11. Which company is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite called JUPITER-3?
[A] Space X
[B] Virgin Galactic
[C] Blue Origin
[D] Boeing
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Space X]
Notes:
SpaceX is preparing to launch the world’s largest privately-owned satellite, called JUPITER-3. This impressive satellite will be sent into space aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A in Florida.
This launch will be the seventh for the robust triple-booster rocket.
12. कौन सी कंपनी दुनिया के सबसे बड़े निजी स्वामित्व वाले उपग्रह JUPITER-3 को लॉन्च करने की तैयारी कर रही है?
[A] स्पेसएक्स
[B] वर्जिन गैलेक्टिक
[C] ब्लू ओरिजिन
[D] बोइंग
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [स्पेसएक्स]
Notes:
स्पेसएक्स दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा निजी स्वामित्व वाला उपग्रह, जिसे JUPITER-3 कहा जाता है, लॉन्च करने की तैयारी कर रहा है। इस प्रभावशाली उपग्रह को फ्लोरिडा के लॉन्च कॉम्प्लेक्स 39ए से स्पेसएक्स के फाल्कन हेवी रॉकेट पर अंतरिक्ष में भेजा जाएगा।
13. Consider the following:
- JUICE
- Galileo probe
- Juno
- Europa Clipper
Which of the above missions has/have been launched or will be launched to study planet Jupiter?
[A] Only 3
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Show Answer
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:- The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter on April 13, 2023. The spacecraft ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer’(JUICE) is planned to reach Jupiter in 2031. It will spend at least 3 years on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives. It will make detailed observations of Jupiter and its 3 large ocean-bearing moons i.e. Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
- The Galileo probe, which orbited the gas giant between 1995 and 2003, led to geological discoveries on all four large moons.
- Juno, which has been circling the planet since 2016, has provided unprecedented view into Jupiter’s composition, structure and space environment.
14. Which space agency launched the ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project’?
[A] ISRO
[B] NASA
[C] ESA
[D] Rocosmos
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [ESA]
Notes:
The European Space Agency has successfully launched its mission to Jupiter’s moons. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project aims to send a satellite on an eight-year journey to reach the icy moons of the planet, gas giant.
15. किस अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी ने Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) प्रोजेक्ट लॉन्च किया?
[A] ISRO
[B] NASA
[C] ESA
[D] रोसकोसमॉस
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [ESA]
Notes:
यूरोपीय अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी ने बृहस्पति के चंद्रमाओं के लिए अपना मिशन सफलतापूर्वक लॉन्च कर दिया है। एरियन 5 रॉकेट फ्रेंच गुयाना के कौरू में ESA के स्पेसपोर्ट से लॉन्च किया गया। ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)’ परियोजना का उद्देश्य बृहस्पति के बर्फीले चंद्रमाओं तक पहुंचने के लिए आठ साल की यात्रा पर एक उपग्रह भेजना है।
16. Consider the following statements:
- Selk crater is located on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
- Ganymede is the second largest moon in our solar system after Saturn’s moon Titan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Neither 1 nor 2
[D] Both 1 and 2
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Neither 1 nor 2]
Notes:
Both statements are incorrect. The Selk crater is actually located on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, not Ganymede. Additionally, Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, while Titan is the second largest. Thus, neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct as per current astronomical knowledge.
17. What is the name of NASA’s spacecraft has been studying Jupiter for almost two years since the year 2016?
[A] Muno
[B] Bruno
[C] Juno
[D] Luno
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Juno]
Notes:
Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Launched on 5 August 2011, it entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on 5 July, 2016 to begin a scientific investigation of the planet. Juno’s mission is to measure Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.
18. Which one of the following is not a Satellite of Jupiter?
[A] Europa
[B] Ganymede
[C] Callisto
[D] Deimos
Show Answer
Correct Answer: D [Deimos]
Notes:
Callisto, Europa and Ganymede are the satellites of Jupiter. Deimos is a natural satellite of the planet Mars.
19. Consider the following space missions:- GRACE-FO – will explore Mercury’ atmosphere.
- DAVINCI+ will analyse Venus’s atmosphere.
- TRIDENT will explore Jupiter’s moon, Triton.
- PUNCH will study Solar winds from Sun’s outer corona.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 4
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] Only 1 & 3
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Only 2 & 4]
Notes:
The GRACE-FO mission, a collaboration between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences, follows the original GRACE mission (2002-2017) to study Earth’s gravity and climate. DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging Plus) will analyze Venus’s atmosphere to explore its formation and potential ocean history. TRIDENT aims to investigate Neptune’s moon Triton to understand habitable world development in the Solar System. PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) focuses on the transition of particles from the Sun’s corona to the solar wind.
20. Consider the following space missions and their targeted planet for study:
- Cassini – Saturn
- Juno – Jupiter
- MUSE – Mars
- Akatsuki – Neptune
Which of the above is / are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2 ]
Notes:
The Cassini Mission, a collaboration between NASA and ESA, studied Saturn, its rings, and satellites like Enceladus. The Juno Mission, a NASA probe, entered Jupiter’s orbit as the second spacecraft to do so after Galileo. The proposed MUSE mission by ESA aims to explore Uranus’s atmosphere, interior, magnetosphere, rings, and moons. Akatsuki, known as the Venus Climate Orbiter, is a JAXA probe focused on Venus’s atmosphere.
