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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 Canadian government's policy on space resources?

  1. The Canadian Space Resources Policy.

  2. The First Nations Space Resources Policy.

  3. The Inuit Space Resources Policy.

  4. The Metis Space Resources Policy.
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Explanation

The Canadian Space Resources Policy was adopted by the Canadian government in 2019. It sets out the government's approach to the use of space resources and includes a number of provisions to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Multiple choice

Which Indigenous organization is leading the development of a space resources policy for Indigenous peoples?

  1. The Indigenous Space Agency.

  2. The First Nations Space Agency.

  3. The Inuit Space Agency.

  4. The Metis Space Agency.
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Explanation

The Indigenous Space Agency is leading the development of a space resources policy for Indigenous peoples. The policy will aim to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to ensure that they benefit from the use of space resources.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Canadian government's policy on the use of space for military purposes?

  1. The Canadian Space Military Policy.

  2. The First Nations Space Military Policy.

  3. The Inuit Space Military Policy.

  4. The Metis Space Military Policy.
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Explanation

The Canadian Space Military Policy was adopted by the Canadian government in 2019. It sets out the government's approach to the use of space for military purposes and includes a number of provisions to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Multiple choice

Which Indigenous organization is leading the development of a space military policy for Indigenous peoples?

  1. The Indigenous Space Agency.

  2. The First Nations Space Agency.

  3. The Inuit Space Agency.

  4. The Metis Space Agency.
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Explanation

The Indigenous Space Agency is leading the development of a space military policy for Indigenous peoples. The policy will aim to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to ensure that they benefit from the use of space for military purposes.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Canadian government's policy on the use of space for commercial purposes?

  1. The Canadian Space Commercial Policy.

  2. The First Nations Space Commercial Policy.

  3. The Inuit Space Commercial Policy.

  4. The Metis Space Commercial Policy.
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Explanation

The Canadian Space Commercial Policy was adopted by the Canadian government in 2019. It sets out the government's approach to the use of space for commercial purposes and includes a number of provisions to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Multiple choice

Which Indigenous organization is leading the development of a space commercial policy for Indigenous peoples?

  1. The Indigenous Space Agency.

  2. The First Nations Space Agency.

  3. The Inuit Space Agency.

  4. The Metis Space Agency.
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Explanation

The Indigenous Space Agency is leading the development of a space commercial policy for Indigenous peoples. The policy will aim to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to ensure that they benefit from the use of space for commercial purposes.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the mission that is currently exploring the outer solar system?

  1. Voyager 1

  2. Voyager 2

  3. New Horizons

  4. Cassini-Huygens
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Explanation

Voyager 1 is the name of the mission that is currently exploring the outer solar system. It was launched in 1977 and has traveled beyond the orbit of Pluto.

Multiple choice

Which 1995 film featured a group of astronauts who travel to a distant planet and discover a mysterious alien artifact?

  1. Contact

  2. Independence Day

  3. Armageddon

  4. Deep Impact
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Explanation

Contact is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Carl Sagan. The film follows a group of scientists who receive a message from an alien civilization and travel to a distant planet to make contact.

Multiple choice

Which 2014 film featured a group of astronauts who travel to a distant planet to find a new home for humanity?

  1. Interstellar

  2. Gravity

  3. The Martian

  4. Arrival
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Explanation

Interstellar is a 2014 science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. It follows a group of astronauts who travel to a distant planet to find a new home for humanity.

Multiple choice

Which 2019 film featured a group of astronauts who travel to Mars to search for signs of life?

  1. The Martian

  2. Gravity

  3. Interstellar

  4. Arrival
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Explanation

The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. It follows a group of astronauts who travel to Mars to search for signs of life.

Multiple choice

In the 2021 film Don't Look Up, what is the name of the comet that is about to collide with Earth?

  1. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

  2. Comet Hale-Bopp

  3. Comet Hyakutake

  4. Comet Swift-Tuttle
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Explanation

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is the name of the comet that is about to collide with Earth in the 2021 film Don't Look Up. The film is a satire of the way that society responds to climate change.

Multiple choice

Which 2022 film featured a group of astronauts who travel to the moon to collect samples of lunar rock?

  1. Moonfall

  2. Artemis Fowl

  3. First Man

  4. The Martian
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Explanation

Moonfall is a 2022 science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It follows a group of astronauts who travel to the moon to collect samples of lunar rock.

Multiple choice

In the 2023 film Asteroid City, what is the name of the town that is threatened by an asteroid?

  1. Asteroid City

  2. Armageddon

  3. Deep Impact

  4. The Martian
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Explanation

Asteroid City is the name of the town that is threatened by an asteroid in the 2023 film Asteroid City. The film is a comedy-drama directed by Wes Anderson.

Multiple choice

Which 2024 film featured a group of astronauts who travel to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious signal?

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  4. Jupiter Ascending
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Explanation

Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 science fiction action film directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. It follows a group of astronauts who travel to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious signal.

Multiple choice

Which space agency is responsible for the development and operation of the International Space Station (ISS)?

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

  2. European Space Agency (ESA)

  3. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

  4. Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)
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Explanation

NASA is the lead space agency responsible for the development and operation of the International Space Station (ISS).