Practice Quiz set 1 - general awareness mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which one of the following is not a space satellite?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-2)   Recently which country successfully tested Long March-5 carrier which is the largest space launch vehicle in the world

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

China successfully tested the power system (engines) of its stated to be the largest space launch vehicle viz. Long March-5 carrier. This power system will be used in China’s ambitious Chang’s e-5 lunar mission of 2017.

Q-3)   Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?Spacecraft Purpose
  1. Cassini-Huygens - Orbiting the Venus and transmitting data to the Earth
  2. Messenger - Mapping and investigating the Mercury
  3. Voyager 1 and 2 - Exploring the outer solar system
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-4)   Consider the following statements. The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO
    1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission.
  1. 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after the USA.
  2. 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-5)   With reference to ‘Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
    Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space.
  1. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-6)   Television viewers using dish antenna to receive satellite signals do not receive signals during rain because
  1. of small size of antenna.
  2. rain droplets absorb the energy of radio waves.
  3. rain droplets disperse the energy of radio waves from their original direction.
Which of the above statements are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-7)   Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such as orbit when :
  1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
  2. The orbit is circular.
  3. The orbit lies in the plane of the earth’s equator.
  4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

A geostationary orbit (or Geostationary Earth Orbit - GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth’s equator (0° latitude), with a period equal to the Earth’s rotational period and an orbital eccentricity of approximately zero. It is the part of space about 35,786 km (22,236 miles) above sea level, in the plane of the equator, where neargeostationary orbits may be implemented.

Q-8)   Heaviest Indian Satellite INSAT4C, which failed to go into orbit recently weighted?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-9)   NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-10)   Which of the following is not a mission to moon?
  1. Dream
  2. Artemis
  3. Ladee
  4. Maven
Which of the above is true?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Dream-Dynamic Response of the Environment at the Moons ARTEMIS-Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun LADEE-Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer MAVEN-Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (a mission to mars and not the moon)