Asked: U.P.P.C.S.(Mains) 2004medium Level
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
निम्नलिखित में से एक को नया नाम कल्पना-I दिया गया है—
Which one of the following has been renamed as Kalpana-I?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
इनसैट-1A
INSAT-1A
B
मेटसैट
METSAT
Correct
C
इनसैट-2B
INSAT-2B
D
अग्नि-III
Agni-III
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B(मेटसैट)
मौसम विज्ञान संबंधी उपग्रह 'मेटसैट' (METSAT) का प्रक्षेपण 12 सितंबर, 2002 को हुआ था। 5 फरवरी, 2003 को तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी ने भारतीय मूल की अमेरिकी अंतरिक्ष यात्री कल्पना चावला की स्मृति में इसे 'कल्पना-1' नाम दिया।
India's meteorological satellite METSAT, launched on September 12, 2002, was renamed 'Kalpana-1' on February 5, 2003, by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of astronaut Kalpana Chawla.
Subject: General Science•Topic: Space Technology•Subtopic: Space Technology
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