India’s Space Research Centre (ISRO) MCQs

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Q.1. In which year was ISRO founded?

1. A) 1962
2. B) 1969
3. C) 1975
4. D) 1984

Answer: B)

Q.2. What does PSLV stand for?

1. A) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
2. B) Propulsion System Launch Vehicle
3. C) Public Satellite Launch Vehicle
4. D) Payload Separation Launch Vehicle

Answer: A)

Q.3. Which launch vehicle is used for heavier payloads, like Chandrayaan missions?

1. A) GSLV Mk3
2. B) GSLV Mk2
3. C) LVM3
4. D) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

Answer: C)

Q.4. How many successful orbital launches has ISRO conducted to date?

1. A) 50
2. B) 109
3. C) 150
4. D) 79

Answer: D)

Q.5. Name the first Indian satellite launched into space.

1. A) Aryabhatta
2. B) Bhaskara
3. C) Chandrayaan-1
4. D) Rohini

Answer: A)

Q.6. When did India successfully launch its first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1?

1. A) 2003
2. B) 2008
3. C) 2013
4. D) 2019

Answer: B)

Q.7. Which ISRO mission discovered water ice on the moon?

1. A) Chandrayaan-1
2. B) Mangalyaan
3. C) Gaganyaan
4. D) Aditya-L1

Answer: A)

Q.8. What is the name of India's ambitious mission to send humans to space?

1. A) Vyomanaut
2. B) Shakti
3. C) Gaganyaan
4. D) Navika

Answer: C)

Q.9. How many operational navigation satellites does ISRO's NAVIC system currently have?

1. A) 4
2. B) 7
3. C) 10
4. D) 13

Answer: B)

Q.10. Who is the "father of the Indian space program"?

1. A) Vikrant Ramakrishnan
2. B) Satish Dhawan
3. C) Vikram Sarabhai
4. D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Answer: C)

Q.11. Which Indian Prime Minister was in office when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established?

1. A) Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B) Indira Gandhi
3. C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
4. D) Morarji Desai

Answer: A)

Q.12. Who is the current chairman of ISRO?

1. A) K. Sivan
2. B) A. S. Kiran Kumar
3. C) S. Somanath
4. D) G. Madhavan Nair

Answer: C)

Q.13. ISRO partnered with which company to explore sustainable space exploration using additive manufacturing techniques?

1. A) Tata Consultancy Services
2. B) Wipro 3D
3. C) Infosys
4. D) HCL Technologies

Answer: B)

Q.14. What is the alternative name for the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?

1. A) Chandrayaan
2. B) Gaganyaan
3. C) Aditya-L1
4. D) Mangalyaan

Answer: D)