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Science, Technology & Health — Part 3: 40 MCQs with Explanations

40 exam-level science, technology & health MCQs with answers and explanations for PPSC, FPSC, CSS preparation.

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Q1 of 40

Which of the following countries successfully launched its most powerful rocket “Long March-5B”?

Q2 of 40

Which tech giant selected by NASA to build 4G LTE Mobile Network on the Moon?

Q3 of 40

Which PPP’s senior leader passes away due to Covid-19 on 15 Oct 2020?

Q4 of 40

When did President Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump tested positive for the Corona virus?

Q5 of 40

Which nation launched a satellites into space from ocean platform in Sept 2020?

Q6 of 40

Which nation has provisionally approved dexamethasone for Covid-19 treatment?

Q7 of 40

Which dwarf planet was given the status of an “ocean world” as it has a big reservoir of salty water underneath its frigid surface by scientists at NASA in Aug, 2020?

Q8 of 40

In Aug, 2020 Russia became the first country to officially register a Covid-19 vaccine and declare it ready for use.identify the name of the vaccine given by Russia.

Q9 of 40

Identify the European satellite system to be launched by German Manufacturers to monitor carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere across the globe.

Q10 of 40

What was the name of the rover launched by NASA from Cape Canveral Floride on July 30,2020 on a mission to find life on Mars?

Q11 of 40

Which two countries collaborate to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 under 30 seconds?

Q12 of 40

Mention the name of China’s first Mars exploration mission which is successfully launched on 23rd July 2020?

Q13 of 40

Which country police train dogs to sniff out Covid-19?

Q14 of 40

NASA has postponed the launch of James Webb Space Telescope till when?

Q15 of 40

Which nation has become the world’s first to successfully complete human trials of its COVID vaccine?

Q16 of 40

Researchers in ____________ have devised a test that can determine novel Coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough?

Q17 of 40

In July, 2020 The United Kingdom ordered all Huawei technology to be stripped out of the UK’s 5G network by___________?

Q18 of 40

Identify the term that has been coined by the researchers to refer to the Covid-19 induced lockdown period in human history.

Q19 of 40

Which new pandemic potential virus candidate has been detected in China?

Q20 of 40

Israel has successfully launched ___________ reconnaissance (spy) satellite into orbit on 5th July, 2020?

Q21 of 40

Which nation has launched a new spy satellite in July 2020?

Q22 of 40

Which country overtakes Russia to become third worst-hit nation by COVID-19?

Q23 of 40

Tick-borne virus has re-emerged in which nation?

Q24 of 40

Which of the following nation has donated 100 ventilators to support Pakistan in its fight against Covid-19?

Q25 of 40

The New Strain of Swine Flu Virus is named as ‘G4 EA H1N1 (commonly called G4 virus) having Human Pandemic Potential Discovered in which of the following nation?

Q26 of 40

Micius, the world’s first quantum based satellite that has recently sent light particles to Earth to establish the world’s most secure communication link was launched in 2016 by_________?

Q27 of 40

What is the name of China’s $10bn global navigation system comprising 35 satellites?

Q28 of 40

Pakistan is expected to raise________million for the national space programme by regulating satellite services in the country?

Q29 of 40

Google’s former chief financial officer Patrick Pichette has been appointed as the board chairman of_________major technology company?

Q30 of 40

Which global organisation launched a new initiative called COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP)?

Q31 of 40

Which among the following space agencies recently launched astronauts to the ISS on a commercially-made spacecraft after almost nine years?

Q32 of 40

What is the new name of NASA’s WFIRST Hubble Telescope?

Q33 of 40

Bananas,the most globally exported fruit,are being infected globally by fungal disease called____________?

Q34 of 40

Which country has announced that it will launch its first Arktika-M satellite in Dec, 2020?

Q35 of 40

“Tianwen-1” is the first Mars exploration mission of which country ________?

Q36 of 40

Recently researchers have found the first known swimming dinosaur.The 100 million years old dinosaur discovered in the Sahara is__________?

Q37 of 40

Which Physician at Whuan Hospital warned his colleagues in December 2019 about the possible outbreak of an illness that resemble with severe acute respiratory syndrome later acknowledged as COVID 19?

Q38 of 40

The largest virus bank in Asia located in Wuhan, lately in news in regards to the lab conspiracy theory is____________?

Q39 of 40

A joint collaboration of NASA and SpaceX sent astronauts to International Space Station on May 30,2020. The mission, called___________?

Q40 of 40

Which airline became the first to go bankrupt after the cronovirus pandemic?

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