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  • Question
  • Which of the following is India's second mission to moon?


  • Options
  • A. Chandrayaan 1
  • B. Chandrayaan 2
  • C. Chandrayaan 1A
  • D. Chandrayaan 2A

  • Correct Answer
  • Chandrayaan 2 

    Explanation
    India's lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA's laser instruments. The U.S. space agency said that the laser instrument will help scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon. Chandrayaan 2 is scheduled to be launched in the month of April. NASA has confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 and Israeli lander Beresheet, due to touch down on April 11, will each carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays. Chandrayaan-2 will be India's second mission to the Moon. It will include an orbiter and lander-rover module.

  • Science problems


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    • 1. Name the giant asteroid which will fly past Earth on April 13, 2029.

    • Options
    • A. 101955 Bennu
    • B. 4179 Toutatis
    • C. 2062 Aten
    • D. 99942 Apophis
    • Discuss
    • 2. ISRO will launch a student satellite called 'Kalamsat' and an imaging satellite known as 'Microsat-R' on __________.

    • Options
    • A. 22 January 2019
    • B. 20 January 2019
    • C. 26 January 2019
    • D. 24 January 2019.
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is the name of the new white dwarf galaxy that was found by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope?

    • Options
    • A. 90377 Sedna
    • B. NGC 6752
    • C. 9048 Orcus
    • D. Triton
    • Discuss
    • 4. Who announces cash awards for triumphant Team India members?

    • Options
    • A. DDCA
    • B. ICC
    • C. BCCI
    • D. NDTV
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which telescope is used for confirming that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected?

    • Options
    • A. Keck Observatory
    • B. Galileo National Telescope
    • C. Hubble Space Telescope
    • D. Spitzer Space Telescope
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which space observatory has been used by Indian astronomers to identify a new group of stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808?

    • Options
    • A. AstroSat
    • B. Euclid
    • C. Athena
    • D. IXPE
    • Discuss
    • 7. Who launched the First Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite nicknamed as Vespucci US Military Satellite?

    • Options
    • A. ISRO
    • B. NASA
    • C. SpaceX
    • D. ESA
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following defence satellite would be launched by ISRO for DRDO in March 2019?

    • Options
    • A. Kalam SAT
    • B. Microsat R
    • C. HySIS
    • D. Emisat
    • Discuss
    • 9. GSAT-31, which is in news recently, is launched from which of the following places?

    • Options
    • A. Sriharikota
    • B. Moscow
    • C. French Guiana
    • D. Florida
    • Discuss
    • 10. How many companies were shortlisted by ISRO to transfer its Lithium-ion cells technology?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 18
    • C. 25
    • D. 52
    • Discuss


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