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National Space Day Quiz 2024

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did India’s first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, fly to space?

a)

1980

b)

1984

c)

1969

d)

1990

2.

Who is the "father of the Indian space program"?

a)

A) Vikrant Ramakrishnan

b)

B) Satish Dhawan

c)

C) Vikram Sarabhai

d)

D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

3.

Which Indian Prime Minister was in office when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established?

a)

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

B) Indira Gandhi

c)

C) Lal Bahadur Shastri

d)

D) Morarji Desai

4.

What is the full form of PSLV?

a)

A)Payload Satellite Launch Vehicle

b)

B) Planetary Satellite Launch Vehicle

c)

C) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

d)

D) Probing Satellite Launch Vehicle

5.

Which ISRO mission discovered water ice on the moon?

a)

A) Chandrayaan-1

b)

B) Mangalyaan

c)

C) Gaganyaan

d)

D) Aditya-L1

6.

What is the main component of the Sun’s core?

a)

A) Helium

b)

B) Iron

c)

C) Oxygen

d)

D) Hydrogen

7.

Which planet has the highest mountain in the solar system?

a)

A) Earth

b)

B) Mars

c)

C) Venus

d)

D) Neptune

8.

In between which two planets the asteroid belt is present ?

a)

A) Earth & Mars

b)

B) Mercury & Venus

c)

C) Jupiter & Saturn

d)

D) Mars & Jupiter

9.

What is the largest moon of Saturn?

a)

A) Titan

b)

B) Rhea

c)

C) Dione

d)

D) Enceladus

10.

What does the acronym ISRO stands for ?

a)

International Space Research Organization

b)

Indian Space Research Organization

c)

Indian Space Resource Organization

d)

Indo Space Research Organization

11.

What is the name of Indian mission that aimed to study the sun ?

a)

Chandrayaan- 2

b)

Aditya-L1

c)

Mangalyaan

d)

Astrosat

12.

Where is ISRO hearquarter located ?

a)

Delhi

b)

Kochi

c)

Vizag

d)

Bangalore

13.

Which mission made India the first country to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's south pole ?

a)

Chandrayaan- 1

b)

Chandrayaan- 2

c)

Chandrayaan- 3

d)

Mangalyaan

14.

Who is known as the 'Moon Girl' of India ?

a)

Ritu Kharidhal

b)

Sunita Williams

c)

Anuradha TK

d)

Kalpana Chawla

15.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover is known as.....

a)

Vikram

b)

Bheem

c)

Dhruv

d)

Pragyan

16.

Which launcher is used for Chandrayaan- 3 ?

a)

GSLV

b)

LVSM

c)

GSLV- MK3

d)

PSLV

17.

Who is the rocket woman behind Chandrayaan- 3 ?

a)

Nandini Harinath

b)

Moumita Datta

c)

Ritu Karidhal

d)

Tessy Thomas

18.

Which city is known as Missile city in India ?

a)

Kochi

b)

Balasore

c)

Bangalore

d)

Mumbai

19.

How many colors are there in ISRO logo?

a)

3 colors

b)

2 colors

c)

4 colors

d)

5 colors

20.

Which planet has the fastest revolution time?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

21.

Which is the First Satellite exclusively used for the Educational Sector?

a)

GSAT-5

b)

GSAT-2

c)

GSAT-69

d)

GSAT-3

22.

Who is the mission director of chandrayan 3?

a)

Veeramuthuvel

b)

Srinivas Hedge

c)

Mohana Kumar

d)

Ritu Karidhal

23.

Which layer of the Sun will the Aditya L1 mission primarily study?

a)

Core

b)

Photosphere

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Corona

24.

Identify the Scientist.

a)

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

b)

APJ Abdul Kalam

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Dr. Homi J. Bhabha

25.

A vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one end.

a)

Satellite

b)

Rocket

c)

Lunar

d)

Space Probe

26.

The following were crew members on the first moon landing mission except...

a)

Edwin Aldrin

b)

Michael Collins

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

27.
A solar eclipse occurs when:
a)
The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
b)
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
c)
The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
d)
The sun doesn't come out during the day. 
28.

What is the Orbital period of Moon?

a)

27 days

b)

23 days

c)

21 days

d)

24 days

29.

Earth is located in which galaxy

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Milky way galaxy

c)

Magellanic clouds

d)

Triangulum

30.

When we look at Saturn, we only see its cloud tops, which are mostly _____

a)

A) Ammonia

b)

B) Methane

c)

C) Hydrogen

d)

D) Helium