Practice Test

Q1) Under Indian space programme, the abbreviation GSLV stands for:
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Q2) Which of the following is named as Giove-A? Show Answer

Q3) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put the Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is Show Answer

Q4) Cryogenic Engines are used in __________ Show Answer

Q5) ISRO has planned three major missions in the first quarter of 2011. Among these three, ": Youthsat " would carry a payload developed by students of a foreign country. This country is Show Answer

Q6) India has recently begun construction work on its third research station in the antarctic region for undertaking multi-disciplinary studies on various subjects, including climate change. The station has been named Show Answer

Q7) NASA is going to launch is spacecraft Stardust-NexT on a comet to enable scientists to study the changes that occurred
on the comets surface after it orbited the sun. Data from the mission will provide important new information on how Jupiter-family comet evolved and formed. The comet in question is: Show Answer

Q8) An Indian scientist has announced the discovery of a carbon rich planet, named WASP -12 b, orbiting a distant star about 1200 light years away from the earth. This find is the first of a new class of exoplanets and throws open the possible existence of diamond-studded stars. The scientist is: Show Answer

Q9) The world's highest ground based telescopic observatory located in: Show Answer

Q10) an artificial satellite orbiting around the Earth does not fall down. This is so because the attraction of Earth Show Answer

Q11) 'New Horizons" spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following Planet? Show Answer

Q12) The liquid propulsion system centre (LPSC) of the Indian Research organization (ISRO) is at Show Answer

Q13) Recently which country has Successfully launched a rocket to probe the planet Venus? Show Answer

Q14) The DRDO is building a new range for its aeronautics missions for flight-testing sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) air -to ground weapons, huge parachutes light combat Aircraft Tejas, aerostates and also for testing electronic warfare system this new test range is in which state? Show Answer

Q15) The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility, In which country is the located? Show Answer

Q16) ISRO's Master Control Facility is at Hasan in : Show Answer

Q17) The National Mesosphere , Stratosphere , Troposphere Radar Facility is located at Show Answer

Q18) India's first satellite ;Aryabhatta' was launched in Show Answer

Q19) What is the approximate height of a geostationary satellite from the surface of the earth ? Show Answer

Q20) Consider the following statements:
1) India recently put into its sophisticated remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two micro satellites
2) The satellite were carried on board its workhorse rocket PSLV-C16 and put into orbit on April 20,2011.
3) It was the 18th flight of PSLV.
4) Resourcesat-2 put up by PSLVC-16 expected to sent back huge data on earth's resources.
Which of the above is correct? .
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Q21) What is the chronological sequence of the following events in Indian Science scene?
1) Launching of Rohini-I satellite.
2) Pokhran nuclear test.
3) Start of Indian Space Research Organization.
4) First unit of Kalpakkam nuclear power station going critical.
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Q22) which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla?
1) She was born in Karnal.
2) She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87.
3) She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre.
4) She did a space -walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Show Answer

Q23) Which among the following statements is/are correct regarding the failed launch of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) ?
1) This was the second consecutive failure of GSLV.
2) The 2,300 kg satellite was to be used to boost television broadcast, telemedicine and tele-education. Show Answer

Q24) Which among the following statements is/are correct?
1) According to NASA, life on earth began in space, strengthening the evidence that biological raw ingredients were carried to the planet in lumps of asteroid rocks.
2) NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet ever discovered outside the solar system.
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Q25) Which among the following statements is/are correct?
1) The launch of GSAT-5P from Sriharikota was deferred after a minor leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the GSLV-F06 launch vehicle.
2) ISRO has launched six GSLV rockets, of which three have been unsuccessful.
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Q26) In context of MEGHA-TROPIQUES what is correct?
1) MEGHA-TROPIQUES is the new satellite that is a joint project between India and France.
2) It will help study the life cycle of tropical convective systems over oceans and continents.
3) It was launched in Oct 2011 using GSLV rockets over height of 800 km. Show Answer

Q27) Which of the following is not a mission to moon:
1) Dream
2) Artemis
3) Ladee
4) Maven
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Q28) Life cycle of Solar Magnetic Activity Cycle is
1) 11 years
2) 11 months
3) 11 days
4) 11 weeks
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Q29) GSLV and PSLV are famous acronyms associated with ISRO. Consider following
1) GSLV is four staged vehicle.
2) OSLV is three staged vehicle.
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Q30) 1. Higgs-Boson is called as God's particle
2. It is named after English physicist Peter Higgs and Indian physicist J. C. Bose
3. It is based on standard model
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Q31) What is Standard model?
1. it is mathematical model to explain that would prove capable of predicting the result of every experiment at every atom smasher around the world
2. If it is proved correct in case of Higgs-boson then it can also explain about dark matter and other unknown facts of universe.
which of above is true Show Answer

Q32) recently Navid satellite was in news
1. It is an observation satellite launched by iron
2. It is kept in medium earth orbit of 270 to 350 Km
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Q33) Satellites used for telecomminication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit . A satellite is said to be in such as orbit when :
1) The orbit is geosynchronous.
2) The orbit is circular.
3) The orbit lies in the plane of the earth's equator.
4) The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236.
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Q34) Russia has successfully launched a next-generation navigation satellite for its Glonass global communication system. which among the following statements in this reference is/are correct?
1) Glonass will not be integrated with the US Global Positioning system(GPS).
2) Under an accord, Russia has agreed to share the Glonass Signal with India. Show Answer

Q35) Which among the following statements is/are correct?
1) NASA's Messenger spacecraft created history when it entered the orbit of Mercury.
2) The spacecraft was launched in the year 2006.
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Q36) Consider the following statements
1) Curiosity rover will test the Mars Soil after it land on the planet.
2) Curiosity will help pave the way for future named Mars Mission.
Which of the above statements are correct? Show Answer

Q37) Consider the following statements
1) GSLV-D3 has failed to put in orbit an advanced communication satellite called GSAT-4.
2) The main high lights of GSAT-4 were its communication system in KA band. It GAGAN payload which would help in the landing accuracy of commercial aircraft at airport in India.
3) GAGAN Stands for GPS-aided GEO-Augmented navigation System. GPS is short for Global positioning system.
Which of the above statements is/are wrong? Show Answer

Q38) Consider the following statements:
1) ISRO's Polar Satellite launch Vehicle (PSLV-C14) has successful put satellite in the orbit.
2) This was the 16th Consecutive Successful fight of PSLV.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q39) Consider the following statements
1) India's second moon mission, chandrayan-II will carry Seven indigenous payloads
2) The Rs. 425 crore mission is Scheduled to be launched in 2013
3) Chandryaan-II, with a lift-off weight off 2,650 Kg will be launched by GSLV from the Satish Dhavan space center in Sriharikota
4) ISRO's physical research Laboratory is in Ahmedabad.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q40) Consider the following statements:
1) ISRO is aiming to put an astronaut outside the earth's atmosphere by the year 2014
2) In the year 1984, IAF pilot Rakesh Sharma went into space in Soviet spacecraft.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q41) Consider the following statements regarding GSAT-10
1) GSAT-10, with a design life of 15 years, is expected to be operational by November and will augment telecommunication, Direct-To-Home and radio negative service
2) GSAT-10 is the heaviest satellite built by the Bangalore headquartered Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). it was ISRO's 102st space mission
3) it also has a navigation payload GAGAN that would provide improved accuracy of GPS signals (of better than seven meters) to be used by Airports Authority of India for civil aviation requirement
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Q42) Consider the following statements:
1) GSAT-12 was launched by PSLV-C18
2) Prahar is a surface to surface missile with range of 150 Km
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Q43) With reference to the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) programme of ISRO; identify the correct statements(s)
1) RLV is based on SCRAMJET Technology.
2) RLV will perform docking operations for manned space flights of ISRO.
3) RLV is the advanced version of AVATAR.
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Q44) Consider the following statements:
1) The PSLV of ISRO is having four solid fuel, liquid fuel stage.
2) The GSLV Mk III can launch satellite weighing upto 5.0 tonne.
3) The GSLV Mk III can launch only INSAT satellites.
The correct statements is/are : Show Answer

Q45) The Space X Dragon is:
1) Developed by NASA in 2010.
2) For the delivery of Cargo to International Space Station. Show Answer

Q46) The Phobos Grunt was:
1) Mars probe mission of Russia.
2) Carrying Yinghua -1 , first Mars probe of china .
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Q47) Of the following the payloads of chandrayan-1 is/are:
1) M3
2) SARA
3) Lunar Rover
4) Moon Impact Probe
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Q48) Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
1) Discovery : Space Shuttle of the United States
2) Enterprise : Prototype Space Shuttle of NASA
3) Tiangong : Chinese Space Shuttle
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Q49) Which one of the following missions is related with lunar studies ? Show Answer

Q50) Consider the following statements
1) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is un-expendable launch vehicles developed by the ISRO
2) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) is used to launched the Indian unmanned Lunar satellite Chandrayaan 1.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q51) Which one of the following centre is mainly done with developing and flight tests cryogenic engine of Indian Satellite Launch Vehicles ? Show Answer

Q52) In the context of India space research consider the following statements
1) Aryabhatta is the india's first satellite to be launched by ISRO.
2) Bhaskara satellites provides vital inputs for the Indian Remote Sensing Programme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q53) With respect to GSM mobile telecommunication, consider the following statements
1) The first major step in the evolution of 2G networks to 3G occured with the introduction of GPRS
2) GPRS can be used for Internet communication services as email and world wide web access.
Which of the following given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q54) Consider the following statements
1) GPRS is the upgraded form of the EDGE GSM mobile telecommunication
2) EDGE provides a potential of three fold increase in capacity of GPRS networks
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q55) Consider the following statements
1) India's second moon mission chandrayaan-II will carry seven indigenous payloads.
2) The Rs. 425 crore mission is scheduled to be launched in 2013.
3) Chandrayaan-2, with a lift off weight of 2650 kg will be launched by GSLV from the Satish Dhawan space centre in Sriharikota
4) ISRO's physical research laboratory is in ahmedabad
Which of the above statements are correct ? Show Answer

Q56) Consider following statements
1) India has tied up with Norway for Polar research.
2) National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is located in Mumbai.
3) Himadri is Indian station in Arctic.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q57) Consider the following statements
1) Hayabusa an unmanned spacecraft developed by the Japan Aeropace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2) It landed on the Itokowa asteroid and collected samples in the form of tiny grains of asteroidal material
Which of the above statements is/are true ? Show Answer

Q58) Zero was invented by Show Answer

Q59) Consider the following statements
1) India sucessfully tested a full fledged Cryogenic Stage in Rocketry.
2) After USA, Russia and china, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of Cryogenic Stage in Rocketry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q60) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR has set up a committee to study the capability of the the National Aerospace Laboratory NAL to build civil aircraft. The panel is headed by Show Answer

Q61) Consider the following statements regarding Thirty Meters Telescope (TMT)
1) The proposal to join the TMT Project was initiated by three Indian institutes engaged in astronomy. The IUCAA, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bengaluru, Institute of Observational Science (ARIOS)
2) TMT is scheduled to begin operations in 2018.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q62) Consider the following statements
1) INSAT-4 B, satellite of the ISRO, have developed a glitch power supply from one of its two solar pannels has been cut off.
2) INSAT-4 B was put in orbit in March 2007 by an Ariane Launch Vehicle from Kourou in French Guyana.
Which of the above statements is/are in correct ? Show Answer

Q63) Consider the following statements:
1. PSLV - C - 20' launched on 25th Feb 2013 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of Sriharikota.
2. Including polar rocket SARAL, the combined satellite of India and France, 6 other nano satellite launched through the mission.
3. Basically, SARAL is the system of oceanic study.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct? Show Answer

Q64) Consider the following statements:
1. 'PSLV - C - 21 launched on 9th Sept, 2012 was the 100th space mission of ISRO.
2. The French satellite 'Spot - 6 and Japanese satellite proiteres also included.
3. This is the 22nd and consequently 21st successful flight of PSLV.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q65) Consider the following statements:
1. Thirty Meter telescope is the World's largest visible telescope
2. India, China,Japan, Canada America are the partner country of the project.
3. The contribution of India is 10 percent of the total estimated cost.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Q66) Which of the following statements given below about about Ariane 5, is /are correct?
1. Ariane 5 rocket carrying two telecommunication satellites has launched from Kourou space center in French Guiana on 2nd Aug, 2012.
2. It was the fourth Ariane 5 launch in 2012 and the 208th overall.

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Q67) According to NASA scientist, atmosphere of which of the following planets are conducive to the formation of diamonds? Show Answer

Q68) recently (October 2013) NASA's space craft has detected chemical "propylene" on __? Show Answer

Q69) With respect to INSAT 3D consider the following statements
1. It is weather monitoring satellite.
2. It has a new feature of atmosphere sounding system which will provide vertical profiles of temperature, humidity and integrated ozone.
3. It was lifted off Ariane - 5 launch vehicle from spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
4. Alphasat, Europe's largest telecommunication satellite ever manufactured was the co - passenger in Ariane - 5.
Which of the above statements are correct? Show Answer

Q70) Recently (September 2013) which one of the following countries has successfully tested the "Epsilon" new cheaper rocket? Show Answer

Q71) What is the name of the new Marine surveillance satellites to be launched by China in 2019? Show Answer

Q72) NASA-U.S. space agency, has launched a telescope named Kepler to find Show Answer

Q73) The First Satellite of India sent to space, was Show Answer

Q74) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Show Answer

Q75) Consider the following statements :
A geo-stationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km.
FM transmission of music is a very good quality because the atmospheric or man made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm.
Which of the statements give above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q76) Satellite used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such an orbit when
1. the orbit is geosynchronous.
2. the orbit is circular.
3. the orbit lies in the place of the Earths equator.
4. the orbit is at an altitude of 22236 km.
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Q77) In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located ? Show Answer

Q78) NASA-U.S. space agency, has launched a telescope named Kepler to find Show Answer

Q79) India’s first remote sensing satellite (I.R.S.-IA) was launched from : Show Answer

Q80) Which one of the following is a spacecraft? Show Answer

Q81) Apple was launched from Show Answer

Q82) The first Indian Communication Satellite APPLE was launched on : Show Answer

Q83) When was 'Insat-2A' launched? Show Answer

Q84) Heaviest Indian Satellite, INSAT-4C, which failed to go in to orbit recently weighted ? Show Answer

Q85) The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivandrum is mainly concerned with
1. research in propellants for launching rockets.
2. to launched sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology.
3. design and fabrication of spacecraft.
4. development of satellite launch.
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Q86) The `Black Box' of an aeroplane is of Show Answer

Q87) On which date did Chandrayan enter the lunar orbit? Show Answer

Q88) Name of the spacecraft for India's mission moon is - Show Answer

Q89) CHANDRAYAN-I was launched from- Show Answer

Q90) NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is located in Show Answer

Q91) NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus ? Show Answer

Q92) What is the name of NASA vehicle on Mars? Show Answer

Q93) The first U.S. rover which reached Mars in January 2004 was : Show Answer

Q94) Which of the following names of animals was sent to space on 3rd November, 1959? Show Answer

Q95) Selene-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following? Show Answer

Q96) Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket:
1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space.
2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form, and fuel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q97) The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation?
1. There are no clouds or water-vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q98) Sriharikota Island lies near : Show Answer

Q99) In which of the following States lies Sriharikota, the space port of India ? Show Answer

Q100) In February 2004 a blast occurred in India’s Space Centre at : Show Answer

Q101) What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently? Show Answer

Q102) Low temperatures (cryogenics) find application in : Show Answer

Q103) Cryogenic engines final application in : Show Answer

Q104) Cryogenic engines uses Show Answer

Q105) Which one of the following is not a space satellite ? Show Answer