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Space communications - class-XII

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What was the aim of launching of Aryabhatta satellite?

  1. To study the Moon

  2. To study the Atmosphere

  3. To study the Mars planet

  4. To study the Space


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aryabhata, the first satellite built by India, was launched on this day April 19, in the year 1975. Aryabhata was built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, agronomics, and solar physics. The aim of the launching of the Aryabhatta satellite was for conducting scientific experiments for the study of the upper atmosphere.

Who is known as father of India's Space Programme?

  1. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

  2. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

  3. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

  4. Satish Dhawan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai is 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. He was instrumental in establishing the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad

After the launch of Aryabhatta, India became the ________ country to launch its own satellite.

  1. 3rd

  2. 4th

  3. 5th

  4. 6th


Correct Option: D

Under whose leadership the Atomic Energy Department of India was established?

  1. Homi Jahangir Bhabha

  2. Vikram Sarabhai

  3. Satish Dhawan

  4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On 3 August 1954, India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was created under the direct charge of the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru through a Presidential Order. Subsequently, following a Government Resolution dated 1 March 1958, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established in the Department of Atomic Energy. The DAE was headed by Dr. Homi Jagangir Bhabha, widely regarded as the father of Indian nuclear research. The body was formed to accelerate the pace of scientific progress in India, with special emphasis on atomic power.

Where is the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) located?

  1. Jaisalmer

  2. Leh

  3. Jaipur

  4. Kota


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian Astronomical Observatory, located near Leh in Ladakh, India, has one of the world's highest located sites for optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes. It is operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore.

Who invented the first telescope?

  1. Hans Lippershey

  2. Galileo

  3. Ptomely

  4. Plato


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first telescope was made by Hans Lippershey in the early 1600s. He was a German-Dutch glassmaker, and he managed to reduce the amount of light in his telescope while focusing it. His model inspired other scientists to work on perfecting the telescope.

Where is Vain Bappu observatory located?

  1. Udaipur, Rajasthan

  2. Jantar-mantar, Delhi

  3. Kavloore, Tamilnadu

  4. Patiala, Punjab


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Vainu Bappu Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located at Kavaloore in the Javadi Hills, near Vaniyambadi in Tirupattur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The first man who entered into space ____________.

  1. Yuri Gagarin

  2. Alexi Leonav

  3. Valantino Tereshkova

  4. Kalpana Chawla


Correct Option: A

Gathering information from a distance without coming into direct contact with the object is

  1. GPS

  2. GIS

  3. Remote sensing

  4. Satellite observation


Correct Option: A

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh -II invented the _________.

  1. Samrat Yantra

  2. Jai Prakash Yantra

  3. Ram Yantra

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur who was also an astronomer built the Jantar Mantar. Jantar Mantar has 19 instruments out of which Samrat Yantra, Jai Prakash Yantra, Ram Yantra, Chakra Yantra, Dakshin Mural Yantra, Digamya Yantra, Disha Yantra, Kanali Yantra are prominent.

Sriharikota situated in Andhra Pradesh is famous for _______________.

  1. National Remote Sensing Agency

  2. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

  3. Satellite Control Centre

  4. Satellite Trackings and Ranging Station


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Satellite Tracking and Ranging Station (STARS) was established and operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in collaboration with Academy of Sciences (AS-USSR) at Kavalur, in Jawadi hills near Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • National remote sensing centre is located at Hyderabad.
  • Satellite control Centre is in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarter is located in ________.

  1. Delhi

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Shimla

  4. Bangalore


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organisation  is the space agency of the Government of India and has its headquarters in the city of Bengaluru .

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) operates through a countrywide network of centres.

  1.  Sensors and payloads are developed at the Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad. 
  2. Satellites are designed, developed, assembled, and tested at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (formerly the ISRO Satellite Centre) in Bangalore
  3. Launch vehicles are developed at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. 
  4. Launches take place at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, near Chennai. 
  5. The Master Control Facilities for geostationary satellite station keeping are located at Hassan and Bhopal. 
  6. Reception and processing facilities for remote-sensing data are at the National Remote Sensing Centre in Hyderabad.
 ISRO’s commercial arm is Antrix Corporation, which has its headquarters in Bangalore.

How much speed is needed to escape the Earth's gravity?

  1. 9.2 Km/s

  2. 11.2 Km/s

  3. 12.4 Km/s

  4. 14.4 Km/s


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In physics, escape velocity is the minimum speed needed for a free, non-propelled object to escape from the gravitational influence of a massive body. The escape velocity from Earth is about 11.186 km/s (6.951 mi/s; 40,270 km/h; 36,700 ft/s; 25,020 mph; 21,744 km) at the surface.

Which one of the following pairs of public sector joint companies runs telephone network in India?

  1. Airtel-Hutch

  2. Bharti Telecom-C-DEC

  3. MTNL-BSNL

  4. Reliance -Tata


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is a state-owned telecommunications service provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSNL headquartered in New Delhi, India. MTNL Provides services in the metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi in India and in the island nation of Mauritius in Africa.

The company had a monopoly in Mumbai and New Delhi until 1992 when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers. "Transparency makes us different" is the motto of the company. The Government of India currently holds 57% stock in the company with the rest being held by public and institutional investors.

The main space research organization in India is 

  1. NASA

  2. ISRO

  3. IUUCA

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

In recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of which of the following?

  1. Ores and Minerals

  2. Information Technology

  3. Agricultural Products

  4. Electrical goods


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of information technology. The information technology in India is comprised of two-component, viz., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT services. The sector has increased its contribution to India's GDP from 1.2% in 1988 to 7.7% in 2017.

The latest space mission launched by India is 

  1. MOM ( mars orbital mission )

  2. SARAL

  3. HAMSAT

  4. OCEANSAT 2


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  MOM (mars orbiter mission)

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.

Apogee is 

  1. The point farthest approach to earth

  2. The point farthest approach to mass

  3. The point farthest approach to moon

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  The point farthest approach to earth

The point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth also the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it. 

India launched its own _____ satellite recently.

  1. navigation

  2. space

  3. rocket

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

The term space pollution refers to 

  1. Natural micrometeroids

  2. Man-made debris

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Space pollutant's  are 

  1. Debris of satellites

  2. Junk

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

__________ is the medium for space communication.

  1. Satellite

  2. Rocket

  3. Comet

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Perigee is 

  1. the point closet approach to earth

  2. the point closet approach to mass

  3. the point closet approach to moon

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  The point closet approach to earth

The point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the earth.

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in . 

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. None of above


Correct Option: B

Sriharikota, an important unit or the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in State of _____.

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu


Correct Option: C

Which country assisted to launch India's first satellite 'Aryabhatta'?

  1. USA

  2. United Kingdom

  3. Former USSR

  4. Germany


Correct Option: C

Where was India's first rocket launching station set up?

  1. Sriharikota

  2. Arvi

  3. Thumba

  4. Port Blair


Correct Option: C

State whether the sentence is true(T) or false(F).
The geoid shape is not perfectly spherical.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The geoid is a shape like the surface of the Earth. The geoid is the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravitation and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides.

Geoid means like shaped.

Where is Arvi earth station for satellite communication is situated?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikaram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

  1. The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South Directions

  2. It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator

  3. It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

  4. Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena


Correct Option: C

The most important factor in the process of transformation of resources in the given environment is.

  1. technology

  2. institutions

  3. man

  4. human society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Technology plays a major role in reducing manpower and increases work efficiency and hence it helps in the process of transformation of resources.

Out of the given options, it is the technology that plays a major role in the process of transformation of resources.

The satellite construction centre in India is located at ____________.

  1. Peenya

  2. Sriharikota

  3. Thumba

  4. Bengaluru


Correct Option: A

The locus of the point in space where gravity is constant is called _______________.

  1. Equigravisphere

  2. Ionosphere

  3. Isohytes

  4. Troposphere


Correct Option: A

The Rocket Launching Station in India is located at _____________.

  1. Thumba

  2. Sriharikota

  3. Ahmedabad

  4. Mumbai


Correct Option: A

The GPS system involves $24$ satellites. These satellite are launched and managed by

  1. India

  2. Canada

  3. Russia

  4. USA


Correct Option: A

The GPS system is also called

  1. Path finder

  2. Remote sensing

  3. Geographical information

  4. Computer network


Correct Option: A

The idea that the earth was the centre of the universe was maintained by _____________.

  1. Copernicus

  2. Galileo

  3. Aristachus

  4. Aristotle


Correct Option: D

Space communication example is 

  1. watching live cricket match in different country

  2. Weather forcast

  3. both a and b

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

The system used for collecting, processing and analyzing the various data about the earth through computer is

  1. GPS

  2. E-mail

  3. Internet

  4. GIS


Correct Option: A
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