NPTEL week 1
Week 1 : A group discussion on what is research; Overview of research;
1. The Artemis program will result in:
The first man on the moon
The first woman on the moon
People on the moon
School kids on the moon
2. Media invited to watch the training is:
Only US Media
Only International Media
Both US as well as International Media
Only television broadcasters
3. Applicants for the next class of astronauts should be:
US citizens
Indian citizens
STEM degree holders
Fresh graduates
4. Due to the distances and complexities involved, NASA will
Send people to moon first and then later to mars
Send people to mars first and the later to the moon
Send people to orbit and then to the moon
Send people to moon and then to orbit
5. The number of active astronauts that NAA has are
48
350
Enough for the missions planned
Insufficient for the missions planned
6. NASA moon missions are planned for
2021
2022
2023
2024
7. The media is being invited to watch
The astronauts in space
Astronauts on earth
Astronauts in a lab
Astronauts in a rocket
8. Spacewalk training occurs in
Anti-gravity lab
Zero buoyancy laboratory
Neutral buoyancy laboratory
Centrifugally accelerated laboratory
9. Media is invited to
Also undergo spacewalk training
Use simulators
Try robotics training
Create simulators
10. The application process for the Astronaut selection process as on the date of the press release
Is past its deadline
Is yet to open
Is not indicated
Will not be happening