Latest Space General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Astrosat is India's first

A)

space observatory

B)

Reconnaissance satellite

C)

Reconnaissance satellite

D)

Communication satellite

Correct Answer : space observatory

ASTROSAT is India's first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. ... ASTROSAT observes universe in the optical, Ultraviolet, low and high energy X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, whereas most other scientific satellites are capable of observing a narrow range of wavelength band.

2 .

The astronomer who discovered planet Pluto was ___.

A)

Joseph Asbrook

B)

Sylvain Arend

C)

Clyde Tombaugh

D)

Edwin Hubble

Correct Answer : Clyde Tombaugh

Pluto (denoted here by the arrows) was revealed to its discoverer, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, through its movement between January 23, 1930, and January 29, 1930, the dates on which the first and second photographs, respectively, were taken.

3 .

Chinese spacecraft Chang’e 5 has returned to the Earth, carrying samples from which astronomical body?

A)

Sun

B)

Saturn

C)

Jupiter

D)

Moon

Correct Answer : Moon

Chang'e-5 mission is the first lunar sample-return mission conducted by humanity in over four decades since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976. By completing the mission, China became the third country to return samples from the Moon after the United States and the Soviet Union.

4 .

Which one is the first living creature sent to earth orbit

A)

Abert 1, a monkey

B)

Felix, a cat

C)

Laika, a dog

D)

Ham, a chimpanzee

Correct Answer : Laika, a dog

Laika, a dog that was the first living creature to be launched into Earth orbit, on board the Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957.

5 .

Which one is the hottest planet in our solar system

A)

Mercury

B)

Venus

C)

Saturn

D)

Mars

Correct Answer : Venus

Venus is the exception, as its proximity to the Sun and dense atmosphere make it our solar system's hottest planet.

6 .

Which one is the largest natural moon in our solar system

A)

Ganymede

B)

Amalthea

C)

Callisto

D)

Europa

Correct Answer : Ganymede

Ganymede: Jupiter's largest moon is the largest non-planet in the Solar System. With a diameter of 5,268 km (3,271 miles), it's 8% bigger than the planet Mercury, although it has less than half the mass of our Solar System's innermost planet, being made of mostly ices and silicate minerals.

7 .

Which one is India's First Indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle

A)

GSLV

B)

ASLV

C)

PSLV

D)

SLV-3

Correct Answer : SLV-3

Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) was India's first experimental satellite launch vehicle, which was an all solid, four stage vehicle weighing 17 tonnes with a height of 22m and capable of placing 40 kg class payloads in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

8 .

California - based private spaceflight company Space X has launched which secret mission for United States government?

A)

Zuma

B)

Dream Chaser

C)

Sprint

D)

Cygnus

Correct Answer : Zuma

Spacexcmsadmin (29 January 2016). "Zuma mission". SpaceX. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is an American aerospace manufacturer, space transportation services and communications company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. SpaceX manufactures the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles, several rocket engines, Dragon cargo, crew spacecraft and Starlink communications satellites.

SpaceX's achievements include the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit (Falcon 1 in 2008), the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft (Dragon in 2010), the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (Dragon in 2012), the first vertical take-off and vertical propulsive landing for an orbital rocket (Falcon 9 in 2015), the first reuse of an orbital rocket (Falcon 9 in 2017), and the first private company to send astronauts to orbit and to the International Space Station (SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 in 2020). SpaceX has flown and reflown the Falcon 9 series of rockets over one hundred times.

9 .

Which is the brightest star in our night sky?

A)

Canopus

B)

Sirius A

C)

Spica

D)

Vega

Correct Answer : Sirius A

Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means "glowing" in Greek — a fitting description, as only a few planets, the full moon and the International Space Station outshine this star.

10 .

What is the name of the probe to be launched by NASA in 2018 to explore the Sun’s outer atmosphere?

A)

Sheild Solar Probe

B)

Delta Solar Probe

C)

Parker Solar Probe

D)

Hopkin Solar Probe

Correct Answer : Parker Solar Probe

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, travels directly through the Sun's atmosphere --ultimately to a distance of bout 4 million miles from the surface. Parker Solar Probe launched aboard a Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Aug. 12, 2018 at 3:31 a.m. EDT.

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