Welcome to your Science Quiz 8
1.
ISRO successfully conducted a rocket test using cryogenic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test-stand used for the purpose, located? [2008]
2.
Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket: [2008]
- A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space.
- A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form, and fuel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3.
What is the purpose of the US Space Agency’s Themis Mission, which was recently in the news? [2008]
4.
Which one of the following is a spacecraft? [2008]
5.
Selence-1, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which one of the following? [2008]
6.
What is the Galileo Project which has been in the news recently? [2007]
7.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2007]
8.
NASA’S Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? [2007]
9.
Consider the following statements: [2007]
- In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.
- After USA, Russia, and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
10.
What is the average distance (approximate) between the Sun and the Earth? [2007]
