68 High-Yield Questions (Space, Nuclear, Defence & General Tech). Select your answers to instantly reveal the correct option and explanation. Click “Calculate Final Score” at the bottom to evaluate your performance with standard negative marking.
1. Which ISRO launch vehicle failed to reach its intended orbit on 13 January 2026, resulting in the loss of the EOS-N1 earth-observation satellite?
2. ISRO’S LVM3 rocket, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’, deployed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite. What record did this payload set?
3. The CE20 engine, whose higher-thrust version was tested in 2026, powers which stage of ISRO’s LVM3 rocket?
4. Chandrayaan-3 was conferred the highest honour of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for which achievement?
5. NASA’s Artemis II mission was historic as the first crewed mission to the Moon’s vicinity since which earlier programme?
6. ‘NavIC’, India’s regional navigation satellite system based on the IRNSS constellation, provides positioning coverage over India and up to what distance around it?
7. The ‘Agnite’ rocket engine, built as a single-piece structure from Inconel, was test-fired by which Indian space start-up?
8. The NASA spacecraft ‘MAVEN’, in the news, is dedicated to studying the atmosphere of which planet?
9. ‘Drishti’, a satellite launched by an Indian private firm aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, carries the world’s first satellite of which type?
10. The ‘MITRA’ study conducted in Leh, using its high altitude as a natural analog for spaceflight, supports which Indian programme?
11. ‘Starship V3’, the uncrewed vehicle launched in May 2026, is being counted on by NASA to land astronauts on the Moon under which programme?
12. A powerful solar radiation storm that struck Earth in January 2026, triggering widespread auroras, followed an X-class solar flare described as the strongest in how long?
13. Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin flew its ‘New Glenn’ rocket to orbit for a third time. What is the key goal of New Glenn?
14. The ‘Wolf Moon’, which coincided with a ‘supermoon’ in January 2026, refers to which of the following?
15. A proposed satellite-launching ‘Space City’ project at Hope Island is located in which state?
16. A rare ‘giant’ radio galaxy, J1007+3540, was discovered using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT), located near which city?
17. The ‘CHEOPS’ mission, which discovered an unusual four-star planetary system, belongs to which space agency?
18. United India is building two major new telescopes, the NLST and NLOT, in which union territory?
19. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, which attained criticality, marks India’s entry into which stage of its three-stage nuclear programme?
20. The SHANTI Bill, in the news, replaces which two existing laws governing India’s nuclear sector?
21. The ‘artificial sun’ known as EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak), which set a plasma record, is a nuclear fusion device of which country?
22. Japan restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, notable as which of the following?
23. The Barakah nuclear power plant, the Arab world’s first multi-unit nuclear plant, is located in the UAE and was built with technology from which country?
24. ‘Onkalo’, located near the Olkiluoto plant in Finland, is a landmark facility designed for which purpose?
25. India’s National Technology Day, observed on 11 May, commemorates which event?
26. CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of its 80th particle, which is a baryon composed of how many quarks?
27. The NPCIL, which recorded its highest-ever annual output while avoiding nearly 49 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, operates which kind of power stations?
28. India inducted its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) in April 2026, joining INS Arihant and INS Arighaat. Such submarines strengthen which leg of India’s nuclear triad?
29. INS Taragiri, commissioned into the Indian Navy, is a stealth frigate of which project?
30. INS Anjadip, commissioned in February 2026, belongs to which class of naval vessel?
31. The Agni-3 missile, test-fired by India in February 2026, is which type of missile?
32. The ‘Pralay’ missile, of which DRDO carried out a salvo launch, is best described as which of the following?
33. The DRDO successfully demonstrated ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet’ (SFDR) technology, which is critical for developing which type of missile?
34. The ‘MPATGM’, tested by DRDO against a moving target, is a ‘fire-and-forget’ missile of which category?
35. The ‘Akash-NG’, whose trials cleared the way for Indian Air Force induction, is which type of missile?
36. The Defence Acquisition Council cleared the procurement of 114 of which fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force?
37. ‘Vayu Shakti-2026’, witnessed by President Droupadi Murmu at the Pokhran Firing Range, is a firepower demonstration by which service?
38. Exercise ‘MILAN 2026’, whose closing ceremony was held aboard INS Vikrant, is which type of exercise?
39. ‘Yantra India Limited’, granted Miniratna Category-I status, was formed following the corporatisation of which body?
40. ‘DHRUV64’, unveiled in the news, is an indigenous processor developed by which organisation?
41. India test-fired an ‘Advanced Agni’ missile equipped with which technology that allows a single missile to strike multiple targets?
42. The ‘Pinaka LRGR’, successfully tested to its maximum range of 120 km, is which type of weapon system?
43. The ‘ULPGM-V3’, tested by India in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes, is designed to arm which platform?
44. French President Macron named France’s next-generation aircraft carrier ‘France Libre’. What is notable about this carrier?
45. The ‘Minuteman III’, part of the US nuclear triad, constitutes which leg of that triad?
46. India signed a deal with Russia for the ‘Tunguska’ system, which is tailored primarily to counter what?
47. The MH-60R multi-role helicopters, which boosted the Indian Navy’s anti-submarine capabilities, were acquired from which country?
48. Exercise ‘Sanjha Shakti’, conducted at Pune, was designed to test which kind of coordination?
49. ‘Qdenga’, cleared for use in India, is a vaccine against which disease?
50. The US FDA approved an oral form of ‘Wegovy’, notable as the first daily oral medication for which condition?
51. ‘ITVISMA’, a one-time gene therapy developed by Novartis, is used to treat which condition?
52. The foundation stone for a ‘BSL-4’ laboratory was laid in Gujarat. A BSL-4 facility is used for research on which of the following?
53. A polyherbal formulation used by the Konyak tribe, found to have anti-cancer potential, works by targeting ‘VEGFR2’, a protein that drives which process in tumours?
54. The FSSAI clarified that only products derived from which plant may legally be called ‘tea’?
55. India expanded efforts to vaccinate against ‘HPV’, a virus primarily associated with which cancer?
56. ‘Newcastle disease’, which pushed poultry authorities into emergency mode, is a highly contagious viral disease of which animals?
57. ‘Param Shakti’, an entirely indigenous supercomputer backed by the National Supercomputing Mission, was launched at which institution?
58. At the AI Impact Summit, the Bengaluru-based start-up Sarvam AI unveiled a 30-billion-parameter large language model named after which Indian scientist?
59. India demonstrated a 1,000 km quantum key distribution link using indigenous technology from which firm, and inaugurated its first Quantum Hardware Testbeds on World Quantum Day?
60. The Cabinet cleared India’s first commercial Mini/Micro-LED display unit under the India Semiconductor Mission, based on which compound-semiconductor technology?
61. The ‘OSAT/ATMP’ units being set up across India, such as the Kaynes facility at Sanand and the Sahasra unit in Rajasthan, perform which part of chip-making?
62. According to a 2025-26 study, India leads the world in which of the following?
63. Google announced a long-term initiative to place solar-powered data centres in orbit using satellite constellations equipped with which of its chips?
64. The RBI set up the eight-member ‘Q-SAFE’ committee to prepare the financial system for risks arising from which emerging technology?
65. India began a pilot fleet of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles using the Toyota Mirai. A hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle emits which by-product?
66. India launched ‘Cell Broadcast Service’ (CBS), which complements the SACHET alert system. What is its main purpose?
67. Match List-I (Space mission) with List-II (Primary target or destination):
List-I: (a) MAVEN, (b) SWOT, (c) Artemis II, (d) Aditya-L1 List-II: 1. The Sun, 2. Mars, 3. The Moon, 4. Ocean and surface water
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68. Consider the following statements regarding India’s recent achievements in nuclear and defence technology:
1. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam marks the second stage of India’s three-stage nuclear programme. 2. The SHANTI Bill opens India’s nuclear sector to private participation. 3. India’s third nuclear-powered submarine is the country’s first-ever nuclear submarine.
