ISRO's NAVIC: Navigation with Indian Constellation

PART - 1

1) The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) consists of constellation of how many satellites?

a) 7
b) 5
c) 12
d) 3

2) Which of the following satellite launch vehicles was used to launch the satellite of India's regional navigation system?

a) GSLV
b) PSLV XL
c) GSLV MK-III
d) Both a and b

3) An area of how many kilometers from Indian boundaries will be covered under this navigational system?

a) 1200
b) 2100
c) 1500
d) 1700

4) Which of the following benefits does this technology offers to the country?

a) Terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation.
b) Better planning of disaster relief.
c) Identifying the precise location of soldier.
d) All of the above.

5) Which of the following regions and their navigational system is not correctly matched?

a) United States : GPS
b) China : BeiDou
c) Russia : Glonass
d) Europe : Kepler

6) Which of the following operational Navigation Satellite Systems does not offers global coverage services ?

a) GPS
b) GLONASS
c) BeiDou
d) NAVIC
e) Both c and d

Answers:

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) d, Europe : Galileo
6) e

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PART - 2

1) Which of the following types of services will be provided by the India's regional navigation system?

a) Standard Positioning Service to all users.
b) Encrypted Restricted Service to authorized users.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) The ISRO started the IRNSS programme after which of the following events?

a) Kargil War,1999
b) Global meltdown,2008
c) Flash floods in Himalayas,2014
d) Nepal Earthquake, 2015

3) Which of the following is/are the applications of this project?

a) Vehicle tracking and fleet management.
b) Visual and voice navigation for drivers.
c) Geodetic data capture.
d) All of the above

4) Which of the following statements is correct in context of positioning of the satellites under this system?

a) Three satellites are placed in geostationary orbit.
b) Four satellites are placed in geosynchronous orbit.
c) Both a and b
d) All satellites are placed in polar orbit.

Answers:

1) c
2) a
3) d
4) c

Reference : PIB Link