Questions on Space Research

QUESTIONS ON SPACE RESEARCH 

1) Who is called as father of Indian Space Research ? a) Dr.Vikram Sarabhai b) Dr.H.J.Bhabha c) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar d) Jagdish Chandra Bose 

 2) What is the new name for Tumba Equitorial Rocket Lanching Station? a)Satish Dhavan Space Centre b) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre c) Master Control Facility d) Space Applications Centre 

 3) Geosynchronous or Geostationary Orbit (GSO) is at what height from the Equator of the Earth ? a) 1500 KMs b) 36000 KMs c) 1800 KMs d) 2000 KMs 

 4) Which of the following are launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rockets from Indian soil ? a) Indian Remote Sensing Satellites b) INSATs c) Arya Bhatta d) Bhaskara 

 5) What is the other name for INSATs ? a) Communication Satellites b) Remote Sensing Satellites c) Strategic satellites d) None of these 

 6) Who the present Chairman of ISRO ? a) None of these  b) Dr.Kasturi Rangan c) Dr.Satish Dhavan d) Prof. CNR Rao 

 

7) Sriharikota is located in which district ? a) Potti Sriramulu Nellore Dt., AP b) Hassan Dt. , Karnataka c) Bhopal, MP d) Chittor District, A.P. 

 8) What is the advantage of Sriharikota ? a) Eastward spin of the earth can be availed while launching a rocket/satellite b) Fish availability c) Agriculture is the main occupation d) None of these 

9) Earth’s magnetic equator is passing through which of the following places in India ? a) Bengaluru b) Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala c) Dehradun d) Ahmedabad 

10) In remote sensing which of the following is used to collect the data by the IRS satellites ? a) Violet colour b) Infra red rays in the sun light c) Indigo colour d) Sound waves only 

 11) Which Law of Newton is exactly useful in space research/launching of rockets ? a) Newton’s Third Law of Motion b) Galilio telescope c) Edison’s electric bulbs d) None of these 

 12) Which part of GSLV rocket plays an import role in the final stage of launching of INSATs ? a) Boosters b) Cryogenic engine c) Solar sail d) Transponders 

 13) Match the following ? A) SLV-3 i) Geo Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle B) ASLV ii) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C) PSLV iii) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle D) GSLV iv) Satellite Launch Vehicle – 3 

 Answer code: a) A-4 B-3 C-3 D-1 b) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 c) A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1 d) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 

 14) Geostationary orbit is also called as _____ a) Low Earth Orbit b) Clark’s Orbit c) Polar Orbit d) Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit 

 15) When the atmosphere is cloudy, which method is adopted by IRS satellites for remote sensing purpose ? a) Use of Microwaves b) Keeping silent c) Stop flying d) Stop revolving 

16) For develop0ment of SLV-3 rockets who totally dedicated himself in India ? a) Dr. H. N.Sethna b) Dr. Raja Ramanna c) Dr.APJ Abul Kalam d) Dr.V.K. Saraswath 

 17) What are the benefits of remote sensing satellites ? a) Identification of Natural Resources below the ground and under the ground b) Town Planning c) Strategic applications in wars, Traffic Control d) All the above 

 18) For regular weather forecasting or monitoring of weather which type of Satellites are used ? a)INSATs b) IRS c) International Space Station d) None of these 

19) Kepler’s Laws proposes which of the following ? a) Helio centric theory b) Geo centric theory c) Moon centric theory d) None of these 

20) Aryabhatta satellite was launched from which of the following places ? a) Sriharikota b) Trivendrum c) Baikanoor d) Kouru, French Guyana 

 21) Where Satellites are made in India? a) ISRO Sateliite centre, Bengaluru b) Bhopal c) Dehradrun d) New Delhi 

 22) Where Rockets/Launch Vehicles are made ? a) Chennai b) VSSC, Trivendrum (Thiruvanathapuram) c) Tanuku d) Hyderabad 

 23) Why was Thumba selected for being the rocket launching station, in the beginning ? a) Flowers bloom here b) The geomagnetic equator of the earth passes over Thumba c) Southwest monsoon first touches this area d) None of these 

 24) When was the first rocket launched in India ? Which was the rocket ? a) 1961 b)1972 c)1989 d) The first rocket, a Nike-Apache, procured from the US, was launched on November 21, 1963 from Thumba. 

 25) When did India begin developing its own rockets ? a) 1963 b) 1979 c)India’s first indigenous sounding rocket, RH-75 (Rohini-75), was launched on November 20, 1967. d) 1980 

 Key: 1 –a 6-a 11-a 16-c 2- b 7-a 12-b 17-d 3- b 8-a 13-a 18-a 4-a 9-b 14-b 19-b 5-a 10-b 15-a 20-c 21-a 22-b 23-b 24-d 25-c