India History Quiz-32 {Space Exploration}Mani YadavMarch 7, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-32 {Space Exploration} Who is known as the Father of India’s Space Program? Dr. Homi Bhabha Dr. Abdul Kalam Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Dr. Satish Dhawan None In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) established? 1950 1975 1969 1984 None Before ISRO, India’s space activities were controlled by? Indian Space Agency Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) Department of Science and Technology Atomic Energy Commission None The first Indian rocket launch took place from which site? Sriharikota Chandipur Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) Pokhran None The first indigenously developed rocket by India was? GSLV PSLV Rohini-75 Chandrayaan None The first artificial satellite of India, Aryabhata, was launched in? 1969 1975 1980 1999 None Aryabhata, India’s first satellite, was launched from? Sriharikota USA Soviet Union (Russia) France None Who was the first chairman of ISRO? Dr. Satish Dhawan Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Dr. K. Sivan Dr. G. Madhavan Nair None The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system was launched for? Military operations Telecommunications, Meteorology & Broadcasting Space tourism Agriculture research None India’s first communication satellite was? GSAT-1 INSAT-2E Bhaskara-I INSAT-1A None India’s first experimental satellite launch vehicle (SLV) was? GSLV PSLV SLV-3 RLV None The first successful launch of SLV-3 in 1980 placed which satellite in orbit? Aryabhata Rohini Satellite RS-1 INSAT-1A Bhaskara-II None What is the full form of PSLV? Planetary Space Launch Vehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Power Satellite Launch Vehicle Public Space Launch Vehicle None PSLV is primarily used for launching? Military satellites Manned missions Asteroids Earth observation & interplanetary missions None The first Indian rocket to carry multiple satellites in one mission was? SLV-3 GSLV-Mk III PSLV-C2 (1999) Chandrayaan-1 None The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is mainly used for launching? Heavy satellites into geostationary orbit Lunar probes Military satellites Suborbital flights None India developed cryogenic engine technology for which rocket? PSLV SLV GSLV-Mk II RLV None The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) developed by ISRO is named? Agni-5 ISRO-X RLV-TD Aditya None Which country collaborated with India for the launch of its first space telescope, Astrosat? Russia USA France China None India became the first nation to reach Mars in its first attempt with which mission? Astrosat Gaganyaan Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission - MOM) Chandrayaan-1 None The first Indian mission to the Moon (2008) was? Mangalyaan Chandrayaan-2 Chandrayaan-1 Aditya L1 None Chandrayaan-1 made a historic discovery of? Gold on the Moon Water molecules on the Moon Aliens Human remains None The Vikram lander in Chandrayaan-2 attempted a landing on? The Moon’s Equator The North Pole The Moon’s South Pole Mars None The Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed on the Moon in? 2020 2025 2023 2019 None India’s first solar mission, launched in 2023, is named? Surya Mission ISRO Sun Probe Aditya-L1 Bhaskara-III None What is India’s upcoming human spaceflight mission called? Vyomnaut ISRO Manned Flight Gaganyaan Shakti Mission None Who will be the first Indian astronauts to fly in Gaganyaan? Rakesh Sharma NASA Astronauts Trained IAF Pilots (Vyomanauts DRDO Scientists None Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel to space? Kalpana Chawla Sunita Williams Rakesh Sharma (1984, Soyuz T-11) Ravish Malhotra None Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman in space, flew on? Soyuz-11 Apollo-11 Space Shuttle Columbia (1997, 2003) SpaceX Dragon None Sunita Williams is associated with which space agency? NASA ISRO ESA Roscosmos None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 81
