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Question : 26 [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]

What is the name of the world’s first private flight plan to go on the Moon?

a) Moon Express

b) Moon Flight

c) Moon Mail

d) Chandrayaan

Answer: (a)

Question : 27

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Indian National Satellite was established in 1983.
  2. The INSAT system use transponder TDMA technology Ku-band C-band technology.
  3. GSLV is for launching a 2000 kg class of communication satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  4. CARTOSAT is the only satellite in the world for mapping and creating atlas.
The statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) Only 3

Answer: (c)

  1. The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system was commissioned with the launch of INSAT-1B in August 1983 (INSAT-1A, the first satellite was launched in April 1982 but could not fulfil the mission).
  2. GSLV can place 2,200 kg (4,900 lb) into an 18°geostationary transfer orbit.
  3. The Cartosat series is a part of the Indian Remote Sensing Programme. They were specifically launched for Earth’s resource management and monitoring.

Question : 28

China has launched ‘Gaofen-1 satellite into space. The main purpose of this satellite is

a) Solar study

b) Satellites communications

c) Earth observation

d) Ocean study

Answer: (c)

Gaofen-1 (gao fen = high resolution) is the first of a series of high-resolution optical Earth observation satellites of CNSA (China National Space Administration), Beijing, China.

Question : 29 [UPPCS (Mains) 2003]

Sriharikota Island lies near

a) Chika lake

b) Pulicat lake

c) Godavari Mouth

d) Mahanadi

Answer: (b)

Question : 30 [Meghalaya PSC (Pre) 2016]

INSAT-3C was launched from

a) Hassan

b) Kaurou

c) Thumba

d) Sriharikota

Answer: (b)

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