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Quiz
1. In December 2025, ISRO’s LVM3-M6 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird Block-2 satellite. What was significant about this mission?
a) It was India’s first private company satellite launch.
b) It deployed a 6,100 kg communication satellite – the heaviest LEO payload launched from Indian soil.
c) It carried India’s first moon landing probe.
d) It tested a new reusable launcher for the first time.
2. Late in 2025, Tropical Cyclone Ditwah and Cyclone Senyar caused deadly flooding. Which statement correctly identifies the areas they hit?
a) Ditwah hit Bangladesh; Senyar hit Myanmar.
b) Ditwah struck Sri Lanka; Senyar made landfall in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.
c) Ditwah hit Thailand; Senyar hit the Philippines.
d) Both stayed over the ocean and did not make landfall.
3. Andhra Pradesh’s new MedTech Manufacturing Zone 2.0 (launched Dec 2025) focuses on local production of which high-end medical components?
a) Generic medicines and vaccines.
b) MRI superconducting magnets and advanced X-ray tubes.
c) Contact lenses and hearing aid chips.
d) Dental implants and prosthetic limbs.
4. The FSSAI’s December 2025 regulation on “tea” labeling mandates which of the following?
a) Only products derived from the Camellia sinensis plant can be labeled as “tea”.
b) All herbal infusions must be renamed as “herbal tea”.
c) All tea sold in India must be certified organic.
d) Fruit-flavored beverages may be labeled as “fruit tea”.
5. In 2025, Telangana inaugurated an AI lab at a rural school, making Adavi Srirampur known as India’s first what?
a) AI-powered village with its own AI lab.
b) Drone-enabled smart village.
c) Fully solar-powered village.
d) Spaceport for launching small satellites.
Puzzle
Mysterious MedTech Maze
Clue:
A scientist at AMTZ is labelling new tech units. She tags each with the initials of the innovation’s key component.
She writes the following sequence:
“M – R – I – X – ? – ?”
Can you figure out the next two letters in the pattern, based on December’s MedTech developments?
a) M – A
b) S – T
c) Q – M
d) G – D
Solution
Answer:c) Q – M
Explanation:
The initials stand for high-end diagnostic components newly produced in India’s MedTech Manufacturing Zone 2.0.
- M: Magnet
- R: Resonance
- I: Imaging
- X: X-ray
The next technologies mentioned in December are Quantum imaging and Molecular diagnostics, thus:
Q – M
Challenge
Science on the Label
Objective: Understand scientific labelling and its real-world impact.
Challenge:
Check five packaged food or beverage items in your home. See if the term “tea” is used on the label.
Based on the new FSSAI rule, determine which items truly come from Camellia sinensis and which are herbal blends or infusions that should be rebranded.
Extra Challenge:
Write a short paragraph explaining the difference between orthodox tea and herbal infusions. Share your findings with a friend or family member and ask: “Did you ever realize all these weren’t technically tea?” Encourage a conversation around accurate food labelling and consumer awareness.
