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MCQs with answers on “India’s Mars Mission: A Leap in Space Exploration”
1. What is the name of India’s Mars Mission?
- A) Chandrayaan-2
- B) Mangalyaan
- C) Vikram
- D) Gaganyaan
Answer: B) Mangalyaan
2. When did India launch its first Mars mission?
- A) 2013
- B) 2014
- C) 2015
- D) 2016
Answer: B) 2014
3. Which organization is responsible for India’s Mars Mission?
- A) DRDO
- B) ISRO
- C) NASA
- D) ESA
Answer: B) ISRO
4. What is the primary objective of Mangalyaan?
- A) To study the Moon
- B) To study Mars
- C) To study the Sun
- D) To study Jupiter
Answer: B) To study Mars
5. What was the launch vehicle used for India’s Mars Mission?
- A) GSLV Mk III
- B) PSLV-C25
- C) Atlas V
- D) Falcon 9
Answer: B) PSLV-C25
6. India’s Mars Mission made India the fourth country in the world to reach Mars. Which country was the first to reach Mars?
- A) United States
- B) Russia
- C) China
- D) Japan
Answer: A) United States
7. Which of the following was a key feature of India’s Mars Mission?
- A) First successful Mars landing
- B) First Mars mission to orbit the Red Planet on its first attempt
- C) First human mission to Mars
- D) First to send a rover to Mars
Answer: B) First Mars mission to orbit the Red Planet on its first attempt
8. What is the name of the orbiter used in India’s Mars Mission?
- A) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
- B) Mars Explorer
- C) Mars Reconnaissance
- D) Mangalyaan 2
Answer: A) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
9. What year did Mangalyaan successfully enter Mars’ orbit?
- A) 2013
- B) 2014
- C) 2015
- D) 2016
Answer: B) 2014
10. Which country’s Mars mission was launched in the same year as India’s Mangalyaan?
- A) Russia
- B) United States
- C) China
- D) Japan
Answer: C) China
11. What is the weight of the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft?
- A) 1,350 kg
- B) 500 kg
- C) 700 kg
- D) 1,500 kg
Answer: A) 1,350 kg
12. Mangalyaan is equipped with how many scientific instruments?
- A) 5
- B) 8
- C) 3
- D) 4
Answer: B) 8
13. Which of these scientific goals is part of India’s Mars Mission?
- A) To study the surface and atmosphere of Mars
- B) To find signs of life on Mars
- C) To map the entire solar system
- D) To test new rocket technology
Answer: A) To study the surface and atmosphere of Mars
14. Which of the following is not one of the scientific instruments on the Mars Orbiter?
- A) Mars Colour Camera
- B) Lyman Alpha Photometer
- C) Methane Sensor
- D) Space Telescope
Answer: D) Space Telescope
15. What makes India’s Mars Mission a significant achievement?
- A) First mission to land on Mars
- B) Low-cost mission with high success
- C) First mission to orbit the Sun
- D) First mission to find water on Mars
Answer: B) Low-cost mission with high success
16. What is the name of the fuel used by India’s Mars Orbiter Mission?
- A) Liquid hydrogen
- B) Solid propellant
- C) Liquid oxygen
- D) Hypergolic propellant
Answer: D) Hypergolic propellant
17. What is the total cost of India’s Mars Mission?
- A) $100 million
- B) $74 million
- C) $50 million
- D) $1 billion
Answer: B) $74 million
18. Which of the following countries assisted in India’s Mars Mission?
- A) United States
- B) China
- C) Russia
- D) No foreign assistance was involved
Answer: D) No foreign assistance was involved
19. Which of the following is an important feature of India’s Mars Mission compared to other nations’ Mars missions?
- A) First to land a rover on Mars
- B) First to use a nuclear-powered rover
- C) First to launch a Mars mission with a minimal budget
- D) First to conduct a manned mission to Mars
Answer: C) First to launch a Mars mission with a minimal budget
20. Which Indian city was the primary control center for India’s Mars Mission?
- A) Bengaluru
- B) Hyderabad
- C) Chennai
- D) New Delhi
Answer: A) Bengaluru
21. What is the primary objective of the Mars Colour Camera on Mangalyaan?
- A) To study Martian soil
- B) To capture images of Mars
- C) To measure Martian temperature
- D) To measure the density of Mars’ atmosphere
Answer: B) To capture images of Mars
22. What was a major challenge faced by India’s Mars mission?
- A) Limited resources and budget
- B) Delay in launch
- C) Lack of scientific instruments
- D) Failure to reach Mars orbit
Answer: A) Limited resources and budget
23. What is the duration of the Mars Orbiter Mission’s expected lifetime?
- A) 1 year
- B) 2 years
- C) 6 months
- D) 5 years
Answer: B) 2 years
24. How many countries had reached Mars before India?
- A) 3
- B) 4
- C) 5
- D) 6
Answer: B) 4
25. Which is the largest scientific instrument on Mangalyaan?
- A) Lyman Alpha Photometer
- B) Mars Colour Camera
- C) Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
- D) Methane Sensor
Answer: C) Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer
26. How long did it take for India’s Mars Orbiter to travel from Earth to Mars?
- A) 180 days
- B) 250 days
- C) 300 days
- D) 6 months
Answer: A) 180 days
27. Which of the following is a feature of the Mars Orbiter’s Methane Sensor?
- A) It detects water vapor on Mars
- B) It detects methane in Mars’ atmosphere
- C) It detects ultraviolet radiation on Mars
- D) It measures the temperature on Mars
Answer: B) It detects methane in Mars’ atmosphere
28. Which space agency first attempted to send a mission to Mars?
- A) NASA
- B) ESA
- C) Soviet Space Program
- D) ISRO
Answer: C) Soviet Space Program
29. How successful was India’s Mars Mission in its first attempt?
- A) 60% success rate
- B) 100% success rate
- C) 90% success rate
- D) 70% success rate
Answer: B) 100% success rate
30. What major contribution has India’s Mars Mission made to space exploration?
- A) Reducing space exploration costs globally
- B) Developing the first human Mars mission
- C) Unveiling the possibility of life on Mars
- D) Creating the first international space station
Answer: A) Reducing space exploration costs globally
