Space - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

In order to know the time, the astronauts orbiting in an earth satellite should use :

A)

a watch having mainspring to keep it going

B)

a pendulum clock

C)

either a pendulum clock or a watch

D)

an alarm clock

Correct Answer : a watch having mainspring to keep it going

2 .

A star of which colour can be said to be the coolest?

A)

Yellow

B)

Blue

C)

Red

D)

Black

Correct Answer : Red

3 .

The planet nearest to the sun is :

A)

Saturn

B)

Jupiter

C)

Mars

D)

Mercury

Correct Answer : Mercury

4 .

Which of the following planets is named after a Greek God, unlike others which are named after Roman Gods?

A)

Uranus

B)

Neptune

C)

Jupiter

D)

Mercury

Correct Answer : Uranus

5 .

The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is :

A)

Saturn

B)

Neptune

C)

Mercury

D)

Uranus

Correct Answer : Neptune

6 .

The asteroid belt is located between which two planets in the solar system?

A)

Earth and Mars

B)

Mars and Jupiter

C)

Jupiter and Saturn

D)

Saturn and Uranus

Correct Answer : Mars and Jupiter

7 .

The name of the galaxy in which the earth is a planet is

A)

Andromeda

B)

Ursa Major

C)

Ursa Minor

D)

Milky Way

Correct Answer : Milky Way

8 .

How much time does light require to travel distance of 150,000,000 kilometers from the Sun to the earth?

A)

8 1/3 minutes

B)

8 1/2 minutes

C)

8 1/4 minutes

D)

9 minutes

Correct Answer : 8 1/3 minutes

9 .

The first person to enter into space was

A)

Valentina Tereshkova

B)

Edward H. White

C)

Yuri Gagarin

D)

Alan Shepard

Correct Answer : Yuri Gagarin

10 .

The name of the world's first black spaceman is

A)

Prensa Latina.

B)

Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez.

C)

Yury Rumanenko.

D)

Robert Mendereze.

Correct Answer : Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez.

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