Science & Technology Current Affairs MCQs

41. Where was India’s first indigenous high-precision compact diode laser launched?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] New Delhi
[C] Mumbai
[D] Kolkata

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42. 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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43. Which institute has developed India’s first Indigenous Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) for ports?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Bombay
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Kanpur

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44. Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) is an initiative of which ministry?
[A] Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
[B] Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
[C] Ministry of Environment
[D] Ministry of Heavy Industries

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45. Which country has become the first in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness?
[A] Niger
[B] Rwanda
[C] Algeria
[D] Ethiopia

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46. Which institute has developed GlowCas9, a CRISPR protein that glows during gene editing?
[A] Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
[B] Bose Institute, Kolkata
[C] National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
[D] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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47. India launched its first hydrogen-powered water taxi service in which city?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Prayagraj
[C] Chennai
[D] Varanasi

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48. Which institute has hosted ATMAN 3.0, a Health Technology (HealthTech) accelerator programme?
[A] IIT Bombay
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Kanpur

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49. Michaela Benthaus, who recently became the first wheelchair user to travel to space, belongs to which country?
[A] Russia
[B] Australia
[C] Germany
[D] France

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50. Which institution has developed the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based lab assistant AILA?
[A] IIT Kanpur
[B] IIT Delhi
[C] IIT Ahmedabad
[D] IIT Bombay

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