US Space Exploration International Collaborations MCQs
Which country collaborates with the US on the International Space Station (ISS) program?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: b) Russia
What is the primary purpose of the US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
a) Lunar exploration
b) Mars rover missions
c) Deep space observations
d) Space tourism
Answer: c) Deep space observations
The Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity rover) is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
What international collaboration aimed to study the Sun and its effects on space weather?
a) Solar Max Mission
b) Gemini Program
c) Rosetta Mission
d) ExoMars Mission
Answer: a) Solar Max Mission
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
The Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, were part of a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
Which country collaborated with the US on the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
The OSIRIS-REx mission, which collected a sample from an asteroid, is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) India
Answer: c) Japan
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has greatly contributed to which field of study?
a) Planetary science
b) Solar research
c) Earth observation
d) Astronomy and astrophysics
Answer: d) Astronomy and astrophysics
Which country collaborated with the US on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first international human spaceflight mission?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: b) Russia
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
Which international collaboration involved sending a spacecraft to study the ice and subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s moon, Europa?
a) Rosetta Mission
b) ExoMars Mission
c) Europa Clipper Mission
d) Kepler Mission
Answer: c) Europa Clipper Mission
The US-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) collaboration led to the successful launch of which mission to Mars?
a) Mars Science Laboratory
b) Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
c) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
d) MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution)
Answer: b) Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
Which international collaboration involved the Deep Impact mission, which studied a comet by creating an impact?
a) Rosetta Mission
b) Chandrayaan Mission
c) Stardust Mission
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a collaborative project between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: a) Germany
The US-Canadian collaboration resulted in the development of which robotic arm used on the Space Shuttle and the ISS?
a) Canadarm1
b) Canadarm2
c) Canadarm3
d) Canadarm4
Answer: a) Canadarm1
The joint US-Russian Mars Exploration Program aims to study Mars’ climate and geology using which type of spacecraft?
a) Landers
b) Rovers
c) Satellites
d) Sample return missions
Answer: d) Sample return missions
Which country collaborated with NASA on the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission to measure Earth’s gravitational field?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Germany
Answer: d) Germany
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which studies high-energy astrophysical phenomena, is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: d) Japan
Which international collaboration involves the Parker Solar Probe, designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and solar wind?
a) Solar Max Mission
b) ExoMars Mission
c) Rosetta Mission
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, aimed at studying Earth’s precipitation patterns, is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Japan
Answer: d) Japan
The US-Italian collaboration on the Cassini-Huygens mission provided insights into which planet and its moon system?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Neptune
Answer: c) Saturn
The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) mission, aimed at studying Earth’s atmosphere, is a collaboration between NASA and which country’s space agency?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) Canada
Answer: d) Canada
Which international collaboration launched the BepiColombo mission to study Mercury?
a) European Space Agency (ESA)
b) Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)
c) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
d) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Answer: a) European Space Agency (ESA)
The US-Israel collaboration led to the launch of which spacecraft that studied the Moon?
a) Beresheet
b) Chandrayaan
c) Luna
d) Artemis
Answer: a) Beresheet
The US-Japan collaboration on the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) aimed to study which aspect of Earth?
a) Climate change
b) Solar activity
c) Ocean currents
d) Volcanic activity
Answer: a) Climate change
The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is a collaboration between NASA and which other agency?
a) European Space Agency (ESA)
b) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
d) Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Answer: c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The US-French collaboration on the Jason series of satellites focuses on measuring what?
a) Earth’s magnetic field
b) Solar activity
c) Ocean surface topography
d) Atmospheric composition
Answer: c) Ocean surface topography
The US-Canadian collaboration on the OSIRIS-REx mission aimed to study and collect a sample from which type of celestial body?
a) Asteroid
b) Moon
c) Comet
d) Planet
Answer: a) Asteroid
Which country collaborates with the US on the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity rover) mission?
a) China
b) Russia
c) India
d) None of the above
Answer: d) None of the above
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Solar Orbiter mission aims to study what celestial body?
a) Moon
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Sun
Answer: d) Sun
The US-Korean Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) satellite collaboration focuses on monitoring what aspect of Earth?
a) Climate change
b) Solar activity
c) Ocean currents
d) Air pollution
Answer: d) Air pollution
The US-Brazil collaboration on the Amazonia-1 satellite aims to monitor what region of Earth?
a) Sahara Desert
b) Amazon Rainforest
c) Himalayan Mountains
d) Great Barrier Reef
Answer: b) Amazon Rainforest
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Euclid mission focuses on studying what aspect of the universe?
a) Exoplanets
b) Dark matter and dark energy
c) Stellar evolution
d) Cosmic radiation
Answer: b) Dark matter and dark energy
The US-German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission aims to study changes in what aspect of Earth?
a) Ocean salinity
b) Sea level rise
c) Magnetic field
d) Atmospheric composition
Answer: b) Sea level rise
The US-Japan collaboration on the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) mission focuses on monitoring what aspect of Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Oxygen levels
b) Carbon dioxide levels
c) Ozone layer
d) Methane emissions
Answer: b) Carbon dioxide levels
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) aims to study what celestial body?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Sun
Answer: d) Sun
The US-Japan collaboration on the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) focused on studying what aspect of Earth?
a) Ocean currents
b) Solar activity
c) Atmospheric composition
d) Precipitation patterns
Answer: d) Precipitation patterns
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) aimed to study what celestial phenomenon?
a) Black holes
b) Supernovae
c) Infrared radiation from space
d) Exoplanets
Answer: c) Infrared radiation from space
The US-Russia collaboration on the Kibo laboratory module is associated with which space station?
a) International Space Station (ISS)
b) Mir Space Station
c) Skylab
d) Salyut Space Station
Answer: a) International Space Station (ISS)
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Rosetta mission aimed to study which comet?
a) Halley’s Comet
b) Hale-Bopp Comet
c) Comet Wild 2
d) Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Answer: d) Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
The US-China collaboration on the Double Star mission aimed to study what space phenomenon?
a) Solar flares
b) Meteor showers
c) Auroras (Northern and Southern Lights)
d) Galactic black holes
Answer: c) Auroras (Northern and Southern Lights)
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the LISA Pathfinder mission aimed to test technology for detecting what cosmic phenomenon?
a) Exoplanets
b) Gravitational waves
c) Dark matter
d) Neutrinos
Answer: b) Gravitational waves
The US-Japan collaboration on the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions aimed to study and collect samples from what type of celestial bodies?
a) Asteroids
b) Comets
c) Moons
d) Gas giants
Answer: a) Asteroids
The US-Russia collaboration on the Meteor Crater Exploration and Sensing Satellite (MCXSS) aimed to study what phenomenon on Earth?
a) Volcanic eruptions
b) Tornadoes
c) Earthquakes
d) Impact events
Answer: d) Impact events
The US-China collaboration on the Queqiao relay satellite supports communication for what mission?
a) Mars rover mission
b) Lunar farside exploration
c) Asteroid mining mission
d) Exoplanet observation mission
Answer: b) Lunar farside exploration
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) aimed to study what celestial phenomenon?
a) Solar flares
b) Supernovae
c) Black holes
d) Dark matter
Answer: a) Solar flares
The US-Japan collaboration on the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) aims to study changes in what aspect of Earth?
a) Ocean currents
b) Atmospheric composition
c) Magnetic field
d) Geothermal activity
Answer: b) Atmospheric composition
The US-European Space Agency (ESA) collaboration on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) focuses on observing and studying what celestial body?
a) Moon
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Sun
Answer: d) Sun
The US-South Korea collaboration on the Geostationary Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (GEO-KOMPSAT) mission aims to study what aspect of Earth?
a) Ocean currents
b) Atmospheric composition
c) Magnetic field
d) Solar activity
Answer: d) Solar activity