Latest Space General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which was the first satellite to be repaired in space

A)

Solar Max

B)

Challenger

C)

Palapa

D)

Discovery

Correct Answer : Solar Max

In fact, the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) was the first satellite to be repaired in space. SMM was launched using a conventional rocket in 1980. It was retrieved by STS-13 in 1984.

2 .

The largest satellite of the Saturn is

A)

Mimas

B)

Titan

C)

Titania

D)

Triton

Correct Answer : Titan

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an icy world whose surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent. Titan is bigger than Earth's moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury.

3 .

Who was the American astronaut who returned to Earth after spending 340 days in International Space Station?

A)

Eric Boe

B)

Douglas Hurley

C)

Scott Kelly

D)

Mikhail Kornienko

Correct Answer : Scott Kelly

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly completed a single mission aboard the International Space Station of 340 days on March 1, 2016.

4 .

Number of satellites launched by the ISRO using its PSLV- C51 rocket

A)

19

B)

24

C)

31

D)

51

Correct Answer : 19

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C51) successfully launched Amazonia-1 along with 18 co-passenger satellites today (February 28, 2021) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

PSLV-C51 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of SDSC SHAR at 10:24 hours (IST) as planned. After a flight of about 17 minutes, the vehicle injected the Amazonia-1 into its intended orbit and in the succeeding 1 hour 38 minutes, all the 18 co-passenger satellites successfully separated from the PSLV in a predetermined sequence.

ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan congratulated team ISRO for precise injection of Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites. Talking about the primary satellite, Amazonia-1, he said “India and ISRO feel extremely proud and honoured to launch the first satellite designed, integrated and operated by Brazil. Hearty congratulations to the Brazilian team for this achievement.’’

5 .

BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia's Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India?

A)

HAL

B)

BHEL

C)

DRDO

D)

ISRO

Correct Answer : DRDO

It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.

6 .

Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.

A)

First

B)

Third

C)

Fifth

D)

Seventh

Correct Answer : Seventh

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus, who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares, grandfather of Zeus and father of Cronus. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.

7 .

India's famous Mars ÂMission was called?

A)

DAD

B)

MOM

C)

BRO

D)

SIS

Correct Answer : MOM

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the maiden interplanetary mission of ISRO, launched on November 5, 2013 by PSLV-C25 got inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt.

8 .

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA are working on worldâ€™s most expensive earth-imaging satellite to use dual frequency. Its name is____

A)

Cartosat

B)

APM

C)

NISAR

D)

NIJAR

Correct Answer : NISAR

9 .

What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

A)

Aphelion

B)

Perigee

C)

Apogee

D)

Perihelion

Correct Answer : Aphelion

Aphelion, this location in Earth's orbit puts the planet about 94.5 million miles (152 million kilometers) from the sun.

10 .

Earth revolves around Sun. Who was the 1st one to present this theory?

A)

Galileo

B)

Newton

C)

Albert Einstein

D)

Copernicus

Correct Answer : Copernicus

In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus detailed his radical theory of the Universe in which the Earth, along with the other planets, rotated around the Sun. His theory took more than a century to become widely accepted.