space & satellite MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The Project Director of Chandrayaan-II was

a) C. Rangarajan

b) A.P.J. Kalam

c) Dr. M. Annadurai

d) P. Chidambaram

Question : 2

Which of the following is named as Giove-A?

a) It is the name of the new telescope placed in the space by the NASA and ISRO jointly.

b) It is the name of the third permanent station at Antarctica established by India.

c) It isthe name of the firstsatellite of Galileo Navigation Programme launched by the European Union.

d) It is the name of the new battle tanks supplied by Switzerland to Indian Army.

Question : 3

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.

a) Only 1

b) Only 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 4

India’s first remote sensing satellite (I.R.S.-IA) was launched from

a) Baikanour

b) Cape Kennedy

c) Sriharikota

d) French Guana

Question : 5

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.

a) Only 1

b) Only 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 1 and 3

Question : 6

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

a) Only 1

b) Only 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 1 and 3