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Science Quiz 11

author September 19, 2025 No Comments PYQ Quiz

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The group of small pieces of rock revolving around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called: [1997]

Meteors

Comets

Meteorites

Asteroids

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Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth? [1997]

Polaris

Alpha Centauri

Sun

Sirius

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None

Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars? [1997]

Atmospheric composition

Thermal conditions

Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water

Occurrence of ozone

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Which one of the following satellites was launched from India in 1996? [1996]

IRS-P2

IRS-P3

IRS-EN

IRS-ID

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None

A meteor is: [1995]

A rapidly moving star

A piece of matter which has entered the Earth’s atmosphere from outer space

Part of a constellation

A comet without a tail

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None

In the field of space technology, India demonstrated during 1994 her capability to: [1995]

Design advanced intercontinental ballistic missile warning systems

Build satellites

Build stealth missiles

Launch geo-stationary satellites

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None

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit the planet: [1995]

Pluto

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

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None

Cryogenic engines find applications in: [1995]

Submarine propulsion

Frost-free refrigerators

Rocket technology

Researches in superconductivity

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None

Recently, Scientists observed the merger of giant black holes billions of light-years away from Earth. What is the significance of this observation? [2019]

Higgs boson particles’ were detected.

Gravitational waves’ were detected.

Possibility of inter-galactic space travel through ‘wormhole’ was confirmed.

It enabled scientists to understand ‘singularity’.

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None

10.

The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of: [2015]

The limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth

Regions inside the Earth-like planets in outer space

Search for the Earth-like planets in outer space

Search for meteorites containing precious metals

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None

Name

Time’s up

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