UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — MoD inks Rs 4,106 crore contracts for GSAT-7C communication satellite and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes

Q1. A dedicated military communication satellite such as GSAT-7C would be expected to perform which of the following functions?

1. Relaying voice and data between aircraft in flight and ground control
2. Producing high-resolution optical imagery of hostile airfields
3. Linking geographically dispersed air bases into a common network
4. Broadcasting positioning and timing signals that aircraft use for navigation

• A. 2 and 4 only
• B. 1, 2 and 3 only
• C. 1, 3 and 4 only
• D. 1 and 3 only