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This section includes 607 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
The researchers from this institute have developed cheaper organic solar cells using vitamin B12 derivative, recently. |
| A. | IISER Pune |
| B. | IIITM Gwalior |
| C. | IISER Bhopal |
| D. | IISc Bangalore |
| Answer» D. IISc Bangalore | |
| 252. |
BARC has recently re-commissioned an upgraded version of which nuclear reactor? |
| A. | Dhruva |
| B. | Apsara |
| C. | Purnima |
| D. | Zerlina |
| Answer» C. Purnima | |
| 253. |
ISRO has recently launched Polarimetry Doppler Weather Radar of which frequency band at Sriharikota spaceport? |
| A. | K-band |
| B. | C-band |
| C. | X-band |
| D. | S-band |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
ISRO successfully launched PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 from which space centre? |
| A. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota |
| B. | ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore |
| C. | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram |
| D. | Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun |
| Answer» B. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore | |
| 255. |
Name the NASA's satellite that has discovered two new Earth-like planets named super-Earth and hot Earth. |
| A. | Pioneer 10 Space Survey Satellite (PSSS) |
| B. | Kepler Observation Satellite (KOS) |
| C. | Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) |
| D. | Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
India's maiden interplanetary mission which has completed four years orbiting around the red planet is; |
| A. | NISAR |
| B. | RISAT |
| C. | MOM |
| D. | ASTROSAT |
| Answer» D. ASTROSAT | |
| 257. |
Which Space agency landed the world's first moving, robotic observation of an asteroid surface? |
| A. | JAXA |
| B. | NASA |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | CNSA |
| Answer» B. NASA | |
| 258. |
What type of blood test is to be introduced by Abbott for early prediction of heart attack? |
| A. | Smart ECG |
| B. | Troponin-I blood test |
| C. | CK-MB tests |
| D. | Serum myoglobin tests |
| Answer» C. CK-MB tests | |
| 259. |
Which country scientists created a 3D-printed meals? |
| A. | British |
| B. | Poland |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | Belgium |
| Answer» B. Poland | |
| 260. |
How many BeiDou-3 navigation satellites has been launched by China on 15 October 2018? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 261. |
Name the galaxy proto-supercluster discovered by scientists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). |
| A. | Hyperloop |
| B. | Hyperion |
| C. | Marsel |
| D. | Bruno |
| Answer» C. Marsel | |
| 262. |
This country has successfully tested world's largest unmanned transport drone "FH-98"? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 263. |
This country is working on creating an artificial moon. |
| A. | India |
| B. | US |
| C. | China |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» D. Canada | |
| 264. |
The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets? |
| A. | ISRO |
| B. | JAXA |
| C. | NASA |
| D. | Roscosmos |
| Answer» D. Roscosmos | |
| 265. |
Which of the following NASA's telescope completed its 10 years of mission recently? |
| A. | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
| B. | Femto Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
| C. | Nano Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
| D. | Pico Gamma-ray Space Telescope |
| Answer» B. Femto Gamma-ray Space Telescope | |
| 266. |
The researchers from this country developed a skin gel to protect farmers from pesticides. |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | US |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. US | |
| 267. |
Soyuz-2.1B rocket is successfully launched by which country? |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | US |
| C. | China |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 268. |
NASA names 21 gamma-ray constellations to celebrate its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's 10th year of operations. It is named as; |
| A. | Hulk and Godzilla |
| B. | Spider-Man and Venom |
| C. | Loki and Ultron |
| D. | Mothra and Rodan |
| Answer» B. Spider-Man and Venom | |
| 269. |
A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The name of the rocket is; |
| A. | Sakigake |
| B. | M-V rocket |
| C. | Ohsumi |
| D. | H2A |
| Answer» E. | |
| 270. |
Which spacecraft became the closest spacecraft ever to the Sun recently? |
| A. | NASA's Parker Solar Probe |
| B. | NASA's Hubble Telescope |
| C. | NASA's Keppler Telescope |
| D. | China's Chang Telescope |
| Answer» B. NASA's Hubble Telescope | |
| 271. |
Which of these sets a record with 'supersonic' parachute for Mars 2020 mission? |
| A. | ESA |
| B. | ISRO |
| C. | NASA |
| D. | JAXA |
| Answer» D. JAXA | |
| 272. |
Name the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot that has been taught by researchers to identify galaxies in deep space. |
| A. | DotSpot |
| B. | ClaRAN |
| C. | DeTECT |
| D. | Laura |
| Answer» C. DeTECT | |
| 273. |
The spacecraft that orbited the two largest objects in the asteroid belt completed its mission is; |
| A. | Dawn |
| B. | Galileo |
| C. | Rosetta |
| D. | Orian |
| Answer» B. Galileo | |
| 274. |
Which of the following satellite is used for faster Internet connectivity? |
| A. | GSAT-11 |
| B. | GSAT-12 |
| C. | GSAT-13 |
| D. | GSAT-14 |
| Answer» B. GSAT-12 | |
| 275. |
Which of the following technology will be used in ICC Women's T20 tournament for the first time? |
| A. | Speed Gun |
| B. | Snickometer |
| C. | DRS |
| D. | Hawk Eye |
| Answer» D. Hawk Eye | |
| 276. |
Name of the NASA's space instrument that will travel with the Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, in 2021. |
| A. | Ralph |
| B. | Delfino |
| C. | MaxR |
| D. | Rhino |
| Answer» B. Delfino | |
| 277. |
Who has taken its first step towards its mid-2023-planned mission to Venus? |
| A. | JAXA |
| B. | SpaceX |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | NASA |
| Answer» D. NASA | |
| 278. |
Astronomers recently found a 'cold super-Earth'. The planet has been labeled ___________. |
| A. | Barnard's Star e |
| B. | Barnard's Star g |
| C. | Barnard's Star b |
| D. | Barnard's Star d |
| Answer» D. Barnard's Star d | |
| 279. |
The communication satellite which was successfully launched by ISRO recently? |
| A. | GSAT-29 |
| B. | GSAT-29A |
| C. | GSAT 6A |
| D. | INSAT-4E |
| Answer» B. GSAT-29A | |
| 280. |
Which country has built an 'artificial sun' that reaches 6 times the temperature of Sun? |
| A. | China |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. United States | |
| 281. |
The new definition of Kilogram will be replaced by which of the following? |
| A. | Planck constant |
| B. | Boltzmann constant |
| C. | Faraday constant |
| D. | Stefan-Boltzmann constant |
| Answer» B. Boltzmann constant | |
| 282. |
The 0.7 m GROWTH-India telescope made its first observation which is a follow-up study of a nova explosion. It was located in __________. |
| A. | Hanle, Ladakh |
| B. | Nubra, Ladakh |
| C. | Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Pathankot, Punjab |
| Answer» B. Nubra, Ladakh | |
| 283. |
Which team won the 59th edition of the junior boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament? |
| A. | Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi |
| B. | Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan |
| C. | Amini School, Afghanistan |
| D. | Butwal Elite English School, Butwal |
| Answer» C. Amini School, Afghanistan | |
| 284. |
This country developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) constellation with the successful launch of 2 more satellites. |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | China |
| C. | South Korea |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. South Korea | |
| 285. |
Name the SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket(BFR) which had been Renamed recently by its CEO Elon Musk? |
| A. | Falcon 9 |
| B. | Zenit-2 |
| C. | Saturn V |
| D. | Starship |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
Researchers from this University have created the first ever 'Ion Drive' plane with no moving part by adapting a technology that is previously used in Spacecraft. |
| A. | National University of Singapore |
| B. | University of Chicago |
| C. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| D. | Stanford University |
| Answer» D. Stanford University | |
| 287. |
NASA's InSight spacecraft landed on Mars after how many months through the Red Planet's atmosphere? |
| A. | 7 months |
| B. | 6 months |
| C. | 5 months |
| D. | 4 months |
| Answer» B. 6 months | |
| 288. |
ISRO to launch Indias HysIS satellite with how many foreign satellites? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 42 |
| Answer» C. 20 | |
| 289. |
Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos has planned to venture into the Internet of Things (IoT) by launching a new satellite with the name of; |
| A. | Marathon |
| B. | Webster |
| C. | Galaxy |
| D. | Star Hunter |
| Answer» B. Webster | |
| 290. |
Which of the following rocket is to be launched by NASA? |
| A. | VISIONS-2 |
| B. | Soyuz |
| C. | Sputnik 1 |
| D. | Mariner 9 |
| Answer» B. Soyuz | |
| 291. |
Which of the following is the first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS)? |
| A. | Soyuz mission |
| B. | Apollo 11 mission |
| C. | Shenzhou mission |
| D. | Tiangong-2 mission |
| Answer» B. Apollo 11 mission | |
| 292. |
How many small satellites are launched by SpaceX recently? |
| A. | 64 |
| B. | 58 |
| C. | 42 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» B. 58 | |
| 293. |
India's heaviest communication satellite that is launched successfully from French Guiana. |
| A. | GSAT-10 |
| B. | GSAT-17 |
| C. | GSAT-11 |
| D. | GSAT-9 |
| Answer» D. GSAT-9 | |
| 294. |
NASA's 'OSIRIS-REx' spacecraft's mission involves a close-up survey of the asteroid __________. |
| A. | Bennu |
| B. | Vesta |
| C. | Ceres |
| D. | Eros |
| Answer» B. Vesta | |
| 295. |
India Successfully Test-Fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-5 from which of the space station? |
| A. | Abdul Kalam Island |
| B. | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| C. | National Remote Sensing Centre |
| D. | ISRO Inertial Systems Unit |
| Answer» B. Satish Dhawan Space Centre | |
| 296. |
The new human protein discovered by researchers to fight the Ebola virus. |
| A. | ERPT7 |
| B. | ZAUN4 |
| C. | THUL9 |
| D. | RBBP6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
What is the name of the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system? |
| A. | Farout |
| B. | VG18 |
| C. | A1689-zD1 |
| D. | Quasar |
| Answer» B. VG18 | |
| 298. |
ISRO plans to Launch GSAT- 7A Communication Satellite from this space station. |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Sriharikota |
| C. | Dehradun |
| D. | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Answer» C. Dehradun | |
| 299. |
Which of the following is launched to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing earth observation satellites? |
| A. | IDRSS |
| B. | IRSCS |
| C. | IRDSS |
| D. | ISDTS |
| Answer» B. IRSCS | |
| 300. |
NASA's first flight to moon that marked its 50thanniversary is; |
| A. | Apollo 8 |
| B. | Apollo 12 |
| C. | Colombia 2 |
| D. | Colombia 11 |
| Answer» B. Apollo 12 | |