Satellites & Space Achievements — Homi Bhabha Class 6 General Knowledge MCQs with Solutions
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Q1 — 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.
Q2 — 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.
Q3 — 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.
Q4 — 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.
Q5 — 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.
Q6 — 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.
Q7 — 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.
Q8 — 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.
Q9 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Mangalyaan reached Mars on its very first attempt in 2014. Why was this special for India?
A. It was the first country to land people on Mars
B. It was the first country to build a rocket
C. It was the first country to reach the Moon
D. It was the first country to reach Mars on its first try ✓ Correct
Solution: India became the first country in the world to reach Mars orbit on its very first attempt.
Q10 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Weather satellites are most useful for helping us with?
A. Playing music
B. Cooking meals
C. Predicting the weather ✓ Correct
D. Cleaning rivers
Solution: Weather satellites watch clouds and storms, helping us predict rain and cyclones.
Q11 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Indias own satellite navigation system, like GPS, is called?
A. NavIC ✓ Correct
B. INSAT
C. PSLV
D. Aryabhata
Solution: NavIC is Indias own navigation system that helps find directions and locations.
Q12 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Indias first satellite, Aryabhata, was named after?
A. A famous king
B. An ancient Indian mathematician ✓ Correct
C. A mountain
D. A river
Solution: It honoured Aryabhata, a great ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer.
Q13 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut of Indian origin, is remembered as the first?
A. Indian pilot in the army
B. Indian to build a satellite
C. Woman of Indian origin to go to space ✓ Correct
D. Indian to walk on the Moon
Solution: Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to travel into space.
Q14 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Gaganyaan is Indias planned mission to?
A. Study the deep ocean
B. Send Indian astronauts into space ✓ Correct
C. Land on the Sun
D. Build a new airport
Solution: Gaganyaan aims to send Indian astronauts into space aboard an Indian spacecraft.
Q15 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Why does a satellite keep going around the Earth instead of flying away?
A. Wind pushes it along
B. Magnets in the sky
C. It is tied with a strong rope
D. Earths gravity pulls and holds it ✓ Correct
Solution: Earths gravity keeps pulling the satellite, holding it in its orbit around the Earth.
Q16 — Satellites & Space Achievements · medium · theory
Which Indian scientist and former President is known as the "Missile Man of India"?
A. APJ Abdul Kalam ✓ Correct
B. Rakesh Sharma
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Solution: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam worked on rockets and missiles and is called the Missile Man of India.
Q17 — 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.
Q18 — 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.
Q19 — 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.
Q20 — 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.