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- SPOT-7 : France
- AISAT : Germany
- NLS 7.1 : Canada
- VELOX-1 : Italy
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) all of these
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
VELOX-1 is a Singaporean satellite. ISRO’s PSLV C23 was launched on 30 June 2014 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9.52 am.
The PSLV C23 carried five satellites belonging to four countries namely France, Germany, Canada and Singapore. All these five satellites were launched under commercial arrangements that ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) has entered with the respective foreign agencies.
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Question : 1
Which of the following is the first missile which has been developed in India ?
a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) Akash
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Government of India launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the development and production of a wide range of Ballistic Missiles, Surface Air Missiles etc. Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the Program. DRDO attempted to build a Surface-to-air Missile under Project Devil.
The Prithvi missile project encompassed developing 3 variants for use by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Over the years these specifications underwent a number of changes. While the codename Prithvi stands for any missile inducted by India into its armed forces in this category, the later developmental versions are codenamed Prithvi II and Prithvi III.
Prithvi I class was a surface-to-surface missile having a maximum warhead mounting capability of 1,000 kg, with a range of 150 km. It has an accuracy of 10 – 50 metres and can be launched from Transporter erector launchers. This class of Prithvi missiles was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.
Question : 2
The first person to enter into space was
a) Edward H. White
b) Alan Shepard
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer »Answer: (c)
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space and the first to orbit the earth, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April, 1961. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash).
Question : 3
Which one of the following is the name of the Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009?
a) Eagle
b) Kite
c) Phoenix
d) Phalcon
Answer »Answer: (d)
Airborne Early Warning and Control System is an airborne radon system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges. AEWACS-Phalcon was inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009.
Question : 4
What was the theme for 103rd Indian Science Congress?
a) ‘Science and Technology for Infrastructure Development in India’.
b) ‘Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India’.
c) ‘Science and Technology for Economic Development in India’.
d) ‘Science and Technology for Security Development in India’.
Answer »Answer: (b)
The theme for 103rd Indian Science Congress was ‘Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India’.
Question : 5
The intermediate range nuclearcapable missile developed indigenously is named
a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Nag
d) Agni
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. In the Agni series of ballistic missiles, Agni II, Agni III and Agni IV are Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs). These are all nuclear capable missiles.
Question : 6
Name the two research stations maintained by India in Antarctica
a) Sagar Nidhi amd Yamunotri
b) Maitri and Bharti
c) None of these
d) Gangotri and Himadri
Answer »Answer: (b)
India has three research stations in Antarctica: Dakshina Gangotri Maitri and Bharati. India’s first committed research facility, Dakshin Gangotri, was set up in 1983. It is currently being used as a supply base. Maitri and Bharati were set up in 1989 and 2012 respectively.
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