Science and Technology Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 12)

It integrates the complete telecom value chain, from R&D through semiconductors and optical fibre production.

Rs 3,500 crore from New Delhi plus Rs 2,000 crore from Mumbai gave a combined Rs 5,500 crore.

The Centre of Excellence for Seabuckthorn runs at Nimoo, Leh, built with technical support from DRDO’s high-altitude research institute.

The correct answer is AI, data centres, critical minerals, deep-sea exploration and quantum computing. The PIB rendering of the speech names these among nine fields, with batteries, power storage, energy security and electric mobility. The other options are wrong because the speech does not name agriculture, textiles, tourism, banking, retail, sports, arts, coal, steel or cement in this list. Memory hook: five in the question, nine in the speech.

The correct answer is Sonipat. The IIT Delhi press note says the Prime Minister remotely inaugurated Param Pragya, which is established at the Sonipat campus. Hauz Khas is wrong because that is the main campus. Jhajjar is wrong because the 2018-19 annual report only mentions a planned extension campus there. Okhla is wrong because no source links Param Pragya to it. Memory hook: Param Pragya, Sonipat.

The correct answer is the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963. The About page says it declared the institute an Institution of National Importance and renamed it IIT Delhi. The UGC Act is wrong because it governs universities in general. The AICTE Act is wrong because it covers technical education bodies. The Right to Education Act is wrong because it deals with school education. Memory hook: 1963 Act, new name.

The correct answer is the College of Engineering and Technology. The IIT Delhi About page says the first admissions came in 1961 and the college was inaugurated on 17 August 1961. The Indian Institute of Science is wrong because that is a separate institute in Bengaluru. The National Physical Laboratory is wrong because it is a research laboratory, not the college that became IIT Delhi. The Delhi Polytechnic Institute is wrong because no opened source gives that name. Memory hook: 1961 college, 1963 IIT.

The Kangra-Chamba-Dharamshala belt in Himachal Pradesh recorded 16 earthquakes in June 2026 and sits in Seismic Zone V, capable of quakes above magnitude 7.0.

ADSTL, Ahmedabad, was signed as the Development-cum-Production Partner for the Mission Systems, on 22 July 2026.

The CCS approved the programme on 17 July 2025, with an outlay of about Rs 19,000 crore.

The answer is Airbus A321. DRDO’s CABS signed a contract to convert six A321 aircraft from commercial to green configuration. The older Netra Mk I uses the Embraer EMB-145. Memory hook: Mk-II means A321.

India’s bioeconomy grew from about USD 10 billion in 2014 to about USD 95 billion by 2026, with projections toward USD 300 billion by 2030.

The Minister said Engineering Biology would be a foundational discipline for India’s bioeconomy, much like Computer Science drove the digital revolution.

Dr. Jitendra Singh announced India’s first Engineering Biology graduation course, calling it a step toward a sovereign biotechnology ecosystem.

THSTI was envisioned by M.K. Bhan, then Secretary of DBT, to speed up the move from lab research to real-world healthcare products.

The correct answer is over 2,000. Phase-III expects to train over 2,000 students and postdoctoral fellows. The 500 option is wrong because that is roughly how many researchers the programme has backed since 2008. The 1,000 option is wrong because no source gives that number. The 10,000 option is wrong because it is far above the stated target. Memory hook: 500 backed so far, 2,000 to train next.

The correct answer is Rs 1,000 crore from DBT and Rs 500 crore from the Wellcome Trust. Together that makes the Rs 1,500 crore outlay. The equal Rs 750 crore split is wrong because the sources give unequal shares. The reversed split is wrong because DBT pays the larger share. The all-DBT option is wrong because Wellcome also contributes. Memory hook: two-thirds DBT, one-third Wellcome.

The correct answer is the Wellcome Trust, UK. DBT and the Wellcome Trust run the BRCP together through the India Alliance. The World Health Organization option is wrong because the sources name no such role for it. The Gates Foundation option is wrong for the same reason. The USAID option is wrong for the same reason. Memory hook: BRCP means DBT plus Wellcome.

The correct answer is 1986. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi set up DBT in 1986, inside the Ministry of Science and Technology. The 1982 option is wrong because that is the year of the National Biotechnology Board, which came first. The 1994 option is wrong because no source gives that year. The 2008 option is wrong because that is when the BRCP began. Memory hook: board in 1982, department in 1986.

NESAC’s drone-based mapping has supported the SVAMITVA Scheme across more than 700 villages in the Northeast, alongside organic agriculture projects under PM-DevINE.

NESAC’s Director presented a portfolio of nearly 130 projects, including about 50 recently completed and 78 ongoing initiatives.

NESAC carries out geospatial mapping of the India-Myanmar border, along with inter-state boundaries within the Northeast, supporting national strategic priorities.

The Department of Space is the answer. NESAC is a joint initiative of the Department of Space and the North Eastern Council. It is a society registered under the Meghalaya Societies Registration Act, 1983. The Survey of India, NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Earth Sciences are not its parents. Memory hook: NESAC is DOS plus NEC.

The North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council is the answer. The Minister asked NESAC to work with it and with state agencies. Mapping bamboo helps plan the bamboo value chain. The other bodies were not named in the review. Memory hook: NECBDC plus NESAC maps bamboo.