ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) — Homi Bhabha Class 6 General Knowledge MCQs with Solutions
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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 — 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.
Q10 — 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.
Q11 — 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.
Q12 — 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.
Q13 — 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.
Q14 — 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.
Q15 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
What was the main job of the Pragyan rover on the Moon?
A. To take photos of Earths cities
B. To study the Moons surface ✓ Correct
C. To carry water to the Moon
D. To bring people to the Moon
Solution: The rover moved around and studied the Moons soil and surface.
Q16 — ISRO Missions (Chandrayaan, Aditya-L1) · medium · theory
Chandrayaan-2s lander could not land safely, but one part is still going around the Moon and sending pictures. What is that part called?
A. Rocket
B. Orbiter ✓ Correct
C. Parachute
D. Rover
Solution: The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter still circles the Moon and keeps sending useful information.
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.