Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. Semaglutide, which was seen in news, is a medication primarily used to treat which disease?
[A] Diabetes
[B] Chicken pox
[C] Tuberculosis
[D] Rubella

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2. Which institute has developed an energy-efficient graphene-based technology for oil-water separation to manage oil spills safely?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Kharagpur
[D] IIT Delhi

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3. Which institute has developed an affordable electro-fluidic device for preliminary screening of Sickle Cell Disease?
[A] Raman Research Institute (RRI)
[B] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[C] All India Institute Of Medical Sciences Delhi
[D] National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)

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4. The GenomeIndia Project was launched by which institution?
[A] Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
[B] Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi

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5. Which country has launched world’s first anti-drone barrage weapon to counter drone swarm and missile warfare?
[A] Japan
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Ukraine

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6. What is “GPS spoofing” that was recently seen in news?
[A] A way to hack mobile phones through GPS
[B] A cyberattack that sends false GPS data to a receiver
[C] A technique to strengthen GPS signals
[D] None of the Above

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7. What is “K2-18b” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Asteroid
[B] Exoplanet
[C] Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)
[D] Newly discovered invasive weed

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8. National Supercomputing Mission is jointly implemented by which two institutions?
[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
[B] Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and NITI Aayog
[C] Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[D] None of the Above

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9. The newly discovered “Pwani molecular form” mosquito has been found in which region?
[A] Coastal East Africa
[B] Central Africa
[C] Central Asia
[D] Australia

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10. Which group of organisms has been identified as key “phosphorus gatekeepers” in ancient and weathered soils?
[A] Soil microbes (fungi and bacteria)
[B] Insects
[C] Algae
[D] None of the Above

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