Astronomy quiz- ISRO AND CHANDRAYAAN

What does ISRO stand for?

• a) Indian Space Research Observatory
  

• b) International Space Research Organization
  

• c) Indian Satellite and Research Organization
  

• d) Indian Space Research Organization

  
  

Which was the first satellite launched by ISRO?

• a) Aryabhata
  

• b) Chandrayaan-1
  

• c) Mangalyaan
  

• d) GSAT-6

  
  

What was the primary goal of ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 mission?

• a) Studying the Martian atmosphere
  

• b) Exploring the outer planets of the Solar System
  

• c) Observing the Sun's corona
  

• d) Lunar exploration

  
  

Chandrayaan-2 aimed to explore which area of the Moon?

• a) Mare Tranquillitatis
  

• b) Tycho Crater
  

• c) Clavius Crater
  

• d) Copernicus Crater

  
  

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) made India the _______ country to successfully reach Mars' orbit.

• a) First
  

• b) Second
  

• c) Third
  

• d) Fourth

  
  

Which launch vehicle was used for the Chandrayaan-2 mission?

• a) PSLV-C37
  

• b) GSLV Mk III-M1
  

• c) GSLV Mk II-F08
  

• d) PSLV-C11

  
  

What was the name of the lunar rover carried by Chandrayaan-2?

• a) Vikram
  

• b) Mangal
  

• c) Pragyan
  

• d) Yagna

  
  

ISRO's first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan, was launched to study which planet?

• a) Venus
  

• b) Jupiter
  

• c) Mars
  

• d) Saturn

  
  

The Chandrayaan-1 mission made a significant discovery related to water on the Moon. What did it find?

• a) Liquid water oceans
  

• b) Frozen water in permanently shadowed craters
  

• c) Underground rivers
  

• d) Water geysers

  
  

ISRO's headquarters is located in which city?

• a) New Delhi
  

• b) Chennai
  

• c) Bengaluru
  

• d) Hyderabad