Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?

  1. The PSLV project was initiated in the year 1982.
  2. It was the first experimental satellite launch vehicle of India.
  3. All its stages use solid propellant.

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 1

  3. Only 1 and 3

  4. All of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

India's Satellite Launch Vehicle Programme was conceived to develop four generations of launch vehicles.

  1. Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)
  2. Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)
  3. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
  4. Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) SLV was the first experimental satellite launch vehicle of India. It was launched in 1980. The PSLV project was initiated in the year 1982. PSLV has four stages using solid and liquid propulsion systems alternatively.

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