Science and Technology Questions & Answers for UPSC

Science and Technology is that segment of UPSC Civil Services Examination that scares most of the aspirants coming from non-technical backgrounds. One question is often asked that is, “How to prepare Science and Technology for UPSC?”

Along with answering how to prepare for Science and Technology for UPSC IAS Exam, BYJU’S Science Education Portal has answered questions from wide-ranging topics that are important for the exam.

The answers are tailored to aspirants’ needs. Not only from the static topics, questions are extracted even from the current affairs topics that are related to science and technology.

How will Science Questions & Answers help UPSC aspirants?

The Science and Technology Questions & Answers portal will help IAS aspirants in the following way:

  • Clarity of topics – A variety of topics from science are covered that will bring clarity on how to approach this subject for UPSC.
  • UPSC Syllabus is the source – Any topic that is important from the civil services examination point of view has been covered in the form of questions ans answers.
  • From NCERTs to Current Affairs – Each question from a key topic that has been covered either in school textbooks or newspapers and is important from the exam’s point of view will be answered here.
Violet color bends the most as the speed of violet color is the lowest.You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector in India in...
Gamma Rays have the highest frequency ever recorded.You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector in India in the given link....
Visible light is used in surgery, therapy, diagnosis and treatment of ailments.You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector in...
A communication system transmits signals from source to receiver which are located at a distance from each other. You can read about LIGO India -...
380 to 700 nanometers is the range of wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum which can be visible to human eyes.You can read about LIGO India...
Light helps humans to see all the objects in their surroundings as well as study far off objects in space. You can read about LIGO India -...
Violet color has the most energy. It has the highest frequency and lowest wavelength. You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector...
Waves which travel through air from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna are known as the space waves. You can read about LIGO India...
An interface between electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a receiver or transmitter and radio waves propagating through space...
100–200 GPa is the tensile strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins, Uses,...
Carbon nanotubes are good catalysts due to relatively high oxidation stability, good chemical inertness and electron conductivity. You can read...
Some of the uses of visible light communication are to display information on sign boards, Li-Fi (to provide very high internet speeds),...
It is a part of optical wireless communications technologies. You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector in India in the given...
Yes, visible light communication is wireless. You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational Wave Detector in India in the given link. Further...
When there are no obstacles between receiving and transmitting stations, and when the receiving and transmitting stations are in sight of each...
Yes, carbon nanotubes can stop bullets. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins, Uses, Developments in the given link. Further...
The 3 uses of visible light are fibre optic communications, photography, and electronic devices. You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational...
Yes, graphene is used to make carbon nanotubes. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins, Uses, Developments in the given link....
Light produced from sun, fluorescent, incandescent light bulbs etc are examples of visible light. You can read about LIGO India - Gravitational...
Yes, carbon nanotubes are expensive since they are rare, and they are like supermaterials. You can read about Nanotechnology in India - Origins,...