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Question 1

Mars orbiter mission is aka

Answer 1

Mangalyaan

Question 2

Who orbited earth in Vostok 1

Answer 2

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Question 3

Name a dwarf planet

Answer 3

Pluto

Question 4

India began its first ever space mission to the moon with the launch of the spacecraft — on —

Answer 4

Chandrayaan 1, 22 October 2008

Question 5

Uranus was discovered in — by —-

Answer 5

1781, william herschel

Question 6

—- is a satellite of mars

Answer 6

Phobos

Question 7

—- is a satellite of jupiter

Answer 7

Europa

Question 8

The theory of relativity by —- is used to calculate —

Answer 8

Albert Einstein, the details of the structure of a black hole

Question 9

First spacecraft to land on the moon

Answer 9

Luna 2

Question 10

Black hole was coined by which person and what does it mean?

Answer 10

John Wheeler, The gravitational force left behind after the death of a star, which even light cannot escape.

Question 11

What is also known as northern lights? Define it.

Answer 11

Aurora borealis also known as northern lights is witnessed at the north pole. When the charged particles from the sun get trapped in the earth’s magnetic field.

Question 12

Who was the first person to propose the theory that Saturn has rings, which orbit the planet?

Answer 12

Galileo galilei

Question 13

Which spacecraft from NASA is currently studying –

Answer 13

Juno is currently studying Jupiter

Question 14

Which comet named after – is sighted every – years?

Answer 14

Halley’s comet named after Edmund Halley, is sighted every 76 years

Question 15

Full form of ISS

Answer 15

International space station

Question 16

On which planet is the largest volcano located? Name the volcano?

Answer 16

Olympus mons on Mars

Question 17

Which planets atmosphere is made of – and experiences, acid rain made of –

Answer 17

Venus has an atmosphere made of carbon dioxide and experiences and acid rain made of sulphuric acid.