Antrix-Devas Deal - Implications and Recent Developments

1) 'The Antrix Corporation' is the commercial arm of which of the following space organizations?

a) ISRO, India
b) NASA, USA
c) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

2) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Antrix-Devas deal signed in 2005?

a) As per the deal, the Antrix Corporation was to provide 70 MHz of the S-Band wavelength to the Devas Corporation by leasing transponders in ISRO's satellites.
b) After the reports about 'unilateral processes and presumptive losses' to the exchequer due to the deal, the Indian government annulled the contract in 2011.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)?

a) The ruling has come in favor of Antrix Corporation.
b) The ruling has come in favor of Devas Corporation.
c) The PCA has asked Antrix to pay $1 billion as compensation to Devas.
d) Both b and c

Answers

1) a
2) c
3) d

Science and Technology : Space

1) Which of the following NASA's missions and their objective is/are correctly matched?

i) Juno Mission : To understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter.
ii) New Horizon Mission : To study the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons in the Kupier Belt.
iii) DAWN Space Probe : To study the dwarf planet Ceres and a minor planet Vesta in the Asteroid Belt.

a) i and iii only
b) i, ii and iii
c) i only
d) i and ii only

2) Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to 'Kupier Belt'?

a) This belt lies beyond Pluto.
b) It is filled with chunks of ice, rocks and gases like methane and ammonia.
c) 3 recognized dwarf planets - Pluto, Haumea and Makemake lies in this region.
d) This belt is much larger than the 'Asteroid Planet'.

3) Which of the following is not categorized as a 'dwarf planet' by the International Astronomical Union?

a) Eris
b) Makemake
c) Pluto
d) Vesta

Answers

1) b
2) a, Neptune
3) d