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Question 431.

'CAPSTONE', which has been seen in the news, is a satellite launched by which space agency?

  1.    ESA
  2.    Rocosmos
  3.    NASA
  4.    SpaceX
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> NASA
NASA has launched a 25-kg satellite 'CAPSTONE', which is short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Question 432.

Which Indian Space-tech startup has launched its first commercial satellite `Shakuntala' from SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket?

  1.    Bellatrix Aerospace
  2.    TeamIndus
  3.    Dhruva Space
  4.    Pixxel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pixxel
An Indian space tech startup Pixxel grabbed attention after it successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called 'Shakuntala' or Pixxel TD-2.
Question 433.

China claimed a domestic record for launching 22 satellites into space by using which rocket?

  1.    Long March 3C rocket
  2.    Long March 8 rocket
  3.    Long March 2E rocket
  4.    Long March 4A rocket
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Long March 8 rocket
China's second Long March 8 rocket launched late Saturday carrying a domestic record 22 satellites for a range of commercial Chinese space companies.
Question 434.

Which space mission/ satellite of ISRO has detected 'Solar proton events' for the first time?

  1.    Chandrayaan-1
  2.    Mars Orbiter Mission
  3.    Chandrayaan-2
  4.    Mangalyaan 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has detected solar proton events, via its Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS).
Question 435.

Which ground test of ISRO has been successfully completed?

  1.    SS3
  2.    SSLV
  3.    SS2
  4.    SS1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SS1
The India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the ground test of the solid-fuel-based booster stage (SS1) of its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
Question 436.

Japan has launched which communication satellite from Tanegashima Space Center via Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA 204 rocket?

  1.    Inmarsat-6 F1
  2.    Inmarsat-6 F2
  3.    Inmarsat-6 F3
  4.    Inmarsat-6 F4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Inmarsat-6 F1
Japan has launched the "Inmarsat-6 F1" communication satellite from Tanegashima Space Center via the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIA204 rocket.
Question 437.

Which surface-to-surface missile has been successfully test-fired by DRDO off the Odisha coast?

  1.    Pralay
  2.    Akash
  3.    Prithvi Air
  4.    Trishul
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pralay
India successfully conducted the first flight test of indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile 'Pralaya' off the Odisha coast.
Question 438.

Which space agency has launched the world's largest telescope named James Webb Space?

  1.    ISRO
  2.    Jaxa
  3.    Roscosmos
  4.    NASA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NASA
NASA's $10 billion telescope James Webb Space Telescope is designed to capture the first glimpse of the universe shortly after the Big Bang, targeted for an explosion from the European Space Agency's Kourou, French Guiana.
Question 439.

The US space agency NASA has announced the launch of "psyche mission" in _____.

  1.    June 2022
  2.    October 2022
  3.    August 2022
  4.    March 2022
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> August 2022
America's space agency NASA has announced the launch of "Psyche Mission" in August 2022.
Question 440.

India successfully conducted the maiden flight test of which indigenously-developed, surface-to-surface missile off the Odisha coast?

  1.    Pralay
  2.    Parvati
  3.    Prabal
  4.    Prakash
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pralay
India successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously-developed, surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay' off the Odisha coast.

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