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UPSC 1996 · Q88 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

Which one of the following satellites is to be launched from India in 1996?

(a) IRS-P2
(b) IRS-P3
(c) IRS-EN
(d) IRS-ID
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Answer: (b) IRS-P3
UPSC 1996 · Q125 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

Consider the following statements: A person in a spaceship located half-way between the earth and the sun will notice that the I. Sky is jet black. II. Stars do not twinkle. III. Temperature outside the spaceship is much higher than that on the surface of the earth. Of these statements

(a) Only III is correct
(b) I and II are correct
(c) I and III are correct
(d) I, II and III are correct
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Answer: (b) I and II are correct
UPSC 1996 · Q126 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

‘Diamond Ring’ is a phenomenon observed

(a) at the start of a total solar eclipse
(b) at the end of a total solar eclipse
(c) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
(d) only in the central regions of the totality trail
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Answer: (b) at the end of a total solar eclipse