World GK MCQs

World Famous Space Science MCQs with Answers

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) John Glenn
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong

Which space agency successfully landed the rover Curiosity on Mars in 2012?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) Roscosmos
Answer: a) NASA

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) Voyager 1
c) Sputnik 1
d) International Space Station
Answer: c) Sputnik 1

Who was the first woman to travel to space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Valentina Tereshkova
c) Eileen Collins
d) Mae Jemison
Answer: b) Valentina Tereshkova

Which space probe provided the first close-up images of Pluto?
a) Voyager 2
b) Mars Rover Curiosity
c) New Horizons
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: c) New Horizons

Who is credited with proposing the theory of the Big Bang?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Edwin Hubble
c) Stephen Hawking
d) Carl Sagan
Answer: b) Edwin Hubble

What was the first manned space mission to successfully orbit the Earth?
a) Apollo 11
b) Vostok 1
c) Gemini 4
d) Soyuz 1
Answer: b) Vostok 1

Which space telescope has provided groundbreaking observations of the universe in infrared wavelengths?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) Chandra X-ray Observatory
c) Spitzer Space Telescope
d) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: c) Spitzer Space Telescope

Who was the first American woman to walk in space?
a) Peggy Whitson
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Kathryn Sullivan
Answer: d) Kathryn Sullivan

Which space agency successfully landed the Philae probe on a comet in 2014?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) Roscosmos
Answer: b) ESA

What was the first human-made object to leave the solar system?
a) Voyager 1
b) Mars Rover Curiosity
c) New Horizons
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: a) Voyager 1

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) John Glenn
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: c) John Glenn

Which space telescope has provided stunning images and data on the formation and evolution of galaxies?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) Chandra X-ray Observatory
c) Spitzer Space Telescope
d) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: a) Hubble Space Telescope

Who was the first person to complete a spacewalk?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Alexey Leonov
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer: c) Alexey Leonov

Which space agency successfully landed the Mars Rover Perseverance on Mars in 2021?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) Roscosmos
Answer: a) NASA

What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn, which has a thick atmosphere and possible conditions for life?
a) Titan
b) Europa
c) Ganymede
d) Enceladus
Answer: a) Titan

Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Yuri Usachev
Answer: c) Yuri Gagarin

Which space probe provided detailed images and data about the planet Jupiter and its moons?
a) Voyager 1
b) Mars Rover Curiosity
c) Juno
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: c) Juno

Who was the first American astronaut to perform a spacewalk?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Ed White
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: c) Ed White

Which space agency successfully landed the Chang’e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the Moon in 2019?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) CNSA
Answer: d) CNSA

Who was the first American woman to travel to space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Valentina Tereshkova
c) Eileen Collins
d) Mae Jemison
Answer: a) Sally Ride

Which space telescope has provided valuable data on the cosmic microwave background radiation and the early universe?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) Chandra X-ray Observatory
c) Spitzer Space Telescope
d) Planck
Answer: d) Planck

Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) John Glenn
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong

Which space agency successfully landed the Zhurong rover on Mars in 2021?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) CNSA
Answer: d) CNSA

Who was the first astronaut to complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Alexey Leonov
Answer: d) Alexey Leonov

What is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter, which is known for its subsurface ocean and potential for life?
a) Titan
b) Europa
c) Ganymede
d) Enceladus
Answer: b) Europa

Who was the first American astronaut to fly in space?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Alan Shepard
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: c) Alan Shepard

Which space probe provided detailed images and data about the planet Saturn and its moons?
a) Voyager 2
b) Mars Rover Curiosity
c) Cassini-Huygens
d) New Horizons
Answer: c) Cassini-Huygens

Who was the first astronaut to perform a spacewalk outside the Gemini spacecraft?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Ed White
Answer: d) Ed White

Which space agency successfully landed the Yutu rover on the Moon in 2013?
a) NASA
b) ESA
c) ISRO
d) CNSA
Answer: d) CNSA

Who was the first British astronaut to travel to space?
a) Tim Peake
b) Helen Sharman
c) Michael Foale
d) Richard Branson
Answer: b) Helen Sharman

Which space telescope has provided valuable data on dark matter, dark energy, and the large-scale structure of the universe?
a) Hubble Space Telescope
b) Chandra X-ray Observatory
c) James Webb Space Telescope
d) Euclid
Answer: d) Euclid

Who was the first Canadian astronaut to travel to space?
a) Chris Hadfield
b) Julie Payette
c) Roberta Bondar
d) Marc Garneau
Answer: d) Marc Garneau

Which space probe provided detailed images and data about the planet Mars and its moons?
a) Voyager 1
b) Mars Rover Curiosity
c) Viking
d) Juno
Answer: b) Mars Rover Curiosity

Who was the first astronaut to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) for over eight hours?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Peggy Whitson
d) Christina Koch
Answer: d) Christina Koch

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