Question

61. Consider the following statements:
The satellite Cartosat-2 launched by India, will be useful in
1. Urban and rural planning
2. Telemedicine
3. Utility management
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1 and 2
• B. Only 2
• C. Only 1 and 3
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only 1 and 3

The Cartosat-2 series satellite is the satellite carried by PSLV-C37. This satellite is similar to the earlier Cartosat-2, 2A and 2B. The imagery of Cartosat-2 series satellite will be useful in cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps, precision study, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade features and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications.