space & satellite MCQ section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]

Assertion (A):
A space shuttle loses radio contact with ground station for a while during landing on the Earth.
Reason (R): As a space shuttle enters Earth’s atmosphere, the shuttle’s surface temperature increases which ionize the surrounding air.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

a) Both (A.) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A.)

b) Both (A.) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A.)

c) (A.) is false, but (R) is true

d) (A.) is true, but (R) is false

Question : 27 [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

The First Satellite of India sent to space, was

a) Bhaskar

b) Rohini

c) Apple

d) Aryabhatta

Question : 28

Consider the following Statements:

1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite.
2. SMAP satellite is one-year mission which will measure the amount of moisture in soil.
3. The satellite is built to measure moisture in the top 5 inches (10 centimeters) of soil.

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 29 [Tamil Nadu PSC (Pre) 2014]

When was ‘INSAT-2A’ launched?

a) 4th February, 1975

b) 18th May, 1974

c) 19th April, 1975

d) 10th July, 1992

Question : 30 [UPPCS (Mains) 2004] Code

India developed the Satellite launch vehicles over a period of few decades. Which is the correct chronological order of development of the following vehicles A, B, C and D?

1. PSLV
2. ASLV
3. SLV
4. GSLV

a) 1, 2, 3, 4

b) 2, 3, 4, 1

c) 3, 2, 1, 4

d) 4, 3, 1, 2