Space & Astronomy GK
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Q21.Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Correct Answer: A
Venus is the hottest planet due to its intense greenhouse effect.
Q22.Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Correct Answer: A
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Q23.Which planet has the most prominent ring system?
Correct Answer: A
Saturn is famous for its extensive and bright ring system.
Q24.Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Correct Answer: A
Mercury is the innermost planet of the solar system.
Q25.Which planet is known as the Morning Star or Evening Star?
Correct Answer: A
Venus is visible near sunrise and sunset and is called the Morning or Evening Star.
Q26.Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Correct Answer: A
Mars appears red due to iron oxide on its surface.
Q27.Which satellite carried the first animal into orbit?
Correct Answer: A
Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika into orbit in November 1957.
Q28.Which was the last crewed mission to land on the Moon?
Correct Answer: A
Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last crewed lunar landing.
Q29.Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Correct Answer: A
John Glenn orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.
Q30.Who was the first person to perform a spacewalk?
Correct Answer: A
Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk in March 1965.
Q31.Who was the first woman to walk in space?
Correct Answer: A
Svetlana Savitskaya performed the first female spacewalk in 1984.
Q32.Who was the second person to walk on the Moon?
Correct Answer: A
Buzz Aldrin followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface in 1969.
Q33.Which is largest ocean?
Correct Answer: B
Q34.What is the name of China Satellite Navigation System?
Correct Answer: B
Q35.The first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon was:
Correct Answer: D
India's Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the lunar south pole in August 2023 (FPSC 2025).
Q36.Which country is known as the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?
Correct Answer: A
Norway's northern parts lie above the Arctic Circle where the sun stays above the horizon (FPSC 2025).
Q37.The deepest trench in the world is the:
Correct Answer: B
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, reaching nearly 11,000 meters (FPSC 2025).
Q38.Which private company launched first private space mission:
Correct Answer: A
Q39.First Arab space mission to Mars 'Al-Amal" launched by
Correct Answer: A
UAE is the correct factual response to “First Arab space mission to Mars 'Al-Amal" launched by”.
Q40.First Arab space mission to Mars 'Al-Amal' launched by:
Correct Answer: B
UAE is the correct factual response to “First Arab space mission to Mars 'Al-Amal' launched by:”.