Space Science Objective Type Questions and Answers

Questions

21 What do most asteroids orbit?

A the Sun

B Earth

C Pluto

D None of the above

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Answer: the Sun

22 Which of these contain large quantities of ice?

A stars

B comets

C asteroids

D None of the above

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Answer: comets

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23 Which of the following is not a scientific optical instrument?

A periscope

B microscope

C telescope

D endoscope

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Answer: periscope

24 What astronomer suggested that the Sun was at the center of the solar system?

A Ptolemy

B Theon of Alexandria

C Copernicus

D Hypatia

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Answer: Copernicus

25 Which astronomer wrote the Aryabhatiya?

A Aryabhata I

B Galileo

C Brahmagupta

D Bhaskara I

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Answer: Aryabhata I

26 What astronomer placed Earth at the center of the universe?

A Aryabhata I

B Galileo

C Ptolemy

D None of the above

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Answer: Ptolemy

27 Which of the following robotic space probe launched to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbit?

A NEAR Shoemaker

B Suisei (Planet-A)

C Cassini-Huygens

D None of the above

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Answer: NEAR Shoemaker

28 Which of the following is the India's first lunar probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation?

A Chandrayaan Program

B Mangalyaan Program

C Both A and B

D Discovery program

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Answer: Chandrayaan Program

29 Which of the following NASA's space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the comet Tempel 1?

A Messenger

B Deep Impact

C Rosetta

D Hayabusa

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Answer: Deep Impact

30 Which of the following was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency?

A Venus Express

B Venera Mission

C Magellan Spacecraft

D None of the above

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Answer: Venus Express

31 Which of the following was the first artificial satellite?

A Sputnik

B Sojourner

C Lander Beagle

D Apollo 11

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Answer: Sputnik

32 Who among the following is not part of Project Apollo?

A Buzz Aldrin

B Yuri Gagarin

C Michael Collins

D Neil Armstrong

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Answer: Yuri Gagarin

33 Which of the following launched vehicle was used for the Project Apollo?

A Saturn Launch Vehicle

B Rocket Lab Test Launch

C Electron (Rocket Lab)

D None

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Answer: Saturn Launch Vehicle

34 How often, approximately, is Halley's Comet visible from Earth (in years)?

A 25

B 300

C 75

D None of the above

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Answer: 75

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