Current Affairs MCQs – Science & Technology Set 2 (20 Explained)

This is a 20-question MCQ set on Science & Technology (Set 2) — computers, internet, AI, and everyday technology. Attempt all 20 in 25 minutes without looking at the answers, then check the explained answers and review your weak section. These are original practice questions, not copied from FPSC papers or competitor question banks, and this site is not affiliated with FPSC. Scoring: 18–20 = strong. 15–17 = good. 12–14 = fair, revise the sections you missed. Below 12 = study the weak-section review, then re-attempt in 2 days.

Questions (Q1–Q20)

Q1. What does “AI” stand for? A) Artificial Intelligence B) Automated Intelligence C) Advanced Internet D) Artificial Internet

Q2. What does “WWW” stand for? A) World Wide Web B) World Web Wide C) Wide World Web D) Web World Wide

Q3. Which company developed the Android operating system? A) Apple B) Microsoft C) Google D) Samsung

Q4. What is the brain of a computer? A) Monitor B) Keyboard C) CPU D) Mouse

Q5. What does “CPU” stand for? A) Central Processing Unit B) Computer Personal Unit C) Central Program Unit D) Computer Processing Unit

Q6. Which is the largest social media platform? A) Instagram B) Twitter (X) C) Facebook D) TikTok

Q7. What is the full form of “USB”? A) Universal Serial Bus B) Universal System Bus C) Unified Serial Bus D) Universal Serial Board

Q8. What was the first general-purpose electronic computer? A) UNIVAC B) ENIAC C) IBM PC D) Apple I

Q9. What does “GPS” stand for? A) Global Positioning System B) General Positioning System C) Global Position Service D) General Position System

Q10. Which is the smallest unit of data? A) Byte B) Bit C) Kilobyte D) Megabyte

Q11. What is the full form of “Wi-Fi”? A) Wireless Fidelity B) Wireless Fiber C) Wired Fidelity D) Wireless Frequency

Q12. Which company makes the iPhone? A) Samsung B) Apple C) Google D) Huawei

Q13. What does “HTTP” stand for? A) HyperText Transfer Protocol B) HighText Transfer Protocol C) HyperText Transmission Protocol D) HyperText Transfer Program

Q14. Which is the largest search engine in the world? A) Bing B) Yahoo C) Google D) DuckDuckGo

Q15. What is the full form of “RAM”? A) Random Access Memory B) Read Access Memory C) Random Active Memory D) Read Active Memory

Q16. Which technology is used for contactless payments? A) Bluetooth B) NFC C) Wi-Fi D) GPS

Q17. What does “DNA” stand for? A) Deoxyribonucleic Acid B) Deoxyribonucleic Atom C) Diribonucleic Acid D) Deoxyribonucleic Amino

Q18. What is the most popular programming language? A) Java B) C++ C) Python D) Ruby

Q19. What does “LED” stand for? A) Light Emitting Diode B) Light Energy Diode C) Light Emitting Device D) Low Energy Diode

Q20. Which company developed ChatGPT? A) Google B) Microsoft C) OpenAI D) Meta

Answer Key + Explained Answers

Q1 – A) Artificial Intelligence. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. Automated Intelligence is wrong, Advanced Internet is wrong, Artificial Internet is wrong.

Q2 – A) World Wide Web. WWW stands for World Wide Web. World Web Wide is wrong, Wide World Web is wrong, Web World Wide is wrong.

Q3 – C) Google. Google developed Android. Apple makes iOS, Microsoft makes Windows, Samsung makes phones (uses Android).

Q4 – C) CPU. CPU is the brain of a computer. Monitor displays, keyboard inputs, mouse inputs.

Q5 – A) Central Processing Unit. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. Computer Personal Unit is wrong, Central Program Unit is wrong, Computer Processing Unit is wrong.

Q6 – C) Facebook. Facebook is the largest social media platform (by users). Instagram is second, Twitter (X) is smaller, TikTok is smaller.

Q7 – A) Universal Serial Bus. USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. Universal System Bus is wrong, Unified Serial Bus is wrong, Universal Serial Board is wrong.

Q8 – B) ENIAC. ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer (1945). UNIVAC was first commercial, IBM PC was first personal, Apple I was first Apple.

Q9 – A) Global Positioning System. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. General Positioning System is wrong, Global Position Service is wrong, General Position System is wrong.

Q10 – B) Bit. Bit is the smallest unit of data (0 or 1). Byte is 8 bits, kilobyte is 1024 bytes, megabyte is 1024 kilobytes.

Q11 – A) Wireless Fidelity. Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity. Wireless Fiber is wrong, Wired Fidelity is wrong, Wireless Frequency is wrong.

Q12 – B) Apple. Apple makes the iPhone. Samsung makes Galaxy, Google makes Pixel, Huawei makes Mate.

Q13 – A) HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. HighText is wrong, Transmission is wrong, Program is wrong.

Q14 – C) Google. Google is the largest search engine. Bing is second, Yahoo is third, DuckDuckGo is smaller.

Q15 – A) Random Access Memory. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. Read Access Memory is wrong, Random Active Memory is wrong, Read Active Memory is wrong.

Q16 – B) NFC. NFC (Near Field Communication) is used for contactless payments. Bluetooth is for pairing, Wi-Fi is for internet, GPS is for location.

Q17 – A) Deoxyribonucleic Acid. DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Deoxyribonucleic Atom is wrong, Diribonucleic is wrong, Amino is wrong.

Q18 – C) Python. Python is the most popular programming language. Java is second, C++ is third, Ruby is smaller.

Q19 – A) Light Emitting Diode. LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. Light Energy Diode is wrong, Light Emitting Device is wrong, Low Energy Diode is wrong.

Q20 – C) OpenAI. OpenAI developed ChatGPT. Google makes Gemini, Microsoft is a partner, Meta makes Llama.

Weak-Section Review

Which questions did you miss? Write the 3 you missed, the correct answers, and one line for each explaining why. Computers: revise CPU (brain), CPU (Central Processing Unit), USB (Universal Serial Bus), ENIAC (first computer), bit (smallest unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), LED (Light Emitting Diode), Python (most popular language). Internet: revise WWW (World Wide Web), GPS (Global Positioning System), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), Google (largest search engine), NFC (contactless payments). Companies: revise Google (Android), Facebook (largest social media), Apple (iPhone), OpenAI (ChatGPT). Science: revise AI (Artificial Intelligence), DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid). Re-attempt this set in 2 days.

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