Railway Science (Science and Technology – Mission)

Total Questions: 34

11. ISRO launched India's first lunar probe mission in October 2008. Who was the Chairman of ISRO at that time? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (16/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (c) G Madhavan Nair
Solution:

Indian space research organization (ISRO): Founded - 15 August 1969. Headquarters - Bengaluru.

12. Lander of Chandrayaan - 2 was named after the Scientist. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (18/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) Vikram Sarabhai
Solution:

He is known as Father of the Indian Space Program. Chandrayaan-2: India’s 2nd moon mission. launched by GSLV MkIII-M1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) in 2019. It comprises a fully indigenous Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan).

13. In which year did the Government of India approve ISRO’s proposal for the first Indian Moon Mission, Chandrayaan - 1 ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (19/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (a) 2003
Solution:

ISRO Lunar Missions - Chandrayaan-1 (22 October 2008) - It was uniquely equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the moon;

14. The mission on Nano Science and Technology (Nano Mission) was launched in _____. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (25/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) 200
Solution:

Related Department - Ministry of Science and Technology. Nanotechnology (also called nanotech) - A technology that involves the manipulation of matter on atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scales. This includes particles of a scale of 1 to 100 nanometers.

15. Mission Shakti is related to: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (27/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) India’s first test of an anti-satellite weapon
Solution:

'Mission Shakti' was country's first ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test successfully conducted on 27th March 2019 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, where a fast-moving Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was neutralized with pinpoint accuracy.

16. Chandrayan I was launched using: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (30/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) PSLV-C11
Solution:

PSLV-C11 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR, Sriharikota.
Chandrayaan 2 (22 July 2019) was launched using GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) Mark III launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

17. What is the Electric Power Generation Capability of Chandrayaan - 2’s Rover -Pragyan? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (30/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (c) 50 W
Solution:

Rover was a 6-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan (Means Wisdom in Sanskrit). Chandrayaan 2: Launched on 22 July 2019; Consists of an orbiter, a lander (Vikram) and a rover.

18. India's first mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-I, ended on___ due to loss of communication with the spacecraft. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (31/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (d) 29th August 2009

19. What is the name of the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission that is aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray Optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (04/02/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) AstroSat
Solution:

Astromat - Astromaterials Data System which makes analytical astromaterials data easily accessible to scientists world - wide.

20. Name the space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-American astronaut, died in 2003. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (09/02/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) Columbia
Solution:

All 7 crew members died. This happened on 1 Feb 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in space after astronaut Rakesh Sharma.