The Hindu Science Quiz Of Chandrayaan-2, India’s Moon Mission
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Chandrayaan-2 is an Indian lunar mission that will boldly go where no country has ever gone before, says ISRO. Which region is India's space agency talking about?
- Unexplored Lunar crater to be named after landing
- The Lunar North Pole
- The Lunar South Pole
The Moon’s South Pole has craters that are cold traps and contain a fossil record of the early Solar System. Read more .
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Chandrayaan-2 will make a soft landing on the lunar surface. How many countries have done so before India?
- 3
- 4
- 6
The U.S., Russia and China are the other countries to perform a soft landing on the Moon. Read more .
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The Chandrayaan-2 Lander is named Vikram after Vikram Sarabhai, Father of the Indian Space Programme. What is the mission's rover called?
- Rajanichar
- Pragyan
- Sthalaja
The Rover can travel up to 500 m and leverages solar energy for its functioning. It can only communicate with the Lander. Read more.
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The Chandrayaan programme was first announced by...
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003
- Manmohan Singh in 2007
- Narendra Modi in 2014
Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the Moon Mission in his 2003 Independence Day speech. Read more.
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Chandrayaan-1, the present mission's predecessor, was launched on...
- September 24, 2014
- November 5, 2013
- October 22, 2008
Chandrayaan-1’s most important finding was related to the question of water on the Moon. Read more.
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What is the name of Chandrayaan-2's launch rocket?
- PSLV-XL
- PSLV-C35
- GSLV Mk-III
The GSLV Mk-III is India's most powerful launcher to date, and has been completely designed and fabricated from within the country. Read more .
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What is the difference between Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 missions?
- While Chandrayaan-2 has 14 payloads, Chandrayaan-1 had none at all
- Chandrayaan-1 had crashlanded on the Lunar surface
- Chandrayaan-1 was actually a failure
Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first deep space mission . Read more.
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Chandrayaan-2 will attempt to land in a high plain between two Lunar craters. One is Manzinus C. Name the other.
- Simpelius N
- Seleucus A
- Clavius F
Moon provides the best linkage to Earth’s early history . It offers an undisturbed historical record of the inner Solar system environment. Read more.
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Chandrayaan-2’s Orbiter will be capable of communicating with the Indian Deep Space Network at Byalalu, near Bengaluru, and the Lander. It will be placed in a 100x100 km lunar polar orbit. What is the Orbiter's mission life.
- One year
- 10 years
- Three years
Chandrayaan-1 lost contact on August 28, 2009 , way before the spacecraft’s planned two-year lifetime. Read more.
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The Chandrayaan-2 module can boast of at least three unique features: the most powerful launch vehicle to date and a wholly indigenous rover. Which is the third?
- First commercial Moon mission
- Algorithm wholly developed by India's scientific community
- First mission to use Moon ice as fuel
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved Chandrayaan-2 on September 18, 2008. Read more.
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