SSC LDC Current Affairs Questions 2014 - Science & Technology

UPSC/SSC/IBPS Exams Current Affairs Questions 2014

Question 1. In which country, an international team of scientists in October. 2013, discovered a new species of dragon tree ( Dracaena Kaweesak )?
Ans. Thailand.

Question 2. A scientific expedition by the conservation international in October, 2013, discovered 60 new species which included fish, snakes and frogs in the South-Eastern region of ....................
Ans. Surinam ( South America ).

Question 3. The scientists in August, 2013, unveiled that they have discovered a vast canyon under the ice sheet of Greenland, which was previously unknown. The canyon was discovered by the scientist using an...............

Ans. Air Borne Radar.

Question 4. The researchers from which university in August, 2013, revealed that dolphins hard the longest memories among the non-human species?
Ans. University of Chicago.

Question 5. The government of Rajasthan, on August, 21, 2013, laid the foundation stone for World`s Biggest Solar Park at in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. This Solar Park has a generation capacity of..........
Ans. 3000MW

Question 6. The first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unnamed remotely piloted  spacecraft China`e-3 was deployed sucessfully on Moon in December, 2013. The lunar rover has been named..........
Ans. Jade Rabbit ( Yutu  in Chinese ).

Question 7. In January, 2014, which drugmaker company has launched anti- cancer drug CANMab?
Ans. Biocon Limited.

Question 8. The scientists of which country created the water-jet printer in January, 2014?
Ans. China.

Question 9. World`s first 3D- printer Objet500 Connex3 has been launched in January, 2014. The printer was manufactured by .................
Ans. Stratasys ( US Based Company ).

Question 10. Which company unveiled a smart lens in January, 2014, that can help diabetics to measure their glucose in tears?
Ans. Google X Lab.