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Prelims / 2016 / Science & Technology
Ancient History 1 Art & Culture 7 Economy 17 Environment & Ecology 22 Geography 4 Indian Polity 5 International Relations 11 Medieval History 3 Modern History 6 Science & Technology 14 Social Issues & Schemes 10
Question 1 Easy

A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of

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Question 2 Medium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? Viruses can infect - 1. Bacteria 2. Fungi 3. Plants

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Question 3 Hard

With reference to ‘Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Other than the USA and Russia, India...

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Question 4 Hard

With reference to ‘Bitcoins’ sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bitcoins are tracked by the Central Banks of the countr...

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Question 5 Medium

Consider the following statements regarding: The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission 2. made India the second country to have a spa...

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Question 6 Medium

With reference to ‘LiFi’, recently in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It uses light as the medium for high-speed data transmission. 2. I...

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Question 7 Medium

Why does the Government of India to promote the use of ‘Neem-coated Urea’ in agriculture?

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Question 8 Medium

Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In wh...

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Question 9 Easy

‘Project Loon’, sometimes seen in the news, is related to -

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Question 10 Easy

India is an important member of the ‘International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor’. If this experiment succeeds, what is the immediate advantage for India?

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Question 11 Easy

Regarding ‘DigiLocker’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under ...

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Question 12 Hard

In the context of the developments in bioinformatics, the term ‘transcriptome’, sometimes seen in the news, refer to -

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