| What is the mission life of the GSAT-N2 satellite that was recently launched? -- 14 years |
| Which ISRO satellite was launched by SpaceX on November 19, 2024, from Cape Canaveral? -- GSAT-N2 |
| Which is the world’s first wood-panelled satellite? -- LignoSat |
| Which two organizations are collaborating on India’s proposed indigenous space station project? -- ISRO, DBT |
| How many asteroids will pass near Earth on 15th October 2024? -- Two |
| Which organization recognized India's vaccine regulatory system for international standards? -- WHO |
| What is the name of the first commercial space station unveiled by Vast? -- Haven-1 |
| What is the periodic interval of X-ray bursts recorded by AstroSat around a black hole? -- 48 hours |
| Which celestial object will make a close approach to Earth in October 2024? -- Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas |
| Which moon is the Europa Clipper mission targeting? -- Europa |
| What is the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory, and where is it located? -- Largest imaging telescope, Ladakh |
| What is the name of India's first space station module planned for launch by 2028? -- (BAS-1) Bharatiya Antariksh Station 1 |
| What significant public health milestone did India achieve regarding trachoma? -- Eliminated trachoma problem |
| Who were the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024, and for what contributions? -- John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton |
| Who won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine? -- Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun |
| What missile system did DRDO complete flight tests for? -- VSHORADS |
| What is the allocated amount for the space startup venture fund? -- Rs 1,000 crore |
| What initiative aims to promote AI literacy among Indian students? -- AI Samarth |
| Charon is the moon of which planetary object in our solar system? -- Pluto |
| Who are the key collaborators behind the new pheromone dispenser technology? -- JNCASR, ICAR–NBAIR |
| What type of reactor is RAPP-7 that recently achieved criticality? -- Pressurized heavy water |
| What new medical device was recently developed by IIT Madras for sports injury diagnosis? -- POCUS |
| Which Indian institution unveiled the 'Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas'? -- INCOIS |
| What is the new treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis called? -- BPaLM |
| Where did Boeing's Starliner capsule safely land after its ISS mission? -- New Mexico |
| Which virus's genome was fully mapped by GBRC? -- Chandipura |
| Which organization developed the 30mm HEPF shell? -- DRDO |
| What is the new eye drop product approved by the DCGI? -- PresVu |
| Which Mars rover started its ascent to Jezero Crater Rim? -- Perseverance |
| What is the new program launched to improve fund utilization and efficiency? -- Vigyan Dhara Initiative |
| What technology will the Polaris Dawn mission test? -- Spacewalks |
| How many combination drugs were banned by the Central Government? -- 156 |
| Is monkeypox caused by a virus or bacteria, and to which genus does it belong? -- Virus; Orthopoxvirus |
| What recent designation did WHO give to monkeypox? -- Global Emergency |
| What eco-friendly surfactant did IISc develop from cashew waste? -- CNSL-1000-M |
| What significant variation was found among Indian rice varieties? -- Nitrogen |
| What has the WHO allocated to support the response to mpox? -- USD 1 million |
| What method did scientists use to date bedrock exposed by retreating glaciers? -- Carbon-14 |
| What spacecraft did SpaceX launch for NASA on 4th August 2024? -- Cygnus spacecraft |
| How many new giant radio sources were identified by the Indian-led team in Aug 2024? -- 34 |
| Recently, in which state, the Nipah Virus, has been detected? -- Kerala |
| Which mission NASA cancelled, scheduled to be launched in 2025? -- Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) |
| Where is the Asia's first 'Pre-clinical Network Facility' for health research under CEPI at the Regional Centre of Biotechnology, THSTI located? -- Faridabad |
| What is the name of the diatom discovered in Eastern Ghats of India? -- Indiconema |
| What is the name of start up company which launched country's second privately-built rocket Agnibaan? -- Agnikul |
| Along with Wipro which institute is partnering to develop Personal Care Engine using AI? -- Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru |
| What term is used to criticize AI companies for leveraging the "open source" label without genuine transparency? -- Openwashing |
| What technology is utilized in AI PCs to handle on-device AI workloads? -- Neural processing units (NPUs) |
| Which malaria vaccine did the Serum Institute of India start exporting to Africa? -- R21/Matrix-M |
| What model has IISc developed for Bengaluru to mitigate monsoon flooding? -- Flood forecasting |
| What Indian start-up tested the first private synthetic aperture radar on a high-altitude drone? -- GalaxEye Innovations |
| What alternative gas has FSSAI approved for fruit ripening in India? -- Ethylene gas. |
| What innovative method did CCMB scientists develop to detect the invasive armoured sailfin catfish? -- eDNA assay |
| What is David Salvagnini's new role at NASA? -- Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer |
| World Quantum Day 2024 has been observed on which date? -- April 14, 2024 |
| Where has the Indian Army successfully test-fired the indigenously developed ‘Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile’ (MPATGM) weapon system? -- Pokhran Field Firing Range, Rajasthan |
| Nigeria has developed which new vaccine against meningitis? -- Men5CV |
| Which autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has played an important role in the Surya Tilak Project in Ayodhya on April 17, 2024? -- Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore |
| Where has a state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation’ (SPACE) inaugurated on April 17, 2024? -- Kulamavu, Idukki in Kerala |
| Where have researchers at IIT Roorkee discovered the fossil of one of the largest snakes, measuring 10-15 meters long? -- Kutch, Gujarat |
| By when has the Indian Space Research Organisation announced to achieve debris-free space missions? -- Year 2025 |
| Where has the first international workshop on 'Emerging Technologies and Challenges for Exoskeletons' organised? -- Bengaluru |
| Who led NASA's sounding rocket mission during the solar eclipse? -- Aaroh Barjatya |
| Which country successfully launched its first Angara-A5 space rocket? -- Russia |
| Who received the John Dirks Gairdner Global Health Award? -- Gagandeep Kang |
| Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has partnered with whom to launch OSM Stream City Qik? -- Exponent Energy |
| With which institute did Khanij Bidesh India Limited sign MoU for technical and knowledge cooperation for critical minerals on April 10, 2024? -- CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) |
| Who has been honoured with the John L. 'Jack' Swigert Jr. Awardm, 2024? -- India's Chandrayaan-3 Mission Team |
| Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has successfully tested its sub-meter resolution optical satellite 'TSAT-1A' from which launch site? -- Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA |
| Which module for 5G laboratories has launched by Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on April 5, 2024? -- Experimental License Module |
| Where did President Draupadi Murmu launch India's first indigenously developed CAR T-cell therapy for cancer treatment on April 4, 2024? -- IIT Mumbai |
| Skyroot Aerospace successfully test-fired 'Stage-2 of Vikram-1 Space Launch Vehicle' at ISRO's Propulsion Test Range at Sriharikota on March 27, 2024. What name has been given to the second stage of Vikram-1 rocket? -- Kalam-250 |
| Where did the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A successfully complete its maiden flight on March 28, 2024? -- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) based in Bengaluru |
| Which Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on March 26, 2024 ? -- Soyuz MS-25 |
| Indigenous drug manufacturing company Bharat Biotech International Limited has started clinical trials of which Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine on adults? -- MTBVAC |
| When did the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully land its reusable launch vehicle ‘Pushpak’ at the Chitradurga test range in Karnataka? -- March 22, 2024 |
| Which board recently signed an agreement with Peptris Technologies Private Limited and Foundation for Neglected Disease Research (FNDR), Bengaluru? -- Technology Development Board (TDB) |
| Where did first indigenously developed engine for a battle tank successfully tested on March 20, 2024? -- Mysuru |
| Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with which institution for applications of geospatial technology and artificial intelligence? -- IIT Delhi |
| Where did Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurate the first of its kind “National Speed Breeding Crop Facility”? -- Mohali |
| DRDO conducted the first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Agni-5 missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology on March 11, 2024. What name has it been given? -- Mission Divyastra |
| What program was launched by Microsoft and iCreate? -- IMPEL-AI |
| What is the name of the world's first wooden satellite? -- LignoSat |
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