Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
11. Google has removed the Personal Loan applications in which country, amid safety concerns?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
Technology major Google has reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India that were flagged by users and government agencies.
It has also removed those apps which were found to violate its user safety policies. Earlier, the RBI had warned the public not to fall prey to the unauthorised digital lending platforms and mobile apps. Google mandates the developers of financial services app to disclose all key information.
12. Which country launched satellites using the world’s first rocket powered by bio-fuel?
[A] China
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
The world’s first commercial launch vehicle powered by bio-fuel was successfully used for a space launch in the United states.
Stardust 1.0, the first such rocket was launched from Loring Commerce Centre in Maine, US. The rocket is manufactured by bluShift, a US- based aerospace company. The 250-kg launch vehicle is vehicle suited for student and budget payloads.
13. Epigraph algorithm was developed in which country?
[A] China
[B] UK
[C] France
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: D [USA]
Notes:
Epigraph algorithm is a novel computer algorithm that could predict vaccine candidate for various diseases.
It was developed by scientists at the Los Alamos National Lab in the USA. The software was recently used to predict HIV vaccine candidates.
14. The “space hurricane”, which was discovered recently, was spotted in which region of the Earth?
[A] North pole
[B] South pole
[C] Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
[D] Mascarene High
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Correct Answer: A [North pole]
Notes:
The scientists have discovered a “space hurricane” for the first time. The hurricane swirled for eight hours over the North Pole in the upper atmosphere of Earth.
The team of scientists from USA, Norway, China and United Kingdom observed and produced the image of space hurricane using the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites and a 3D magnetosphere modelling.
15. NISAR Synthetic Aperture Radar which was making news recently, is a collaboration of ISRO with which space agency?
[A] JAXA
[B] NASA
[C] SpaceX
[D] ESA
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Correct Answer: B [NASA]
Notes:
ISRO has recently completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which is capable of producing high-resolution images.
NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for a joint earth observation satellite mission. It will be the first satellite mission to use two different radar frequencies to observe the earth surface.
16. Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT), which was making news recently, is associated with which organisation?
[A] RBI
[B] PFRDA
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Coast Guard
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Army]
Notes:
The Indian Army is in the process of procuring Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT) systems under Make II Category of Defence Acquisition Procedure DAP 2020.
The system is a portable, state of art communication solution with satellite support and wireless access system to support voice, video and data. The systems will be procured from a domestic company.
17. What is “Baikal-GVD” that has been in news recently?
[A] Space Shuttle
[B]
Russian Telescope
[C] Cryptocurrency
[D] New Planet
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Correct Answer: B [
Russian Telescope]
Notes:
Scientists from Russia have developed and deployed a telescope named “Baikal-GVD”. The telescope has been placed into the depths of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, which is the deepest lake known in earth.
Using this telescope, Scientists are in search of Neutrinos – the tiniest known particles in the universe.
18. What is the name for the experiment, in which Scientists from Singapore attach electrodes to a Venus flytrap plant?
[A] Plant Xylem Experiment
[B] Robo Plant Experiment
[C] Thermos Experiment
[D] Thermogel Experiment
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Correct Answer: B [Robo Plant Experiment]
Notes:
Scientists from Singapore are working on an experiment named “Robo Plants”. Under the experiment electrodes are attached to a Venus flytrap plant.
These electrodes fit tightly to the plant’s surface using a thermogel. These electrodes monitor weak electrical pulses naturally emitted by plants.
19. What is the name of the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy that has been discovered recently?
[A] Narrow-Line Seyfert 1
[B] Andromeda
[C] Sky Way
[D] Milk Line
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Correct Answer: A [Narrow-Line Seyfert 1]
Notes:
Recently, space scientists have discovered a new active galaxy, which is considered to be the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy discovered so far.
This galaxy is named Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy, which is about 31 billion light-years away from earth. This has been described as a rare space entity.
20. Which organization has released the picture titled ‘Blue Dunes of Red Planet’?
[A] ISRO
[B] DRDO
[C] NASA
[D] ESA
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Correct Answer: C [NASA]
Notes:
The American Space Agency – NASA has recently shared an image of Mars titled ‘Blue Dunes of Red Planet’.
This picture has been released to mark the 20 years of NASA’s Odyssey mission to Mars. The picture combines shots captured between December 2002 and November 2004 by the robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars.
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