Multi-wavelength Observation — MCQs August 20, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which wavelength range is best for observing the hot, high-energy universe such as black holes and neutron stars? (A) Radio (B) Infrared (C) X-ray (D) Optical 2. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is most useful for studying cosmic microwave background radiation? (A) Radio (B) Infrared (C) Ultraviolet (D) Gamma-ray 3. Which type of telescope is primarily used to detect radio waves from space? (A) Reflecting telescope (B) Radio dish antenna (C) Refracting telescope (D) Gamma-ray detector 4. The Hubble Space Telescope primarily observes in which wavelengths? (A) Radio and Gamma-ray (B) Optical and Ultraviolet (C) Infrared and Microwave (D) X-ray and Gamma-ray 5. The James Webb Space Telescope is optimized for: (A) Infrared observations (B) X-ray detection (C) Radio astronomy (D) Gamma-ray bursts 6. Which wavelength is most effective for studying cold molecular clouds? (A) X-ray (B) Infrared (C) Ultraviolet (D) Optical 7. Which observatory specializes in gamma-ray astronomy? (A) Chandra (B) Fermi (C) ALMA (D) VLA 8. The Chandra Observatory is designed to detect: (A) Radio waves (B) X-rays (C) Infrared radiation (D) Optical light 9. Which type of light penetrates dust clouds most effectively? (A) Optical (B) Infrared (C) Ultraviolet (D) X-ray 10. The Very Large Array (VLA) is associated with which type of astronomy? (A) Radio (B) Infrared (C) Optical (D) Gamma-ray 11. Which observation method is best for detecting active galactic nuclei? (A) Optical (B) Infrared (C) X-ray (D) Radio 12. Which telescope contributed significantly to microwave astronomy? (A) Planck (B) Chandra (C) Hubble (D) Spitzer 13. Which type of radiation is used to study the high-energy emissions of quasars? (A) Radio (B) Gamma-ray (C) Infrared (D) Optical 14. Infrared astronomy is particularly useful for studying: (A) Hot stars (B) Cold dust and gas (C) Pulsars (D) Gamma-ray bursts 15. Which telescope specializes in millimeter and submillimeter astronomy? (A) Chandra (B) ALMA (C) Hubble (D) Fermi 16. Which wavelength is most suitable for detecting synchrotron radiation from cosmic jets? (A) Optical (B) Radio (C) Infrared (D) X-ray 17. The Swift telescope is designed to study: (A) Exoplanets (B) Gamma-ray bursts (C) Star clusters (D) Solar flares 18. Ultraviolet astronomy is most useful for studying: (A) Star formation regions (B) Planetary surfaces (C) Cold gas clouds (D) Cosmic microwave background 19. Which wavelength range is best for studying the Sun’s corona? (A) Radio (B) X-ray (C) Optical (D) Infrared 20. Which type of observation is critical for mapping neutral hydrogen in galaxies? (A) Infrared (B) Radio (21 cm line) (C) X-ray (D) Ultraviolet 21. Which mission studied the universe in infrared and discovered many new galaxies? (A) Hubble (B) Spitzer (C) Chandra (D) Planck 22. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched by: (A) NASA (B) ESA (C) JAXA (D) ISRO 23. Which wavelength is often used to study supernova remnants? (A) Radio and X-ray (B) Optical only (C) Infrared only (D) Gamma-ray only 24. Multi-wavelength astronomy combines: (A) Only visible and infrared data (B) Data across the full electromagnetic spectrum (C) Radio data only (D) Space-based optical data only 25. Which wavelength is most blocked by Earth’s atmosphere, requiring space telescopes? (A) Optical (B) Infrared and X-ray (C) Radio (D) Microwave 26. The Cosmic Microwave Background was first detected in: (A) Infrared (B) Radio (C) Ultraviolet (D) Gamma-ray 27. Which wavelength is used to study pulsars in detail? (A) Optical (B) Radio (C) X-ray (D) Both Radio and X-ray 28. Which mission mapped the entire sky in gamma rays? (A) Fermi (B) Spitzer (C) Hubble (D) Kepler 29. Which wavelength is best for studying planetary atmospheres? (A) X-ray (B) Infrared (C) Gamma-ray (D) Radio 30. Which telescope detects gravitational waves, complementing electromagnetic astronomy? (A) LIGO (B) ALMA (C) Hubble (D) Planck 31. The Herschel Space Observatory specialized in which type of observations? (A) Radio (B) Infrared and submillimeter (C) X-ray (D) Optical 32. The INTEGRAL satellite is focused on: (A) Gamma-ray astronomy (B) Radio astronomy (C) Optical astronomy (D) Microwave astronomy 33. Which observation type reveals black hole accretion disks most clearly? (A) Optical (B) X-ray (C) Radio (D) Infrared 34. Which method is used to detect cosmic rays in space? (A) Radio telescopes (B) Particle detectors (C) Infrared sensors (D) Optical telescopes 35. Which space observatory specializes in ultraviolet astronomy? (A) GALEX (B) Chandra (C) Hubble (D) ALMA 36. Which wavelength is most useful for mapping dark clouds in star-forming regions? (A) Optical (B) Infrared (C) Gamma-ray (D) X-ray 37. Which gamma-ray telescope discovered many gamma-ray pulsars? (A) Chandra (B) Hubble (C) Fermi (D) ALMA 38. Which is the longest wavelength used in astronomy? (A) Infrared (B) Microwave (C) Radio (D) Ultraviolet 39. Which observatory is located in Chile and specializes in submillimeter astronomy? (A) ALMA (B) Chandra (C) Hubble (D) Keck 40. Which wavelength range is essential for studying the early universe? (A) Infrared and Microwave (B) Optical only (C) X-ray only (D) Gamma-ray only 41. Which observatory focuses on detecting neutrinos, complementing multi-wavelength astronomy? (A) IceCube (B) VLA (C) Chandra (D) Spitzer 42. Which radiation is strongly absorbed by Earth’s ozone layer, requiring space telescopes? (A) Radio (B) Ultraviolet (C) Optical (D) Microwave 43. Which observatory provided detailed X-ray maps of galaxy clusters? (A) Spitzer (B) Chandra (C) Hubble (D) ALMA 44. Which wavelength is used to detect planetary auroras? (A) Infrared (B) Radio (C) X-ray (D) Optical 45. Which technique combines data from different wavelengths for a complete picture? (A) Multi-wavelength observation (B) Optical spectroscopy (C) Radio interferometry (D) Adaptive optics 46. Which mission studied the infrared sky and was cooled by liquid helium? (A) Spitzer (B) Chandra (C) GALEX (D) Hubble 47. Which wavelength can penetrate the cosmic dust to observe galactic cores? (A) Infrared (B) Optical (C) X-ray (D) Ultraviolet 48. The Sun emits radiation across: (A) Only optical wavelengths (B) The entire electromagnetic spectrum (C) Only radio and infrared (D) Only X-ray and ultraviolet 49. Which telescope is designed to study transient high-energy events? (A) Swift (B) ALMA (C) Hubble (D) Herschel 50. Which is the main goal of multi-wavelength astronomy? (A) To study only visible light (B) To understand celestial objects using all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum (C) To map only radio galaxies (D) To analyze only infrared sources