Thursday, April 30, 2026

MCQs/Quiz on Moon Mission: Unique Questions Asked in Various Competitive Exams

 








1. The first artificial satellite launched into space was:



A) Apollo 11

B) Chandrayaan-1

C) Sputnik 1

D) Voyager 1

Answer: C


2. Which country launched Sputnik 1?

A) USA

B) China

C) India

D) Soviet Union

Answer: D


3. Who was the first human to travel into space?

A) Neil Armstrong

B) Rakesh Sharma

C) Yuri Gagarin

D) Buzz Aldrin

Answer: C


4. The first human Moon landing mission was:

A) Apollo 10

B) Apollo 11

C) Apollo 13

D) Artemis I

Answer: B


5. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

A) Buzz Aldrin

B) Michael Collins

C) Yuri Gagarin

D) Neil Armstrong

Answer: D


6. In which year did humans first land on the Moon?


A) 1965

B) 1967

C) 1969

D) 1972

Answer: C


7. How many Apollo missions successfully landed humans on the Moon?


A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

Answer: C




8. The last Apollo mission to land on the Moon was:

A) Apollo 15

B) Apollo 16

C) Apollo 17

D) Apollo 18

Answer: C


9. Which Indian mission first discovered water molecules on the Moon?

A) Chandrayaan-2

B) Chandrayaan-1

C) Chandrayaan-3

D) Mangalyaan

Answer: B


10. What was the main achievement of Chandrayaan-3?

A) First orbit of Moon

B) Landing on Mars

C) Human mission to Moon

D) Chandrayaan-3 soft landing near south pole

Answer: D


11. India became the ___ country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon:

A) 2nd

B) 3rd

C) 4th

D) 5th

Answer: C

12. Which space agency conducted the Apollo missions?


A) ISRO

B) CNSA

C) Roscosmos

D) NASA

Answer: D


13. The space race primarily occurred between:

A) USA and China

B) India and USA

C) USA and Soviet Union

D) Russia and China

Answer: C

14. Chandrayaan-2 mission had which outcome?


A) Complete success

B) Orbiter failed

C) Lander crashed but orbiter works

D) Mission cancelled

Answer: C



16. NASA’s program to return humans to the Moon is called:

A) Apollo

B) Voyager

C) Artemis

D) Gemini

Answer: C

17. Sputnik 1 was launched in:


A) 1955

B) 1957

C) 1961

D) 1965

Answer: B

18. Sputnik 1 orbited Earth for approximately:


A) 10 days

B) 21 days

C) 3 months

D) 1 year

Answer: B


19. The launch of Sputnik 1 triggered:


A) Cold War

B) Space Race

C) Nuclear War

D) Industrial Revolution

Answer: B


19. First human in space:


A) Neil Armstrong

B) Yuri Gagarin

C) John Glenn

D) Alan Shepard

Answer: B


20. Vostok 1 mission belonged to:


A) USA

B) China

C) USSR

D) India

Answer: C


21. Apollo 11 landed on:


A) Mars

B) Venus

C) Moon

D) Jupiter

Answer: C


22. Apollo 11 landing year:


A) 1965

B) 1967

C) 1969

D) 1971

Answer: C


23. First man on Moon:


A) Buzz Aldrin

B) Michael Collins

C) Neil Armstrong

D) John Glenn

Answer: C


24. Apollo 11 launched from:


A) Texas

B) Florida

C) California

D) Alaska

Answer: B


25. Total successful Moon landings by Apollo:


A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

Answer: B


26. Apollo missions were conducted by:


A) ISRO

B) CNSA

C) NASA

D) ESA

Answer: C


27. Last Apollo mission:


A) Apollo 15

B) Apollo 16

C) Apollo 17

D) Apollo 18

Answer: C


28. Apollo 13 is famous because:


A) First landing

B) Failed mission

C) Near disaster but safe return

D) Mars mission

Answer: C


29. Saturn V was:


A) Satellite

B) Rocket

C) Rover

D) Space station

Answer: B


30. Lunar Module was used for:


A) Orbiting Earth

B) Landing on Moon

C) Mars travel

D) Communication

Answer: B


31. After 1972, Moon missions were mainly:


A) Human

B) Robotic

C) Military

D) Commercial

Answer: B


17. China’s Moon missions are called:


A) Apollo

B) Artemis

C) Chang’e

D) Luna

Answer: C


18. First country after USA to soft-land on Moon:


A) China

B) India

C) USSR

D) Japan

Answer: C


19. Soviet Moon program was called:


A) Luna

B) Vostok

C) Soyuz

D) Cosmos

Answer: A


20. First robotic Moon landing:


A) Luna 2

B) Luna 9

C) Apollo 8

D) Chang’e 1

Answer: B


🇮🇳 Section 4: India’s Lunar Missions

21. Chandrayaan-1 launched in:


A) 2005

B) 2008

C) 2010

D) 2013

Answer: B


22. Chandrayaan-1 discovered:


A) Oxygen

B) Water molecules

C) Iron

D) Methane

Answer: B


23. Chandrayaan-2 launched in:


A) 2017

B) 2018

C) 2019

D) 2020

Answer: C


24. Chandrayaan-2 lander name:


A) Pragyan

B) Vikram

C) Aryabhata

D) Rohini

Answer: B


25. Chandrayaan-2 result:


A) Full success

B) Orbiter failed

C) Partial success

D) Failed launch

Answer: C


26. Chandrayaan-3 launched in:


A) 2021

B) 2022

C) 2023

D) 2024

Answer: C


27. Chandrayaan-3 achieved:

A) Mars landing

B) First orbit

C) Soft landing near south pole

D) Human mission

Answer: C


28. Rover of Chandrayaan-3:

A) Vikram

B) Pragyan

C) Rohini

D) Aryabhata

Answer: B


29. India became ___ country to soft-land:

A) 2nd

B) 3rd

C) 4th

D) 5th

Answer: C


30. ISRO stands for:

A) Indian Space Rocket Org

B) Indian Space Research Organisation

C) International Space Research Org

D) Indian Satellite Research Org

Answer: B


31. Artemis program is by:

A) ISRO

B) NASA

C) CNSA

D) ESA

Answer: B


32. Artemis aims to:

A) Go to Mars

B) Return humans to Moon

C) Build satellites

D) Study Sun

Answer: B


33. First woman on Moon will be part of:


A) Apollo

B) Artemis

C) Luna

D) Chang’e

Answer: B


34. Gateway project is:

A) Satellite

B) Space station near Moon

C) Rocket

D) Rover

Answer: B


35. Moon’s south pole is important because:

A) Volcanoes

B) Water ice

C) Oxygen

D) Gold

Answer: B



36. Escape velocity depends on:


A) Mass only

B) Radius only

C) Mass & radius

D) Velocity only

Answer: C


37. Moon has gravity about:


A) 1/2 of Earth

B) 1/3 of Earth

C) 1/6 of Earth

D) Same as Earth

Answer: C


38. First spacecraft to impact Moon:


A) Luna 2

B) Luna 9

C) Apollo 8

D) Sputnik

Answer: A


39. Space Race was during:


A) WW1

B) WW2

C) Cold War

D) Modern Era

Answer: C


40. Neil Armstrong’s famous quote relates to:


A) Mars mission

B) Moon landing

C) Satellite launch

D) Space station

Answer: B


🔥 Bonus Advanced (High-Level)

41. Chandrayaan-3 landing site named:


A) Shiv Shakti Point

B) Vikram Point

C) Bharat Point

D) ISRO Base

Answer: A


42. Apollo missions used:


A) Ion engines

B) Chemical rockets

C) Nuclear engines

D) Solar engines

Answer: B


43. First orbit of Moon by humans:


A) Apollo 8

B) Apollo 7

C) Apollo 9

D) Apollo 10

Answer: A


44. Moon has:


A) Thick atmosphere

B) No atmosphere

C) Oxygen-rich air

D) Water clouds

Answer: B


45. Vikram lander is named after:


A) Vikram Sarabhai

B) Vikram Seth

C) Vikram Rathore

D) Vikram Kapoor

Answer: A


46. Chandrayaan missions belong to:


A) DRDO

B) ISRO

C) NASA

D) ESA

Answer: B


47. Apollo missions used which fuel:


A) Solid fuel

B) Liquid hydrogen & oxygen

C) Diesel

D) Nuclear fuel

Answer: B


48. Moon missions help in:


A) Astrology

B) Understanding Earth’s origin

C) Mining only

D) Weather prediction

Answer: B


49. First reusable spacecraft:


A) Apollo

B) Space Shuttle

C) Sputnik

D) Luna

Answer: B


50. India’s future human mission:


A) Artemis

B) Gaganyaan

C) Luna

D) Voyager

Answer: B

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