Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Bitbank (30 April -06 May 2022)
1. With which of the following the L&T has signed a pact to co-research and develop green hydrogen technology?
A. IIT Guwahati
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. IIT Bombay
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- Answer: D
2. Which airline has become the first to use the indigenous navigation system GAGAN?
A. SpiceJet
B. Air India
C. IndiGo
D. Vistara
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- Answer: C
3. Which state approved India's first gene bank programme for biodiversity conservation?
A. Rajasthan
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Maharashtra
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- Answer: D
4. For conservation of which species Charudutt Mishra has won the Whitley Gold Award for work?
A. Black Buck
B. Red Panda
C. Olive Ridley Turtles
D. Snow Leopard
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- Answer: D
5. In which state Indian Oil Corporation rolled out M15 petrol on a pilot basis?
A. Bihar
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Assam
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- Answer: D
6. Which city could expect a 30 cm sea level rise by 2040, as per new research?
A. Male - Maldives
B. Bali -Indonesia
C. Wellington – New Zealand
D. Sydney - Australia
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- Answer: C
7. In which state country's first ethanol plant operated from coarse cereals has been inaugurated?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Haryana
D. Kerala
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- Answer: B
8. Which corporation signed a MoU with Energy Vault for gravity-based energy storage technology?
A. Gas Authority of India Limited
B. National Thermal Power Corporation
C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
D. National Hydro Electric Power Corporation
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- Answer: B
9. When will the first total Lunar Eclipse of 2022 be visible?
A. May 15-16
B. May 25-26
C. May 13-14
D. May 10-11
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- Answer: A
10. which entity was declared as 'living being' by the Madras High Court invoking the "parens patriae jurisdiction"?
A. Agricultural Lands
B. Mother Nature
C. Tamil Language
D. Cauvery River
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- Answer: B
11. With whom did the Ministry of Railways signed an agreement to upgrade railway telecommunications?
A. Centre for Development of Telematics
B. Defence Research and Development Organisation
C. Small Industries Development Bank of India
D. Indian Space Research Institute
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- Answer: A
12. What is the name of India's first Venus Mission?
A. Veritas
B. Ayushman
C. Shukrayaan
D. Venera
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- Answer: C
13. In which city India's first multi-industry-supported Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) has been launched?
A. Pune
B. Bangalore
C. Mumbai
D. Hyderabad
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- Answer: D
14. Which institute has signed an agreement with the Indian Meteorological Department to develop a user-friendly weather forecasting app?
A. IIT Guwahati
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. IIT Dharwad
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- Answer: B