Science & Tech Questions for Simi [OMAS/ASO/IAS]

1. Which city hosted the Four-Day 'International Conference on Banana' organized by ICAR ?

2. What is the name of the new satellite , scheduled to be launched by ISRO on March 5th 2020 ?

3.Which association recently collaborated with NITI Aayog's Atal innovation Mission [AIM] to launch artificial Intelligence [AI] based module for Indian school students ?

4. The biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang Theory have recently been discovered using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope [GMRT] . Where is the GMRT located ?

5. Samsung India partnered with which major technology company to train offline retailers about digital technologies ?

6. As of march 2020 , the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has covered how many appliances under the Star Labelling Programme?

7. Which is the parent agency of National Physical Laboratory , which recently developed a security ink to curb fake printing of currency notes ?

8. 'Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells [PEMFC]' which was making news recently , is to be deployed in which field ?

9. Which country has begun the first human trail to evaluate vaccine against COVID-19 ?

10. Which social-media Platform launched 'Coronavirus Information Hub' in partnership with WHO , UNICEF and UNDP?

11. Which technology company has dropped facial recognition software amid racial profiling concerns

12. High Energy Research Laboratory (HEMRL) , which recently tied up with the Russian organization Rosoboronexport to import new technologies , is a lab of which Indian organization ?

13. The first e-clinic of India was recently opened in which city ?

14. Which technology company has banned Police from using its facial recognition software "Rekognition"?

15. What is the name of the information and Communication technology based multi-modal platform for governance , chaired by the Prime minister?

16. Which country recently launched a driver less bullet train with speed up to 350 km/hr ?

17. Which Tech company joins hand later following similar moves by Amazon and IBM to not sell the controversial facial-recognition technology to police departments until there is a federal law regulating it ?

18. Which Indian institute has developed an AI based system to track social distancing ?

19. Quantum communications satellite - Micius , that was seen in news recently launched by which country ?

20. Which is first country where WhatsApp is launching 'WhatsApp Pay" ?

21. Recently in news, What is PET46?

22. Recently the Monoclonal antibodies were in news. Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding it?

23. _____________ has introduced its Android Earthquake Alert System in India, working in collaboration with the NDM

24. Whose researchers have developed power switch to replace traditional silicon-based transistors?

25. Which country has decided to leave the International Space Station by 2024?

26. Which of the following is correct about the 'Monoclonal antibodies'?

27. India's first super computer PARAM 8000 was launched in year ______

28. ISRO successfully conducted a 25-second qualification test for which of it's engine to be used under the Gaganyaan mission, in January 2022?

29. Which Indian institution developed an intensive care unit (ICU) grade ventilator under the name of ‘Project Praana’?

30. Which organization developed Indian robot named “Vyommitra” ?

31. Which country has developed a new artificial light-harvesting system?

32. What is the name of the Indigenous mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras?

33. Which airline introduced a new software for real-time reporting of in-flight incidents?

34. Nebraska’s Sand Hills, where a new type of quasi-crystal was discovered, is located in which country?

35. Which company has created AI-based model ‘MusicLM’ that can generate minutes-long musical pieces from text?

36. Which major tech company announced to change its policy to comply with the Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s directives?

37. Medium-density Amorphous Ice, which was seen in the news, was created in a container filled with which material?

38. Which app has been India’s most accessible app for persons with disabilities, in a recent report?

39. What is the name of the world’s first-ever radio platform powered by artificial intelligence?

40. Which institution developed a pocket-friendly device to detect milk adulteration in 30 seconds?

41. ISRO commenced the training for crew module recovery for its Gaganyaan Mission, along with which Armed Force?

42. A recent study using ‘Semi-supervised Machine Learning’ found that over 10 million older adults in India may have which disease?

43. Which Telescope has been selected for the ‘2023 John L. Jack Swigert, Jr.’ Award for Space Exploration?

44. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project between USA and which country?

45. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle _____________ carrying three satellites on 14 February 2

46. Which country launched the second satellite, Noor-2, into space in March 2022?

47. Which country launched Falcon LLM, a large language model (LLM) with 40 billion parameters?

48. Spring Equinox, the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, usually begins in which month?

49. BARC B1201, India’s first Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) was developed BARC and which institution?

50. ‘Juice Mission’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which space agency?

51. India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in which year?

52. Asia’s largest 4-meter International Liquid Mirror Telescope was launched in which state?

53. Which country announced that it would provide Ukraine with armour-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium?

54. In the year 2021, DRDO launched which satellite by PSLV-C51 to enhance India's surveillance capability in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?

55. Which space agency has developed the ‘Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)’?

56. Which is the only state that has granted approval to biosafety research trials (BRL) of genetically engineered (GE) cotton hybrids?

57. India reached out to which country to procure monoclonal antibody doses to combat the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala?

58. Where is the BioAsia Summit 2023 venue?

59. India will host PATA Travel Mart 2023 at which of the following place?

60. 21st edition of BioAsia 2024 to be held in which place & when ?

61. Which company has launched ChatGPT rival Bard in European Union, Brazil and other nations?

62. INDIAai has signed MoU with which company mutual cooperation in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI)?

63. Which state/UT inaugurated India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) school?

64. Which High court has used ChatGPT in criminal cases for the firt time in India ?

65. Under which initiative ICMR has successfully tested blood bag delivery ?

66. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is set to develop Spatial Data Infrastructure geoportal in which state/UT?

67. Which is the 1st Indian state to adopt a policy for drones?

68. India’s first drone traffic management system called as

69. Ministry of Agriculture partnered with which department to develop Krishi-Decision Support System (Krishi-DSS)?

70. In which state was the delivery of medicines by drone for the first time?

71. As per recent research, ‘Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency’ is triggered by which product?

72. Which company has recently in Jan 23 developed India's first 5G enabled drone called Skyhawk?

73. What is the name of the first social media super application to be launched in India ?

74. Insitute of Life Sciences (ILS) , that has established stable cultures of coronavirus, is located in which state/UT?

75. What is the name of the nodal agency that will regulate space activities and the use of ISRO facilities by private sector ?

76. Which space technology start up has developed India's first in orbit space debris monitoring & tracking system ?

77. Which is the first private company to develop and test fire a rocket engine ?

78. Which organization has developed solar based water sprays to be used in agricultural field ?

79. Which company has signed a deal with TikTok to be a trusted technology provider in USA ?

80. Which social media giant launched a new tool 'Business Suite' to help small business ?

81. Which astronomical observatory of India has completed five years of mapping stars ?

82. What was the name of the paper strip test for SARS-CoV2 diagnosis rolled out by Ministry of Health

83. Bepi Colombo , which was in news recently , is a spacecraft launched to explore which planet /celestial body ?

84. Which Indian company has partnered with Qualcomm to develop a 5G RAN [Radio Access Network] product ?

85. The TVS group & the Sundaram Medical Foundation collaborated with which institution to develop a respiratory device called 'The Sundaram Ventago' ?

86. The department of Science & Technology has released Rs 1 Crore to a company named 'Scitech Park' for manufacturing which product ?

87. The companies in the digital industry have decided to temporarily offer SD content instead of HD & Ultra HD streaming. What does SD stands for ?

88. Which space agency has sent astronauts to the international space station for the first time in May 2020 ?

89. Which one of the following statements best reflects the idea behind the “Fractional Orbital Bombardment System” often talked about in media ?

90. Consider the following communication technologies: (1.) Closed-circuit Television (2.) Radio Frequency Identification (3.) Wireless Local Area Network Which of the above are considered Short-Range devices/technologies?

91. Which one of the following statements best describes the role of B cells and T cells in the human body?

92. Which country researchers created the first baby using ‘Mitochondrial Donation Treatment’?

93. Which institution launched Renewable Grid Integration Laboratory and Green Hydrogen Laboratory?

94. Which country demonstrated Asia’s first performance-based navigation for helicopters?

95. India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft Operating System with which Operating system?

96. Which country banned iPhone 12 Sales over Radiation concerns?

97. When was the ‘Section 66A of the Information Technology Act’ struck down?

98. ICMR-NARFBR (National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research) has been inaugurated in which city?

99. Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite was jointly developed by India and which country?

100. What is the name of the mineral concentrations on the bottom of the sea, which is a source for cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese?

101. Which country’s researchers extracted ‘Huc’ enzyme, which converts atmospheric hydrogen into energy?

102. Arrobot, which has developed Unmanned Guided Vehicle (UGV) for the Indian armed forces, is from which city?

103. What is the name of the submerged eighth continent that international scientists have created a refined map of?

104. Which Indian scientist is the new species of marine tardigrade named after?

105. Which company has received permission from the US FDA to begin human trials of its brain chip implant?

106. Which exoplanet has NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detected possible signs of life on?

107. What is the name of the landing site of Chandrayaan-3's moon lander, as revealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex?

108. Where did the researchers create synthetic embryos from stem cells?

109. Which research institute has developed a novel device called 'CODE' (Cold-plasma Detergent in Environment) to improve indoor air quality?

110. What is the primary objective of ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission?

111. What is the mission life of the Lander and Rover of Chandrayaan-3?

112. Which institution is responsible for developing the humanoid robot "Pibot" designed to fly aircraft?

113. In which country are scientists working on tooth regeneration to enable natural tooth regrowth, with clinical trials set to begin in 2024?

114. Which location on the moon is Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft targeting for exploration?

115. What is the name of the novel COVID variant that is currently spreading in the UK?

116. Pixxel, a space-tech startup, has received a substantial grant from iDEX, an initiative established by which ministry, to develop multi-purpose satellites for the Indian Air Force?

117. During which month of 2023 did the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S. Somanath, announce the launch of Chandrayaan-3?

118. The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with which institute to build the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)?

119. Which country has announced its intention to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit?

120. How many new petaFLOP supercomputers is India planning to launch for weather forecasting?