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51.

Which space agency's Parker Solar Probe has entered the Sun's upper atmosphere for the first time in history?

A. ISRO
B. Space X
C. NASA
D. Christ
Answer» D. Christ
52.

Name the NASA spacecraft which has become the first spacecraft to pass through the Sun's outer atmosphere?

A. RedPlanet Solar Probe
B. Parker Solar Probe
C. Space Solar Probe
D. American Solar Probe
Answer» C. Space Solar Probe
53.

Who among the following personality was SpaceX's first flight surgeon?

A. Rakesh Menon
B. Anil Menon
C. Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari
D. Sunita Williams
Answer» C. Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari
54.

When will Chandrayaan 3 will be launched?

A. First quarter of 2023
B. Second quarter of 2022
C. Third quarter of 2022
D. First quarter of 2022
Answer» D. First quarter of 2022
55.

NASA has released the sound recorded by the Juno mission near which planet's moon Ganymede?

A. Saturn
B. Tues
C. Mercury
D. Jupiter
Answer» E.
56.

Which surface-to-surface missile has been successfully test-fired by DRDO off the Odisha coast?

A. Pralay
B. Akash
C. Prithvi Air
D. Trishul
Answer» B. Akash
57.

Which space agency has launched the world's largest telescope named James Webb Space?

A. ISRO
B. Jaxa
C. Roscosmos
D. NASA
Answer» E.
58.

DRDO undertook the final test firing of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Which agency has been designated for the manufacturing of this missile?

A. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
B. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
C. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
D. Bharat Dynamics Limited
Answer» E.
59.

ISRO tested which engine to be used for India's first human-carry rocket under the Gaganyaan human space mission?

A. Kirti engine
B. Gaurav engine
C. Vikas engine
D. Ekta engine
Answer» D. Ekta engine
60.

What is the area of space, around which the James Webb Space Telescope orbit?

A. CV Raman Point
B. Lagrange Point
C. Curie Point
D. Newton Point
Answer» C. Curie Point
61.

Which company unveiled a new generation of a spacesuit for humanity's return trip to the Moon?

A. ISRO
B. TESLA
C. DRDO
D. NASA
Answer» E.
62.

From which country did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) receive the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite?

A. USA
B. UK
C. Japan
D. Australia
Answer» B. UK
63.

Which company successfully tested the solid fuel-based booster stage of SSLV?

A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. DRDO
D. SAARC
Answer» B. NASA
64.

From which state was the APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 launched?

A. West Bengal
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Nagaland
Answer» D. Nagaland
65.

How many spacecraft were launched by ISRO’s SSLV D2 launch vehicle into orbit?

A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. Five
Answer» C. Two
66.

Which asteroid was NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent to?

A. Benu
B. Ceres
C. Pallas
D. Juno
Answer» B. Ceres
67.

Which company did astronaut Christina Koch belong to when she became the first woman to go around the moon?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. SAARC
Answer» D. SAARC
68.

To which space agency does the Proba-3 mission belong?

A. USA
B. ESA
C. ISRO
D. JASA
Answer» C. ISRO
69.

Which country is set to send its first female astronaut to space this year?

A. South Africa
B. Sudan
C. Saudi Arabia
D. South Korea
Answer» D. South Korea
70.

Recently, HAL gave the first Advanced Light Helicopter Mark III to which country?

A. Mauritania
B. Mauritius
C. Moldova
D. Mexico
Answer» C. Moldova
71.

Which company successfully launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle SSLV D-2 from Sriharikota for the first time?

A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. SAARC
D. DRDO
Answer» B. NASA
72.

Approximately what percentage of the world's natural wetlands were lost between 1700 and 2020?

A. 15
B. 22
C. 18
D. 20
Answer» E.
73.

Which country successfully launched the "Ofek-13" spy satellite into space using the Shavit launch vehicle?

A. Iran
B. Israel
C. USA
D. Japan
Answer» C. USA
74.

With which country's space agency did ISRO collaborate to construct NISAR, an Earth monitoring satellite?

A. Haiti
B. France
C. Fiji
D. USA
Answer» E.
75.

With the help of ISRO, in which city of Bhutan was the ground station of the India-Bhutan satellite established?

A. Paro
B. Punakha
C. Thimphu
D. Jakar
Answer» D. Jakar
76.

With which IIT does ISRO plan to develop an astronaut training module?

A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Madras
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer» D. IIT Roorkee
77.

What is the name given to the phenomenon whereby certain materials, such as quartz crystal, generate an electric current when subjected to mechanical stress?

A. Pressure
B. Friction
C. Wave Energy
D. Piezoelectric effect
Answer» E.
78.

Which planet is NASA training four people to live on in June 2023?

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer» C. Jupiter
79.

Which one has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. ESA
Answer» D. ESA
80.

Which organization is to launch Singapore's TeLEOS-2 satellite on April 22?

A. SAARC
B. ISRO
C. NASA
D. DRDO
Answer» C. NASA
81.

Which type of cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)?

A. Breast Cancer
B. Prostate Cancer
C. Blood Cancer
D. Cervical Cancer
Answer» E.
82.

Which company conducted the first flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay' with a 150-500 km range, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. SARC
Answer» C. NASA
83.

Which company's Orion capsule returned to earth after a 25-day test flight?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. SARC
D. DRDO
Answer» B. ISRO
84.

Which company is launching the Space Kidz India satellite made by 750 school girls studying in government schools?

A. ISRO
B. DRDO
C. NASA
D. SAARC
Answer» B. DRDO
85.

Which company announced that the 'Chandrayaan-3' lander has successfully undergone a key test on the functioning of a satellite in space?

A. DRDO
B. SAARC
C. NASA
D. ISRO
Answer» E.
86.

Which country's space agency aborted the launch of the next-generation H3 rocket after engine trouble?

A. America
B. France
C. Oman
D. Japan
Answer» E.
87.

Which company successfully tested a cryogenic engine for the Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission?

A. NASA
B. DRDO
C. ISRO
D. SAARC
Answer» D. SAARC
88.

What is the name of the short-range ballistic missile recently test-launched by India?

A. Prithvi II
B. Agni V
C. Vikas II
D. Bhim I
Answer» B. Agni V
89.

Which institution launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY?

A. NITI Aayog
B. National Health Authority (NHA)
C. National Statistical Office (NSO)
D. Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Answer» C. National Statistical Office (NSO)
90.

Which Earth-sized rocky planet was recently discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)?

A. TOI 700 b
B. TOI 700 e
C. TOI 700 c
D. TOI 700 d
Answer» C. TOI 700 c
91.

Which company developed India's first 5G-enabled drone?

A. Skylark Drones
B. Teja Aerospace and Dynamics
C. IG Drones
D. Garuda Aerospace
Answer» D. Garuda Aerospace
92.

ISRO is set to launch a satellite made by how many school girls studying in government schools?

A. 1000
B. 750
C. 500
D. 350
Answer» C. 500
93.

Which company's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new exoplanet named LHS 475b?

A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. SAARC
D. NASA
Answer» E.
94.

JUICE Space Mission of Europe is set to be launched in which month 2023?

A. January
B. February
C. April
D. June
Answer» D. June
95.

From which state in the USA did SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch the '51 Starlink' satellite?

A. Kansas
B. Iowa
C. California
D. Florida
Answer» D. Florida
96.

What is the name of the Indian river that the tributary 'Mabja Zangbo River', on which China is building a dam, flows?

A. Yamuna
B. Ganga
C. Brahmaputra
D. Ghaghara
Answer» C. Brahmaputra
97.

Which star has gaseous water in the planet-forming disc around it, as discovered by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)?

A. Star V883 Orionis
B. Star Conopus
C. Star Alphard
D. Star Regulus
Answer» B. Star Conopus
98.

Which layer in Earth's core have scientists confirmed the existence of?

A. Fifth
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Seventh
Answer» B. Third
99.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe took pictures of the surface of which planet from space?

A. Venus
B. Tues
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
Answer» B. Tues
100.

MUSE and HelioSwarm, which were seen in the news, are associated with which space agency?

A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. JAXA
D. ESA
Answer» B. ISRO