MCQ on Space and Satellite (Set-2) | Science & Technology MCQ

Q. What is the Galileo Project?
(A) An inter-country programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America
(B) A project developed by India with assistance from Canada
(C) An environmental protection project being developed by Japan
(D) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union

Q. Cryogenic temperature stands for temperatures ______.
(A) Below 150ºC
(B) Above 150ºC
(C) Below –150ºC
(D) –273ºC

Q. Low temperatures (cryogenics) find application in ______.
(A) Space travel, surgery and magnetic levitation
(B) Surgery, magnetic levitation and telemetry
(C) Space travel, surgery and telemetry
(D) Space travel, magnetic levitation and telemetry

Q. Cryogenic engines final application in ______.
(A) Sub-marine propulsion
(B) Frost-free refrigerators
(C) Rocket technology
(D) Researches in superconductivity

Q. Cryogenic engines use______.
(A) Liquid chlorine as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel
(B) Liquid oxygen as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel
(C) Liquid fluorine as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel
(D) Liquid sulphur dioxide as the oxidizer and liquid hydrogen as the fuel

Q. The Cryogenic engine is used in______.
(A) Boeing
(B) Rapid rail engines
(C) Space shuttle
(D) Nuclear reactor

Q. Which of the following is not used as rocket propellant?
(A) Liquid hydrogen
(B) Liquid oxygen
(C) Liquid hydrazine
(D) Kerosene oil

Q. Rocket works on the principle of the following.
(A) Avogadro’s concept
(B) Energy conservation
(C) Momentum conservation
(D) Bernoulli’s theorem

Q. An artificial satellite can be tracked very precisely from the Earth by using ______.
(A) Doppler effect
(B) Radar
(C) Sonar
(D) Pulsar

Q. Which one of the following is not a space satellite?
(A) SLV-3
(B) RS-D1
(C) IRS-1D
(D) INSAT-2D

Q. India became the first country to send Educational Services Satellite in space, Edusat. When was the satellite launched?
(A) 20th September, 2003
(B) 20th September, 2004
(C) 4th July, 2004
(D) 20th December, 2003

Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I
(a) Curiosity Rover
(b) Messenger
(c) Rustam-1
(d) Akash-2
List-II

1. Tablet
2. Unmanned Aerial vehicle of DRDO
3. Mars probe space vehicle of U.S.A.
4. Mercury probe space vehicle of NASA

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Q. Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/ evidences for the continued expansion of the universe?

1. Detection of microwaves in space.
2. Observation of redshift phenomenon in space.
3. Movement of asteroids in space.
4. Occurrence of supernova explosions in space.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) None of the above

Q. Consider the following statements.

1. India launches its first fullfledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September, 2002.
2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV C-4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Consider the following statements.

1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10000 km.
2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. The satellite used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such an orbit when

1. The orbit is geosynchronous.
2. The orbit is circular.
3. The orbit lies in the plane of the Earth’s equator.
4. The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236 km.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q. Consider the following statements.

1. Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
2. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the ministry of human resources development.
3. The educational satellite of ISRO (EDUSAT) was launched in 2004 from French Guiana.

Which of the above statement is correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) None of these

Q. With reference to ‘Astrosat’, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space.
2. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Assertion (A): India’s telecommunication has been linked to a satellite.
Reason (R): India is preparing for starwar.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and(R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?

1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating groundwater resources.
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunication
5. Traffic studies

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 4 and 5
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Q. Assertion (A): A space shuttle loses radio contact with ground station for a while during landing on the Earth.
Reason (R): As a space shuttle enters Earth’s atmosphere, the shuttle’s surface temperature increases which ionize the surrounding air.
In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q. Which is the correct chronological order of the following space programmes?

1. APPLE
2. IGMD
3. STEP
4. SITE

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(A) 2, 3, 4, 1
(B) 4, 3, 1, 2
(C) 3, 1, 4, 2
(D) 1, 3, 4, 2

Q. India developed the Satellite launch vehicles over a period of few decades. Which is the correct chronological order of development of the following vehicles A, B, C and D?

1. PSLV
2. ASLV
3. SLV
4. GSLV

Select correct answer from code below.
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(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 3, 2, 1, 4

Q. Match the following pairs.
Launch Vehicle
(a) Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3)
(b) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)
(c) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
(d) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)
Satellite

1. Chandrayaan-1
2. Rohini
3. SROSS-C
4. EDUSAT

Which of the following codes are correctly matched?
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Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Organisations)
(a) ISRO
(b) IUCA
(c) IUAC
(d) VSSC
List-II (Location)

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Pune
3. Bengaluru
4. New Delhi

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Q. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivandrum is mainly concerned with

1. Research in propellants for launching rockets.
2. To launched sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology.
3. Design and fabrication of spacecraft.
4. Development of satellite launch.

Select the answer from the code given below.
(A) Only 1 and 4
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) Only 1

Q. Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose your answer from given code.
Assertion (A): The upper surface of the wings of an aeroplane is made convex and the lower surface is made concave.
Reason (R): The air current at the top has less velocity and thus less pressure at the bottom than at the top.
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(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q. Consider the following statements.
The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO____

1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission.
2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after the USA.
3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q. Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket.

1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space.
2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form and fuel.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere.
What could be the appropriate explanation?

1. There are no clouds or water-vapour in the lower stratosphere.
2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q. Consider the following statements and find the correct answer from the codes given below.

1. RISAT-2 Satellite was put in orbit by PSLV-C12 in April 2009 from Sriharikota.
2. Another satellite ANUSAT was also put in orbit by the PSLV-C12. This was built by Anna University, Chennai.
3. ANUSAT is an experimental communication satellite.
4. RISAT-2 is surveillance satellite and can keep a watch on country’s borders.

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(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q. With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers, consider the following statements.

1. All the INSAT series of satellites were launched abroad.
2. PSLV’s were used to launch IRS-series of satellites.
3. India used the indigenously built cryogenic engines for the first time for powering the third stage of GSLV.
4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, had payloads to demonstrate digital broadcast and Internet services.

Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 3

Q. Television viewers using dish antenna to receive satellite signals do not receive signals during rain because

1. of small size of antenna.
2. rain droplets absorb the energy of radio waves.
3. rain droplets disperse the energy of radio waves from their original direction.

Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Q. List of few satellites manufactured by ISRO is given below along with the date of their launch. Which two of the following satellites failed to reach the orbit?

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(A) 1 and 4
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4

Q. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3