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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

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India launched its own _____ satellite recently.

  1. navigation

  2. space

  3. rocket

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

India launched its own navigation satellite system called NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) or IRNSS. This provides independent positioning capability similar to GPS. Space satellites and rockets are categories of satellites, not specific types that India 'recently' launched. NAVIC represents India's achievement in autonomous navigation technology.

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Chandrayan-1 was launched from which of the following rocket launching stations?

  1. ISRO Satellite Centre

  2. Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems

  3. Satish Dhawan Space Centre

  4. Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

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Which of the following is the India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon?

  1. Chandrayan 1

  2. Okina

  3. Ouna

  4. Smart-1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

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Which of the following is an example of weather satellite?

  1. Telstar

  2. COSMOS

  3. Intelsat

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

Cosmos is an example of weather satellite. It is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be polar orbiting, covering the entire Earth asynchronously, or geostationary present over the same spot on the equator.

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Chandrayan-1 was launched in the year?

  1. 22 October 2010

  2. 22 October 2009

  3. 22 October 2007

  4. 22 October 2008
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 India's first lunar probe launched under mission to moon is Chandrayan I. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. It was launched from Satish Dawan center Srihari Kota.

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___________ was launched in the honour of Kalpana Chawla, a space scientist of Indian origin, who died in mishap in a space vehicle. Fill in the blank. 

  1. INSAT-3E

  2. INSAT-3D

  3. INSAT-1A

  4. INSAT-IID
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

NSAT-3E was launched in the honour of Kalpana Chawla, a space scientist of Indian origin, who died in mishap in a space vehicle.

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Sr No. A B
1. LANDSAT a. Korea
2. SPOT b. India
3. CARTOSAT c. USA
4. Sputnik 1 d. France
5.  KITSAT e. Soviet Union

  1. 1-e 2-c 3-d 4-a 5-b

  2. 1-d 2-a 3-e 4-c 5-b

  3. 1-c 2-d 3-b 4-e 5-a

  4. 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-e 5-c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Matching the satellites to their countries of origin: LANDSAT (USA), SPOT (France), CARTOSAT (India), Sputnik 1 (Soviet Union), and KITSAT (Korea). This corresponds to 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a.

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Which of the following is not a remote sensing satellite?

  1. SPOT

  2. LANDSAT

  3. CARTOSAT

  4. Sputnik 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Remote sensing refers to the use of satellite-or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, including on the surface and in the atmosphere and oceans, based on propogated signals. Some of the remote sensing satellites (sensors) are LANDSAT, SPOT, IRS, AVHRR, CARTOSAT etc.

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The first Indian Remote Sensing satellite was launched in ______.

  1. 1957

  2. 1988

  3. 1960

  4. 1975
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-1A (IRS-1A) was launched on March 17, 1988. IRS-1A is the first of a series of semi-operational/ operational remote sensing satellites developed by Indian space. It was launched at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia.

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Name India's first Indian Remote Sensing satellite.

  1. IRS-1A

  2. CARTOSAT

  3. RESOURCESAT

  4. IRS-P3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

ISR1A was the first  Indian remote sensing mission undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO). It was launched from Baikanour.

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India's first satellite Arya Bhatta was launched in the year______.

  1. 1972

  2. 1975

  3. 1974

  4. 1973
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Aryabhata was the first Indian Satellite named after the great Indian astronomer Aryabhata. It was launched on 19 April 1975. It was built by Indian Space Research Organization and was launched from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch station.