Current Affairs Based Objective Questions

1) Which of the following organizations has recently released the 'Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas' of India?

a) ISRO
b) Geological Survey of India
c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
d) Wetland International

2) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Theresa May?

a) She is the second woman Prime Minister of U.K.
b) She is the leader of Conservative Party.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

3) Which of the following operations of Union government of India intends to evacuate hundreds of Indians from civil war-torn South Sudan?

a) Operation Maitri
b) Operation Sankat Mochan
c) Operation Rahat
d) Operation 'Flying Dagger'

Answers

1) a, Reference : Click Here
2) c
3) b

PSLV C-34 Launch By ISRO : A Milestone

1) For which of the following reasons does the launch of PSLV C-34 (XL) rocket holds significance?

a) Multiple satellite launches through a single rocket.
b) World record of maximum satellite launches in a single mission.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to launch of multiple satellites through PSLV C-34 rocket?

a) The rocket has injected 20 satellites into Polar sun-synchronous orbits.
b) 17 foreign satellites were launched in this mission.
c) ISRO has ignited 4th stage of the rocket twice in this mission.
d) All of the above.

3) The Indian satellites launched through this missions were:

i) Cartosat-2
ii) Sathyabamasat
iii) Swayam
iv) LAPAN

a) i and iii only
b) All of the above
c) i, ii and iii only
d) i, ii and iv only

4) The 725.5 kg Cartosat-2 satellite was launched in this mission. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to Cartosat series satellites?

a) These are earth observation satellites.
b) The imagery of these satellites would be useful for cartographic application, coastal land use and regulation and road networking.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

Answers

1) a. In 2014, Russian Dnepr rocket launched a record 37 satellites in a single mission.
2) d
3) c
4) c

Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology

On May 23, ISRO tested its RLV Technology Demonstrator, India's first winged body spacecraft that went into space and re-entered the atmosphere successfully.

1) Which of the following organizations has/have put the RLV technology to any practical use until now?

a) ISRO
b) NASA
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

2) What is the rationale (as per ISRO) for developing such a reusable system?

a) To bring down the cost of satellite launch.
b) To increase the frequency of launches.
c) To reduce space debris.
d) All of the above.

3) Which ‘technology demonstration exercise’ was tested in this test flight?

a) Hypersonic flight experiment (HEX)
b) Landing experiment (LEX),
c) Return flight experiment (REX)
d) Scramjet propulsion experiment (SPEX).

4) The testing of RLV Technology by ISRO was performed on which of the following kind of space vehicles?

a) Single-Stage-To-Orbit
b) Two-Stage-To-Orbit
c) Three-Stage-To-Orbit
d) Double-Stage-To-Orbit

Answers

1) b
2) d
3) a
4) b

Note: ISRO has tested this technology before through launch of PSLV-C7 space capsule and by carrying out Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment via GSLV MK-III space vehicle. However, both of these experiments led to crash landings.