1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about International space station?
1. ISS orbits in lower earth orbit.
2. ISRO is active partner in ISS.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- The ISS program is a joint project among five participating space agencies: NASA(USA), Roscosmos(Russia), JAXA(Japan), ESA(Europe), and CSA(Canada).
- The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements. The station is divided into two sections, the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) and the United States Orbital Segment (USOS), which is shared by many nations.
- NASA is planning to move out of the International Space Station (ISS) by 2024.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about International Space station?
1. ISS can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth.
2. International Space Station orbits the earth every 91 minutes.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
- ISS is now the largest artificial body in orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth
- ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuzrockets as well as American Space Shuttles.
- ISS is the ninth space station to be inhabited by crews, following the Soviet and later Russian Salyut, Almaz, and Mir stations as well as Skylab from the US.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about International Space Station (ISS)?
1. ISRO is one of the participant in joint space station program.
2. It orbits within the middle of the mesosphere.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
Explanation:
- The International Space Station orbits within the middle of the thermosphere
- The ISS programme is a joint project among five participating space agencies: NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia),JAXA (Japan) , ESA(Eurpe), and CSA (Canada).
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4) Which of the following statements are correct about Pluto?
1. Pluto was the first Kuiter belt object to be discovered.
2. Eris, a dwarf planet discovered in 2005 is larger than Pluto in diameter.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
After New Horizons measured Pluto's diameter as 2370 km in July 2015, it was determined that Eris is slightly smaller in diameter than Pluto.
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5) What is the name of Stephen Hawking led search for alien life beyond solar system?
a. Explore
b. Brotherhood
c. Breakthrough Mission
d. Breakthrough Listen
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ANSWER: Breakthrough Listen
Explanation:
Launched at the Royal Society in London, with the Cambridge cosmologist Stephen Hawking, the Breakthrough Listen project will search for alien life yet by listening out for potential radio signals coming from advanced civilizations far beyond the solar system. The project will not broadcast signals into space but listen the radio signals.
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6) Match the following
1. Pluto ------------------------------------ i. Cassini–Huygens
2. Jupiter ---------------------------------- ii. Juno
3. Ceres ----------------------------------- iii. Curiosity
4. Saturn ---------------------------------- iv. New Horizon
5. Mars ------------------------------------- v. Dawn
a. 1-iv, 2-v, 3-iii, 4-ii, 5-i
b. 1-v, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-iii, 5-i
c. 1-i, 2-v, 3-ii, 4-iii, 5-iv
d. 1-iv, 2-ii, 3-v, 4-i, 5-iii
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ANSWER: 1-iv, 2-ii, 3-v, 4-i, 5-iii
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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7) Consider the following statements
1. India is third country to reach Mars.
2. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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8) Consider the following statements
1. Space probe Rosetta's lander Philae became the first spacecraft to land on a comet
2. The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid Lutetia
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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9) Consider the following statements
1. ASTROSAT is India's first mission for studying distant celestial objects
2. It will be launched by GSLV
3. It is a first multiwavelength astronomy satellite
4. India will join the group of U.S., Europe, Russia and Japan who have similar missions launched previously
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3,4
c. 1,3,4
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
It is scheduled to launch on board the PSLV in October 2015.
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10) Consider the following statements related to GOCE Satellite
1. GOCE is a satellite launched by NASA
2. It is first Living Planet Program satellites
3. It studies Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 2,3
Explanation:
The Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) was the first of European Space Agency's Living Planet Program satellites intended to map in unprecedented detail the Earth's gravity field. GOCE mapped the deep structure of the Earth's mantle and probed hazardous volcanic regions. It brought new insight into ocean behavior.
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