: NASA Solved MCQs 1–10: General Knowledge about NASA What does NASA stand for? A) National Aeronautics and Space Associ...
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NASA Solved MCQs
1–10: General Knowledge about NASA
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What does NASA stand for?
A) National Aeronautics and Space Association
B) North American Space Agency
C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
D) National American Space Alliance
✔️ Answer: C
Explanation: NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, responsible for U.S. space exploration. -
When was NASA established?
A) 1947
B) 1955
C) 1958
D) 1962
✔️ Answer: C
Explanation: NASA was founded on July 29, 1958 by President Eisenhower. -
Which U.S. President signed NASA into existence?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Richard Nixon
D) Ronald Reagan
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA replaced which earlier space agency?
A) DARPA
B) NACA
C) NARA
D) NAFTA
✔️ Answer: B
Explanation: NASA replaced NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics). -
NASA is headquartered in:
A) Florida
B) Washington, D.C.
C) California
D) Texas
✔️ Answer: B -
What is NASA’s main launch facility?
A) Area 51
B) Kennedy Space Center
C) Jet Propulsion Lab
D) Johnson Space Center
✔️ Answer: B -
Which NASA center is responsible for mission control?
A) Jet Propulsion Laboratory
B) Kennedy Space Center
C) Johnson Space Center
D) Ames Research Center
✔️ Answer: C -
Which of the following is NOT a NASA spacecraft?
A) Voyager
B) Artemis
C) Falcon 9
D) Hubble
✔️ Answer: C
Explanation: Falcon 9 is developed by SpaceX, not NASA. -
Who was the first American in space?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) John Glenn
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) Alan Shepard
✔️ Answer: D -
NASA’s first human spaceflight program was:
A) Gemini
B) Apollo
C) Mercury
D) Skylab
✔️ Answer: C
11–20: NASA's Missions & Projects
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Which NASA program landed humans on the Moon?
A) Gemini
B) Mercury
C) Apollo
D) Artemis
✔️ Answer: C -
Who was the first man to walk on the Moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Michael Collins
D) Alan Shepard
✔️ Answer: B -
In which year did the Apollo 11 mission land on the Moon?
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1971
D) 1975
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA’s Mars rover “Perseverance” landed in:
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2022
✔️ Answer: C -
What is the name of the helicopter that flew on Mars?
A) Skyhopper
B) Dragonfly
C) Ingenuity
D) Spirit
✔️ Answer: C -
Which space telescope was launched by NASA in 1990?
A) Kepler
B) Webb
C) Hubble
D) Chandra
✔️ Answer: C -
Which NASA mission studied Saturn and its moons?
A) Voyager 2
B) Cassini
C) New Horizons
D) Curiosity
✔️ Answer: B -
Which NASA probe visited Pluto in 2015?
A) Voyager 1
B) Cassini
C) Juno
D) New Horizons
✔️ Answer: D -
The James Webb Space Telescope launched in:
A) 2021
B) 2020
C) 2022
D) 2023
✔️ Answer: A
Explanation: JWST launched on December 25, 2021. -
Which NASA rover confirmed signs of ancient water on Mars?
A) Sojourner
B) Opportunity
C) Curiosity
D) Perseverance
✔️ Answer: C
21–30: NASA and the Solar System
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft is studying:
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) Neptune
✔️ Answer: C -
NASA’s Artemis program is aimed at:
A) Returning to the Moon
B) Studying asteroids
C) Exploring Neptune
D) Building space stations
✔️ Answer: A -
Which of the following is a NASA asteroid mission?
A) Perseverance
B) OSIRIS-REx
C) New Horizons
D) Voyager 1
✔️ Answer: B -
Voyager 1 and 2 are now in:
A) Lunar orbit
B) Mars atmosphere
C) Interstellar space
D) Venus orbit
✔️ Answer: C -
Which moon of Saturn has an ocean beneath its surface, as confirmed by NASA?
A) Titan
B) Rhea
C) Enceladus
D) Dione
✔️ Answer: C -
NASA’s Mars Insight mission studied:
A) Martian weather
B) Mars interior/seismology
C) Mars dust storms
D) Martian volcanoes
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA’s main goal with the Mars 2020 mission was to:
A) Test nuclear energy
B) Fly astronauts
C) Search for signs of past life
D) Build a city
✔️ Answer: C -
Which spacecraft took the first close images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
A) Galileo
B) Juno
C) Voyager
D) Cassini
✔️ Answer: B -
What is the name of NASA’s upcoming mission to study Europa?
A) Titan Explorer
B) Europa Clipper
C) Neptune Flyer
D) IceStar
✔️ Answer: B -
Which planet has NASA not sent a dedicated orbiter yet (as of 2025)?
A) Mercury
B) Venus
C) Neptune
D) Mars
✔️ Answer: C
31–40: NASA & Astronomy
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NASA’s Kepler mission focused on finding:
A) Galaxies
B) Exoplanets
C) Dark matter
D) Space junk
✔️ Answer: B -
What was the first spacecraft to land safely on Mars?
A) Viking 1
B) Pathfinder
C) Curiosity
D) Phoenix
✔️ Answer: A -
Which NASA telescope studies X-rays from space?
A) Hubble
B) Webb
C) Chandra
D) SOHO
✔️ Answer: C -
The first woman scheduled to land on the Moon (Artemis) is part of:
A) Artemis I
B) Artemis II
C) Artemis III
D) Artemis IV
✔️ Answer: C -
What does “Perseverance” rover carry for future human missions?
A) Seeds
B) Oxygen generator (MOXIE)
C) Fuel tank
D) Water reserves
✔️ Answer: B -
What is the main power source for Mars rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance?
A) Solar panels
B) Batteries
C) Nuclear generator (RTG)
D) Gasoline
✔️ Answer: C -
Which mission was the first to touch the Sun’s atmosphere?
A) Solar Probe
B) Solar Orbiter
C) Parker Solar Probe
D) Heliostat
✔️ Answer: C -
Which NASA mission is studying the Sun’s polar regions?
A) SOHO
B) SDO
C) Solar Orbiter
D) Apollo
✔️ Answer: C -
What is the name of NASA’s long-term moon base plan?
A) MoonHub
B) Artemis Base Camp
C) Lunar Village
D) Selenopolis
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA’s most distant spacecraft is:
A) Voyager 1
B) New Horizons
C) Galileo
D) Orion
✔️ Answer: A
41–50: NASA – Current Affairs & Trivia
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Which company collaborates with NASA for Artemis missions?
A) Tesla
B) Boeing
C) SpaceX
D) Amazon
✔️ Answer: C -
Which NASA mission returned asteroid samples to Earth in 2023?
A) Perseverance
B) Insight
C) OSIRIS-REx
D) Lucy
✔️ Answer: C -
NASA’s mission to study Trojan asteroids is called:
A) Hera
B) Lucy
C) Gaia
D) Titan Explorer
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite system is called:
A) EarthScope
B) EarthNow
C) Earth Observing System (EOS)
D) Gaia
✔️ Answer: C -
NASA’s primary goal in Earth science is to:
A) Build satellites
B) Study alien life
C) Monitor climate and environmental changes
D) Promote GPS
✔️ Answer: C -
Which famous telescope will eventually replace Hubble?
A) Chandra
B) SOHO
C) Webb
D) Kepler
✔️ Answer: C -
NASA’s first female administrator (2021–2025) was:
A) Peggy Whitson
B) Ellen Ochoa
C) Pam Melroy
D) None (still male)
✔️ Answer: D
Explanation: As of 2025, NASA has not had a female administrator. -
Which NASA mission is focused on returning humans to the Moon?
A) Gemini
B) Artemis
C) Mercury
D) LunaX
✔️ Answer: B -
NASA often cooperates with which international space agency?
A) ESA (Europe)
B) ISRO (India)
C) JAXA (Japan)
D) All of the above
✔️ Answer: D -
Which famous quote is associated with NASA’s Moon landing?
A) "Houston, we have a problem."
B) "To infinity and beyond."
C) "That's one small step for man..."
D) "We choose to go to the Moon..."
✔️ Answer: C
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