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UPSC 2007 · Q24 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.
  2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only
UPSC 2007 · Q126 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?

(a) Halley’s comet
(b) Hale-Bopp
(c) Hyakutake
(d) Temple 1
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Answer: (d) Temple 1
UPSC 2007 · Q129 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Cosmic Background : Satellite Programme Explorer (COBE)
(b) Falcon : Under-sea cable system
(c) Discovery : Space shuttle
(d) Atlantis : Space station
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Answer: (d) Atlantis : Space station
UPSC 2007 · Q132 · Science & Technology › Space Technology & Astronomy · Save

What is the Galileo project which has been in news recently?

(a) An inter-country programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America
(b) A project developed by India with assistance from Canada
(c) An environmental protection project being developed by Japan
(d) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union
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Answer: (d) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union