Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

41. What is the name of European Union’s first exascale supercomputer, inaugurated in September 2025?
[A] TITAN
[B] JUPITER
[C] FUGAKU
[D] PARAM-Siddhi

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42. Which institute conducted the first successful wheat cultivation experiment in the Thar desert using ‘soilification’ technology?
[A] Banaras Hindu University
[B] Punjab Agricultural University
[C] Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
[D] Central University of Rajasthan

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43. Which Indian institute has developed the new siphon-based thermal desalination system?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
[B] Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
[C] CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
[D] Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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44. Astronomers recently detected phosphine (PH₃) in the atmosphere of brown dwarf Wolf 1130C using which telescope?
[A] Hubble Space Telescope
[B] James Webb Space Telescope
[C] Spitzer Space Telescope
[D] Chandra X-ray Observatory

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45. Which Indian city has become home to the country’s first Semiconductor Innovation Museum?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] New Delhi
[C] Kolkata
[D] Hyderabad

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46. Rotovac vaccine, that was recently seen in news, is used for the prevention/treatment of which disease?
[A] Measles
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Rotavirus
[D] Polio

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47. Which country has developed the MAM01 monoclonal antibody that showed strong protection against malaria?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] United States
[D] India

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48. Recently, which insect species has been identified as a potential bioindicator to track soil microplastics?
[A] Honey bees
[B] Carabid ground beetles
[C] Fireflies
[D] Termites

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49. Calcium carbide reacts with water to produce which gas?
[A] Hydrogen
[B] Oxygen
[C] Acetylene
[D] Methane

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50. Which country has become the eighth country in the world to introduce the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) into its immunisation programme?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Myanmar
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Nepal

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