General Awareness · Physics

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 are three rebel starships?

  1. X-wing, A-wing, B-wing

  2. tie fighter, tie advanced, tie intersecptor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The X-wing, A-wing, and B-wing are all iconic starfighters used by the Rebel Alliance. The other option lists Imperial TIE series craft.

Multiple choice

How do Han Solo and his team of Rebels get down to Endor?

  1. They used a stealth drive

  2. They stole an Imperial shuttle

  3. They had a guy on the inside

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Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To infiltrate the forest moon of Endor, the Rebels capture an Imperial shuttle and use its clearance codes to bypass the shield generator's defenses.

Multiple choice

Where is the new Rebel base?

  1. Dantooine

  2. Hoth

  3. Yavin 4

  4. Umbara
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

At the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, the Rebel Alliance is based on the ice planet Hoth.

Multiple choice

How does Luke get to Alderaan?

  1. Chewbacca and the Millenium Falcon

  2. Han Solo and the Millenium Falcon

  3. Mos Eisley Spaceport

  4. His personal starcraft
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Luke Skywalker hires Han Solo and his ship, the Millennium Falcon, at the Mos Eisley spaceport to travel to Alderaan.

Multiple choice

What did Obi-Wan discover on the ocean planet Kamino?

  1. An army of clones being produced for the Republic

  2. An army of battle droids being developed by Count Dooku
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Obi-Wan Kenobi travels to Kamino and discovers that the Kaminoans have been secretly manufacturing a massive clone army for the Republic.

Multiple choice

What Planet did General Grievous die on?

  1. Dagobah

  2. Tatooine

  3. Coruscant

  4. Utapou
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

General Grievous was defeated and killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet Utapau during the events of Revenge of the Sith.

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Human genome project was launched by 

  1. Khorana and others

  2. Bhabha Institute

  3. U.S Department of Energy and National Institute of Health

  4. NASA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Human Genome Project was a massive international research effort officially launched in 1990, led primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.