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Space Exploration and Astronomy

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Review significant milestones in space exploration, including artificial satellites, reusable space shuttles, and historic lunar landings. This topic also covers astronomical phenomena and telescopic observations. Such scientific general knowledge is commonly tested in SSC, railways, and banking examinations.

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Space Exploration and Astronomy Questions

Multiple choice

What is the name of the gamma-ray telescope that is currently in operation that is designed to study the most energetic gamma rays?

  1. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)

  2. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

  3. Large Area Telescope (LAT)

  4. High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.)
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is a system of five Cherenkov telescopes located in Namibia that is designed to study the most energetic gamma rays.

Multiple choice

In the short story "The Cold Equations", what is the name of the spaceship that is carrying a vital cargo to a distant planet?

  1. The Star Queen

  2. The Enterprise

  3. The Voyager

  4. The Discovery
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In Tom Godwin's short story "The Cold Equations", the Star Queen is a spaceship that is carrying a vital cargo to a distant planet.

Multiple choice

Which country was the first to launch an artificial satellite into space, sparking the Space Race?

  1. United States

  2. Soviet Union

  3. China

  4. France
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into space in 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Race.

Multiple choice

Which country was the first to launch a human into space?

  1. United States

  2. Soviet Union

  3. China

  4. France
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Soviet Union launched Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in 1961.

Multiple choice

Which country was the first to launch a manned mission to the moon?

  1. United States

  2. Soviet Union

  3. China

  4. France
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The United States launched Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, in 1969.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the space telescope that was launched in 2009 to search for exoplanets?

  1. Hubble Space Telescope

  2. James Webb Space Telescope

  3. Kepler Space Telescope

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Kepler Space Telescope was launched in 2009 to search for exoplanets.

Multiple choice

What was the name of the expedition led by Arthur Eddington to confirm Einstein's prediction of the bending of light during a solar eclipse?

  1. The Eddington Expedition

  2. The Solar Eclipse Expedition

  3. The General Relativity Expedition

  4. The Bending of Light Expedition
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Eddington Expedition was a scientific expedition led by Arthur Eddington to confirm Einstein's prediction of the bending of light during a solar eclipse in 1919.