Current Affairs Question - 23 March 2022
Science & Technology
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Consider the following statements:
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched three satellites – earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIRESat-1 and INS-2TD) - onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52.
- It was the first launch of ISRO in 2022, and the 54th flight of PSLV.
- It would replace the RISAT-2
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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All of the above
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Science & Technology
Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE)
Consider the following statements:
- Recently, NASA selected two science missions - the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm - to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment.
- The primary goal of the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) mission is to investigate the causes of coronal heating and instability, such as flares and coronal mass ejections, and gain insight into the basic plasma properties of the corona.
- The HelioSwarm mission will capture the first multiscale in-space measurements of fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of the solar wind known as solar wind turbulence.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
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1 and 2
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| B |
2 and 3
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| C |
1 and 3
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| D |
All of the above
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