OUTER SPACE - QUIZ QUESTIONS
Directions: Given below are 60 Questions on all aspects of Outer Space including solar system, satellite launches, achievements in space etc. with four options each. Click on the option which you think is the RIGHT ANSWER to the question.
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1. Which of the following phenomena cannot be observed on the surface of the Moon? |
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2. Which of the following planets has a revolution time which is shorter than its rotation time? |
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3. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? |
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4. Which female astronaut spent the maximum time in space? |
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5. Which planet has the fastest revolution time? |
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6. What colour does the sky appear to an astronaut in outer space? |
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7. Which of the following planets rotates in a direction opposite to the direction of earth's rotation? |
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8. What is the average distance (approximate) between the Sun and the Earth? |
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9. What was the name of the first space shuttle launched by NASA?? |
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10. Which of the following planets has a lesser rotation time than the Earth? |
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11. What is the name of the first woman space tourist? |
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12. Storms of gases are visible in the chromospheres of the Sun during |
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13. Who of the following was the world's first black spaceman? |
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14. Who of the following was the first person to enter into space? |
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15. How much time does light require to travel distance of 150,000,000 kilometers from the Sun to the earth? |
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16. What is the name of the galaxy in which the earth is a planet? |
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17. Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located? |
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18. Which of the planets lies in the outermost orbit of the solar system? |
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19. Which of the following planets is named after a Greek God, unlike others which are named after Roman Gods? |
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20. Which of the following planets is nearest to the sun? |
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21. A star of which colour can be said to be the coolest? |
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22. In order to know the time, the astronauts orbiting in an earth satellite should use : |
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23. Which planets are located on either side of the earth? |
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24. Which of the following Planets have no moons? |
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25. Black hole is : |
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26. How old is the solar system (approximately)? |
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27. Which of the following planets/celestial bodies is nearest to the Sun? |
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28. According to International Astronomical Union which one of the following has lost its status as a planet? |
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29. ‘New Horizons’ spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following planet? |
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30. Which is the coldest planet in the solar system? |
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31. Which of the following is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way? |
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32. Which planet has the solar system's highest mountain Olympus Mons? |
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33. Which of the following is not a gas planet? |
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34. Which of the following is the nearest star to our solar system? | |
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35. In which year did the USSR launch the first satellite into space? | |
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36. Who of the following was the first American to go into space? | |
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37. Which of the following is conventionally used as the start of outer space? | |
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38. How high from the sea level is the Karman line located? | |
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39. Which was the first spacecraft to make a landing on the moon? | |
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40. What kind of animal was the first to be sent into space? | |
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41. In which year was the first module of International Space Station launched into space? | |
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42. Which was the first spacecraft to enter into interstellar space? | |
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43. Which was the first spacecraft to land on a comet? | |
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44. How far is the nearest star Proxima Centauri located from earth? | |
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45. Which constellation contains the Polaris or the pole star? | |
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46. Which is the brightest star as visible in the night from Earth? | |
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47. What is the landing site of Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft on the moon known as? | |
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48. If a person weighs 60 kg on Earth, what would be his weight on moon? | |
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49. Which planet in the solar system has the highest density? | |
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50. Which planet in the solar system has the shortest rotation period? | |
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51. Which of the following dwarf planets is located closest to Earth? | |
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52. Which was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope? | |
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53. In which year did Yuri Gagarin first enter space? | |
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54. At what approximate are the geo-stationary satellites placed? | |
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55. Which of the following is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the solar system? | |
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56. In which layer of atmosphere do the satellites orbit the Earth? | |
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57. Which planet of the solar system has the lowest surface gravity? | |
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58. Which was the first satellite launched by the USA? | |
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59. Phobos and Deimos are the moons of which of the following planets? | |
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60. Which of the following planets has a recognizable Great Red Spot on its surface? | |
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61. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Sun? | |
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62. Which of the following planets has been named after a Goddess (feminine God)? | |
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63. Which dwarf planet has 5 moons? | |
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64. Which of the following planets is also known as the Morning Star? | |
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65. Which among the terrestrial planets has the shortest day? | |