Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Scientists have recently traced evidence of ancient wildfires (palaeofires) in the Godavari Basin from which geological period?
[A] Jurassic Period
[B] Permian Period
[C] Cambrian Period
[D] Triassic Period

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2. What does the Lagrangian Growth-Advection Model primarily track in the ocean?
[A] Tsunami waves
[B] Phytoplankton succession and carbon export
[C] Ocean floor sedimentation
[D] Oil spills

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3. What are “Magnetars” that were recently seen in news?
[A] Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
[B] Neuron Star
[C] Black hole
[D] Invasive weed

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4. Which telescope was used to discover Asteroid 2024 YR4?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] ATLAS Telescope
[C] James Webb Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X-ray Observatory

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5. Which institute has developed a tandem solar cell technology that achieves nearly 30% power conversion efficiency?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Kanpur
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Delhi

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6. What is “Fusarium graminearum” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Ascomycete fungus
[B] Newly discovered species of fish
[C] Traditional medicine
[D] Critical Mineral

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7. What is “Astatine” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Radioactive element
[B] Traditional medicine
[C] Newly discovered drug for TB
[D] Asteroid

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8. Arsia Mons is a massive shield volcano located in which planet?
[A] Mars
[B] Saturn
[C] Jupiter
[D] Neptune

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9. Which institution has discovered that a protein called BBX32 helps plants grow properly from darkness into light?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
[B] Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal
[C] Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
[D] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai

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10. The NISAR mission is a joint Earth-observing satellite mission between which two space agencies?
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[C] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and China National Space Administration (CNSA)
[D] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA)

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