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

Question : 1

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

a) China

b) Russia

c) USA

d) France

Question : 2

What is the geostatic position?

a) When the Earth would stop moving around the Sun

b) When an object lies in between the Moon and the Earth

c) When an object occupies a fixed distance from the Earth

d) When the object moves around the Earth with the velocity commensurate with the velocity of the Earth such that it maintain a fixed position in relation to some place on the Earth

Question : 3

Which of the following names of animals was sent to space on 3rd November, 1957?

a) Otolith

b) Laika

c) Belka

d) Baker

Question : 4

India entered space age by launching

a) Bhaskara I

b) Aryabhatta

c) Agni

d) Apple

Question : 5

Which one of the following is not a space satellite?

a) SLV-3

b) RS-D1

c) INSAT-2D

d) IRS-1D

Question : 6

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in

a) Houston

b) Los Angeles

c) Cape Kennedy

d) Pasadena