GK Quiz on Indian Space Missions Set IV

1. Druva is a………..

(a) Tank

(b) Advanced  light helicopter

(c) A multi barrel rocket system

(d) Missile

2. Which country is the biggest importer of arms and ammunition in the world?

(a) Iran

(b) Afghanistan

(c) Pakistan

(d) India

3. From which country India purchases its maximum defence equipment ?

(a) Russia

(b) USA

(c) Israel

(d) China

4. What is NOT true about Brahmos missile?

(a) It was developed by the DRDO with the help of USA.

(b) It’s a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircrafts or land.

(c) It can hit at the maximum range of 290 kms.

(d) It has the capability to hit the surface targets as low as 10 meters of altitude.

5. Where is the Headquarter of Mazgaon Dockyard Limited?

(a) Vishakhapatnam

(b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai

(d) Kandla

6. When is army day observed in India?

(a) 4 dec.

(b) 15 jan.

(c) 28 feb

(d) 1 dec.

7. Which of the following is the oldest paramilitary in the country?

(a) CRPF

(b) BSF

(c) ITBP

(d) Assam rifles

8. Which of the following does not different from others?

(a) Vijayanta

(b) T-55

(c) Arjun

(d) Agni

9. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is situated in……

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Uttrakhand

(d) Delhi

10. Which of the following is wrong?

(a) Tarapur Atomic Research is in Maharashtra.

(b) Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project is in Tamil Nadu

(c) Kaiga Atomic Power plant is in Odisha

(d) Narora Atomic Power Station is in Uttar Pradesh

Question	Answer
1	b
2	d
3	b
4	a
5	c
6	b
7	d
8	d
9	b
10	c

GK Quiz on Indian Space Missions Set III

1. Where is Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre?

(a) Thiruvananthapuram

(b) Odisha

(c) Kerala

(d) Andhra Pradesh

2. Which of the following statement is /are true?

(a) India’s first satellite communication earth station was set up at ARVI (Pune).

(b) USA is the India’s biggest partner in the development of the space programmes.

(c) India’s first satellite launch vehicle was SLV.

(d) SROS, stands for Stretched Rohini Satellite Series.

3. Which of the following is true?

(a) Artyabhatta institute of observational sciences is in nainital.

(b) S.N. Bose national centre for basic sciences is in Kolkata

(c) Indian institute of Astrophysics is in Odisha

(d) Indian institute of Geomagnetism  is in Mumbai

4. Where is master control facility in India?

(a) Hasan (karnataka)

(b) Bhopal (MP)

(c) Chandipur (Odisha)

(d) Both a & b

5. Which of the following is true about Indian defence system?

(a) G.M. Kariyappa was the first Indian chief of army staff?

(b) Department of Defence Research And Development comes under the ministry of defence.

(c) The Headquarter of eastern command of defence is in Odisha.

(d) Only a & b

6. Chief of the air force is called………………

(a) Admiral

(b) Air marshal

(c) Air Chief Marshal

(d) General

7. What is the correct decreasing order of the officers in the Indian Army?

(a) Field marshal, General, Lieutenant General and Major General

(b) General, Field marshal , Lieutenant General and Major General

(c) General, Lieutenant General, Major General  and Field marshal,

(d) General, Field marshal ,Lieutenant General and Major General

8. Which of the following is not true about Agni V Missile?

(a) It’s an intercontinental ballistic missile.

(b) It is indigenously developed by India.

(c) Its range is between 5000-6000 kms

(d) It is run by liquid fuel.

9. Which of the following missile works on the theory of “fire and forget”?

(a) Brahmos

(b) Akash

(c) Nag

(d) Sourya

10. Which of the following is not true?

(a) Nirbhay is a missile of 1000 km

(b) Brahmos missile is developed by DRDO

(c) Astra is an Air to Surface missile.

(d) The range of Agni iii is between 3000 to 5000 kms.

Question	Answer
1	a
2	b
3	c
4	d
5	d
6	c
7	a
8	d
9	c
10	c

GK Quiz on Indian Space Missions Set II

1. Which of the following statement is/are true

(1) APPLE was India’s first experimental, geostationary satellite.

(2) Indi’s first experimental satellite was assisted by the Soviet Union.

(3) INSAT -2 project was India’s first indigenously built satellite.

(a) Only 1, 2 are correct

(b) Only 2nd is correct

(c) Only 2, 3 are correct

(d) All are correct

2. Where is the Headquarter of DRDO?

(a) New delhi

(b) Odisha

(c) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

3. IRNSS-1E is the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), which vehicle launched it?

(a) PSLV-C31

(b) PSLV-C30

(c) PSLV-C21

(d) GSLV 3

4. Which of the following statement is Not true about IRNSS?

(a) IRNSS consists of constellation of seven satellites of which three are geostationary and four are non-geostationary.

(b) Till date 5 satellites of it has been launched.

(c) It will provide mapping and tracking services.

(d) It was launched on board of PSLV-C30 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra    Pradesh.

5. Which of the following country do not have cryogenic engine technique?

(a) Russia

(b) Japan

(c) China

(d) Canada

6. Which of the following is the heaviest rocket of India?

(a) GSLV Mark 3

(b) RH 75

(c) RH 300

(d) RH200

7. Which of the following is not true about mars mission of India?

(a) It was launched on 5 November 2012

(b) It was India's first interplanetary mission.

(c) ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars.

(d) India is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit.

8. Which of the following is not true about the chandrayan1?

(a) It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008.

(b) India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket, serial number C13.

(c) The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008.

(d) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15    August 2003.

9. What is true about Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?

(a) It was developed and operated by indigenously in India

(b) It was developed in collaboration with Russia.

(c) It was developed in collaboration with USA.

(d) It was developed in collaboration with USA & UK.

10. Where is Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) situated?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Odisha

(d) Karnataka

Question	Answer
1	d
2	a
3	a
4	d
5	d
6	a
7	a
8	b
9	a
10	b

GK Quiz on Indian Space Missions Set I

1. What is the full form of ASLV?

(a) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

(b) Automatic Satellite Launch Vehicle

(c) Aero Space Launch Vehicle

(d) Area Satellite Launch Vehicle

2. Which is India's first experimental satellite launch vehicle?

(a) ASLV

(b) GSLV

(c) SLV 3

(d) None of these

3. Which type of fuel is used by GSLV in its operations?

(a) Only solid fuel

(b) Only liquid fuel

(c) Liquid in first stage and solid in second stage

(d) Solid in first stage and liquid in second stage

4. When The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was set up?

(a) 1962

(b) 1969

(c) 1972

(d) 1952

5. Where is the Headquarter of ISRO?

(a) Chandipur

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Mahendragiri

(d) Chennai

6. Which of the following is NOT true about Indian space research?

(a) The first satellite launched in India was Aryabhatta.

(b) Great scientist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is known as the father of Indian space research.

(c) ISRO was set up in 1962.

(d) IRSO reports to Department of Space, India

7. IRNSS is a ……………..

(a) Navigation satellite

(b) Space mission

(c) MARS mission

(d) Geo stationary satellite

8. Who was the india’s first man/women in the space?

(a) Rajesh Sharma

(b) Rakesh sharma

(c) Kalpana chawla

(d) Sunita williams

9. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR is situated at…….

(a) Bangaluru

(b) Mahendragiri

(c) Ahmedabad

(d) Sriharikota

10. What was the Chandrayan I……..

(a) An earth observation satellite

(b) Lunar Probe

(c) Navigation satellite

(d) Geo stationary satellite

Question	Answer
1	a
2	c
3	d
4	b
5	b
6	c
7	a
8	b
9	d
10	b