UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN SPACE ECONOMY

Q1. The single-window authorisation and promotion of space activities undertaken by non-government entities in India is operationalised by which one of the following?

  • A. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
  • B. Antrix Corporation Limited
  • C. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
  • D. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Q2. Under the Indian Space Policy, 2023, which one of the following is designated as the lead nodal agency to authorise and regulate the space activities of both government entities and non-government entities?

  • A. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
  • B. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
  • C. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
  • D. Antrix Corporation Limited

Q3. In the context of the Indian Space Policy, 2023, the term 'Non-Government Entity (NGE)' is best defined as which one of the following?

  • A. Any entity, other than the Central Government and its agencies, that undertakes space activities across the value chain
  • B. Only foreign companies investing in Indian satellite manufacturing under the automatic route
  • C. State government space cells set up to run regional remote-sensing centres
  • D. Public sector undertakings of the Department of Space engaged in launch services

Q4. Under the 2024 amendment to the FDI policy for the space sector, an investment permitted through the 'automatic route' means which one of the following?

  • A. Investment that requires no prior approval of the Government, subject only to sectoral caps and post-facto reporting
  • B. Investment that requires prior clearance of the Cabinet Committee on Security before inflow
  • C. Investment routed exclusively through NSIL as a joint venture partner
  • D. Investment capped at 26% and permitted only for satellite data products

Q5. The 'Decadal Vision and Strategy' that sets out the roadmap to scale India's space economy to USD 44 billion by 2033 was released by which one of the following?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
  • C. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
  • D. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Q6. As per the IN-SPACe Decadal Vision and Strategy, India's space economy is targeted to reach approximately how many US$ billion by 2033?

  • A. US$ 40 billion
  • B. US$ 42 billion
  • C. US$ 44 billion
  • D. US$ 46 billion

Q7. Which one of the following is the commercial arm of ISRO, incorporated in 2019, mandated to carry out end-to-end commercial space business on a demand-driven basis?

  • A. Antrix Corporation Limited
  • B. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
  • C. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
  • D. Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)

Q8. As per the Department of Space's January 2026 reply in Parliament, around 1,050 private companies have been onboarded on which single platform?

  • A. NSIL Vendor Registration Portal
  • B. IN-SPACe Digital Platform (IDP)
  • C. DPIIT Startup India Portal
  • D. ISRO Technology Transfer Portal

Q9. The June 2020 reforms that opened India's space sector to private players and led to the creation of IN-SPACe were undertaken under which one of the following?

  • A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. Department of Space (DoS)
  • C. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Q10. The Seed Fund Scheme and the Pre-Incubation Entrepreneurship Programme that provide finance and grooming to space start-ups are administered under the aegis of which one of the following?

  • A. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • B. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
  • C. Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)
  • D. NITI Aayog