Space Exploration — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Physics MCQs with Solutions
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Space Exploration · easy · theory
A person who is trained to travel into space is called an …
A. Astronomer
B. Astrologer
C. Architect
D. Astronaut ✓ Correct
Solution: People who travel into space are called astronauts.
Q2 — Space Exploration · easy · theory
A powerful vehicle that burns fuel to carry spacecraft up into space is called a …
A. Train
B. Aeroplane
C. Submarine
D. Rocket ✓ Correct
Solution: Rockets burn fuel to push spacecraft up and out into space.
Q3 — Space Exploration · easy · theory
What is the name of India’s space research organisation?
A. NASA
B. ESA
C. ISRO ✓ Correct
D. JAXA
Solution: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) runs India’s space programme.
Q4 — Space Exploration · easy · theory
Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?
A. Buzz Aldrin
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. Neil Armstrong ✓ Correct
D. Rakesh Sharma
Solution: Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969.
Q5 — Space Exploration · medium · theory
Who was the first human to travel into space?
A. Sunita Williams
B. Yuri Gagarin ✓ Correct
C. Rakesh Sharma
D. Neil Armstrong
Solution: Yuri Gagarin of Russia became the first human in space in 1961.
Q6 — Space Exploration · medium · theory
Who was the first Indian to travel into space?
A. Sunita Williams
B. Rakesh Sharma ✓ Correct
C. Kalpana Chawla
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Solution: Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go into space in 1984.
Q7 — Space Exploration · medium · theory
Astronauts are seen floating inside a spacecraft because they feel …
A. Weightlessness ✓ Correct
B. Strong wind
C. Extreme heat
D. Great weight
Solution: In orbit astronauts feel weightless, so they float around inside the spacecraft.
Q8 — Space Exploration · medium · theory
Astronauts wear special space suits mainly to …
A. Keep warm at home
B. Get air to breathe and stay protected ✓ Correct
C. Swim underwater
D. Look stylish
Solution: Space has no air, so the suit supplies oxygen and protects the astronaut.
Q9 — Space Exploration · hard · theory
What is the name of the large laboratory in which astronauts live and work while orbiting the Earth?
A. Hubble Telescope
B. Milky Way
C. Space Rocket
D. International Space Station (ISS) ✓ Correct
Solution: The International Space Station is a laboratory that circles the Earth, where astronauts live and do experiments.
Q10 — Space Exploration · hard · theory
A robotic vehicle sent to drive over and explore a planet’s surface, like those on Mars, is called a …
A. Rocket
B. Satellite
C. Telescope
D. Rover ✓ Correct
Solution: A rover is a robot vehicle that moves across a planet’s surface to explore it.