Space and Satellite MCQ Questions With Answers Set 3

Question 1. Selene-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following?

(A) USA

(B) Japan

(C) European Union

(D) China

Question 2. On which principle, a Jet Engine works?

(A) Conservation of mass

(B) Conservation of energy

(C) Conservation of angular momentum

(D) Conservation of linear momentum

Question 3. Stratellite is the________.

(A) Natural satellite of Saturn

(B) High altitude airship positioned in the stratosphere

(C) Lowermost band of stratosphere

(D) Uppermost band of stratosphere

Question 4. Thumba known as rocket launching station is situated in__________.

(A) Kerala

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Bihar

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Question 5. Sriharikota Island lies near__________.

(A) Godavari Mouth

(B) Mahanadi

(C) Pulicat lake

(D) Chika lake

Question 6. In which of the following States lies Sriharikota, the spaceport of India?

(A) Kerala

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

Question 7. In February, 2004 a blast occurred in India’s Space Centre at _________.

(A) Thumba

(B) Sriharikota

(C) Bangalore

(D) Ahmedabad

Question 8. What is the Galileo Project?

(A) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union

(B) An environmental protection project being developed by Japan

(C) A project developed by India with assistance from Canada

(D) An inter-country programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America

Question 9. Cryogenic temperature stands for temperatures _________.

(A) –273ºC

(B) Below –150ºC

(C) Above 150ºC

(D) Below 150ºC

Question 10. Low temperatures (cryogenics) find application in__________.

(A) Space travel, magnetic levitation and telemetry

(B) Space travel, surgery and telemetry

(C) Surgery, magnetic levitation and telemetry

(D) Space travel, surgery and magnetic levitation

Question 11. Cryogenic engines final application in__________.

(A) Researches in superconductivity

(B) Rocket technology

(C) Frost-free refrigerators

(D) Sub-marine propulsion

Question 12. Cryogenic engines use_________.

(A) Liquid sulphur dioxide as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel

(B) Liquid fluorine as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel

(C) Liquid oxygen as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel

(D) Liquid chlorine as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel

Question 13. The Cryogenic engine is used in_________.

(A) Nuclear reactor

(B) Space shuttle

(C) Rapid rail engines

(D) Boeing

Question 14. Which of the following is not used as rocket propellant?

(A) Kerosene oil

(B) Liquid hydrazine

(C) Liquid oxygen

(D) Liquid hydrogen

Question 15. Rocket works on the principle of the following. 

(A) Bernoulli’s theorem

(B) Momentum conservation

(C) Energy conservation

(D) Avogadro’s concept

Question 16. An artificial satellite can be tracked very precisely from the Earth by using__________.

(A) Pulsar

(B) Sonar

(C) Radar

(D) Doppler effect

Question 17. Which one of the following is not a space satellite?

(A) INSAT-2D

(B) IRS-1D

(C) RS-D1

(D) SLV-3

Question 18. India became the first country to send Educational Services Satellite in space, Edusat. When was the satellite launched? 

(A) 20th December, 2003

(B) 4th July, 2004

(C) 20th September, 2004

(D) 20th September, 2003

Question 19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 20. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
Spacecraft Purpose:

1. Cassini-Huygens – Orbiting Venus and transmitting data to the Earth.
   
2. Messenger – Mapping and investigating the Mercury.
   
3. Voyager 1 and 2 – Exploring the outer solar system.
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 2 and 3

(D) Only 1

Question 21. Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/ evidences for the continued expansion of the universe?

1. Detection of microwaves in space.
   
2. Observation of redshift phenomenon in space.
   
3. Movement of asteroids in space.
   
4. Occurrence of supernova explosions in space.
   

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) Only 2

(D) None of the above

Question 22. Consider the following statements.

1. India launches its first full-fledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September, 2002.
   
2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV C-4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.
   

Which of these statements is/are correct? 

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 23. Consider the following statements.

1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10000 km.
   
2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm.
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 24. The satellite used for telecommunication relay is 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 plane of the Earth’s equator.
   
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.
   

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 2 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Question 25. Consider the following statements.

1. Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
   
2. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the ministry of human resources development.
   
3. The educational satellite of ISRO (EDUSAT) was launched in 2004 from French Guiana.
   

Which of the above statement is correct? 

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1 and 2

(D) None of these