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 The first ever artificial satellite was launched by?

(a) Russia

(b) France

(c) Japan

(d) America

Who was the first Romanian in space?

(a) Dumitru Prunariu

(b) Yang Liwer

(c) Sultan Salman Al Saud

(d) None of the above

Who was the first Polish in space?

(a) Yang Liwel

(b) Zhai Zhigang

(c) Dumitru Prunariu

(d) Miroslaw Hermaszewski

On 20th July 1969. two American scientists landed on

(a) Moon of earth

(b) Mars

(c) Pluto

(d) Jupiter

Who was the first Syrian in space?

(a) Muhammad Faris

(b) Sultan Salman Al Saud

(c) Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

(d) None of the above

Delhi is situated on the banks of river____________?

A. Yumna river

B. Ganga river

What are ‘Red giants’?

(a) Caucasians

(b) Old stars

(c) Young stars

(d) None of these

Blue dwarfs’ refer to

(a) Caucasians

(b) Young stars

(c) Old stars

(d) None of these

The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called?

(a) Meteors

(b) Comets

(c) Meteorites

(d) Asteroid

A Comet

(a) Has a tail always pointing away from the sunP

(b) Has a tail always pointing towards the sun

(c) Has no tail at all

(d) None of these

The comet, named after Edmund Halley reappears after a time interval of every

(a) 36 years

(b) 76 years

(c) 55 years

(d) 56 years

When and by whom were the rings of Saturn discovered?

(a) Galileo, 1610

(b) Edmund Halley, 1682

(c) Newton, 1682

(d) Tycho Brahe: 1590