Weekly Current Affairs (Science & Technology) Quiz (14-20 Oct 2022)

1. In which country Scientists have found a new ecosystem 'The Trapping Zone'?
A. Thailand
B. Japan
C. Australia
D. Maldives

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  • Answer: D

2. Which institution released the 'Living Planet Report 2022'?
A. Food and Agriculture Organisation
B. World Wide Fund
C. United Nations Environment Programme
D. UNESCO

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  • Answer: B

3. In which institute the President Draupadi Murmu has launched 'PARAM KAMRUPA' Supercomputer facility?
A. IIT Guwahati
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT BHU

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  • Answer: A

4. In which country Pitt Island is located, where hundreds of pilot whales were stranded dead?
A. New Zealand
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Indonesia

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  • Answer: A

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5. Which of the company has launched a pilot project on Flex Fuel-Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle (FFV-SHEV)?
A. Maruti
B. Toyota
C. MG
D. Honda

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  • Answer: B

6. Which satellite constellation ISRO will launch from GSLV MKIII from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on October 23?
A. One Web
B. Biosatellite
C. AIM
D. Echo

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  • Answer: A

7. By what percentage the monitored wildlife population has plunged in the last 50 years as per the 'Living Planet Report' published by World Wildlife Fund?
A. 46%
B. 34%
C. 72%
D. 69%

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  • Answer: D

8. At which institute the Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated IInvenTiv - the first-ever all-IITs Research and Development (R&D) Showcase?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Guwahati
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Madras

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  • Answer: A

9. A minimum of how many satellites will be required to cover the entire agricultural area of India under the 'Bharat Krishi Satellite programme'?
A. 3
B. 2
C. 5
D. 6

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  • Answer: B

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10. What is the name of India's first antidote against the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
A. COVEX-19
B. NOCOV-19
C. VINCOV-19
D. ANTICOV-19

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  • Answer: C

11. In which language the Government of India has launched MBBS Course books for the very first time?
A. Bhojpuri
B. Hindi
C. Punjabi
D. Tamil

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  • Answer: B

12. In which state Asia's Largest Compressed Biogas Plant has been inaugurated?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh

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  • Answer: A

13. Which of the following country filed has filed an application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Nihonshu?
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. North Korea
D. Malaysia

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  • Answer: A

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Published date : 31 Oct 2022 05:05PM