Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
This category comprises 50 random questions from the total 241 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Science & Technology Current Affairs category published in gktoday from 1 January, 2019 till September 25, 2020.
21. The Ministry of Health through a special amendment has categorised hydroxychloroquine (HCQS) under which schedule of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules?
[A] Schedule G1
[B] Schedule H1
[C] Schedule J1
[D] Schedule K1
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Correct Answer: B [Schedule H1]
Notes:
Under the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, those drugs classified under Schedule H1 should not be sold over the counter. The schedule was introduced in the year 2013.
Earlier, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended the drug for front line medical workers and high risk-people who were in contact with the coronavirus infected patient. As common people rushed to buy this medicine in large numbers, there were reports of hoarding and shortage of this medicine.
22. In the context of measures taken to combat Covid-19, what is ‘CoNTeC’, that was making news recently?
[A] Tele-medicine Hub
[B] Mobile Application
[C] Portal to buy medicines
[D] Database of Hospitals
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Correct Answer: A [Tele-medicine Hub]
Notes:
The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan recently launched the ‘National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC)’.
CoNTeC is a Tele-medicine Hub, which has been implemented by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Expert doctors from various domains will be available to resolve and answer the questions from all over the country.
23. As per a recently conducted online survey among the IT professionals, which city was the most preferred city to work for?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Mumbai
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Chennai
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Correct Answer: C [Bengaluru]
Notes:
According to a recent online survey conducted by the technology community website owned by Times Internet-TechGig, most IT professionals prefer Bengaluru as the best city to work for.
Bengaluru has been voted by over 40 per cent of the professionals, mainly for the high living standards, highest appraisal and career growth opportunities it provide. While Hyderabad and Pune secured the second and third spots respectively, Delhi-NCR secured the least votes among the chart.
24. Which Public Sector Undertaking of India partnered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh and developed a remote monitoring system for COVID-19?
[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[D] Electronics Corporation of India Limited
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Correct Answer: A [Bharat Electronics Limited]
Notes:
Bengaluru-based aerospace and defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), Bharat Electronics Ltd has partnered with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh and developed a remote monitoring system for COVID-19.
This newly developed system reduced the need for personal protective equipment as it uses non-invasive sensors to measure the main parameters of a COVID-19 suspected patient including temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate.
25. Apple recently partnered with which company to develop a technology solution for Contact Tracing activity?
[A] Microsoft
[B] IBM
[C] Google
[D] Facebook
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Correct Answer: C [Google]
Notes:
Technology giants Apple and Google recently announced a joint initiative to develop a technology solution for Contact Tracing activity, which will help the governments and health agencies to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The system which will use the Bluetooth technology, will identify people who are in contact with an infected person and provide alert message to the user. The companies also clarified that the system will be developed without compromising the privacy of the user.
26. ‘Nearby Spot’ is an initiative of which technological firm, to provide information on locating local stores that sells essential things?
[A] Facebook
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [Google]
Notes:
Technological giant Google has recently launched a new feature under its flagship app Google Pay, called ‘Nearby Spot’.
This feature enables the users to locate the local stores that sells essential things and to check if they are open amidst the lock-down. The feature has been launched in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and will be extended to other cities of the country soon.
27. The term ‘Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction’, which is seen in news often, is a process used for which purpose?
[A] Preserving Agricultural Products
[B] Testing Coronavirus
[C] Checking Temperature
[D] Discovering vaccine
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Correct Answer: B [Testing Coronavirus]
Notes:
In India, the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test has been used for testing the SARS-CoV-2 virus or Corona virus. It is an expensive test as it is performed using imported machines and it takes over 5 hours to provide result after sample has been taken.
Recently, Scientists from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram has developed a diagnostic kit Chitra Gene LAMP-N, which uses RT-LAMP technique. It is less expensive and can give results in less than two hours.
28. In a recent study by an autonomous institute of DST, the organ of which water species has been used to develop a catalyst in energy conversion devices?
[A] Crab
[B] Fish
[C] Turtle
[D] Prawn
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Correct Answer: B [Fish]
Notes:
The Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, have recently discovered that fish gills can be used to develop efficient electro-catalyst used in building energy conversion devices.
The devices thus developed are claimed to be more affordable and environment friendly. It is also expected to work better than the commercial Platinum on carbon (Pt/C) catalyst. The study has been published in the American Chemical Society’s ‘Inorganic Chemistry’ journal.
29. Which is the first academic institute to get ICMR approval for a real-time diagnostic test?
[A] Indian Institute of Science
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] All India Institute of Medical Science
[D] IIT Ropar
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Delhi]
Notes:
The Kusuma School of Biological Sciences (KSBS) of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit and it has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), thereby becoming the first institute to be approved for a real-time kit.
The test kit, which tests the swab of the suspected patient is also claimed to be more affordable than the other kits available. Commercial production can be easily done as the kit does not require fluorescent probes, as per the researchers.
30. Sero-survey, that is proposed to be conducted by ICMR, involves the predominant testing of which sample?
[A] Nasal swab
[B] Throat swab
[C] Blood
[D] Urine
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Correct Answer: C [Blood]
Notes:
The Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR and National Centre for Disease Control proposed to launch a population-based sero-survey at district level.
This operation is to be done in collaboration with key stakeholders and State Health Departments. It involves testing the blood serum predominantly. All population groups including outpatient attendees, pregnant women and health care workers will be tested.
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