Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

1. IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) is a joint mission of which two space agencies?
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA)
[B] European Space Agency (ESA) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[C] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Italian Space Agency
[D] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Italian Space Agency

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2. Which two countries jointly announced the discovery of a new subtype of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) in May 2025?
[A] India and China
[B] India and the United States of America (USA)
[C] India and France
[D] Russia and China

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3. Which space observatory was recently used by Russian astronomers to detect the 11 new Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] Chandra X-ray Observatory
[C] Spektr-RG (SRG)
[D] James Webb Space Telescope

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4. The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission was launched by which space agency?
[A] Australian Space Agency
[B] Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
[C] European Space Agency (ESA)
[D] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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5. Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is located in which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu

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6. Which four countries received WHO’s validation certificates in May 2025 for eliminating industrially produced trans fats?
[A] India, Norway, Oman, Brazil
[B] Norway, Singapore, Oman, Austria
[C] Thailand, South Africa, Oman, Austria
[D] China, Russia, Japan, India

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7. Which ministry launched the Bharat Gen Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) at the BharatGen Summit?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[C] Ministry of Finance
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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8. What kind of disease is “Valley Fever” that was recently seen in news?
[A] Viral infection
[B] Bacterial infection
[C] Fungal infection
[D] Parasitic infection

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9. Which institute has been designated as a Category A Rinderpest Holding Facility by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)?
[A] National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal
[B] National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru
[C] Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Uttar Pradesh
[D] National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru

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10. Which two Indian institutions recently demonstrated quantum communication over 1 km in free space?
[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
[B] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[C] Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
[D] National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

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