Latest Space General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Space - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

Which is India's first experimental satellite launch vehicle?

A)

ASLV

B)

GSLV

C)

SLV 3

D)

None of these

Correct Answer : SLV 3

2 .

What is the full form of ASLV?

A)

Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

B)

Automatic Satellite Launch Vehicle

C)

Aero Space Launch Vehicle

D)

Area Satellite Launch Vehicle

Correct Answer : Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

3 .

Which of the following is not a gas planet?

A)

Jupiter

B)

Uranus

C)

Venus

D)

Neptune

Correct Answer : Venus

4 .

Which planet has the solar system's highest mountain Olympus Mons?

A)

Jupiter

B)

Uranus

C)

Venus

D)

Mars

Correct Answer : Mars

5 .

Which of the following is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way?

A)

Andromeda

B)

Cartwheel galaxy

C)

Pinwheel galaxy

D)

Whirlpool galazy

Correct Answer : Andromeda

6 .

The coldest planet in the solar system is :

A)

Pluto

B)

Venus

C)

Uranus

D)

Jupiter

Correct Answer : Uranus

7 .

â€˜New Horizonsâ€™ spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following planet?

A)

Mars

B)

Pluto

C)

Jupiter

D)

Mercury

Correct Answer : Pluto

8 .

According to International Astronomical Union which one of the following has lost its status as a planet?

A)

Jupiter

B)

Uranus

C)

Neptune

D)

Pluto

Correct Answer : Pluto

9 .

Which of the following planets/celestial bodies is nearest to the Sun?

A)

Saturn

B)

Uranus

C)

Neptune

D)

Pluto

Correct Answer : Saturn

10 .

How old is the solar system (approximately)?

A)

5 billion years

B)

50 billion years

C)

500 billion years

D)

5 million years

Correct Answer : 5 billion years