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Questions Related to population growth and impact on resources

The first Indian Remote Sensing satellite was launched in ______.

  1. 1957

  2. 1988

  3. 1960

  4. 1975


Correct Option: B
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.

Name India's first Indian Remote Sensing satellite.

  1. IRS-1A

  2. CARTOSAT

  3. RESOURCESAT

  4. IRS-P3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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

In which year was Sputnik 1 launched?

  1. 1957

  2. 1975

  3. 1950

  4. 1948


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses.

What is meant by population?

  1. The number of people

  2. People living in an area together

  3. People living in the different areas

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A group of organisms of a species that interbreed and live in the same place at a same time is known as population. They are capable of interbreeding or reproduction. Population is the entire pool from which a statistical sample is drawn. The information obtained from the sample allows statisticians to develop hypotheses about the larger population.