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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.
| 301. |
Name of the Genetically Modified (GM) indoor plant to remove pollutants inside the house. |
| A. | Amaryllis |
| B. | Devil's ivy |
| C. | Blushing Bromeliad |
| D. | Busy Lizzie |
| Answer» C. Blushing Bromeliad | |
| 302. |
Who launched the First Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite nicknamed as Vespucci US Military Satellite? |
| A. | ISRO |
| B. | NASA |
| C. | SpaceX |
| D. | ESA |
| Answer» D. ESA | |
| 303. |
Name the new exotic planet discovered by researchers outside our solar system in the constellation Cassiopeia. |
| A. | FX126888 r |
| B. | SD687999 s |
| C. | GY789700 d |
| D. | HD219134 b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 304. |
InSight lander places its first instrument (SEIS) on? |
| A. | Pluto |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Saturn |
| Answer» D. Saturn | |
| 305. |
Russia planned to introduce the new type of strategic weapon. It was named as; |
| A. | Silbervogel system |
| B. | Sosna-R system |
| C. | Avangard system |
| D. | PBK-500U Drel system |
| Answer» D. PBK-500U Drel system | |
| 306. |
For which project, The Union Cabinet forms a three-member crew to be sent to space for at least seven days. |
| A. | NISAR |
| B. | AVATAR |
| C. | Gaganyaan |
| D. | Chandrayaan |
| Answer» D. Chandrayaan | |
| 307. |
The Scientist from this Institute have developed world's Thinnest Material by making usage of Magnesium Diboride. |
| A. | IIT Indore |
| B. | IIT-Guwahati |
| C. | IIT Gandhinagar |
| D. | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| Answer» D. IIT Bhubaneswar | |
| 308. |
For which team, Archie Schiller was named as the co-captain? |
| A. | Zimbabwe |
| B. | New Zealand |
| C. | England |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
How many space missions has been planned by ISRO to launch in 2019? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 38 |
| D. | 43 |
| Answer» C. 38 | |
| 310. |
Which spacecraft of NASA broke the record for smallest space object ever orbited, after successfully entering into orbit around the asteroid Bennu? |
| A. | OSIRIS-Rex |
| B. | RAMSUS-Rfx |
| C. | YIPOP-Yla |
| D. | HUTCH-Las |
| Answer» B. RAMSUS-Rfx | |
| 311. |
ISRO launched an initiative for students to engage them on space science activities. It was named as; |
| A. | Space |
| B. | Sansad |
| C. | Samwad |
| D. | Sangrah |
| Answer» D. Sangrah | |
| 312. |
Which Atomic Power Station set world record for longest uninterrupted operation? |
| A. | Kudankulam Atomic Power Station |
| B. | Kaiga Atomic Power Station |
| C. | Kakrapar Atomic Power Station |
| D. | Narora Atomic Power Station |
| Answer» C. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station | |
| 313. |
What type of improved aircraft did the Indian Air Force (IAF) ask Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to make after getting clearance from military airworthiness certifier CEMILAC? |
| A. | MiG-29 fighter aircraft |
| B. | Su-30MKI Aircraft |
| C. | Light Combat Aircraft |
| D. | HA-31 Basant aircraft |
| Answer» D. HA-31 Basant aircraft | |
| 314. |
Which Chinese space probe touched down on the far side of the moon? |
| A. | Chang'e-4 lunar probe |
| B. | Chang'e 5-T1 lunar probe |
| C. | Yinghuo-1 lunar probe |
| D. | Chang'E-3 lunar probe |
| Answer» B. Chang'e 5-T1 lunar probe | |
| 315. |
Scientists have developed a device named WAND that works like a Pacemaker for which this part of the body? |
| A. | Brain |
| B. | Heart |
| C. | Lungs |
| D. | Liver |
| Answer» B. Heart | |
| 316. |
Who announces cash awards for triumphant Team India members? |
| A. | DDCA |
| B. | ICC |
| C. | BCCI |
| D. | NDTV |
| Answer» D. NDTV | |
| 317. |
New planet that NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) found is; |
| A. | HD 21749a |
| B. | HD 21749b |
| C. | HA 21749b |
| D. | HB 21749b |
| Answer» C. HA 21749b | |
| 318. |
India's 1st Manned Mission Gaganyaan will be launched by __________. |
| A. | March 2020 |
| B. | December 2021 |
| C. | May 2022 |
| D. | August 2024 |
| Answer» C. May 2022 | |
| 319. |
ISRO aims to send human astronauts to space by the year of? |
| A. | 2020 |
| B. | 2021 |
| C. | 2022 |
| D. | 2023 |
| Answer» C. 2022 | |
| 320. |
Which team won the first ever Premier Badminton League? |
| A. | Ahmedabad Smash Masters |
| B. | Bengaluru Raptors |
| C. | Delhi Dashers |
| D. | Pune 7 Aces |
| Answer» C. Delhi Dashers | |
| 321. |
Asian Cup gold medallist Shakil Ahmed has set up a world record in which of the following sport? |
| A. | Surfing |
| B. | Rowing |
| C. | Canoeing |
| D. | Gymnastics |
| Answer» C. Canoeing | |
| 322. |
Karnataka's swimmer Srihari Nataraj has emerged as the most prolific gold medal winner at the Khelo India Youth Games. How many gold medals he won? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
ISRO will launch a student satellite called 'Kalamsat' and an imaging satellite known as 'Microsat-R' on __________. |
| A. | 22 January 2019 |
| B. | 20 January 2019 |
| C. | 26 January 2019 |
| D. | 24 January 2019. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
ISRO will launch Microsat-R a military imaging satellite into space on 24th January 2019. The total weight of the staellite is; |
| A. | 122 kg |
| B. | 130 kg |
| C. | 102 kg |
| D. | 94 kg |
| Answer» C. 102 kg | |
| 325. |
The researchers of this country developed a system that can produce electricity and hydrogen fuel from carbon dioxide. |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | China |
| C. | South Korea |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 326. |
How many companies were shortlisted by ISRO to transfer its Lithium-ion cells technology? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 52 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 327. |
Name the new dwarf spheroidal galaxy discovered by astronomers from Italy, the UK, Germany and the United States, using Hubble Space Telescope, on 31st January 2019? |
| A. | Jincig 1 |
| B. | Bedin 1 |
| C. | Nostro 1 |
| D. | Ginnie 1 |
| Answer» C. Nostro 1 | |
| 328. |
GSAT-31, which is in news recently, is launched from which of the following places? |
| A. | Sriharikota |
| B. | Moscow |
| C. | French Guiana |
| D. | Florida |
| Answer» D. Florida | |
| 329. |
What is the name of the new white dwarf galaxy that was found by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope? |
| A. | 90377 Sedna |
| B. | NGC 6752 |
| C. | 9048 Orcus |
| D. | Triton |
| Answer» C. 9048 Orcus | |
| 330. |
Who will launch SPHEREx Mission to investigate Universe? |
| A. | NASA |
| B. | ISRO |
| C. | SpaceX |
| D. | JAXA |
| Answer» B. ISRO | |
| 331. |
Which of the following telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies? |
| A. | Hubble |
| B. | LOFAR |
| C. | Spitzer Space |
| D. | Euclid |
| Answer» C. Spitzer Space | |
| 332. |
SpaceX launched Israel's first moon lander, "Beresheet", from Florida It's total weight is; |
| A. | 750 Kg |
| B. | 600 Kg |
| C. | 525 Kg |
| D. | 585 kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 333. |
Recently, Which country test fired surface-to-air missile "QRSAM" successfully? |
| A. | India |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. South Korea | |
| 334. |
Which of the following defence satellite would be launched by ISRO for DRDO in March 2019? |
| A. | Kalam SAT |
| B. | Microsat R |
| C. | HySIS |
| D. | Emisat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 335. |
ISRO and __________ signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system. |
| A. | JAXA |
| B. | CNES |
| C. | NASA |
| D. | SpaceX |
| Answer» C. NASA | |
| 336. |
China launched a new communication satellite using a Long March - 3B carrier rocket. It was named as; |
| A. | ChinaSat 6C |
| B. | Gaofen 1 |
| C. | ChinaSat 9 |
| D. | Dong Fang Hong I |
| Answer» B. Gaofen 1 | |
| 337. |
Which space observatory has been used by Indian astronomers to identify a new group of stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808? |
| A. | AstroSat |
| B. | Euclid |
| C. | Athena |
| D. | IXPE |
| Answer» B. Euclid | |
| 338. |
The telescope used by Indian astronomers to discover some sources in the universe that emit radio waves called 'Extremely Inverted Spectrum Extragalactic Radio Sources'. It was; |
| A. | Hale Telescope |
| B. | Hubble Space Telescope |
| C. | Large Zenith Telescope |
| D. | Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope |
| Answer» E. | |
| 339. |
How many astronauts are reached to International Space Station (ISS) on Russian Soyuz spacecraft? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 340. |
In which asteroid Scientists found the evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals? |
| A. | Apollo |
| B. | Chiron |
| C. | Amor |
| D. | Bennu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. |
Name the Japanese unmanned spacecraft, that probes Asteroid Ryugu and discoverd small amount of minerals containing water on the surface of the asteroid? |
| A. | Hiten |
| B. | Hayabusa2 |
| C. | Akatsuki |
| D. | SELENE |
| Answer» C. Akatsuki | |
| 342. |
The world's largest ground-based telescope developed by pune based IT firm ThoughtWorks which will become operational in Hawaii in the mid-2020. |
| A. | Gran Telescopio Canarias |
| B. | South African Large Telescope (SALT) |
| C. | Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) |
| D. | Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) |
| Answer» D. Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) | |
| 343. |
Who among the following persons invented 'Phenakistoscope' and Google celebrated his 218th birthday with a Doodle recently? |
| A. | John Plateau |
| B. | Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau |
| C. | Dracker Ontario |
| D. | Richard Brown Williamson |
| Answer» C. Dracker Ontario | |
| 344. |
How many satellites have to be launched by ISRO in April? |
| A. | 29 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 345. |
How many American astronauts are successfully replaced ageing batteries on ISS? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 346. |
Which of the following is India's second mission to moon? |
| A. | Chandrayaan 1 |
| B. | Chandrayaan 2 |
| C. | Chandrayaan 1A |
| D. | Chandrayaan 2A |
| Answer» C. Chandrayaan 1A | |
| 347. |
India becomes the 4th country to test Anti-satellite missile system named __________. |
| A. | Mission Rohini |
| B. | Mission Bhaskara |
| C. | Mission Shakti |
| D. | Mission OceanSat |
| Answer» D. Mission OceanSat | |
| 348. |
Name the telescope, that discovered two planets K2-293b, K2-294b using Artificial Intelligence. |
| A. | Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope |
| B. | Hubble Space Telescope |
| C. | Kepler Space Telescope |
| D. | James Webb Space Telescope |
| Answer» D. James Webb Space Telescope | |
| 349. |
ISRO opens its 1st visitors gallery to watch rocket launches at Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. It's capacity is; |
| A. | 4,500 |
| B. | 5,000 |
| C. | 3,000 |
| D. | 2,500 |
| Answer» C. 3,000 | |
| 350. |
ISRO Launches PSLV C-45 Carrying EMISAT with how many Nano satellite? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |