UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Plan for India’s own communication satellite

Question 1

Which one of the following is the nodal Union government body under which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) — the agency that designed and operationalised the INSAT communication satellite programme — functions?

Accepted Answer

Department of Space, under the Prime Minister

Answer

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer

Ministry of Communications

Answer

Department of Science and Technology

Question 2

The first-generation INSAT (INSAT-1) series of communication satellites, which originated from the late-1970s plan for India's own communication satellite, comprised how many spacecraft in total?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

Question 3

In which year did the Government of India constitute the Space Commission and establish the Department of Space, the institutional framework under which the plan for India's own communication satellite was subsequently pursued?

Accepted Answer

1972

Answer

1962

Answer

1969

Answer

1975

Question 4

With reference to India's first-generation communication satellite (INSAT-1) series, consider the following satellites:
1. INSAT-1A
2. INSAT-1B
3. INSAT-1C
4. INSAT-1D
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as part of the INSAT-1 series?

Accepted Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Plan for India’s own communication satellite

Q1. Which one of the following is the nodal Union government body under which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) — the agency that designed and operationalised the INSAT communication satellite programme — functions?

Q2. The first-generation INSAT (INSAT-1) series of communication satellites, which originated from the late-1970s plan for India's own communication satellite, comprised how many spacecraft in total?

Q3. In which year did the Government of India constitute the Space Commission and establish the Department of Space, the institutional framework under which the plan for India's own communication satellite was subsequently pursued?

Q4. With reference to India's first-generation communication satellite (INSAT-1) series, consider the following satellites: 1. INSAT-1A 2. INSAT-1B 3. INSAT-1C 4. INSAT-1D Which of the above is/are correctly identified as part of the INSAT-1 series?