1. Jupiter has many moons. The four largest moons namely lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto were first observed by which of the following astronomer?
(A) Galileo Galilei
(B) E. E. Barnard
(C) P.J. Melotte
(D) C.D. Perrine
2. It is the second spacecraft ever to orbit Jupiter. It is NASA’s New Frontiers mission currently orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 and arrived on July 5, 2016. Name it.
(A) Voyager 1
(B) Alouette 1
(C) Juno
(D) New Horizons
3. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is a collection of professional astronomers who act as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies. It also assigns names to constellations. How many constellations have been formally named by the IAU?
(A) 150 constellations in Southern hemisphere
(B) 88 constellations in Southern and Northern hemisphere
(C) 88 constellations in Northern hemisphere only
(D) 150 constellations in Northern and Southern hemisphere
4. He is the first American to orbit Earth and also the oldest person to fly in space. He was one of the members of “Mercury Seven”, the seven men who flew on the Mercury spacecraft. Name him.
(A) Ed White
(B) Alexei Leonov
(C) Alan Shepard
(D) John Glenn
5. This probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Pluto. It flew by the Pluto Charon system on 14 July 2015 and is the first probe to be launched to Pluto. Name the probe.
(A) Dawn
(B) Juno
(C) New Horizons
(D) Cassini – Huygens
6. The appearance of which of the following constellations in the east from Northern hemisphere is the first sign of spring?
(A) Sagittarius
(B) Leo
(C) Pegasus
(D) Scorpius
7. A dwarf planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, and is nearly round, but has not been able to clear the neighbourhood around its orbit. Which of the following is considered as dwarf planet by astronomers?
(A) Haumea
(B) Altair
(C) Betelgeuse
(D) All of these
Answer Key
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
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