Science & Technology Current Affairs Quiz — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
How many beds does the newly developed ESIC Hospital at Namkum, Ranchi, inaugurated in April 2025, have?
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Correct answer: D — 220
220: it was approved as a 200-bedded hospital in 2018 and upgraded to a 220-bedded facility.
At what cost was the new ESIC Hospital building at Namkum, Ranchi, constructed?
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Correct answer: B — ₹99.06 crore
₹99.06 crore, with a built-up area of 17,559 square metres.
On which model will Centres of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission operate, as per guidelines issued in April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hub-and-spoke consortium
A consortium on a hub-and-spoke model, with at least two industry and two R&D/academic partners.
Up to which Technology Readiness Level (TRL) are NCMM Centres of Excellence expected to take directed R&D?
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Correct answer: D — TRL 7/8
TRL 7/8 pilot plant and pre-commercial demonstration.
India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel, hailed by the Science Minister in April 2025, was developed by which shipyard?
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Correct answer: B — Cochin Shipyard Ltd
Cochin Shipyard Ltd, with a hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain built by KPIT.
Under CSIR's NMITLI programme, KPIT developed low-temperature PEM fuel cell systems with which CSIR laboratories?
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Correct answer: A — CSIR-NCL, Pune and CSIR-CECRI
CSIR-NCL, Pune and CSIR-CECRI: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, and CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI).
Which convocation of AIIMS Rishikesh did Union Health Minister JP Nadda preside over on 15 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 5th
The 5th convocation, at which 434 students received degrees.
How many students were awarded degrees at the AIIMS Rishikesh convocation in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 434
434 students were awarded degrees.
World Quantum Day, on which India's first International Technology Engagement Strategy for Quantum was released in 2025, is observed every year on:
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Correct answer: D — 14 April
14 April is World Quantum Day; the ITES for Quantum was released on 14 April 2025.
Consider the following statements: 1. The first International Technology Engagement Strategy (ITES) for Quantum was released by NITI Aayog. 2. The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The ITES for Quantum was released by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, not NITI Aayog; 2025 is the UN-designated International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
How many superconducting qubits does QpiAI-Indus, launched on World Quantum Day 2025, feature?
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Correct answer: A — 25
25 superconducting qubits, according to DST.
QpiAI, the National Quantum Mission startup that launched the QpiAI-Indus quantum computer in April 2025, is based in:
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Correct answer: D — Bengaluru
Bengaluru; QpiAI is one of the 8 startups selected under the National Quantum Mission.
What was the theme of the All India Forensic Science Summit 2025 organised by NFSU in New Delhi?
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Correct answer: A — Role of Forensic Science in Effective Implementation of New Criminal Laws and Combating Terrorism
Role of Forensic Science in Effective Implementation of New Criminal Laws and Combating Terrorism was the theme of the summit.
According to the Home Minister at the April 2025 summit, how many campuses of the National Forensic Sciences University have been built across the country?
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Correct answer: B — 7
7 campuses have been built, with 9 more to be built in another six months.
What is the name of the cryptography management platform launched by NQM startup QNu Labs on World Quantum Day 2025?
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Correct answer: C — QShield
QShield is the platform; Armos (QKD) and Tropos (QRNG) are QNu technologies it is built on, and QVault is one of its services.
Where was North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility inaugurated on 13 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati; Dibrugarh and Silchar are to get similar facilities later.
Under which Central programme was the ₹14.99 crore onco-robotic surgery facility at GMCH, Guwahati, set up?
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Correct answer: D — NPCDCS
NPCDCS — the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.
Markus Söder, who called on Dr Jitendra Singh in April 2025, is the Minister-President of which German state?
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Correct answer: D — Bavaria
Bavaria: Markus Söder is the Minister-President of the German State of Bavaria.
Under Mission Innovation 2.0, India's Department of Biotechnology co-leads the Mission Integrated Biorefinery with which country?
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Correct answer: C — Netherlands
Netherlands, according to the Ministry of Science & Technology's release on the 2025 Seoul gathering.
In which city was the Mission Innovation Annual Gathering 2025 held on 9–11 April?
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Correct answer: A — Seoul
Seoul, South Korea, hosted the gathering, where DBT presented India's BioE3 policy.
The Acoustic Test Facility recognised as India's Designated Laboratory in underwater acoustics belongs to which institute?
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Correct answer: B — National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Under which international body has NIOT's Acoustic Test Facility been recognised as India's Designated Laboratory in underwater acoustics?
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Correct answer: C — International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), Paris, through CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, effective 30 January 2024.
Consider the following statements about the Acoustic Test Facility at NIOT, Chennai: 1. It is India's only NABL-accredited facility for calibration of hydrophones. 2. It was set up in 2018. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. It is the only NABL-accredited hydrophone calibration facility; it was set up in 2004, and 2018 was the year of the NPL-UK Key Comparison it took part in.
At which AIIMS did Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurate a Central Research Laboratory on 12 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — AIIMS Bhubaneswar
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where he also laid the foundation stone of a Multiutility (Gastronomy) Block.
From which aircraft did DRDO conduct release trials of the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Su-30 MKI
Su-30 MKI: the trials were conducted from the Su-30 MKI between 8 and 10 April 2025.
Which DRDO laboratory designed the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav', with ARDE and ITR Chandipur?
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Correct answer: A — Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
Research Centre Imarat (RCI) designed it with the Armament Research and Development Establishment and the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
In the April 2025 trials, the glide bomb 'Gaurav' hit a land target at a range close to:
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Correct answer: C — 100 km
100 km: the target was on an island and was hit with pinpoint accuracy.
Consider the following statements about the glide bomb 'Gaurav': 1. It is a 500 kg class glide bomb. 2. Adani Defence Systems & Technologies and Bharat Forge are among its development-cum-production partners. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Gaurav is in the 1,000 kg class, not 500 kg; Adani Defence Systems & Technologies, Bharat Forge and MSMEs are its development-cum-production partners.
AB-PMJAY cards in Odisha, launched on 11 April 2025, are co-branded with which state scheme?
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Correct answer: B — Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana
Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana; the co-branded cards were launched in Cuttack.
About how many people in Odisha are to be covered under the co-branded AB-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana cards?
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Correct answer: C — 3.52 crore
3.52 crore people, in about 1 crore families; 8.19 crore is the national count of treatments under AB-PMJAY.
Consider the following statements made by the Health Ministry at the Odisha launch of 11 April 2025: 1. Out-of-pocket expenditure on health has fallen from 62% to 48%. 2. About 8.19 crore treatments have been provided under AB-PMJAY nationally. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The Ministry cited 8.19 crore treatments worth ₹1.26 lakh crore; out-of-pocket expenditure fell from 62% to 38%, not 48%.
According to the Bose Institute study on Kolkata, the toxicity of PM2.5 rises sharply above roughly what concentration?
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Correct answer: C — 70 µg/m³
70 µg/m³, which the researchers proposed as a 'toxicity standard'.
Consider the following statements about the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP): 1. It targets a 40% reduction in particulate matter by 2030 compared with 2017. 2. It covers 102 non-attainment cities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. NCAP targets a 40% cut in particulate pollution by 2026 (not 2030) compared with 2017, in 131 (not 102) non-attainment cities.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), for which an MoU was signed on 11 April 2025, will be located in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Mumbai
Mumbai, at Dadasaheb Phalke Film City, Goregaon.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies is meant mainly for which sector?
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Correct answer: A — AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality)
AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality) is the sector the IICT will serve.
STELLAR, launched by the Central Electricity Authority in April 2025, is a model for what purpose?
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Correct answer: A — Resource adequacy planning in the power sector
Resource adequacy planning in the power sector; States and discoms can use it free of cost.
World Homoeopathy Day 2025 marked which birth anniversary of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy?
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Correct answer: C — 270th
270th birth anniversary, according to the Ministry of Ayush.
Where was the Ministry of Ayush's World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention held?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
What was the theme of the World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention?
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Correct answer: D — Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy
Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy was the theme; over 8,000 delegates attended.
How many Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are to be set up in Delhi under PM-ABHIM, as announced on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 1,139
1,139 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, within the ₹1,749 crore approved for Delhi.
What total annual health cover will AB-PMJAY beneficiary families in Delhi get, including the Delhi government's top-up?
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Correct answer: C — ₹10 lakh
₹10 lakh: ₹5 lakh under AB-PMJAY plus an additional ₹5 lakh from the Delhi government.
Consider the following statements about the Delhi health announcements of 10 April 2025: 1. About 36 lakh people in Delhi are expected to benefit from AB-PMJAY. 2. ₹1,749 crore has been approved for Delhi under PM-ABHIM. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda cited 36 lakh beneficiaries, and ₹1,749 crore was approved under PM-ABHIM for Urban AAMs, IPHLs and Critical Care Blocks.
Where is the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's DFDR and CVR ('Black Box') laboratory, inaugurated in April 2025, located?
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Correct answer: D — Udaan Bhawan, New Delhi
Udaan Bhawan, New Delhi; the lab was set up with an investment of ₹9 crore with support from HAL.
Which Indian company signed a contract with Airbus in April 2025 to manufacture the H130 helicopter fuselage?
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Correct answer: B — Mahindra Aerostructures
Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd., at a ceremony chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
Poshan Pakhwada 2025 was which edition, and when was it held?
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Correct answer: C — 7th, 8-22 April 2025
7th, 8-22 April 2025, organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Consider the following about the themes of Poshan Pakhwada 2025: 1. Focus on the First 1000 Days of Life is one of the themes. 2. Universal school breakfast is one of the themes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The four themes were the First 1000 Days, the Poshan Tracker beneficiary module, CMAM, and a healthy lifestyle to address childhood obesity; school breakfast was not among them.
Where was the first Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre inaugurated in April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Nathatop, Jammu and Kashmir
Nathatop, Jammu and Kashmir; the J&K Government provided the land and the Central University of Jammu is a research partner.
The ICE-CRUNCH project launched in April 2025 is a joint research project between Indian scientists and which institution?
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Correct answer: A — ETH Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Switzerland; it studies ice nucleating particles and cloud condensation nuclei in the North-Western Himalayas.
Which of the following campaigns was launched by Rajasthan on World Health Day 2025 along with the Niramay Rajasthan Abhiyan?
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Correct answer: C — Mission Liver Smile
Mission Liver Smile, launched with Niramay Rajasthan, Eat Right Rajasthan, Mission Madhuhari and the CM Ayushman Adarsh Gram Panchayat Yojana.
How many breastfeeding management units were launched at Rajasthan's World Health Day event on 7 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 29
29, along with the Niramay Rajasthan campaign and other health initiatives.
What was the theme of World Health Day 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures; it launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.
In which year did the World Health Organization start observing World Health Day?
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Correct answer: D — 1950
1950; the day is observed annually on 7 April.
Consider the following statements about World Health Day 2025: 1. World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April. 2. The 2025 theme launches a year-long campaign focused on maternal and newborn health. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The day falls on 7 April each year, and the 2025 theme 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures' launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.
The Digital Threat Report 2024 launched on 7 April 2025 by CERT-In, CSIRT-Fin and SISA focuses on which sector?
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Correct answer: D — Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI); it aims to strengthen cybersecurity resilience in the sector.
Consider the following statements about the Digital Threat Report 2024 for the BFSI sector: 1. It was prepared by CERT-In alone, without any private-sector partner. 2. It was launched by the Secretaries of the Department of Financial Services and the Ministry of Electronics and IT. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The report was a collaboration of CERT-In, CSIRT-Fin and the cybersecurity company SISA; it was launched by M. Nagaraju (DFS) and S. Krishnan (MeitY).
Who was the Director General of CERT-In at the launch of the Digital Threat Report 2024 in April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Dr Sanjay Bahl
Dr Sanjay Bahl; S. Krishnan is Secretary, MeitY, M. Nagaraju is Secretary, DFS, and Dharshan Shanthamurthy is Founder and CEO of SISA.
Which institutions developed the indigenous 1.5 kW wireless EV charger whose technology was transferred to industry under NaMPET in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — C-DAC (T) and VNIT Nagpur
C-DAC (T) and VNIT Nagpur; the technology went to M/s Global Business Solution Pvt. Ltd. under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology.
Scientists from which institute stated that the 2025 Surya Tilak at the Ayodhya Ram temple was beamed from the completed third floor using an upgraded optical design?
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Correct answer: B — CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee; last year's arrangement was a temporary set-up from the second floor.
On 4 April 2025, the technology of CSIR's HANSA-3(NG) trainer aircraft was licensed to:
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Correct answer: D — Pioneer Clean Amps Pvt Ltd
PIB (MoST): the licensing of the HANSA-3(NG) two-seater trainer aircraft has been granted to M/s Pioneer Clean Amps Pvt. Ltd.
Which CSIR laboratory developed the HANSA-3(NG) trainer aircraft?
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Correct answer: B — CSIR-NAL
PIB (MoST): the Civil Aviation Minister complimented CSIR and CSIR-NAL scientists for commercialisation of HANSA-3(NG), and CSIR-NAL has received LoIs for 110+ aircraft.
Which engine powers the HANSA-3(NG) trainer aircraft, whose technology was transferred on 4 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Rotax 912 iSc3 Sports
PIB (MoST): the HANSA-3(NG) is powered by an advanced fuel-efficient Rotax 912 iSc3 Sports engine.