Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Quiz (21-27 May 2023)
1. At which institute did Israel and India partner to establish a centre of water technology?
A. IIT Madras
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Delhi
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- Answer: A
2. Which state's unique Kangra tea has been registered for a GI tag with the European Union?
A. Sikkim
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
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- Answer: C
3. Which of the following is the final and overall sixth submarine of the Kalvari class submarine?
A. Khanderi
B. Karanj
C. Vela
D. Vaghsheer
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- Answer: D
4. Which country is set to launch the 'NVS-01 Navigation Satellite'?
A. Australia
B. India
C. Uganda
D. Poland
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- Answer: B
5. In which Indian state does Kuno National Park located, where three more cheetahs have recently been released into the wild?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
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- Answer: D
6. Which Indian company has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud recently?
A. Amazon
B. Google India
C. Flipkart
D. TCS
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- Answer: D
7. In which city Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Vandalur, located as it got two new sloth bears?
A. Chennai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Jaipur
D. Shimla
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- Answer: A
8. To which country Rayyanah Barnawi belongs, as she has embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS)?
A. UAE
B. India
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Israel
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- Answer: C
9. In which state was Meiogyne arunachalensis, a new species of tree, discovered?
A. Odisha
B. Bihar
C. Telangana
D. Arunachal Pradesh
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- Answer: D
10. Which Indian supercomputer secured the 75th position in the prestigious Top 500 Global Supercomputing List?
A. Prakhar
B. PRATYUSH
C. MIHIR
D. AIRAWAT
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- Answer: D
11. Which country has taken a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions by passing a law that bans certain domestic flights and encourages travellers to opt for train journeys?
A. India
B. Switzerland
C. France
D. Russia
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- Answer: C
12. Which mission was launched to conduct experiments on cancer in the unique microgravity environment of space recently?
A. Axiom Mission 2
B. COBE
C. Voyager 2
D. Apollo 7
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- Answer: A
13. How many new petaFLOP supercomputers is India planning to launch for weather forecasting?
A. 20
B. 28
C. 30
D. 18
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- Answer: D
14. Which state's Startup Mission (KSUM) has been recognized as the world's No.1 public business incubator by UBI Global?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
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- Answer: C
15. Where is the first-ever urban climate film festival going to begin?
A. Dehradun
B. Kolkata
C. Pune
D. Surat
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- Answer: B
16. Which country successfully test-launched the 'Kheibar' new generation ballistic missile?
A. Indonesia
B. Italy
C. Iraq
D. Iran
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- Answer: D
17. Which state launched the 'Patch Reporting App' to make the roads in the state free of potholes?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Uttarakhand
D. Karnataka
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- Answer: C
18. In which country has the Popocatepetl volcano erupted?
A. Japan
B. Canada
C. Tonga
D. Mexico
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- Answer: D
19. In which ocean researchers have discovered over 5,000 new species in a region known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)?
A. Indian Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Southern Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
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- Answer: D
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