Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Quiz (4-10 November 2023)
1. Which two Indian cities have been included in the prestigious Creative Cities Network of UNESCO recently?
A. Kozhikode and Gwalior
B. Varanasi and Jaipur
C. Indore and Mumbai
D. Chennai and Hyderabad
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- Answer: A
2. Which organization designed the in-house software ENCORE for candidate and election management?
A. Election Commission of India (ECI)
B. National Election Commission (NEC)
C. State Election Commission (SEC)
D. None of the above
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- Answer: A
3. What is the air pollutant that is most strongly associated with an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes?
A. Ozone
B. Nitrogen dioxide
C. Sulfur dioxide
D. PM2.5
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- Answer: D
4. What is the name of the world's first Artificial Intelligence Safety agreement?
A. Bletchley Declaration
B. Frontier Declaration
C. Global AI Safety Declaration
D. Universal AI Safety Agreement
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- Answer: A
5. Which Indian Institute of Technology has developed a solution to tackle Delhi's air pollution crisis using artificial rain?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Kharagpur
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- Answer: C
6. What is the organization behind the INFUSE mission, which aims to study the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant?
A. NASA
B. ESA
C. ISRO
D. SpaceX
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- Answer: A
7. Which city in India has topped the list of most polluted cities in the world, according to the data from the Swiss Group IQAir?
A. Kolkata
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
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- Answer: B
8. Which word was declared as the Word of the Year 2023 by Collins Dictionary?
A. Metaverse
B. Web3
C. NFT
D. AI
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- Answer: D
9. Which company partnered with Nokia to launch India's first WiFi6-ready broadband network?
A. TATA Play Fiber
B. JioFiber
C. Airtel Fiber
D. BSNL Fiber
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- Answer: A
10. Which East African country is home to the first international campus established by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)?
A. Tanzania
B. Kenya
C. Mozambique
D. Uganda
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- Answer: A
11. In which country are 39 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world located According to the report released by The Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC)?
A. China
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Bangladesh
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- Answer: B
12. Which Indian institute launched a Center of Excellence (CoE) called ATMAN to monitor air quality and enhance air quality across urban and rural areas of India?
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Madras
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- Answer: C
13. Which part of the globe accounts for more than 95% of the recent decline in global water availability?
A. Northern hemisphere
B. Southern hemisphere
C. North America
D. Europe
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- Answer: B
14. In which Indian state, specifically in the Western Ghats, was the 94th species of gecko discovered, named Cnemaspis Rashidi or Rashid's dwarf gecko?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
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- Answer: A
15. Where have IBM and AWS launched an Innovation Lab in India?
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. Bengaluru
D. Chennai
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- Answer: C
16. What is the name of the first humanoid robot appointed as CEO by Hanson Robotics and Dictador, marking a historic milestone?
A. Mika
B. Sophia
C. Alex
D. Max
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- Answer: A
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