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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

Full form of ISRO is

  1. Indian Spaceship Research Organisation

  2. Indian Space Research Organisation

  3. International Space Research Organisation

  4. International Spaceship Research Centre

  5. Indian Spaceship Real Organisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 It is correct answer

Multiple choice

India' s PSLV- C9 put how many satellites into orbit in April 2008?

  1. 9

  2. 10

  3. 11

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

ISRO's PSLV-C9 successfully launched 10 satellites in April 2008. This mission created a world record by placing the maximum number of satellites (10) in a single launch, including CARTOSAT-2A and 8 foreign nanosatellites. Earlier PSLV missions had fewer satellites.

Multiple choice

In the memory of Kalpana Chawla, India has renamed 'METSAT' its first meteorological satellite as

  1. Kalpana

  2. Kalpana-1

  3. Chawla-1

  4. Chawla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India renamed its first meteorological satellite METSAT as 'Kalpana-1' in memory of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who perished in the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003. Launched in 2002 by ISRO, it's a dedicated weather satellite providing meteorological services. The naming honors her pioneering contribution to space exploration.

Multiple choice

When was the first sounding rocket launched from the Thumba equatorial rocket launching station?

  1. 15 Nov. 1963

  2. 15 Nov. 1965

  3. 21 Nov. 1963

  4. 21 Nov. 1953
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The first sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) was launched on 21 November 1963. This was a Nike-Apache rocket marking India's entry into space research. Option A (1965) is incorrect as it was two years later, and Option D (1953) predates the establishment of TERLS.

Multiple choice

In which of the following years was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded?

  1. 1967

  2. 1969

  3. 1970

  4. 1974
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

ISRO was founded on August 15, 1969, replacing the earlier INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research) established in 1962. Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of the Indian space program. 1969 falls within the formative period of global space agencies (NASA was 1958, so India joined relatively early).

Multiple choice

The name of India's projected moon mission is

  1. Chandrayaan II

  2. Edudsat

  3. Sputnik 3

  4. Pioneer 4

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chandrayaan II was India's second moon mission project (announced around 2008-2010, following Chandrayaan I). Edusast was an educational satellite, Sputnik 3 was Soviet, and Pioneer 4 was American. Chandrayaan II was the correct Indian lunar mission being planned during that period.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (viii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

With the exhilarating arrival of Mars Orbiter Mission today, India has joined the ___ (i) ___ of interplanetary nations. Actually, you ___ (ii) ___ argue that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Mars Orbiter Mission ___ (iii) ___ homegrown in India, built ___ (iv) ___ a successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment, carrying Indian-built instruments and operated ___ (v) ___ Bangalore; the main foreign contribution to this mission's success has been the ___ (vi) ___ communications services of NASA's Deep Space Network, delivering Mars Orbiter Mission's ___ (vii) ___ to Earth. India has dared to do something ___ (viii) ___ was previously beyond its reach - and by daring, and then achieving it, India has ___ (ix) ___ its own possibilities. India created history today, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit in its ___ (x) ___ attempt.

  1. which

  2. that

  3. what

  4. who

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

‘That’ is used with restrictive clauses. A restrictive clause restricts the identity of the subject and in this context the identity of the subject is limited to the mars orbiter mission. Thus, this option is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (i).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

With the exhilarating arrival of Mars Orbiter Mission today, India has joined the ___ (i) ___ of interplanetary nations. Actually, you ___ (ii) ___ argue that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Mars Orbiter Mission ___ (iii) ___ homegrown in India, built ___ (iv) ___ a successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment, carrying Indian-built instruments and operated ___ (v) ___ Bangalore; the main foreign contribution to this mission's success has been the ___ (vi) ___ communications services of NASA's Deep Space Network, delivering Mars Orbiter Mission's ___ (vii) ___ to Earth. India has dared to do something ___ (viii) ___ was previously beyond its reach - and by daring, and then achieving it, India has ___ (ix) ___ its own possibilities. India created history today, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit in its ___ (x) ___ attempt.

  1. slot

  2. sovereignty

  3. ranks

  4. reputation

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the noun ‘ranks’ indicates a social or official position or standing. In this context the standing indicated is of the interplanetary nations.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (ii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

With the exhilarating arrival of Mars Orbiter Mission today, India has joined the ___ (i) ___ of interplanetary nations. Actually, you ___ (ii) ___ argue that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Mars Orbiter Mission ___ (iii) ___ homegrown in India, built ___ (iv) ___ a successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment, carrying Indian-built instruments and operated ___ (v) ___ Bangalore; the main foreign contribution to this mission's success has been the ___ (vi) ___ communications services of NASA's Deep Space Network, delivering Mars Orbiter Mission's ___ (vii) ___ to Earth. India has dared to do something ___ (viii) ___ was previously beyond its reach - and by daring, and then achieving it, India has ___ (ix) ___ its own possibilities. India created history today, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit in its ___ (x) ___ attempt.

  1. should

  2. could

  3. would

  4. must

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The modal verb ‘could’ is commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of can” or to make a suggestion. In this context the sentence is suggesting a course of action that can be taken as there is an argument that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Thus, the use of ‘could’ in this context is correct.

Multiple choice

Fill blank (vii).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

With the exhilarating arrival of Mars Orbiter Mission today, India has joined the ___ (i) ___ of interplanetary nations. Actually, you ___ (ii) ___ argue that India's been interplanetary ever since Mars Orbiter Mission departed Earth's gravitational influence. Mars Orbiter Mission ___ (iii) ___ homegrown in India, built ___ (iv) ___ a successful and skilled Indian aerospace establishment, carrying Indian-built instruments and operated ___ (v) ___ Bangalore; the main foreign contribution to this mission's success has been the ___ (vi) ___ communications services of NASA's Deep Space Network, delivering Mars Orbiter Mission's ___ (vii) ___ to Earth. India has dared to do something ___ (viii) ___ was previously beyond its reach - and by daring, and then achieving it, India has ___ (ix) ___ its own possibilities. India created history today, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit in its ___ (x) ___ attempt.

  1. messages

  2. directives

  3. memo

  4. missive

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A message is a a communication containing some information. In this context sent by the satellite referred to in the previous sentences of the passage. Thus, this is the correct answer.