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251.

The satellite which relay computer data along with television and radio broadcasts is called

A. military satellite
B. weather satellite
C. communication satellite
D. remote sensing satellite
Answer» D. remote sensing satellite
252.

The first probe space which focused mainly on comet was

A. stardust
B. Clementine
C. Venera
D. Pioneer
Answer» B. Clementine
253.

Venera 9 was sent in space to record surface conditions of

A. Moon
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Sun
Answer» C. Jupiter
254.

Aerogel is three times heavier than

A. water
B. air
C. gases
D. glass
Answer» C. gases
255.

The lightest solid on earth is

A. cotton
B. sand
C. Aerogel
D. boron
Answer» D. boron
256.

The height of Delta was

A. 29m
B. 36m
C. 62m
D. 111m
Answer» C. 62m
257.

Weather satellites are made to plant in regions of earth called

A. tropical zones
B. polar zones
C. equator
D. all of them
Answer» C. equator
258.

The first satellite of NASA was

A. Sputnik 2
B. Explorer 1
C. Sputnik 1
D. Terra 1
Answer» E.
259.

The first space station was built by America named as

A. Sky lab
B. Mir
C. Ultra lab
D. Matrix
Answer» B. Mir
260.

An orbit which is less than 1500 km above the surface of earth is called

A. geostationary orbit
B. low earth orbit
C. artificial satellite
D. natural satellite
Answer» B. low earth orbit
261.

A space vehicle which is reusable and lands like an aero plane is called a

A. satellite
B. meteor
C. spaceshuttle
D. hover craft
Answer» D. hover craft
262.

For every action there is equal and opposite reaction this was Newton's

A. first law of motion
B. second law of motion
C. third law of motion
D. all of them
Answer» D. all of them
263.

The ancestor of all modern rockets is

A. V-1
B. V-2
C. Titan
D. Delta
Answer» C. Titan
264.

A person who proposed sending machines in space was

A. Yuri Gagarian
B. Robert Goddard
C. Jules Verne
D. Konstantin Tsiolkovosky
Answer» E.
265.

In order to orbit a moon or a planet certain speed and direction is required which is called

A. escape velocity
B. orbital velocity
C. suborbital velocity
D. centripetal velocity
Answer» C. suborbital velocity
266.

A darker area which is comparatively cooler than rest of surface is called

A. sun spot
B. sun hole
C. convective surface
D. flare
Answer» B. sun hole
267.

According to Kepler's second law of motion planets nearer to sun moves

A. slower
B. faster
C. medium pace
D. slowest
Answer» C. medium pace
268.

The resistance in speed until it is subjected by outside force is called

A. motion
B. energy
C. inertia
D. universal gravitation
Answer» D. universal gravitation
269.

The statement which says that gravity is equal to product of two masses divided by the distance maintained by those masses is the law of

A. motion
B. energy
C. inertia
D. universal gravitation
Answer» E.
270.

The presence of life have enormous impact on Earth as it added to earth's atmosphere lots of

A. carbon dioxide
B. oxygen
C. nitrogen
D. hydrogen
Answer» C. nitrogen
271.

In comets the planetesimals are made of

A. heat
B. fire
C. ice
D. rock
Answer» D. rock
272.

Radiative zone and chromospheres are

A. 3,000,000 km thick
B. 2,000,000 km thick
C. 6,000,000 km thin
D. 5,000,000 km thin
Answer» B. 2,000,000 km thick
273.

The upper mantle of the earth was cooled and became more dense at least

A. 1.5 billion years ago
B. 2.5 billion years ago
C. 1.9 billion years ago
D. 1.1 billion years ago
Answer» B. 2.5 billion years ago
274.

The regions of immensely high temperature and brightness are termed as

A. sun spot
B. sun hole
C. convective surface
D. flares
Answer» E.
275.

Newton has given the law of

A. motion
B. energy
C. inertia
D. universal gravitation
Answer» E.
276.

As the Planetesimals grow they attract more

A. dust
B. light
C. energy
D. star
Answer» B. light
277.

The measure of average kinetic energy is called its

A. velocity
B. temperature
C. pressure
D. density
Answer» C. pressure
278.

The relationship between planets' revolution and its semi major axis is stated in Kepler's

A. first law of motion
B. second law of motion
C. third law of motion
D. all of them
Answer» D. all of them
279.

The only planet which has not been visited by NASA yet is the

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
Answer» E.
280.

During a lunar eclipse the color of moon becomes

A. orange
B. black
C. red
D. purple
Answer» D. purple
281.

Pluto was discovered in century

A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
Answer» E.
282.

Earth comes between sun and moon during a

A. solar eclipse
B. lunar eclipse
C. annular eclipse
D. total solar eclipse
Answer» C. annular eclipse
283.

The name of moon of Pluto is

A. Luna
B. Ganymede
C. Calistro
D. Charon
Answer» E.
284.

Phobos and Deimos are the moons of planet

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
Answer» B. Venus
285.

During annular eclipse the earth and moon are

A. closer
B. farther apart
C. opposite
D. alike
Answer» C. opposite
286.

A storm system on Jupiter which is three times bigger than earth is the

A. Great red spot
B. Cassini
C. Great dark spot
D. Great orange spot
Answer» B. Cassini
287.

Asteroids include

A. Hektor
B. Ceres
C. Vesta
D. all of them
Answer» E.
288.

Moons of Jupiter and Saturn were discovered in century

A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
Answer» B. 18th
289.

Atmosphere of Triton is made up of

A. oxygen
B. nitrogen
C. water
D. helium
Answer» C. water
290.

The planet which is not found in outer planet is the

A. Jupiter
B. Uranus
C. Saturn
D. Mars
Answer» E.
291.

The largest planet in solar system is the

A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Venus
Answer» C. Saturn
292.

An Amateur astronomer William Herschel discovered a planet in 1781 named

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Uranus
Answer» E.
293.

The color of Uranus is

A. blue
B. orange
C. red
D. blue-green
Answer» E.
294.

The diameter of Saturn rings is

A. 272,000km
B. 727,00km
C. 722,000km
D. 277,000km
Answer» B. 727,00km
295.

A small body traveling in space is called a

A. meteorite
B. asteroid
C. meteoroid
D. meteor
Answer» D. meteor
296.

A day on mercury is equal to earth days of

A. 59
B. 95
C. 57
D. 25
Answer» B. 95
297.

The vital body for chemical processes which is needed for survival of life is the

A. sun
B. water
C. air
D. land
Answer» C. air
298.

Uranus is composed of hydrogen and

A. methane
B. oxygen
C. carbon dioxide
D. helium
Answer» B. oxygen
299.

A small body which travels in space and reaches the earth without burning completely is called

A. meteorite
B. asteroid
C. meteoroid
D. meteor
Answer» B. asteroid
300.

The only planet which is thought to be still forming is the

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
Answer» C. Neptune