Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
11. Scientists have found the first-ever genetic detection of wolf-dog hybridization in which country?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
Scientists have found the first-ever genetic detection of wolf-dog hybridization in India. According to researchers, wolf (Canis lupus)-dog (Canis lupus familiaris) hybridisation can cause a decline in wolf populations.
The researchers pressed the need to upscale conservation efforts through tracking, monitoring, assessing prey base.
12. Which country’s researchers have developed e-skin that can help amputees experience touch?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Australia
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
Stanford researchers have recently developed e-skin that can help amputees experience touch.
This soft, flexible electronic skin can mimic the process that cause a toe or a finger to move away when poked or when exposed to a hot surface.
13. XPoSat, India’s first polarimetry mission, is being built by which institution?
[A] HAL
[B] DRDO
[C] ISRO
[D] BARC
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Correct Answer: C [ISRO]
Notes:
XPoSat (X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first polarimetry mission. It is currently being built by ISRO and Raman Research Institute.
According to ISRO, “XPoSat will study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions” and will carry two payloads. It is only the world’s second polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions.
14. ‘Rimegepant’ is the first oral medication recommended for which medical condition?
[A] Anxiety
[B] Migraine
[C] COVID-19
[D] Hypertension
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Correct Answer: B [Migraine]
Notes:
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the regulatory body for medicines, has given its endorsement for rimegepant as the first oral medication recommended for migraine.
The new medication by Pfizer, to be available on the NHS, will help thousands of migraine sufferers in England.
15. Which country has developed new class of 3D-printed alloys that removed the need for aluminium and vanadium?
[A] India
[B] Australia
[C] USA
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
Ti-6Al-4V is a titanium alloy that has 6% aluminium and 4% vanadium. It accounts for 50 percent of the entire titanium market.
Scientists in Australia have created a new class of 3D-printed alloys that removed the need for aluminium and vanadium and makes use of oxygen and iron instead.
16. Which is identified to be the main cause for the tragic train accident in Odisha’s Balasore?
[A] Electronic interlocking
[B] Bridge Collapse
[C] Poor Track Layout
[D] Overloading
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Correct Answer: A [Electronic interlocking]
Notes:
Electronic interlocking is a system of signalling devices designed to prevent conflicting movements between trains by coordinating the arrangement of tracks.
The change in electronic interlocking is the main cause for the tragic train accident in Odisha’s Balasore.
17. Parker Solar Probe is associated with which space agency?
[A] ISRO
[B] NASA
[C] ESA
[D] JAXA
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Correct Answer: B [NASA]
Notes:
Solar wind is a flow of energized particles originating from the sun’s corona, the outer region of its hot atmosphere, and traveling towards the Earth.
The data collected by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has discovered the source of the solar wind. The new study revealed that the solar winds originate from certain particular regions of the Sun.
18. Which term refers the ‘collapse of an object inward upon itself, often caused by extreme force or pressure’
[A] Extreme implosion
[B] Catastrophic implosion
[C] Impulsive explosion
[D] Destructive implosion
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Correct Answer: B [Catastrophic implosion]
Notes:
Catastrophic implosion refers to the sudden collapse of an object inward upon itself, often caused by extreme force or pressure.
This phenomenon caused the destruction of the missing Titanic submersible in the Atlantic.
19. Which company successfully completed its first manned mission to the edge of space?
[A] Virgin Galactic
[B] Blue Origin
[C] Tesla
[D] Boeing
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Correct Answer: A [Virgin Galactic]
Notes:
Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first manned mission to the edge of space. The mission featured two Italian Air Force personnel who were funded by the organisation.
Virgin Galactic is the space venture established by British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
20. The early universe experienced time passing at a rate one-fifth of the current rate, due to which phenomenon?
[A] Time dilation
[B] Time repression
[C] Time solution
[D] Time sedation
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Correct Answer: A [Time dilation]
Notes:
According to a recent study, the early universe experienced time passing at a rate approximately one-fifth of the current rate, attributed to time dilation.
This conclusion was reached by scientists who studied a group of powerful black holes known as quasars.
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