IBPS PO General Awareness: Science & Technology questions with solutions

Q1. India's first engineless rail, Train 18 (later renamed Vande Bharat Express), was manufactured at which location?

1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Chennai
4. Kolkata

Answer: Chennai

India's first semi-high speed, self-propelled train, Train 18 (now Vande Bharat Express), was manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in 2018.

Q2. NISAR was handed over to ISRO on 8 March 2023. NISAR is a joint mission of ISRO and which organization?

1. ESA
2. JAXA
3. NASA
4. CNSA

Answer: NASA

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a joint Earth-observation satellite project between NASA and ISRO. The satellite was formally handed over to ISRO in March 2023 before its launch.

Q3. Where will India's first lithium refinery be set up?

1. Rajasthan
2. Karnataka
3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat

Answer: Gujarat

India's first lithium refinery is planned to be set up in Gujarat. This is part of India's push for domestic lithium processing capacity to support the EV and energy storage sectors.