Railway Science (Science and Technology – Mission)

Total Questions: 34

31. Who was the chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) during the Chandrayaan-2 mission? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (24/07/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) K SIvan
Solution:

Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh). The Orbiter which was injected into a lunar orbit on September 2, 2019.

32. Sriharikota, from where Chandrayaan-2 was launched, is located in which district? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (24/07/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) Nellore
Solution:

Chandrayaan 2 (India’s second Lunar Mission) - The mission consists of a lunar orbiter, a rover and a lander made in India. Core Objective - To map the location, and abundance of lunar water..

33. When was Mangalyaan, which was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO), successfully placed into the orbit of Mars? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (26/07/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) 24 September 2014
Solution:

Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan): It was India's first interplanetary mission and it made ISRO the fourth space agency to achieve Mars orbit, after Roscosmos, NASA, and the European Space Agency. Launched - 5 November 2013. Launch Vehicle - PSLV-C25.

34. What was the name of the space shuttle that landed man on the moon? [RRB JE 31/05/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Apollo
Solution:

Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle in 1969.
Challenger was a Space Shuttle orbiter, and launched on its maiden flight in 1983. Columbia was the first of five Space Shuttle orbiters to fly in space, debuting the Space Shuttle launch vehicle on its maiden flight in 1981.