Astronomy

UNIVERSE,GALAXIES,

UNIVERSE
*The study of universe is known as
Ans : Cosmology
*The universe comprises of billions of
Ans : Galaxies
*The galaxies are made up of millions of
Ans : Stars
*Father of modern Astronomy
Ans : Copernicus
*The astronomer known as the Law Giver of Heavens
Ans : Kepler
*Light year and parsec are the units of measuring distances in the
Ans : Universe
*The distance travelled by light in one year is called
Ans : One light year
*One light year = 9.46 x 1012 kilometers
*An astronomical unit of distance
Ans : Parsec
*One parsec = 3.26 light year
*Scientist who found universe is expanding, in 1929
Ans : Sir Edwin Hubble
*Geocentric theory was propounded (the Earth was the centre of universe) by
Ans : Ptolemy
*Heliocentric theory was propounded (the Sun is the centre of the universe) by
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INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME

INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME
*Father of indian space programme
Ans : Vikram Sarabhai
*First rocket launching station in india
Ans : Thumba(1962)
*First rocket launched from Thumba
Ans : Nike Appache(1963)
*First chairman of ISRO
Ans : Vikram Sarabhai
*The rocket launching station which lies near to the equator
Ans : Thumba
*TERLS was formally dedicated to the United Nations on
Ans : February 2,1968
*The Rocket launched from Thumba on the 50th anniversary of first rocket launch
Ans : RH 200
*Rocket RH 200 was launched on
Ans : November 21,2013
*Indian Space department, and Space commission came into existence in
Ans : 1972
*First satellite of India
Ans : Aryabhatta
*Aryabhatta was launched on
Ans : Apirl 19,1975
*Aryabhatta was launched from
Ans : Volgo Grad (Russia)
*Second satellite from India
Ans : Bhask..................

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