Quiz on Latest Science and Technology-August 24
Questions:
1-Which country became the first to land a spacecraft on the moon’s South Pole?
2-Which newspaper’s science editor, Ian Sample, commented on India’s moon landing?
3-According to ‘The New York Times’, what is significant about the area Chandrayaan-3 is set to explore?
4-Which Russian spacecraft was supposed to land on the moon before Chandrayaan-3 but crashed instead?
5-Who is the Chief Minister of Bihar?
6-Who is the deputy to Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?
7-Which number country is India in terms of reaching the moon after the US, Russia, and China?
8-Who was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan that witnessed the Chandrayaan-3 landing?
9-In which year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
10-According to India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj, what does Chandrayan-3’s landing symbolize?
11-Where did the United States Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield post her congratulatory message to India?
12-What mistake did Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok Chandna make regarding Chandrayaan-3?
13-Who are the two top American leaders mentioned that congratulated India for Chandrayaan-3’s touchdown?
14-At what time did the moon rover roll down onto the moon’s surface?
15-Who is the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
16-What two symbols are engraved on the wheels of the rover?
17-What will the moon rover collect while on the moon?
18-Where will the data from the moon lander be passed on to?
19-What are the three main components of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft?
20-What instruments does the moon rover have to determine the elemental composition near its landing site?
21-What is the mission life of the lander and the rover?
22-What is the purpose of the SHAPE payload in the propulsion module?
23- How long is the life of the payload in the propulsion module post ejection of the lander?
Answers:
1-India
2-‘The Guardian’
3-It is an area that was yet to be visited and has water ice that could be a resource for future missions.
4-Russia’s Luna-25
5-Nitish Kumar
6-Tejashwi Yadav
7-Fourth
8-Ashok Gehlot
9-July 1969
10-The aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians.
11-X (formerly Twitter)
12-He congratulated the non-existent passengers of the spacecraft.
13-Vice President Kamala Harris and Ambassador Eric Garcetti
14-Around 12.30 a.m. Thursday
15-Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair
16-The logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the national emblem
17-Samples of the moon
18-Mission Operations Complex at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru
19-A propulsion module, a lander, and a rover
20-Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS)
21- 1 Lunar day or 14 Earth days
22-To study the spectral and Polari metric measurements of Earth from the lunar orbit.
23-Between three and six months.
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