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Which of the following satellites is at a distance of 36000 km from earth?

  1. G S L V

  2. P S L V

  3. INSAT 2C

  4. Apple


Correct Option: A

Transponder is a device in a satellite which is used to __________.

  1. receive and transmit signals

  2. only receive signals

  3. only transmit signals

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

Which satellite in used for weather forecasting?

  1. INSAT

  2. GSL V

  3. PSL V

  4. Apple


Correct Option: A

Which planet is the nearest to the sun?

  1. Venus

  2. Jupiter

  3. Mercury

  4. Saturn


Correct Option: C

The average period of Halley's Comet is _______.

  1. 70 years

  2. 72 years

  3. 75 years

  4. 76 years


Correct Option: D

Perigee is the point at which a satellite is nearest to the __________.

  1. earth

  2. sun

  3. moon

  4. both 1 and 2


Correct Option: A

Light years is used to measure distance between _______.

  1. two points on earth

  2. stars

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Saturn has _____ moons.

  1. 42 (38 have been named and 4 are provisional)

  2. 50 (48 have been named and 2 are provisional)

  3. 57 (50 have been named and 7 are provisional)

  4. 62 (53 have been named and 9 are provisional)


Correct Option: D

Which is an example of star?

  1. Sun

  2. Moon

  3. Earth

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Photosphere is the name given to _________.

  1. Jupiter's surface

  2. Sun's surface

  3. Moon's surface

  4. Saturn's surface


Correct Option: B

Which is the Indian Space Agency?

  1. NASA

  2. ISRO

  3. ISA

  4. ISARS


Correct Option: B

CNG stands for ___________.

  1. Combined Natural Gas

  2. Compressed Natural Gas

  3. Chemical Natural Gas

  4. Composition of Natural Gas


Correct Option: B

Sriharikota is the _____ of India.

  1. satellite launching station

  2. economic centre

  3. film city

  4. IT centre


Correct Option: A

Aryabhatta was put in its orbit in _____________.

  1. 1968

  2. 1970

  3. 1975

  4. 1978


Correct Option: C

How many zodiac signs are there?

  1. 10

  2. 11

  3. 12

  4. 13


Correct Option: C

Who is behind the Big Bang theory?

  1. Hubble

  2. Newton

  3. Galileo

  4. Adrien Auzout


Correct Option: A

Who was the first Indian to visit outer space?

  1. Rakesh Sharma

  2. Kalpana Chawla

  3. Sunita Williams

  4. Rakesh Chawla


Correct Option: A

A group of stars is called _________.

  1. galaxy

  2. planetoid

  3. meteorite

  4. asteroid


Correct Option: A

Which of the following planets is known as the morning as well as the evening star?

  1. Mercury

  2. Venus

  3. Saturn

  4. Jupiter


Correct Option: B

Rakesh Sharma visited outer space in _________.

  1. March 1965

  2. April 1984

  3. September 1980

  4. July 1975


Correct Option: B

9.46 × 1012 km is value of _________.

  1. 1 Light year

  2. 1 Parsec

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

23 RH-75 was ___________.

  1. India's first toy rocket

  2. Pakistan's first toy rocket

  3. China's first toy rocket

  4. Japan's first toy rocket


Correct Option: A

Pole star is the/a _______ star.

  1. farthest

  2. closest

  3. stationary

  4. shooting


Correct Option: C

The Great Bear can be easily seen in the month of _____________.

  1. April

  2. March

  3. June

  4. December


Correct Option: A

Why Venus (Planet) of our solar system shines so much?

  1. Because it reflects 90% of light which falls on it.

  2. Because it reflects 10% of light which falls on it.

  3. Because it reflects 20% of light which falls on it.

  4. Because it reflects 50% of light which falls on it.


Correct Option: A
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