Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs
41. The Tunguska event, which was recently in news, happened in which year?
[A] 1905
[B] 1908
[C] 1912
[D] 1914
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Correct Answer: B [1908]
Notes:The Tunguska event occurred on June 30, 1908, involving a massive explosion caused by the airburst of a very large stony meteoroid near Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Russia. It resulted in the destruction of over 80 million trees spanning across an area of 2,150 square kilometre of forest. It is estimated that at least 3 people may have lost their lives to this event.
The impact crater that has caused this incident was not found. It may have disintegrated before it reached the surface of the Earth. This event is the largest impact event in the recorded history. Much bigger impacts may have occurred during the prehistoric era.
42. Which country announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’?
[A] France
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [India]
Notes:
India announced the ‘Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code’ and it came into force from May 2021. As per the rules, all significant social media intermediaries had to publish monthly reports on the details of complaints, actions taken and monitoring details.
Facebook recently launched its first monthly report for the period between May 15 and June 15. As per the report, Facebook took action against about 30 million pieces of content.
43. Kármán line, which was making news recently, is used to determine which factor?
[A] Mean Sea Level
[B] Edge of Space
[C] Green House Gas Emission
[D] Weather Forecast
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Correct Answer: B [Edge of Space]
Notes:
Kármán line is the most widely accepted boundary of space, which is 100km above mean sea level. But the United States uses 80km as the edge of space. It was named after aerospace veteran Theodore von Kármán.
Recently, British businessman Richard Branson reached the edge of space, to promote space tourism. But experts are in doubt whether he has really touched the official edge of space. While Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight reached a height of 86km, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight is expected to fly above 106km.
44. Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed an affordable COVID-19 testing kit named ‘COVIHOME’?
[A] IIT Delhi
[B] IIT Guwahati
[C] IIT Hyderabad
[D] IIT Bombay
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Correct Answer: C [IIT Hyderabad]
Notes:
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) have developed COVIHOME, an artificial intelligence-powered Covid-19 test kit for self-testing at home.
As per the team, the kit can produce Covid test results within 30 minutes at home, for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. This Artificial Intelligence-powered kit is affordable and is also approved by ICMR.
45. Which is the parent company of Google?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Oracle
[C] Alphabet
[D] Intel
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Correct Answer: C [Alphabet]
Notes:
Google’s parent company – Alphabet has stated that it would soon launch its new robotics software and artificial intelligence project named Intrinsic. This arm would develop software tools for design of industrial robots, which can be programmed to make everything from solar panels to cars.
This technology is being developed at the Google’s research unit X for the last 5 years.
46. Which organization has launched Google Cloud Garages?
[A] Infosys
[B] Tata Consultancy Services
[C] Accenture
[D] Deloitte
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Correct Answer: B [Tata Consultancy Services]
Notes:- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) has launched ‘Google Cloud Garages’ to help enterprise customers evaluate cloud solutions, prototype applications, and apply analytics to address business opportunities.
- These new cloud garages or centres, part of TCS’s strategic partnership with Google Cloud, will be launched at its co-innovation and advanced research centres in Amsterdam, New York, and Tokyo.
47. Which organization has developed a modified cotton fabric capable of adsorbing harmful air pollutants?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] DRDO
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] South India Textile Research Association
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Correct Answer: C [IIT Delhi]
Notes:- Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a modified cotton fabric capable of adsorbing harmful air pollutants.
- [email protected] Cotton and [email protected] Cotton, as they are called, are Zeolite Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)-modified functionalised fabrics which adsorb high levels of organic air pollutants like benzene, aniline, and styrene from the ambient air.
- The ZIF functionalised textiles possess a huge potential for applications as protective garments and in controlling indoor air pollution.
48. Which space company/agency has launched ants, avocados, robotic arm to Space station?
[A] SpaceX
[B] Virgin Galactic
[C] Blue Origin
[D] Boeing
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Correct Answer: A [SpaceX]
Notes:- Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has recently sent a shipment of ants, avocados and a robotic arm to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon rocket.
- This was the company’s 23rd space delivery for NASA in the last 10 years.
- The Dragon capsule booster landed successfully on SpaceX’s newest ocean platform called ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’.
- The shipment includes more than 4,800 pounds of supplies for the astronauts, including avocados, lemons, ice cream.
- Ants, shrimp and plants have been sent for the 7 astronauts to do experiments on.
49. Which state has reported cases of Fever identified as ‘Scrub Typhus’?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:- In Uttar Pradesh, many children have been diagnosed with a new mystery fever identified as Scrub Typhus.
- Several children are sick in the region surrounding Western Uttar Pradesh districts including Mathura, Agra, Firozabad etc.
- Scrub typhus, also known as shrub typhus, is caused by a bacterium called Orientia Tsutsugamushi.
- The infection spreads to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites).
50. Which organization has launched “Project Udaan” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas?
[A] IIT Guwahati
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Gandhinagar
[D] IIT Delhi
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Correct Answer: B [IIT Bombay]
Notes:
IIT-Bombay launched its “Project Udaan” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2021. Project Udaan was launched with the aim of breaking the language barrier that many students face while joining the institutes of higher education. Project Udaan enables the translation of textbooks and other study material of the engineering and other streams from English to Hindi & other Indian Languages.
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