space & satellite MCQ section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Tim Peake is known as which of the following?

a) Writer

b) Physicist

c) Politician

d) Astronaut

Question : 22 [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]

A geostationary satellite has a period of

a) 6 hours

b) 12 hours

c) 24 hours

d) 18 hours

Question : 23 [IAS (Pre) 2011]

The satellite used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such an 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 km.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 2 and 4

Question : 24 [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]

India’s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS-1A was launched from

a) Sriharikota

b) Ahmedabad

c) Bengaluru

d) Thiruvananthapuram

Question : 25 [UPPCS (Mains) 2012]

Which one of the following satellites was successfully launched by India on 29th September, 2012?

a) GSAT-6

b) GSAT-9

c) GSAT-12

d) GSAT-10