Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 428 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Science & Technology Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till April 11, 2021.
1. The government had recently launched central Equipment Identity Register portal. It operates under which department?
[A] Department of Science and Technology
[B] Department of Telecom
[C] Department of Biotechnology
[D] Department of Public Enterprise
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Correct Answer: B [Department of Telecom]
Notes:
The Indian government, on December 2019, had launched the Central Equipment Identity Register Portal to block and trace mobile phones. It has the database of the International Mobile Equipment Identity number of the blacklisted mobile phones.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. ISRO is to set up its second launch port in Tamilnadu for SSLV. What does SSLV stand for?
[A] Space Satellite Launch Vehicle
[B] Speed Satellite Launch Vehicle
[C] Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
[D] Solar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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Correct Answer: C [Small Satellite Launch Vehicle]
Notes:
The Indian Space Research Organisation is to set up its second launch port in Thoothukodi district of southern Tamilnadu. The Government of Tamilnadu will arrange nearly 2300 acres of land for the construction of the launch centre. The proposed launch port will mainly handle the Small Satellite Launch vehicle (SSLV), which is under development. SSLVs will be used to carry a payload of up to 500 kg and are expected to be deployed in the first half of 2020.
5. Which bank has recently launched a customised application set for banking products named ‘myApps’?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] ICICI bank
[C] HDFC bank
[D] Axis Bank
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Correct Answer: C [HDFC bank]
Notes:
India’s leading private sector bank, HDFC bank recently launched a customised group of banking products called ‘myApps’. HDFC Bank offers four categories of applications namely mySociety, myClub, myPrayer and myCity at present.
This application suite will benefit several types of institutions like urban local bodies and societies to digitise their transactions. The users can pay bills or book tickets for several facilities using the app. It has many other features like broadcast messages, report on payments by customers and complaint filing.
6. Which is the first Indian airport to get Disabled Aircraft Recovery Equipment (DARE)?
[A] Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
[B] Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
[C] Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
[D] Cochin International Airport
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Correct Answer: C [Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru]
Notes:
The Kempegowda International Airport of Bengaluru is the first Indian airport to be with the capability of recovering disabled aircraft. Recently the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has partnered with the leading aircraft equipment supplier KUNZ GmbH to manufacture and deploy Disabled Aircraft Recovery Equipment (DARE) for the Bengaluru Airport.
By this partnership, KUNZ GmbH will establish a centre for disabled aircraft recovery training in association with BIAL.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world’s largest solar telescope, has recently captured the highest-resolution image of which celestial body?
[A] Black hole
[B] Sun
[C] Icarus
[D] Flying Saucer galaxy
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Correct Answer: B [Sun]
Notes:
The world’s largest solar telescope called The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) has captured its first image of the sun, which has turned out to be the highest-resolution image of the star, till date.
The telescope captured the newly released image of the sun using its Visible Broadband Imager (VBI), which was the only operational instrument in the telescope during the time. The VBI takes extremely high-resolution images of the solar surface and lower atmosphere. The telescope is scheduled to be made fully operational by July 2020, with the remaining instruments being turned on.
10. The Scientists at Indian Veterinary Research Institute have recently developed a low-cost vaccine for which disease?
[A] Bird Flu
[B] Swine Fever
[C] Foot and Mouth Disease
[D] Monkey pox
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Correct Answer: B [Swine Fever]
Notes:
The Scientists at Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), an institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, have recently developed a low-cost vaccine for the classical swine fever. Swine fever is a disease associated with high mortality and illness in pigs.
Until now, the swine fever vaccines have been imported for domestic usage and moreover the imported vaccines are to be administered once in every six months. But a single shot of the new indigenous vaccine would be sufficient for the animal’s life time. This would be an affordable option for the farmers and also assist in pork production and export.
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