Archive · 29 Jul 2026
UPSC Essentials Quiz on Science and Technology
The UPSC Essentials quiz for Week 173 focuses on Science and Technology.
It covers various topics like the SweepSAR acquisition technology used in the NISAR mission, facial recognition technology, Legionnaires' disease, Project Kusha, and the Indian Microgravity Experiments (iMEx-2026) initiative.
The quiz aims to help UPSC aspirants revise important topics and check their progress.
The NISAR mission is a joint NASA-ISRO project that uses advanced radar technology to observe Earth's surfaces.
Facial recognition technology is used by law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order, but it has raised privacy concerns.
Legionnaires' disease is a serious form of pneumonia caused by bacteria found in water environments.
Project Kusha is an indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system developed by the DRDO.
The iMEx-2026 initiative is an ISRO program to build a sustainable microgravity research ecosystem in India.
The NISAR mission uses SweepSAR technology for Earth observation.
Facial recognition technology analyzes facial features to match identities against a database.
Legionnaires' disease is a serious pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria in water environments.
Project Kusha is an indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system developed by the DRDO.
The iMEx-2026 initiative aims to build a sustainable microgravity research ecosystem in India.
- Who
- UPSC aspirants and science and technology enthusiasts
- What
- Daily subject-wise quiz on Science and Technology
- When
- Week 173
- Where
- India
- Why
- To help aspirants revise important topics from the static part of the syllabus
Pro-Facial Recognition Technology
Anti-Facial Recognition Technology
Use in Policing
Pro-Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition technology is essential for maintaining law and order and identifying known criminals.
Anti-Facial Recognition Technology
The use of facial recognition technology creates an atmosphere of intimidation and raises privacy concerns.
- NISAR Mission
- NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission using SweepSAR technology
- Facial Recognition Technology
- Analyzes facial features to match identities against a database
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Serious pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria in water environments
- Project Kusha
- Indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile system developed by DRDO
- Indian Microgravity Experiments (iMEx-2026)
- ISRO initiative to build a sustainable microgravity research ecosystem