UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ISRO conducts test of key component for Gaganyaan mission

Q1. During an emergency on the launch pad or early ascent of Gaganyaan, which one of the following is the primary system that acts first to ensure crew safety?

  • A. Crew Escape System
  • B. Main parachute cluster
  • C. Service Module Propulsion System
  • D. Crew Module Reaction Control System

Q2. In which year was the scope of the Gaganyaan programme revised to expand into eight missions, including docking missions with the Bharatiya Antariksha Station?

  • A. 2018
  • B. 2019
  • C. 2023
  • D. 2024

Q3. In the context of the Gaganyaan programme, the term 'Vyommitra' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A half-humanoid robot astronaut meant to fly on an uncrewed test flight and simulate crew functions
  • B. The crew module's regenerative life-support and environmental-control system
  • C. The launch abort system that ejects the crew module in an emergency
  • D. The pressure flight suit worn by the Gaganyatris during ascent

Q4. Which one of the following ISRO centres is the designated lead centre for the Gaganyaan programme, mandated with crew training, human rating and life-support systems?

  • A. Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), Bengaluru
  • B. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
  • C. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)
  • D. U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)

Q5. On accomplishing its first crewed flight, India is expected to become the fourth country to independently launch humans into space, after which set of nations?

  • A. The erstwhile USSR, the USA and China
  • B. The USA, China and Japan
  • C. The erstwhile USSR, the USA and France
  • D. The erstwhile USSR, the USA and Japan

Q6. In the Gaganyaan mission's Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT), the term 'disreefing' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The staged, controlled inflation of a parachute achieved by releasing the reefing line that initially restricts its canopy
  • B. The separation of the crew module from the service module before re-entry
  • C. The jettisoning of the Crew Escape System after the atmospheric flight regime
  • D. The deployment of drogue parachutes to stabilise the descending crew module