Application, was launched by the Reserve Bank of India. It helps the visually challenged people to identify the denomination of the currency. The mobile’s camera scans the currency note and identifies the denomination through audio output.
3. The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated five Young Scientists Labs of which organisation?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO
[C] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC
[D] Department of Atomic Energy, DAE
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Correct Answer: B [Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO]
Notes:
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi recently launched five new defence laboratories called DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories (DYSL) for the Defence Research and Development Organisation from Bengaluru, Karnataka. The labs will operate from five Indian cities, namely Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkatta. They will focus on developing new and innovative defence technologies for our country and thus enhance our self reliance in the field.
4. Pune is set to host the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference. What is a Drosophila?
[A] An Insect
[B] A Fish
[C] A plant
[D] Bacteria
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Correct Answer: A [An Insect]
Notes:
Drosophila is an insect, which is also called as small fruit fly. It belongs to the species of flies and the family of Drosophilidae. This fruit fly serves as the model organism for biological research all over the world.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) is to organise the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) in Pune. The five-day conference will commence from January 6, 2020.
5. What is the name of the new Blockchain-based payment platform of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
[A] Shakti
[B] Vajra
[C] Veer
[D] Virat
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Correct Answer: B [Vajra]
Notes:
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to launch its new block-chain based platform, which is named as ‘Vajra’. The new payment platform will be based on ‘Distributed Ledger Technology’ (DLT).
The platform is expected to make the payments secure and the transactions would be stored in a decentralised database. The bank nodes after receiving the requests from the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will process them on the Vajra platform.
6. Which technology company has recently launched the new version of its ‘Edge Chromium’ browser for both Mac and Windows platforms?
[A] Google
[B] Microsoft
[C] Mozilla
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [Microsoft]
Notes:
Tech Major Microsoft has recently announced the launch of its new Edge Chromium browser for both the Mac and Windows platforms.
Though the enterprise users are initially targeted by Microsoft, other Windows and macOS users could also download the browser manually from the official website of Microsoft and install it. It is expected that the Windows 10 users will be provided the browser through a windows update. The Edge has similar features like those in Chrome and also supports Chrome extensions.
7. Paperless licensing process for petroleum service stations has been launched through Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO). PESO comes under the aegis of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Commerce and Industry]
Notes:
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched Paperless licensing process for petroleum service stations through Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), earlier this month. DPIIT recently announced that it has issued more than 300 licenses after the launch of paperless system. The authenticity of the license can also be verified on the portal of PESO.
The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) functions under the aegis of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
8. Which Indian state is set to use facial recognition software for its local body elections, for the first time in the country?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Telangana
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Telangana]
Notes:
The Telangana State Election Commission recently announced that it would use facial recognition application in 10 selected polling stations, on a pilot basis.
Telangana is the first state to implement the process of facial recognition in polls to curb impersonation of voters. The additional polling officer takes photograph of the voters after verifying their identity proof. The photo is then uploaded to the server using face recognition app and compared with the polling booth photos. The process is completely encrypted and the data is not used for any other purposes.
9. What is the name of the Information and Communication technology based multi-modal platform for governance, chaired by the Prime Minister?
[A] PRATAP
[B] PRAGATI
[C] PRANAT
[D] PAWAN
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Correct Answer: B [PRAGATI]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired the 32nd PRAGATI interaction to discuss the progress of several projects. The interaction was made through PRAGATI – the multi-modal platform for ‘Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation’, which involves the participation of Central and state governments.
Prime Minister had launched the Information and communication technology based multi-modal governance platform PRAGATI on March 2015. PRAGATI is an interactive platform chaired by the Prime Minister to review and monitor important projects of the Centre and various State governments.
10. Which zone of the Indian Railways has commissioned the government’s first waste-to-energy plant?
[A] Southern Railway
[B] South Central Railway
[C] East coast railway
[D] Northern Railway
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Correct Answer: C [East coast railway]
Notes:
The East Coast Railway has commissioned the government’s first waste-to-energy plant. This is the first of its kind in Indian Railways and only the fourth plant in India.
The plant will turn e-waste and plastic into light diesel oil in less than 24 hours. A new technology called ‘Polycrack’ which was recently patented is to be used in the waste-to-energy plant. A large pile of non-ferrous scrap generated from the Carriage Repair Workshop could not be efficiently disposed earlier, creating environmental hazards. Now the waste can be converted into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
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