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Q1 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
What does the word "Chandrayaan" mean in Sanskrit?
A. Earth machine
B. Star ship
C. Sun vehicle
D. Moon vehicle ✓ Correct
Solution: "Chandra" means Moon and "Yaan" means vehicle, so Chandrayaan means Moon vehicle.
Q2 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
The Chandrayaan missions are sent to explore which object in space?
A. Venus
B. The Sun
C. Mars
D. The Moon ✓ Correct
Solution: All Chandrayaan missions are Moon missions, sent to study the Moon.
Q3 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
Which Indian organisation carries out these space missions?
A. WHO
B. ONGC
C. NASA
D. ISRO ✓ Correct
Solution: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is Indias space agency. NASA belongs to the USA.
Q4 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
Aditya-L1 is a special mission sent to study which object in the sky?
A. Saturn
B. The Moon
C. The Sun ✓ Correct
D. Mars
Solution: Aditya-L1 is Indias first mission to study the Sun.
Q5 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
The word "Aditya" is a Sanskrit name for which object?
A. Sky
B. Moon
C. Star
D. Sun ✓ Correct
Solution: "Aditya" means the Sun, which is why the Sun mission is named Aditya-L1.
Q6 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
In August 2023, Chandrayaan-3 gently landed on the surface of the ___.
A. Mars
B. The Sun
C. Venus
D. The Moon ✓ Correct
Solution: Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the Moon on 23 August 2023.
Q7 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
What is the name of Chandrayaan-3s landing craft (the lander)?
A. Vikram ✓ Correct
B. Aryabhata
C. Bhaskara
D. Pragyan
Solution: The lander is called Vikram. Pragyan is the small rover it carried.
Q8 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · easy · theory
Which was Indias very first Moon mission?
A. Chandrayaan-1 ✓ Correct
B. Chandrayaan-3
C. Chandrayaan-2
D. Aditya-L1
Solution: Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, was Indias first mission to the Moon.
Q9 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
What is a satellite?
A. An object that moves around a bigger object in space ✓ Correct
B. A big bright star
C. A type of aeroplane
D. A mountain on the Moon
Solution: A satellite is an object that orbits (goes around) a bigger object, like the Moon around Earth.
Q10 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
Which is Earths only natural satellite?
A. Mars
B. The Moon ✓ Correct
C. The Sun
D. A star
Solution: The Moon goes around the Earth, so it is Earths natural satellite.
Q11 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
What was the name of Indias first satellite?
A. Vikram
B. Mangalyaan
C. Aryabhata ✓ Correct
D. Chandrayaan
Solution: Aryabhata, launched in 1975, was Indias first satellite.
Q12 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
Man-made satellites are carried up into space using?
A. Aeroplanes
B. Big balloons
C. Rockets ✓ Correct
D. Trains
Solution: Only powerful rockets can carry satellites high enough to reach space.
Q13 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
Who was the first Indian to travel to space?
A. APJ Abdul Kalam
B. Rakesh Sharma ✓ Correct
C. Kalpana Chawla
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Solution: Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian in space in 1984.
Q14 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
Mangalyaan was Indias mission to which planet?
A. Saturn
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Mars ✓ Correct
Solution: "Mangal" means Mars, and Mangalyaan was Indias mission to Mars.
Q15 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
Which of these is a common everyday use of satellites?
A. Broadcasting TV programmes ✓ Correct
B. Cooking food
C. Growing plants
D. Making shoes
Solution: Satellites carry TV, phone and internet signals over long distances.
Q16 — Satellites & Space Achievements · easy · theory
The Moon is a satellite, but the Sun is not a satellite. The Sun is a?
A. Comet
B. Star ✓ Correct
C. Planet
D. Satellite
Solution: The Sun is a star a huge ball of hot glowing gas at the centre of our solar system.
Q17 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · hard · theory
About how far from Earth is the special point "L1" where Aditya-L1 is placed?
A. About 100 km
B. About 1.5 million km ✓ Correct
C. About 100 million km
D. About 10 km
Solution: L1 is roughly 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, on the way towards the Sun.
Q18 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · hard · theory
In which year did India launch its first Moon mission, Chandrayaan-1?
A. 1969
B. 2019
C. 2023
D. 2008 ✓ Correct
Solution: Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008.
Q19 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · hard · theory
Chandrayaan-1 made an important discovery on the Moon. What did it find signs of?
A. Air to breathe
B. Water ✓ Correct
C. Trees
D. Gold
Solution: Chandrayaan-1 found signs of water (water molecules) on the Moon.
Q20 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · hard · theory
India celebrates 23rd August as "National Space Day" because on that day in 2023 ___.
A. The first rocket was built
B. Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon ✓ Correct
C. Aditya-L1 reached the Sun
D. ISRO was started
Solution: Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023, so that date is now National Space Day.
Q21 — Satellites & Space Achievements · hard · theory
In which year did India launch its first satellite, Aryabhata?
A. 1947
B. 1975 ✓ Correct
C. 1990
D. 2008
Solution: Aryabhata was launched in 1975, marking Indias entry into the satellite age.
Q22 — Satellites & Space Achievements · hard · theory
In 2017, ISRO set a world record by launching how many satellites using a single rocket?
A. 104 ✓ Correct
B. 10
C. 50
D. 2
Solution: ISROs PSLV rocket launched 104 satellites in one flight in 2017 a world record at the time.
Q23 — Satellites & Space Achievements · hard · theory
Which reliable ISRO rocket, used to launch many satellites, is often called the "workhorse of ISRO"?
A. An astronaut
B. A weather satellite
C. A planet
D. PSLV ✓ Correct
Solution: The PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) has launched so many satellites that it is called ISROs workhorse.
Q24 — Satellites & Space Achievements · hard · theory
What is the full form of ISRO?
A. Indian Science Rocket Office
B. Indian Star Research Origin
C. Indian Space Research Organisation ✓ Correct
D. International Space Research Organisation
Solution: ISRO stands for the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Q25 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
The small robot (rover) that rolled out of Chandrayaan-3 to explore the Moon is named?
A. Vikram
B. Aditya
C. Pragyan ✓ Correct
D. Rohini
Solution: The rover was named Pragyan, which means "wisdom". Vikram is the lander.
Q26 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
Near which part of the Moon did Chandrayaan-3 land, where no country had landed before?
A. The South pole ✓ Correct
B. The far sides middle
C. The North pole
D. The exact centre
Solution: Chandrayaan-3 landed near the Moons South pole, a place no earlier mission had reached.
Q27 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
With Chandrayaan-3, India became the fourth country in the world to do what?
A. Reach the Sun
B. Invent the rocket
C. Land softly on the Moon ✓ Correct
D. Send humans to Mars
Solution: After the USA, Russia and China, India was the fourth country to soft-land a craft on the Moon.
Q28 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
In which year did Chandrayaan-3 successfully land on the Moon?
A. 2013
B. 2023 ✓ Correct
C. 2019
D. 2008
Solution: Chandrayaan-3 landed on 23 August 2023.
Q29 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
Aditya-L1 does not land on the Sun. Why can no spacecraft land on the Sun?
A. The Sun is extremely hot ✓ Correct
B. The Sun is too small
C. The Sun is too dark
D. The Sun is made of ice
Solution: The Sun is a huge ball of very hot glowing gases, so nothing can land on its surface.
Q30 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
Chandrayaan-3s lander is named "Vikram" after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, who is remembered as the ___ of Indias space programme.
A. Pilot
B. Father ✓ Correct
C. Grandfather
D. King
Solution: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is called the Father of the Indian space programme, and the lander honours him.