Asteroid Quiz

11. Which country is set to launch a spacecraft to study the metal-rich asteroid ’16 Psyche’?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Russia
[D] China

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12. हर साल विश्व क्षुद्रग्रह दिवस (World Asteroid Day) कब मनाया जाता है?
[A] 15 जून
[B] 30 जून
[C] 15 जुलाई
[D] 30 जुलाई

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13. When is the ‘World Asteroid Day’ observed every year?
[A] June 15
[B] June 30
[C] July 15
[D] July 30

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14. The Asteroid Belt is situated between which planets?
[A] Mars and Jupiter
[B] Jupiter and Saturn
[C] Saturn and Neptune
[D] Mercury and Venus

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15. Which asteroid produces the annual Geminid meteor shower?
[A] Asteroid Phaethon
[B] Asteroid Ceres
[C] Asteroid Pallas
[D] Asteroid Vesta

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16. Researchers have found building blocks of RNA in materials from which asteroid?
[A] Asteroid Bennu
[B] Asteroid Chariklo
[C] Asteroid Eros
[D] Asteroid Ryugu

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17. Which of the following space missions has/have been launched targeting asteroids?

  1. DART
  2. Hera
  3. Didymos
  4. TESS

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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18. With respect to the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a technique used to alter the orbit of an asteroid.
  2. It is made up of Kevlar fabric – synthetic fibre resistant to withstand atmospheric changes and temperature changes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2

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19. With reference to various space flights or missions in news in recent times, consider the following statements:

  1. Inspiration4 is an all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight.
  2. Expedition 61 is a space mission to an asteroid.
  3. The Artemis Program is a European Space Agency-led international human spaceflight program.
  4. The Vostok program was a Soviet-era spaceflight program that put the first human in the space.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] Only 4
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 4
[D] Only 1 and 4

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20. Which of the following space probes has/have been launched for the study of asteroids?

  1. Rosetta 
  2. Lucy
  3. OSIRIS REx
  4. Hayabusa 2

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1, 3 & 4
[C] Only 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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