ISRO has been a golden contributor to space exploration and satellite technology since 1969. With Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan and Gaganyaan, ISRO brought an important name for India into the world’s space community. Set of MCQs will test your knowledge regarding the historical context of ISRO, all the missions this organization has conducted, and what this organization has so far achieved. Whether you are a student or just an avid lover of space, these MCQs will educate you about ISRO and how they are contributing to space science in the easiest way possible. If you are preparing for any exams like JKSSB, SSC, UPSC or any other state examination these questions are valuable for you examination.
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Important MCQs on ISRO and Space
Q1. Which Country Launched World’s First Mobile Hybrid Rocket RHUMI-1?
A. France
B. UK
C. India
D. Japan
Ans.C
RHUMI-1 : IND’s First Reusable Hybrid Rocket
Developed by : Tamil Nadu Based startup
Space Zone India
Q2. When Will ‘NISAR Mission’ Be Launched?
A. 2023
B. 2024
C. 2025
D. 2030
Ans : C
- NISAR Mission (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
- Joint Earth-Observing Mission Of → NASA & ISRO
- Will Be Launched → 2025
- From – Satish Dhawan Space Center (Andhra Pradesh)
Q3. Which Agency successfully Launched EOS-08 Satellite ?
A. NASA
B. Jaxa
C. ISRO
D. ESA
Ans : C
EOS-08 → Earth Observation Satellite
- Launch Vehicle : Small Satellite Launch
Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 - Launched From : Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh - ISRO Chairman : S. Somnath
Q4. Polaris Dawn Mission Will Be Launched By _?
A. ISRO
B. SpaceX
C. NASA
D. Jaxa
Ans : B
Polaris Dawn Mission : First Private
Human Spaceflight Mission
Operator : SpaceX
Q5. What Is The Name Of IND’s 1st Solar Mission ?
A. Aditya-L2
B. Artemis
C. Aditya-L1
D. NISAR
Ans : C
PSLV-C57/ Aditya-L1 Mission
Launch Date → 2 Sept 2023
India’s First Mission → To Study Solar (Sun)
Atmosphere
Designed & Developed by – ISRO
Q6. Which Rocket Has Been Used To Launch ‘Aditya-L1’ Mission ?
A. PSLV-C57
B. LVM3 M4
C. PSLV-XL C25
D. None
Ans : A
Rocket Used : Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C57)
Mission Duration : 5.2 Years
Launched From : Satish Dhawan
Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota {AP}
Q7. How long the spacecraft will travel under the Aditya L1 mission?
A. 3.5 million km
B. 4.5 million km
C. 2.1 million km
D. 1.5 million km
Ans : D
Q8. Aditya L1 mission will observe ?
A. Photosphere
B. Chromosphere
C. Corona
D. All of the above
Ans : D
Q9. Aditya L1 Mission carried how many total Payloads?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Ans : D
7 Payloads Are___
Mag : Magnetometer
VELC : Visible Emission Line Coronagraph
SUIT : Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
ASPEX : Aditya Solar wind Particle
Experiment
PAPA : Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya
SoLEXS : Solar Low Energy X-ray
Spectrometer
HEL1OS : High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray
Spectrometer
Q10. Where will the Aditya L1 spacecraft be placed?
A. Lagrange Point 1
B. Lagrange Point 2
C. Lagrange Point 3
D. Lagrange Point 4
Ans : A
Aditya L1 : In A Halo Orbit Around The
Sun-Earth L1 Point
- Lagrange Point : A Location In Space Where
The Gravitational Forces Of Two
Celestial Bodies {Such As The Sun & Eart} →
Are L1 : Halo Orbit In Equilibrium (Balance)
Q11. Which country became the 1st to find Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side?
A. China
B. USA
C. India
D. Japan
Ans : A
China’s Chang’e 6 Spacecraft
- Successfully brought samples from moon’s
Far Side → Back to Earth
Q12. TRISHNA Mission Is A joint mission of India & Which Country?
A. Russia
B. UK
C. France
D. USA
Ans : C
TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging
Satellite for High-Resolution Natural Resource
Assessment)
Joint Mission Of → IND & FRANCE
Infrared earth observation satellite mission
Announced by : ISRO
Q13. Which space organization recently developed computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) software named PraVaHa?
A. JAXA
B. NASA
C. ISRO
D. ESA
Ans : C
PraVaHa : Parallel RANS Solver for
Aerospace Vehicle Aero-thermo-dynamic
This Tool Used For → The design and
development of aerospace vehicles
Developed at → VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai
Space Centre)
Q14. Which Rocket will be used to launch ‘Mangalyaan-2’ Mission?
A. SSLV
B. LVM3
C. PSLV
D. None
Ans : B
Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (MOM 2) or
Mangalyaan-2
Rocket Used → Launch Vehicle
Mark-3 or LVM3
Will Be Launched By : ISRO @ 2024
(Planned)
Q15. Recently PM Modi Announced how many astronauts for Gaganyaan Mission
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Ans : A
Gaganyaan Mission : India’s First
Human Space Mission
P Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad
Pratap, S Shukla
Launched Date : 2025 {By ISRO}
» India Will Send 4 Male Astronaut + 1 Female
Robot → Vyom Mitra
4 Astronauts
Q16. Which Rocket Used To Launch ‘Chandrayaan-3’ ?
A. GSLV
B. PSLV
C. LVM3
D. GSLVM
Ans : C
Launch Vehicle Used : LVM3 (Launch
Vehicle Mark-lll) → 3-stage medium-lift launch vehicle
Chandrayaan-3
3rd Lunar Exploration Mission
- Launched By : Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Launch Date : 14 July 2023
- Rocket : LVM3 (Fat Boy)
- Launched From : Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, AP
Chandryaan 3
- Powered By : CE-20 Cryogenic Engine → IND’s Largest Cryogenic Engine
- Cost : 615 Crore
- Project Director → P Veeramuthuvel
Chandrayaan-3 - World’s First Mission To Soft-land Near The Lunar South Pole
Q17. What Is The Name Of Rover Of The ‘Chandrayaan-3 Mission’ ?
A. Vikram
B. Pragyaan
C. Aditya
D. Sidhartha
Ans : B
Rover Name → Pragyaan : 6 Wheeler Robot
- It Will Carry Out In-setu Chemical
Analysis Of Moon’s Surface - Rover Will Have 2 Payloads
- Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)
- LASER Induced Break- down
Spectroscope (LIBS)
Q18. What Is The Name Of Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander ?
A. Vikram
B. Pragyaan
C. Aditya
D. Sidhartha
Ans : A
Lander Name : Vikram (Named After
Vikram Sarabhai)
It Will Take The Rover To The → Moon Surface
Q19. EarthCARE satellite mission, recently seen in the news, is a joint venture between which two space agencies?
A. ISRO & NASA
B. ESA & JAXA
C. ISRO & ESA
D. None
Ans : B
EarthCARE : Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Exploreris
Operated by : ESA & Japanese Aerospace
Agency (JAXA)
An→ climate satellite mission
Q20. BepiColombo Mission Was Launched By Which Space Agency ?
A. ESA
B. JAXA
C. ISRO
D. Both A & B
Ans : D
BepiColombo Mission
- Launched → To study Mercury’s
magnetic field, composition and geology
Q21. Which Country launched ‘Pars 1’ satellite Recently ?
A. Iran
B. India
C. UK
D. UAE
Ans : A
”Pars-I” : Remote sensing and imaging
satellite
- Launched From : Russia
Q22. What Is the name of World’s First Wooden Satellite?
A. WooduSat
B. AstraSat
C. LignoSat
D. ArihantSat
Ans : C
LignoSat Probe : World’s First Wooden Satellite
- Will be launched by : NASA & JAXA
Q23. Which Space Agency Launched ‘INSAT-3DS’ Satellite ?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. JAXA
D. ESA
Ans : A
INSAT-3DS : Weather Satellite
From : Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
Launched By : ISRO
Rocket : GSLV Mk II – F14
Q24. Which Space Agency launched PACE Mission to Study Oceans and Atmosphere?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. ESA
D. JAXA
Ans : B
PACE : Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean
Ecosystem → Earth-observing satellite
mission
Launched by : NASA
Q25. Which Country Launched ‘Einstein Probe’ Space Mission?
A. India
B. China
C. Japan
D. USA
Ans : B
Einstein Probe (EP) : X-ray Space
Telescope Mission
To Explore The Mysteries Of → Universe
Q26. Which Space Agency Launched XPoSat (X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite)?
A. ISRO
B. Skyroot Aerospace
C. DRDO
D. HAL
Ans : A
XPoSat (X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite) : IND’s 1st
World’s 2nd Polarimeter Mission
- Built By : ISRO & Raman Research Institute (RRI)
- Rocket Used : PSLV-C58
- XPoSat : Will Study Various Dynamics Of Bright
Astronomical X-ray Sources In Extreme Condition
World’s 1st Polarimeter Mission : Launched By NASA →
Named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
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