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Q: Which amongst the following is not true about mars mission of India?

The statement that is not true is the launch date: the Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on 5 November 2013, not 2012.The rest are correct. It was India's first interplanetary mission, it made ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars, and India was the first Asian nation to do so - and the first anywhere to succeed at the first attempt.

Q: What among the following is true about Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?

The PSLV was developed and is operated entirely indigenously in India, by ISRO.First flown in 1993, it has become the workhorse of the Indian programme, launching Chandrayaan-1, the Mars Orbiter Mission and, in a single flight in 2017, a record 104 satellites.

Q: Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is situated in?

The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala.It was chosen because it lies almost on the magnetic equator, which suits the study of the equatorial electrojet. India's first sounding rocket was launched from it in November 1963.

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Which amongst the following is not true about mars mission of India?

A.It was launched on 5 November 2012
B.It was India's first interplanetary mission.
C.ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars.
D.India is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit.

Answer: A

The statement that is not true is the launch date: the Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on 5 November 2013, not 2012.

The rest are correct. It was India's first interplanetary mission, it made ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars, and India was the first Asian nation to do so - and the first anywhere to succeed at the first attempt.

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572.

Which amongst the following is not true about the chandrayan1?

A.It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008.
B.India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket, serial number C13.
C.The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008.
D.Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2003.

Answer: B

The false statement is the rocket's serial number: Chandrayaan-1 was launched by PSLV-XL C11, not C13.

The other statements are correct. It was launched by ISRO in October 2008, entered lunar orbit on 8 November 2008, and the project had been announced by Prime Minister Vajpayee on 15 August 2003.

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573.

What among the following is true about Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?

A.It was developed and operated by indigenously in India
B.It was developed in collaboration with Russia.
C.It was developed in collaboration with USA
D.It was developed in collaboration with USA & UK.

Answer: A

The PSLV was developed and is operated entirely indigenously in India, by ISRO.

First flown in 1993, it has become the workhorse of the Indian programme, launching Chandrayaan-1, the Mars Orbiter Mission and, in a single flight in 2017, a record 104 satellites.

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574.

Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is situated in?

A.Andhra Pradesh
B.Kerala
C.Odisha
D.Karnataka

Answer: B

The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is at Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala.

It was chosen because it lies almost on the magnetic equator, which suits the study of the equatorial electrojet. India's first sounding rocket was launched from it in November 1963.

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