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  1. 2291RPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    Match the following pairs. Launch Vehicle (a) Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) (b) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) (c) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) (d) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Satellite 1. Chandrayaan-1 2. Rohini 3. SROSS-C 4. EDUSAT Which of the following codes are correctly matched?

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    Correct option: C — a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4

  2. 2292UPSC2001General ScienceEnglish

    In the given picture/map 1, 2, 3 and 4 has marked to show the location of space organization units. Match these units with the list given below and select the correct answer using the codes given below. List (a) I.S.R.O. (b) I.I.R.S. (c) N.R.S.A. (d) S.A.C.

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    Correct option: D — a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2

  3. 2293KPSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Organisations) (a) ISRO (b) IUCA (c) IUAC (d) VSSC List-II (Location) 1. Thiruvananthapuram 2. Pune 3. Bengaluru 4. New Delhi

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    Correct option: A — a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1

  4. 2294GPSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivandrum is mainly concerned with 1. Research in propellants for launching rockets. 2. To launched sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology. 3. Design and fabrication of spacecraft. 4. Development of satellite launch. Select the answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — Only 1 and 4

  5. 2295Meghalaya PSC2018General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose your answer from given code. Assertion (A): The upper surface of the wings of an aeroplane is made convex and the lower surface is made concave. Reason (R): The air current at the top has less velocity and thus less pressure at the bottom than at the top.

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    Correct option: C — (A) is true, but (R) is false

  6. 2296UPSC2016General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following statements. The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission. 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after the USA. 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: C — Only 1 and 3

  7. 2297UPSC2008General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket. 1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space. 2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form and fuel. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: C — Both 1 and 2

  8. 2298UPSC2011General ScienceEnglish

    The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation? 1. There are no clouds or water-vapour in the lower stratosphere. 2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: C — Both 1 and 2

  9. 2299TNPSC2017General ScienceEnglish

    Consider the following statements and find the correct answer from the codes given below. 1. RISAT-2 Satellite was put in orbit by PSLV-C12 in April 2009 from Sriharikota. 2. Another satellite ANUSAT was also put in orbit by the PSLV-C12. This was built by Anna University, Chennai. 3. ANUSAT is an experimental communication satellite. 4. RISAT-2 is surveillance satellite and can keep a watch on country’s borders.

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    Correct option: D — 1, 2, 3 and 4

  10. 2300UPSC2002General ScienceEnglish

    With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers, consider the following statements. 1. All the INSAT series of satellites were launched abroad. 2. PSLV’s were used to launch IRS-series of satellites. 3. India used the indigenously built cryogenic engines for the first time for powering the third stage of GSLV. 4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, had payloads to demonstrate digital broadcast and Internet services. Which of these statements are correct?

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    Correct option: B — 2, 3 and 4

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