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space & satellite PRACTICE TEST [4 - EXERCISES]
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Question : 7
Asia’s biggest “Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST)” was recently inaugurated in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer »Answer: (c)
Multi-Application Solar Telescope (MAST), Asia’s biggest telescope was inaugurated at the Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan.
Question : 8
Satellites used for telecommunication relay are kept in a geostationary orbit. A satellite is said to be in such as orbit when :
- The orbit is geosynchronous.
- The orbit is circular.
- The orbit lies in the plane of the earth’s equator.
- The orbit is at an altitude of 22,236.
a) 2 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (c)
A geostationary orbit (or Geostationary Earth Orbit - GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth’s equator (0° latitude), with a period equal to the Earth’s rotational period and an orbital eccentricity of approximately zero. It is the part of space about 35,786 km (22,236 miles) above sea level, in the plane of the equator, where neargeostationary orbits may be implemented.
Question : 9
Consider the following Statements:
- China has launched Yaogan-26 a remote sensing satellite.
- It will mainly be used for scientific experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster prevention.
- China launched Yaogan-1, first satellite in the Yaogan series in 2006.
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) All of the above
Answer »Answer: (d)
The satellite was carried by a Long March-4B rocket, marking the 202th mission for the rocket family.
Question : 10 [UPPCS (Pre) 2006]
The fuel tanks of the spacecraft ‘Discovery’ that was launched into space on 4 July, 2006 was filled with
a) Liquid hydrogen only
b) Liquid oxygen only
c) Mixture of liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen and liquid helium
d) Mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
Answer »Answer: (d)
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