space & satellite MCQ section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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

Question : 2

In which of the following States lies Sriharikota, the spaceport of India?

a) Maharashtra

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Kerala

d) Tamil Nadu

Question : 3

On which principle, a Jet Engine works?

a) Conservation of linear momentum

b) Conservation of angular momentum

c) Conservation of mass

d) Conservation of energy

Question : 4

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 : 5

The First Satellite of India sent to space, was

a) Bhaskar

b) Rohini

c) Apple

d) Aryabhatta

Question : 6

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