UPSC Prelims 2016 Science & Technology

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

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

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

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 th...

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 h...

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 transmis...

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

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 p...

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

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

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 Governm...

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