Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

41. Which cities have been selected for the development of the four Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters (HVICs) in India?
[A] Pune, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Kerala
[B] Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu
[C] Bengaluru, Lucknow, Indore, Kerala
[D] Bhopal, Jaipur, Varanasi, Karnataka

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42. What are “Foraminifera” that were recently seen in news?
[A] Single-celled marine organisms
[B] Flowering plant species
[C] Coral species
[D] Invasive weed

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43. What is the name of India’s first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for Sickle Cell Disease?
[A] SCD-CURE
[B] GEN-EDIT 1
[C] BIRSA 101
[D] HematoGene

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44. Which organizations have indigenously built the India’s first private PSLV rocket?
[A] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and L&T – Larsen & Toubro
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation and Tata Group
[C] Indian Space Research Organisation and BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited and Defence Research and Development Organisation

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45. Which country has declared an outbreak of leptospirosis after the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa in November 2025?
[A] Cuba
[B] Trinidad and Tobago
[C] Jamaica
[D] Barbados

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46. The Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Programme is implemented by which government department?
[A] Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
[B] Department of Biotechnology
[C] Department of Commerce
[D] Department of Science and Technology

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47. Where is the headquarters of International Astronomical Union (IAU) located?
[A] Paris
[B] Geneva
[C] Rome
[D] Beijing

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48. Where was India’s first single-use bioprocess design and scale-up facility inaugurated in November 2025?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Kolkata
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Chennai

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49. What is the name of India’s first manned deep-sea submersible mission?
[A] Gaganyaan
[B] Samudrayaan
[C] Sagaryaan
[D] Chandrayaan

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50. GLP-1 Drug, that was recently seen in news, is used for the treatment of which disease?
[A] Foot and Mouth disease
[B] Typhoid
[C] Tuberculosis
[D] Obesity

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