Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Current Affairs August > SCIENCE > Flashcards

SCIENCE Flashcards

1
Q

On which day will the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP)
awards be presented in 2024, coinciding with the
celebration of Chandrayaan-3’s moon landing?

A

National Space Day

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

when is National Space Day celebrated

A

23rd August

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Which category of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP)
is awarded for lifetime achievements and substantial
contributions in any field of science and technology?

A

Vigyan Ratna (VR) to 3 recipients only

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who was awarded the Vigyan Ratna in the 2024
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar for his lifetime achievements
in biological sciences, particularly for his work on malaria
parasites?

A

IISc head G. Padmanabhan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Which organization awards the J C Bose Fellowship to
active scientists and researchers for their outstanding
contributions to advanced science?

A

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Which prestigious award, often referred to as “America’s Nobels,” recognizes significant contributions in the fields of
Basic Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, and Special Achievement in Medical Science?

A

Lasker Awards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

theme of national space day 2024

A

“Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

These awards were instituted to replace all existing national science awards, including the _______ Prize, with the aim of recognizing outstanding contributions to various scientific fields.

A

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Vigyan Shri gives a maxinum no. of awards . what is that no.

A

25 awards given each year

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

who was awarded vigyan shri for her research on star
clusters and galaxies

A

Annapurni
Subramaniam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

who was awarded vigyan shri for his
work in biology.

A

Jayant Bhalchandra
Udgaonkar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which award Recognizes distinguished
contributions in various
scientific fields, across all
ages

A

Vigyan Shri

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which award is Given to a team of three or
more researchers who
have collaboratively
achieved outstanding
results in their field, with
up to three such awards

A

Vigyan Team

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Which award Focuses on young
scientists under the age
of 45 who have made
exceptional contributions,
also with up to 25 awards.

A

Vigyan Yuva

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Recipients to Vigyan Yuva

A

Vivek Polshettiwar,
who focuses on carbon
capture technologies;
Urbasi Sinha, a quantam research expert; and
Roxy
Mathew Koll, a climate
scientist.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

the awards are announced on which day

A

National Technology Day May 11

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

How are the awardees chosen

A

chosen by a 17-member panel led by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Current Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

A

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is given annually by which organization

A

Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

who hosts the Infosys prize

A

Infosys Science Foundation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Global:
Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine was invented by

A

Alfred Nobel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics,” the _____ Medal is awarded every four years to up to four
mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU),

A

Fields

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

which prizes recognize
scientists for their seminal advances in our understanding of existence at the largest, smallest, and most complex scales.

A

Kavli Prize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

In which year was the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) founded?

A

1894

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Where are the headquarters of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) located?

A

Lausanne, Switzerland

26
Q

Who sparked a significant controversy regarding
gender eligibility in sports at the Paris Olympics 2024
with a quick victory in boxing?

A

Imane Khelif

27
Q

What is the most common cause of 46, XX DSD

A

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

28
Q

name the stakeholders that the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) collaborates
with to foster sport in society?

A

National Olympic
Committees, International Sports Federations, and
Worldwide Olympic Partners

29
Q

Which spacecraft was used to transport NASA
astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore
to the International Space Station (ISS)?

A

Boeing Starliner

30
Q

What specific technical difficulty did the spacecraft
encounter, leading to the extended stay of the
astronauts on the ISS?

A

Helium leaks

31
Q

Which human-made object has traveled the farthest
from Earth and entered interstellar space in 2012?

A

Voyager 1

32
Q

when was Voyager 1 launched

A

1977

33
Q

In which year did NASA’s Apollo 11 mission achieve the
first manned landing on the Moon?

A

1969

34
Q

Which Indian space mission made India the first Asian
nation to reach Martian orbit and the first in the world to
do so in its first attempt?

A

Mangalyaan

35
Q

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner is a key spacecraft developed by whom

A

Boeing for NASA’s Commercial Crew
Program, aimed at transporting astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS)

36
Q

when did the first uncrewed
test flight of oeing CST-100 Starliner take place ? and when did the 2nd test get completed

A

Dec,2019
Starliner completed a successful second uncrewed test
flight to the ISS in May 2022

37
Q

Construction and Operation of ISS

A

Construction : 1998 and has
been continuously inhabited since November 2000

38
Q

The ISS includes contributions from how many nations

A

15

39
Q

The station can house a crew of up to __ people but has had
as many as 13 at one time during crew change-overs

A

6

40
Q

How many members of the Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) are nominated by the Government of India?

A

3

41
Q

ISS travels at a speed of how many kms

A

28,000

42
Q

Which term is used to describe the interest rate at
which a country’s central bank lends money to
commercial banks for short-term needs?

A

Repo rate

43
Q

When was the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT)
framework formally adopted in India?

A

2016

44
Q

Which committee recommended the introduction of the
Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework in India

A

Patel Committee

45
Q

Under which section of the amended RBI Act, 1934, was
the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) established

A

Section 45ZB

46
Q

Indian Organ Donation Day was initially celebrated on which day and since when

A

November 27th since 2010

46
Q

Currently Indian Organ Donation Day is celebrated on

A

August 3rd in
2023

47
Q

The legal framework supporting organ donation in India is established under which act

A

Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) 1994
later amended in 2011 to include tissues

48
Q

National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation Annual Report was released by

A

National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)

49
Q

When is World Biofuel Day observed?

A

August 10

50
Q

The theme for World Biofuel Day 2024

A

“Sustainable Biofuels: Fueling a Greener Future”

51
Q

Which international alliance focuses on fostering global
cooperation on biofuels?

A

Global Biofuels Alliance

52
Q

What type of biofuels are made from non-food biomass
materials such as crop residues and wood chips?

A

Second-generation biofuels

53
Q

Which yojana aims to boost the production of Second
Generation (2G) ethanol through financial support for
utilizing cellulosic and lignocellulosic biomass

A

Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana

54
Q

Which facility in India is noted for demonstrating the
commercial viability of producing ethanol from crop
residues?

A

Indian Oil Corporation Limited in
Panipat

55
Q

The first diesel engine was designed by

A

Rudolf Diesel

56
Q

The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was
established on

A

September 9, 2023, during the G20 Summit in New
Delhi. Initiated by major countries including India, the USA, and
Brazil

57
Q

Which policy sets ambitious targets to increase the use of
biofuels, particularly aiming to advance the blending of 20% bioethanol in petrol by 2025-26, moved up from the
original target of 2030

A

National Policy on Biofuels 2018 (Amended in 2022)

58
Q

which programme was Introduced to establish 5,000
compressed bio-gas (CBG) plants across India by 2023

A

Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)

59
Q

which programme promotes the blending of ethanol with
petrol, aiming to reduce dependence on imported crude oil.

A

Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme

60
Q
A
61
Q
A

Current Affairs August (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions