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MCQs with answers on the topic “India’s Space Exploration Achievements and Future Goals”
1. Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel to space?
a) Rakesh Sharma
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Sunita Williams
d) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: a) Rakesh Sharma
2. What is the name of India’s first space probe to the Moon?
a) Chandrayaan-1
b) Mars Orbiter Mission
c) Mangalyaan
d) Chandrayaan-2
Answer: a) Chandrayaan-1
3. When did India launch its first successful mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
a) 2012
b) 2013
c) 2014
d) 2015
Answer: c) 2014
4. Which organization is responsible for space research and exploration in India?
a) ISRO
b) DRDO
c) BARC
d) HAL
Answer: a) ISRO
5. What was the main achievement of the Chandrayaan-2 mission?
a) Successful landing on the Moon’s surface
b) Discovery of water on the Moon
c) First Indian to orbit the Moon
d) Sending human astronauts to the Moon
Answer: b) Discovery of water on the Moon
6. Which Indian satellite is responsible for providing weather and communication data?
a) GSAT
b) Cartosat
c) INSAT
d) NavIC
Answer: c) INSAT
7. Which year did India launch its first satellite, Aryabhata?
a) 1972
b) 1975
c) 1980
d) 1983
Answer: b) 1975
8. India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission was launched by which rocket?
a) PSLV
b) GSLV
c) GSLV Mk III
d) Ariane-5
Answer: c) GSLV Mk III
9. What is India’s main space-based navigation system?
a) GLONASS
b) GPS
c) Galileo
d) NavIC
Answer: d) NavIC
10. Which is the target for India’s Gaganyaan mission?
a) Moon
b) Mars
c) International Space Station
d) Space station orbit
Answer: d) Space station orbit
11. Who is known as the father of the Indian space program?
a) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
b) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
c) Dr. Satish Dhawan
d) Dr. Homi J. Bhabha
Answer: a) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
12. Which country was the first to collaborate with ISRO for a joint space mission?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) France
Answer: d) France
13. Which of the following was the first interplanetary mission by India?
a) Chandrayaan-1
b) Mars Orbiter Mission
c) Astrosat
d) Chandrayaan-2
Answer: b) Mars Orbiter Mission
14. What is the primary objective of the Gaganyaan mission?
a) To send a human to Mars
b) To send a human to the Moon
c) To send humans to low Earth orbit
d) To establish a permanent space station
Answer: c) To send humans to low Earth orbit
15. What does ISRO’s “Mars Orbiter Mission” aim to study?
a) The surface of the Moon
b) The surface of Mars and its atmosphere
c) The Sun’s solar wind
d) The asteroid belt
Answer: b) The surface of Mars and its atmosphere
16. What is the significance of India’s launch of 104 satellites in a single mission?
a) It was a global record for the most satellites launched in one go.
b) It was India’s first satellite launch.
c) It was for military purposes.
d) It aimed to map the oceans.
Answer: a) It was a global record for the most satellites launched in one go.
17. Which satellite was launched by India in 2017 for the study of the Sun?
a) Cartosat
b) Astrosat
c) Aditya-L1
d) GSAT-19
Answer: c) Aditya-L1
18. Which Indian mission is the first to study the Sun?
a) GSAT-6A
b) Chandrayaan-1
c) Astrosat
d) Aditya-L1
Answer: d) Aditya-L1
19. What was the primary objective of India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission?
a) To study the Sun
b) To map the surface of Mars
c) To search for water on the Moon
d) To land a rover on the Moon
Answer: c) To search for water on the Moon
20. When did ISRO successfully launch its first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1?
a) 2008
b) 2007
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: a) 2008
21. What is the name of India’s first dedicated Earth observation satellite?
a) Cartosat-1
b) GSAT-8
c) NavIC
d) INSAT-3DR
Answer: a) Cartosat-1
22. Which country helped India build the launch vehicle for its first Moon mission?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) France
d) Japan
Answer: b) Russia
23. Which was the first space telescope launched by India?
a) Hubble
b) Astrosat
c) Spitzer
d) Chandra
Answer: b) Astrosat
24. In which year did India conduct its first test flight of the GSLV Mk III rocket?
a) 2014
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
Answer: b) 2016
25. Which space agency collaborated with ISRO on the Chandrayaan-2 mission?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) JAXA
d) CNES
Answer: a) NASA
26. What is ISRO’s aim for future space missions?
a) Human colonization of the Moon
b) Establishing space tourism
c) Mars colonization
d) Human spaceflight to low Earth orbit
Answer: d) Human spaceflight to low Earth orbit
27. What was the budget for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
a) $50 million
b) $75 million
c) $100 million
d) $150 million
Answer: b) $75 million
28. Which satellite is used by India to provide real-time satellite data to farmers?
a) Cartosat
b) GSAT-6
c) RISAT-1
d) GSAT-15
Answer: c) RISAT-1
29. What is the primary goal of the Gaganyaan mission?
a) To conduct the first spacewalk by an Indian astronaut
b) To send the first Indian into space
c) To send astronauts to the Moon
d) To launch an Indian astronaut to low Earth orbit
Answer: d) To launch an Indian astronaut to low Earth orbit
30. Which mission was the first to discover the presence of water on the Moon?
a) Chandrayaan-1
b) Mangalyaan
c) Chandrayaan-2
d) Astrosat
Answer: a) Chandrayaan-1
These questions provide a comprehensive overview of India’s space exploration achievements and future goals, suitable for Civil Services Examination preparation.
