Space - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

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

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.’’

2 .

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

HAL

BHEL

DRDO

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.

3 .

Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.

First

Third

Fifth

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.

4 .

India's famous Mars Mission was called?

DAD

MOM

BRO

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.

5 .

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

Cartosat

APM

NISAR

NIJAR

Correct Answer : NISAR

6 .

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

Aphelion

Perigee

Apogee

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.

7 .

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

Galileo

Newton

Albert Einstein

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.

8 .

What is the name of the balloon – borne instrument set to be launch by NASA to study heavy cosmic particles?

Super LAMBA

Super LION

Super TIGER

Super MAMA

Correct Answer : Super TIGER

The instrument, called the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super TIGER), is designed to study rare heavy nuclei, which hold clues about where and how cosmic rays attain speeds up to nearly the speed of light.

9 .

Who is the first space tourist

Richard Garriot

Dennis Tito

Jake Garn

None of the above

Correct Answer : Dennis Tito

Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, spent eight days at the International Space Station in 2001.

10 .

What is the name of event caused by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid around 15 December of every year?

Perseid Meteor display

Draconid Meteor display

Lyrid Meteor display

Geminid Meteor display

Correct Answer : Geminid Meteor display

The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit.