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Space Missions — Static GK Questions & Practice

Practise 21 Space Missions questions from Static GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. What was the name of India's first satellite, launched in 1975?

  1. AAryabhata
  2. BBhaskara
  3. CRohini
  4. DINSAT-1A
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Answer: A

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, launched in 1975 aboard a Soviet rocket, named after the ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer.

2. In which year was ISRO established?

  1. A1969
  2. B1962
  3. C1975
  4. D1980
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Answer: A

ISRO was established in 1969, evolving from the earlier Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR).

3. What is the name of India's first lunar exploration mission, launched in 2008?

  1. AChandrayaan-1
  2. BChandrayaan-2
  3. CMangalyaan
  4. DAditya-L1
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Answer: A

Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, was India's first mission to the Moon, and it discovered evidence of water molecules on the lunar surface.

4. What is the name of India's Mars orbiter mission, launched in 2013?

  1. AMangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
  2. BChandrayaan-1
  3. CAditya-L1
  4. DGaganyaan
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Answer: A

Mangalyaan, officially the Mars Orbiter Mission, made India the first country to reach Mars orbit in its first attempt, in 2014.

5. Which mission made India the fourth country to successfully soft-land on the Moon, in 2023?

  1. AChandrayaan-3
  2. BChandrayaan-2
  3. CChandrayaan-1
  4. DMangalyaan
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Answer: A

Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed near the Moon's south pole in August 2023, making India the fourth country to achieve a lunar soft landing.

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