1- INSAT I-B was launced from Cape Canaveral (Florida) on
(a) SEP, 1983
(b) SEP, 1984
(c) SEP, 1988
(d) None
Ans -SEP, 1983
2-India’s satellite launch-pad is located at
(a) Shri Hari Kota
(b) Thumba
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Dehradun
Ans- Shri Hari Kota
3-The code name of the first vehicle driven by man on the moon’s surface was
(a) Rover
(b) Luna 22
(c) Eagle
(d) Challenger
Ans -Rover
4-SITE is nick-named as
(a) Teacher in the sky
(b) Literacy to villages
(c) Earth Communication
(d) Indian TV
Ans- Teacher in the sky
5-The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite was launched into space on
(a) 1985
(b) 1986
(c) 1987
(d) 1990
Ans -1990
6-Space Application Centre (SAC) is located at
(a) Trivandrum
(b) Odisha
(c) Ahmadabad
(d) Mumbai
Ans- Ahmadabad
7-‘Anuradha’ experiment was conducted by
(a) Prof.P.M.Prasad
(b) Dr.D.R.Subramaniam
(c) Prof.G.D.Birla
(d) None
Ans- Prof.P.M.Prasad
8-What is the distance which the Earth covers in its one complete revolution around the Sun?
(A) 5.8 × 106 km
(B) 9.4 × 108 km
(C) 15.0 × 1010 km
(D) 28.8 × 106 km
Answer: 9.4 × 108 km
9-What percentage of the irregular surface of the Earth is covered with water?
(A) 50 percent
(B) 60 percent
(C) 70 percent
(D) 80 percent
Answer: 70 percent
10-Which of the following planets has almost the same mass, size and density as the Earth?
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
Answer: Venus