Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Quiz (26 August - 01 September 2023)
1. Which institution became India's first carbon-negative garrison or military formation?
A. Defence Services Staff College (DSSC)
B. National Defence Academy (NDA)
C. Indian Military Academy (IMA)
D. College of Military Engineering (CME)
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- Answer: D
2. Which of the following organisations is organizing the Smart India Hackathon 2023?
A. Indian Institutes of Technology
B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
C. National Council of Educational Research and Training
D. All India Council of Technical Education
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- Answer: D
3. Which space agency is collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation on the LUPEX lunar mission?
A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
C. Roscosmos
D. European Space Agency
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- Answer: B
4. Which of the following States has banned the use and production of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml capacity?
A. Punjab
B. Assam
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana
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- Answer: B
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5. Which city in India has adopted the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)?
A. Kolkata
B. Pune
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
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- Answer: A
6. What is the name given by the Indian Government to the lunar landing site?
A. Aadi Yogi Point
B. Aadi Shankar Point
C. Shiv Shankar Point
D. Shiv Shakti Point
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- Answer: D
7. Which country developed the ORON aircraft, an advanced intelligence-gathering asset?
A. USA
B. Israel
C. India
D. China
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- Answer: B
8. What is the primary objective of ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission?
A. To launch a spacecraft towards the Sun
B. To understand solar activity
C. To predict space weather effects on Earth
D. To study the Sun's corona
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- Answer: D
9. In which state the Chokuwa rice is grown as it got the GI tag?
A. Assam
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
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- Answer: A
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10. How many African countries have adopted the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KDMECC)?
A. 15
B. 48
C. 60
D. 75
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- Answer: B
11. Which element was confirmed by Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover on the surface of the Moon's South Pole?
A. Sulphur (S)
B. Zinc (Zn)
C. Hydrogen (H)
D. Nitrogen (N)
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- Answer: A
12. Which organization developed the Nabhmitra device for fishers' safety?
A. Department of Fisheries
B. Bharat Electronics limited
C. Indian Space Research Organisation
D. Defence Research and Development Organisation
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- Answer: C
13. What is the capacity of India's largest domestically constructed nuclear power plant in Kakrapar, Gujarat?
A. 500 MW
B. 700 MW
C. 800 MW
D. 600 MW
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- Answer: B
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