Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 213 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Science & Technology Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till August 11, 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. 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.
4. What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO?
[A] Rs. 600 Crore
[B] Rs. 500 Crore
[C] Rs. 400 Crore
[D] Rs. 300 Crore.
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Correct Answer: A [Rs. 600 Crore]
Notes:
The Indian Space Research Organisation has recently confirmed the country’s third mission to the moon, named Chandrayaan-3. The Government has approved the project of Chandrayaan-3 and the estimated cost of the project would be more than Rs.600 Crores as announced by the Chairman of ISRO, K Sivan. As per his statement, the new soft-landing mission project is expected to be launched at the end of this year or during early 2021.
5. How many Indian astronauts have been selected for India’s first human space mission?
[A] Two
[B] Three
[C] Four
[D] Five
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Correct Answer: C [Four]
Notes:
Four astronauts, who are from Indian Air Force were selected for the first human space mission of India. Recently it was announced that the four astronauts will undergo a training in Russia for 11 months, which is to be started this month.
After the training phase in Russia, the astronauts will be trained in operation and simulation of the crew and service module in India, which has been designed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Before the first manned mission, ISRO will send a humanoid to space by the end of 2020.
6. A National level Rural Technical Festival called ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ was recently organised in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Ladakh
[B] New Delhi
[C] Telangana
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Telangana]
Notes:
A National Level Rural Technical Festival titled ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ was recently organised in the state of Telangana at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-Basar (RGUKT-Basar). This is the country’s biggest technical festival.
The three-day technical fest was conducted with the theme ‘Spot and encourage rural tech innovators’. It hosted more than 200 technical events including Campus Farming competition, Robo Racing, Development of Ideal Villages and National Science Fair. Nearly 50,000 people from nearby places and institutions participated in the event.
7. Which social-media platform recently announced that it will label the fake news and remove harmful data shared on its platform?
[A] Whatsapp
[B] Twitter
[C] Instagram
[D] Youtube
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Correct Answer: B [Twitter]
Notes:
US-based social networking and microblogging service, Twitter recently announced that it would label the fake media shared on its platform.
From next month, Twitter will start labelling the photo or video, so that its users can identify that the media has been manipulated. It also announced that, the firm may remove some media, which are harmful to public safety. Twitter is proposed to use three tests by analysing whether the media is doctored by authenticity, source of sharing and its potential for harm.
8. ‘We Think Digital’ is a digital literacy program of which global technological company?
[A] Google
[B] Facebook
[C] Apple
[D] Amazon
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Correct Answer: B [Facebook]
Notes:
We Think Digital is a global digital literacy program of the technology major Facebook. The program was launched in 2019 with an aim to overcome gender imbalance on the internet space.
Recently, Facebook launched ‘We Think Digital’ program in Uttar Pradesh, in association with National Commission for Women (NCW) and Cyber Peace Foundation. The program aims to provide digital literacy to nearly 1,00,000 women across seven Indian states.
9. Which city hosted the four-day ‘International Conference on Banana’ organised by ICAR?
[A] Gandhi Nagar
[B] Tiruchirappalli
[C] Cochin
[D] Thiruvananthapuram
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Correct Answer: B [Tiruchirappalli]
Notes:
A four-day ‘International Conference on Banana’ was recently organised by the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), in association with Bioversity International, during 22-25 February, 2020.
ICAR’s National Research Centre for Banana is based at Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu. The Conference is organised at Tiruchirappalli on the theme of ‘Innovations in sustainable production and value chain management in banana’.
10. The mobile application ‘Humsafar’, which was in news recently, is associated with which service?
[A] Ride-hailing
[B] Door Delivery of Fuel
[C] Door-Delivery of Medicines
[D] Booking Flight tickets
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Correct Answer: B [Door Delivery of Fuel]
Notes:
The Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar recently launched the mobile application named ‘Humsafar’. The app is launched with an objective of delivering fuel at the door-steps of Housing societies, hotels and hospitals in the National capital region.
The app will ensure the delivery of fuel to other bulk buyers of diesel in various NCR cities. This step would curb the unsafe practices of transporting fuel in the city.
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