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ISRO Missions and Satellites

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ISRO missions and satellites form a vital part of the general awareness syllabus in government exams. This includes historical milestones like Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, and communication satellites. Attempt these questions to memorize launch dates, objectives, and key figures in Indian space exploration.

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ISRO Missions and Satellites Questions

Multiple choice

INSAT, or GSAT, as they are more popularly known, are a joint collaboration of the Department of Space with

  1. Department of Telecommunications
  2. Indian Meteorological Department
  3. All India Radio

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geo-stationary satellites launched by ISRO to satisfy the telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations. Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is the largest domestic communication system in the Asia Pacific Region. It is a joint venture of the Department of Space, Department of Telecommunications, India Meteorological Department, All India Radio and Doordarshan.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are included on the payload of GSAT 10?

  1. Ku-band transponders
  2. C-band transponders
  3. GAGAN navigation payload

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in 2012. Its payload includes -

12 high power Ku-band transponders
6 extended C-Band Transponders each having a bandwidth of 36 MHz with power of 15 W
12 C-Band transponders
GAGAN Navigation payload

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Bhaskar I is the first Indian artificial satellite that was launched in space.
  2. Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are factually incorrect. Aryabhata (not Bhaskar I) was India's first artificial satellite, launched in 1975. Chandrayaan-1 launched from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota (not Thiruvananthapuram).

Multiple choice

What is the full form of ISRO?

  1. Indian Satellite Research Organisation

  2. International Satellite Research Oraganisation

  3. Indian Space Research Organisation

  4. International Space Research Oraganisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 Indian Space Research Organisation

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. All space satellite launching pads are located on the east coast of India.
  2. There is only one liquid propulsion system centre of ISRO.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is correct. All the space satellite launching pads are located on the east coast of India due to geographical reasons. The movement of the earth from west to east direction and influence of Coriolis force tend to take things/satellites eastward. Now, if a satellite is launched from the west coast, in case of its failure it will fall on the Indian landmass, and may risk loss of life and property. Launching a satellite from the east coast minimizes the chances of such losses as a satellite (in case of failure) falls in the Bay of Bengal.

Statement (2) is incorrect. There are three liquid propulsion system centres of ISRO. The centres are locate at

(a) Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu (c) Bangaluru, Karnataka

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Bhaskar I was the first Indian artificial satellite that was launched in space.
  2. Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is incorrect. Aryabhatta was the first artificial satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union on 19th April, 1975 from Kapustin Yar, using a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle. Statement (2) is also incorrect. Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) at Shriharikota.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Rakesh Sharma made his historic trip to space on Soyuz-T spacecraft.
  2. ASLV is not a launching vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is correct. Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, Hero of the Soviet Union is a former Indian Air Force test pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the intercosmos program. Sharma was the first Indian to travel into space.

Statement (2) is incorrect. The launch vehicles of India are ASLV, PSLV, and GSLV. The ASLV is called the 'Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle', which is capable of placing payloads in Low/Near Space Orbits.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. SARAL or Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa, is technology mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
  2. The first Space Recovery Capsule experiment in India was performed on PSLV-C7 rocket. Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(i) Statement (1) is incorrect. SARAL or Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa, is technology mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and CNES (Space Agency of France). (ii) Statement (2) is correct. Yes, the first Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SCRE or more commonly SRE or SRE-1) was conducted on PSLV C7 rocket at Sriharikota in 2007. It remained in orbit for 12 days before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and splashing down into the Bay of Bengal.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. METSAT (named after Kalpana Chawla), a metrological satellite built by ISRO, is a low earth orbit satellite.
  2. Bhaskar I is the first Indian experimental remote sensing satellite

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is incorrect. METSAT (named after Kalpana Chawla), a metrological satellite is built by ISRO, but it is a geostationary satellite. Statement (2) is correct. Bhaskar I is the first Indian experimental remote sensing satellite.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. INSAT-1A was India's first indigenously built satellite.
  2. INSAT-2 series consisted of five satellites.
  3. India is one of six countries that launch satellites.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1 and 3

  3. Only 1 and 2

  4. Only 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: India's first indigenously built satellite was INSAT-2A; not INSAT-1A.

Statement 2 is correct. INSAT-2 series consisted of five satellites, one of which failed. Statement 3 is also incorrect. India is one of seven countries that have the capability (in 2012) to launch satellites. China, Israel, Iran, Japan, India, Russia and USA are the countries with capability to launch.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Gagan Corporation Limited, located in Bangalore, is the apex marketing agency under the Department of Space with access to resources of ISRO as well as the Indian space industry.
  2. GLONASS or Global Navigation Satellite System, is a radio-based satellite navigation system, which is operated for the Indian government

Which of the given statements is /are correct?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement (1) is incorrect. Antrix Corporation Limited is the apex marketing agency under the Department of Space with access to resources of ISRO as well as the Indian space industry. Statement (2) is incorrect. GLONASS or Global Navigation Satellite System, is a radio-based satellite navigation system, which is operated for the Russian government.