SSC CHSL GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

Question 1:

With reference to the Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100), consider the following statements:

It is part of an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1nor 2

Question 2:

The layer of the atmosphere used for radio wave transmission is-

Chromosphere

Troposphere

Ionosphere

Stratosphere

Question 3:

‘CACTus is the software to detect Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) launched by the Department of Science and Technology, associated with which field?

Solar Mission

Sustainable Agriculture

Himalayan Ecosystem

Water Mission

Question 4:

Which statement is incorrect about ‘White Dwarf’?

A white dwarf is very dense star.

Its mass is comparable to that of the sun.

A white dwarf’s faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored thermal energy

Fusion takes place in a white dwarf wherein mass is converted to energy

Question 5:

The mass of the Earth is ________.

6 × 10-23 kg

6 × 1023 kg

6 × 10-24 kg

6 × 1024 kg

Question 6:

Which of the following statement is correct about the Micius satellite?

It is the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite launched by Japan.

It was launched in 2020.

The totally secure long-range message is achieved by Micius using Quantum Key Distribution.

All of the above

Question 7:

Which of the statements best describes the Astro Robot?

It is designed to search for water on the lunar surface.

It is designed to help customers with a range of tasks like home monitoring.

It is designed to study the surface of the asteroid Bennu.

It is designed to explore Earth-like planets outside the solar system.

Question 8:

The XENON1T experiment recently in the news is associated with which of the following?

Reactivity of Noble Gases

Dark Matter detection

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

RBC production

Question 9:

How does the color of the sky appear to an astronaut?

Blue

green

white

black

Question 10:

In which direction does a geostationary satellite rotate?

West to East

East to West

North to South

South to North