QUIZ COMPETITION 13.08.2024 PDF

ABOUT THE QUIZ COMPETITION 10 round of questions will be asked, Questions would be put up to team-1 seated according to position allotted. The four teams participating are Vayu House, Akash House, Prithvi House and Agni House. Each having four members from different classes i....

ABOUT THE QUIZ COMPETITION 10 round of questions will be asked, Questions would be put up to team-1 seated according to position allotted. The four teams participating are Vayu House, Akash House, Prithvi House and Agni House. Each having four members from different classes i.e. 9th to 12th. Question would pass to team number 2 if answer wrongly, or passed on to the next team If not answered. The second question would be put to team number 2 and 3rd to team number 3 and question 4 to 4th team. Total of 32 questions will be put up this makes competition of 8 rounds. Last two rounds questions would be put to all present including the audience. The team giving maximum answers will be adjudged winners. The team standing second will be the one who scores second highest points. A special award is for the outstanding participant scoring maximum individual marks. Quiz masters decision will be final. No cross questioning/ enquiry is permitted. Only one answer per team is allowed. You cannot answer twice, hence finalise well before you speak your answer.  QUESTIONS FOR QUIZ CONTEST Q.1 When was first man moon mission under taken? Ans 14 July 1969, from Florida Kennedy Space Center, US (Apollo 11). Q.2 Name the first men mission to moon, who were its crews? Ans Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin landed on moon on July 20, 1969, using Lunar Module, Michael Collins was in command module. Q.3 Which was the last crew mission to moon. Ans Apollo 17, 7 to 19 December, 1972 Q.4 Which country made 1st soft landing on Moon? Ans USSR, Luna 9, 1966, 3 Feb Q.5 Name the spot of landing by Apollo 11 Ans Site 2 Sea of Tranquility Q.6 How many Astronauts have walked on moon surface till to date? Ans 12 all Americans. Q.7 Who was the last astronaut to walk on moon? Ans Eugene Andrew Cernan Apollo 17 Q.8 Which country was the 1st to land on the Lunar South pole? Ans India Q.9 Name the deepest crater on Moon? Ans Aitken Basin South Pole (SPA Basin) Q.10 What is the name of crater on the moon called? Ans The bright spot in southern highland called Tycho Crater. Q.11 What is the Indian name of moon crater? Ans Dorsum Azara Q.12 Name the spot where Chandrayan 3, Vikram Lander landed? Ans Shiv Shakti Point Q.13 What is the sea of Nectar on moon? Ans A small nearly circular dark volcanic lava plain on the near side of the moon. Q.14 What is sea of rain? Ans It is a huge lava plain on moon’s north western Quadrant. Q,15 What is Tidal Locking? Ans It is a situation when an objects orbital period matches with its rotational period. The moon takes approximately 28 days to go around the earth and 28 days to rotate once around the axis. Q.16 What is the direction of moon’s magnetic field? Ans Moon has no magnetic field. Q.17 When was ISRO established? Ans 15 August 1969 Q.18 Name the launching pad of ISRO? Ans Satish Dhawan Space Center Q.19 What is space weather? Ans Space Weather Condition is the region of space close to earth especially the presence of electromagnetic radiation and charged particles emitted by the sun that can affect human activity and technology. Q.20 Name the element which is only found on moon and not on earth. Ans Helium-3 Q.21 Is the Dark side of the moon really dark. Explain. Ans It is also referred as the far side of the moon, receive light equal to the face of moon pointing towards earth. Q.22 What is a lunar day? Ans It is equal to 29.5 earth day as it rotates very slowly. Q.23 What is the size of the moon diametrically? Ans Approx ⁄ times the size of earth diameter i.e 3500 Km. Q.24 What is force of gravity of moon in percentage? Ans 83% less then earth’s gravity. Q.25 Name the longest valley on moon. Ans Vallis Schroteri, 160 km long 11 km wide and 0.5 km deep. Q.26 Name the highest mountain on moon. Ans Mons Huygens, i.e 18046 feet. Q.27 What is meant by crescent moon? Ans Small portion of moon visible in the sky on the day before or after new moon day. Q.28 Who is known as moon of India? Ans Mylswamy Annadurai is Known as moon man of India. Q.29 Why was the lander named “Vikram”? Ans It was named after Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai the father of the Indian Space Programme. Q.30 What is the name of the first Indian probe which was sent to moon? Ans Chandrayan-1 launched on 22 Oct 2008. Q.31 What is the direction of rotation of the moon? Ans Anticlockwise, in fact both Moon & Earth rotate anticlockwise Q.32 Why is the moon rotating? Ans This is called synchronous rotation & is a result of the gravitational tug of war between the earth and the moon. Q.33 How does moon affect life on Earth? Ans It affects time, tide and light for birds the moon is essential for migration & navigation. Q.34 What is the sea of clouds on the moon? Ans Mare Nubium, is a Lunar mare in the Nubium basin on the moon’s near side. The mare is located on the southeast of oceanus procellarum. Q.35 What is “Sea of Rains” on moon? Ans Mare Imbrium i.e. the sea of showers is a vast lava plain with the Imbrium basin on the moon and and is one of the largest crater in the solar system. Q.36 What was the mass of Pragyan Rover. Ans 27 Kg Q.37 Name the launch vehicle that took chanrayan-3 into space for landing on moon? Ans LVM 3- M4 rocket on july 2023 at 09.45 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Center. Q.38 What kind of fuel did LVM-3 use? Ans Liquid Hydrogen. Q.39 What System of Population did chandrayan 3 rover use. Ans Three modules propulsion (1) Solid Fuel (2) Liquid Fuel (3) Cryogenic Engine. Q.40 Name the rocket fuel used by ISRO Ans UDMH (Unsymmetrical Di- methyl hydrazine) along with oxidized nitrogen tetraoxide. A highly toxic & corrosive fuel. Q.41 Name the strongest rocket ever made by man. Ans Saturn V was the most powerful rocket ever made, could carry a load of 41000 Kg to the moon. Q.42 Name the fastest human made object send to space. Ans Nasa’s Parker solar probe with the speed of 635266 km/h on June 29, 2024. Q.43 Name the fastest rocket in the world? Ans Helios probes, speed reached 150000 mph. Q.44 How many days did US, Russia & China took to land on moon compared to India’s Chandrayan-3. Ans US- 4 day, six hrs, 45 min Russia - 5 ⁄ Day China -12 Day India- 40 Days Q.45 What are the flat lands on moon called? Ans Lunar Highland, Lunar Maria Q.46 What are the light & dark surface on moon called Ans Lighter Surface – Terrae Darker Plains- Maria Q.47 Name the place on moon where water traces have been found. Ans (1) Shackleton Crater (4) Sunlit Surface (2) Cabeus Crater (5) Permanently Shadowed Crater (3) Polar region Q.48 What was the method employed to escape from earth’s gravitational pull by chandrayan-3 Ans Trans Lunar Injection (TLI) Q.49 What method was adopted to get into Lunar orbit by Chandrayan 3. So it captured by moon’s gravity. Ans Lunar orbital insertion (LOI) Q.50 Name India’s strongest rocket? Ans GSLV MK III Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle Or (LVM-3 Launch Vehicle Mark 3) Q.51 What is the Lowest point on the Moon called? Ans Antoniadi crater measured by (Laser altimeter instrument)