25 GK Questions and Answers on Space Exploration

25 GK Questions and Answers on Space Exploration

1. The first man to put his heel on the Moon in 1969 was

(a) Neil Armstrong (ft) Edwin Aldrin

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2. Mariner 10 was launched by U.S. in November, 1973 to explore

(a) Mercury (ft) Sun

3. With the launching of Aryabhatta satellite in 1975, India became…………

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the nation to orbit a satellite:

(a) 9th (ft) 6th

4. Aryabhatta was built at

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(a) Trivandrum (ft) Peenya

5. One of the following moon landing mission failed to reach the moon and returned to earth with crew alive

(a) Apollo-14 (ft) Apollo-13

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6. Apollo-12 Astronauts landed at the

(a) Sea of Tranquility (ft) Ocean of Storms

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7. The ill-fated Soyuz flight in which all the 3 Cosmonauts were found dead on board after landing was:

(a) Soyuz-11 (ft) Soyuz-12

8. Crew of two separate capsules boarded a space Station together at:

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(a) U.S.-Soviet Apolio-Soyuz mission in July 1975

(,b) Salyuz 27-Sqyuz 6 Space Station on January 11, 1971

(d) None of these

9. The first man-made satellite was launched by:

(a) USSR (b) USA

10. Sputnik-1, the first man made artificial satellite, was launched by Ihe USSR in:

(a) October, 1956 (b) October, 1957

11. The first human traveller in outer space was

(a) An astronaut of the USA

(b) A cosmonaut of the USSR (c) None of these

12. The first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon was launched by

(a) USA (b) USSR

13. Who was the first human to reach the lunar vicinity?

(a) Frank Borman (b) James Lower Jr. (c) William Anderson (d) All of them

14. Who was the second human to touch the moon soil, next to Neil Armstrong?

(a) Edwin Aldrin (b) Richard Gordon

15. What was the name of the lunar module which saved the lives of three astronauts of Apollo-13, a moon landing mission which was aborted by a mysterious blast?

(a) Eagle (b) Intrepid

16. Which was the moon walking mission in Apollo series that enabled t’le astronauts to remain on the moon for the longest spell?

(a) Apollo-15 (b) Apollo-16

17. When did America and Russia carry out the historic link-up of Apollo Soyuz spaceships in outer space?

(a) July 1974 (b) July 1975

18. The first international crew launched by Soviet Union on March 2, 1978 was:

(a) Soyuz-27 (b) Soyuz-28

19. The highest endurance record in outer space has been set up by astronauts or cosmonauts of:

(a) Sky lab -11 (b) Soyue-30

20. Which of the following unmanned spacecrafts reached the Venus first? (a) Venus (II) of USSR (b) Pioneer I of USA

21. “Titan” is the satellite of:

(a) Jupiter (b) Saturn

22. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located in:

(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat

23. Which was the first Asian country to launch the earth satellite?

(a) India (b) Japan

24. The weight of Aryabhatta satellite launched by India in 1975 was:

(a) 360 kg (b) 520 kg

25. The diameter of Aryabhatta setellite was:

(a) 115 cm (b) 140 cm

Answers

1. (a) 8. (a) 15. (c) 22. (ft)

2. (a) 9. (a) 16. (b) 23. (c)

3. (c) 10. (b) 17. (b) 24. (a)

4. (b) 11. (a) 18. (b) 25. (ft)

5. (ft) 12. (a) 19. (c)

7. (a) 14. (d) 21. (a)