Space - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Thiruvananthapuram
B)
Ahmedabad
C)
Balasore
D)
Sriharikota

Correct Answer :   Sriharikota

ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C22, successfully launched IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the early morning hours of today (July 2, 2013) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

A)
Dallas
B)
Los Angeles
C)
Washington
D)
NewYork

Correct Answer :   Washington

NASA's 10 major centers, plus its headquarters in Washington, D.C., are joined by eight smaller facilities -- Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York City), Independent Verification & Validation Facility (West Virginia), Michoud Assembly Facility (New Orleans), NASA Shared Services Center (Mississippi),..

A)
Soviet Union
B)
America
C)
India
D)
Israel

Correct Answer :   Soviet Union

Assembled at Peenya, near Bangalore, Aryabhata was launched from Volgograd Launch Station (presently in Russia) from a Soviet-made rocket. The life of the satellite, weighing 360 kg, was about 17 years

A)
Aryabhata
B)
Rohini
C)
Bhskara-1
D)
INSAT

Correct Answer :   Rohini

SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations .

A)
520
B)
456
C)
407
D)
342

Correct Answer :   342

This is a list of all the foreign satellites launched by India. India has launched 342 satellites for 36 different countries as of 28 February 2021.

A)
1962
B)
1975
C)
1986
D)
1991

Correct Answer :   1975

Within six years of formation, ISRO launches Aryabhata, first Indian Satellite, on April 19, 1975.

A)
Satish Dhawan
B)
CV Raman
C)
Vikrama Sarabhai
D)
APJ Kalam

Correct Answer :   Vikrama Sarabhai

Dr. Vikrama Sarabhai was considered as the Father of the Indian space program; He was a great institution builder and established or helped to establish a large number of institutions in diverse fields.

A)
Sriharikota
B)
Balasore
C)
Thiruvanathapuram
D)
Wheeler Island

Correct Answer :   Sriharikota

India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket on 22 October 2008 at 00:52 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon.

A)
Sunitha Williams
B)
Valentina Tereshkova
C)
Masida namisha
D)
Tamara Press

Correct Answer :   Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman to have flown into space

A)
To provide weather forecasting
B)
Cyclone prediction
C)
Tracking services to India
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

SCATSAT-1 satellite was launched on 1 September, 2016 to provide weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India.