Archive · 24 Sep 2025
UPSC Essentials Quiz: Science and Technology Highlights
This news is about a Science and Technology quiz focusing on different topics.
The quiz covers the Artemis 2 mission, which is a planned trip around the Moon with astronauts.
It also touches upon the use of Artificial Intelligence in creating new things in biology, like a new virus and AI-generated genome.
The quiz also explained how neutron stars are formed.
Additionally, the quiz touches upon Planet Uranus and the wide application of electromagnetic forces, such as in transportation, medicine, and communication.
Artemis 2 will be the first crewed flight of NASA's Artemis program, launching with the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft.
Scientists have used AI to create a new virus that can infect and kill bacteria and an AI-generated genome.
Neutron stars are formed from the collapse of massive stars.
Uranus's atmosphere is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium.
The electromagnetic force is crucial in transportation, medicine, communication, and navigation.
- Who
- NASA astronauts and scientists
- What
- Overview of the Artemis 2 mission, AI in biology, Neutron Stars, Planet Uranus, and electromagnetic force applications.
- When
- Early 2026 (Artemis 2 mission)
- Where
- Around the Moon and in laboratories.
- Why
- To provide a subject-wise quiz on Science and Technology for UPSC essentials.
- Artemis 2 Mission
- First crewed flight of NASA’s Artemis program
- Artemis 2 Launch
- Utilizes SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft
- AI-Generated Genome
- Created by researchers at Stanford and Arc Institute
- Neutron Star Formation
- Formed when a massive star collapses
- Electromagnetic Force Applications
- Transportation, medicine, communication, and navigation