Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. What is the causative agent of footrot disease?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Fungus
[C] Virus
[D] Protozoa

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2. What is the name given to the structure used by SpaceX to catch rockets in mid-air?
[A] RoboCatcher
[B] Mechazilla
[C] Megabot
[D] StarArm

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3. What is the primary cause of scurvy disease, which was recently seen in news?
[A] Lack of Calcium
[B] Lack of Vitamin C
[C] Lack of Vitamin A
[D] Lack of Iron

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4. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which was seen in the news, primarily affect which animals?
[A] Deer, elk, and moose
[B] Cattle and sheep
[C] Pigs and Wolves
[D] Dogs and cats

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5. Recently, which institute developed the new security ink using luminescent nanomaterials to combat counterfeiting?
[A] Indian Institute of Science
[B] National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
[C] Institute of Nano Science and Technology
[D] S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

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6. What is Allulose, that was recently seen in news?
[A] Invasive weed
[B] Asteroid
[C] Sweetening agent
[D] New drugs for Dementia

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7. Which research institute developed a technology for detection of HIV-genome derived G-Quadruplex (GQ)?
[A] Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
[B] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
[D] Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

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8. ‘Probe 3 Mission’, which was seen in news, is related to which space agency?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
[C] European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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9. What kind of infection is Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA), that was recently seen in news?
[A] Viral infection
[B] Bacterial infection
[C] Fungal infection
[D] Parasitic infection

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10. Which institute has developed an open-source tool called “IMPART” to monitor lake water surface temperatures?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Kanpur
[D] IIT Bombay

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