UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — A brittle shell

Q1. India's NVS-02 navigation satellite, which failed to reach its intended geostationary orbit in early 2025, was launched aboard which one of the following launch vehicles?

  • A. GSLV-F15
  • B. PSLV-C57
  • C. LVM3-M5
  • D. SSLV-D3

Q2. In the context of the NVS-series satellites, the acronym 'NavIC' precisely stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Navigation with Indian Constellation
  • B. National Indian Constellation
  • C. Navigational Indian Coordinate-system
  • D. Navigation through Indian Cartography

Q3. NVS-02 transmits navigation signals in how many distinct frequency bands?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q4. Which one of the following organisations designs, builds and operates the NVS/NavIC navigation satellite constellation?

  • A. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
  • B. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
  • C. Survey of India
  • D. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)