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What do most asteroids orbit?
[A]
the Sun
[B]
Earth
[C]
Pluto
[D]
None of the above
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Which of these contain large quantities of ice?
[A]
stars
[B]
comets
[C]
asteroids
[D]
None of the above
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Which of the following is not a scientific optical instrument?
[A]
periscope
[B]
microscope
[C]
telescope
[D]
endoscope
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What astronomer suggested that the Sun was at the center of the solar system?
[A]
Ptolemy
[B]
Theon of Alexandria
[C]
Copernicus
[D]
Hypatia
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Which astronomer wrote the Aryabhatiya?
[A]
Aryabhata I
[B]
Galileo
[C]
Brahmagupta
[D]
Bhaskara I
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What astronomer placed Earth at the center of the universe?
[A]
Aryabhata I
[B]
Galileo
[C]
Ptolemy
[D]
None of the above
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Which of the following robotic space probe launched to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbit?
[A]
NEAR Shoemaker
[B]
Suisei (Planet-A)
[C]
Cassini-Huygens
[D]
None of the above
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Which of the following is the India's first lunar probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation?
[A]
Chandrayaan Program
[B]
Mangalyaan Program
[C]
Both A and B
[D]
Discovery program
Answer: Chandrayaan Program
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Which of the following NASA's space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the comet Tempel 1?
[A]
Messenger
[B]
Deep Impact
[C]
Rosetta
[D]
Hayabusa
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Which of the following was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency?
[A]
Venus Express
[B]
Venera Mission
[C]
Magellan Spacecraft
[D]
None of the above
31
Which of the following was the first artificial satellite?
[A]
Sputnik
[B]
Sojourner
[C]
Lander Beagle
[D]
Apollo 11
32
Who among the following is not part of Project Apollo?
[A]
Buzz Aldrin
[B]
Yuri Gagarin
[C]
Michael Collins
[D]
Neil Armstrong
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Which of the following launched vehicle was used for the Project Apollo?
[A]
Saturn Launch Vehicle
[B]
Rocket Lab Test Launch
[C]
Electron (Rocket Lab)
[D]
None
Answer: Saturn Launch Vehicle
34
How often, approximately, is Halley's Comet visible from Earth (in years)?
[A]
25
[B]
300
[C]
75
[D]
None of the above
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