National Water Academy,Pune

1. Who was the first Indian origin woman in space?*
A) Kalpana Chawla
B) Sunita Williams
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Valentina Tereshkova

2. Which Indian mission was the first to send an orbiter to Mars?*
A) Chandrayaan-1
B) Mangalyaan
C) Chandrayaan-2
D) PSLV-C37

3. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?*
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn

4. What is the primary function of a space telescope?*
A) To communicate with astronauts
B) To observe celestial objects
C) To travel to other planets
D) To launch satellites

5. Which Indian mission was the first to land on the Moon?*
A) Chandrayaan-1
B) Mangalyaan
C) Chandrayaan-2
D) PSLV-C37

6. What does the acronym ISRO stand for?*
A) International Space Research Organization
B) Indian Space Research Organisation
C) Interplanetary Space Research Organization
D) Interstellar Space Research Organization

7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?*
A) Earth
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Neptune

8. Which Indian satellite series is known for using microwave remote sensing? *
A) INSAT
B) GSAT
C) RISAT
D) Cartosat

9. What was the name of the rocket used by ISRO to launch India's first satellite, Aryabhata? *
A) SLV
B) PSLV
C) GSLV
D) Cosmos-3M

10. Which Indian scientist is considered the father of the Indian space program?*
A) Homi J. Bhabha
B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
C) Vikram Sarabhai
D) Satish Dhawan.

11. What is the term for the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet, or moon?*
A) Axis
B) Orbit
C) Rotation
D) Revolution

12. Which planet is known for its prominent ring system?*
A) Neptune
B) Uranus.
C) Saturn
D) Jupiter

13. What is the main component of the Sun?*
A) Hydrogen
B) Helium
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon

14. What is the name of the Indian mission that aimed to study the Sun?*
A) Chandrayaan-2
B) Aditya-L1
C) Mangalyaan
D) Astrosat

15. What is the term for a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness due to a catastrophic explosion?*
A) Comet
B) Supernova
C) Asteroid
D) Meteor

16. Which planet is closest to the Sun?*
A) Venus
B) Earth
C) Mars
D) Mercury

17. Which mission made India the first country to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's South Pole?*
A) Chandrayaan-1
B) Chandrayaan-2
C) Chandrayaan-3
D) Gaganyaan

18. Who was the first Indian to travel to space?*
A) Kalpana Chawla
B) Sunita Williams
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Vikram Sarabhai

19. What is the difference between a PSLV and a GSLV?*
A) PSLV is for launching satellites into polar orbits, while GSLV is for geostationary orbits
B) GSLV is used for launching lighter payloads
C) PSLV is used only for communication satellites
D) GSLV is used exclusively for scientific research missions

20. Which planet has the Great Red Spot, a giant storm?*
A) Saturn
B) Jupiter
C) Uranus
D) Neptune

21. What is the Chandrasekhar limit and its relevance in astrophysics?*
A) The maximum mass a white dwarf star can have before collapsing into a black hole
B) The distance a star can travel before becoming a supernova
C) The speed a spacecraft must reach to escape Earth's gravity
D) The minimum temperature required for nuclear fusion in a star

22. Which Indian satellite is known for being the heaviest communication satellite?*
A) GSAT-11
B) INSAT-3DR
C) Cartosat-2
D) RISAT-2B

23. What phenomenon causes the Northern and Southern Lights?*
A) Solar flares
B) Earth's magnetic field
C) Asteroid impacts
D) Gravitational waves

24. What is the main advantage of using liquid propellant rockets?*
A) They are easier to store
B) They provide higher thrust and can be controlled more precisely
C) They are lighter than solid propellant rockets
D) They are more environmentally friendly

25. What is the term for the boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape?*
A) Event Horizon
B) Singularity
C) Accretion Disk
D) Schwarzschild Radius

National Space Day Quiz