Question

Consider the following pairs:

Types of Satellite	Example
1. Earth Observations	Cartosat
2. Navigation	NavIC
3. Space Science	SWAYAM
4. Mini Satellite	Mangalyaan

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Cartosat is an Earth Observations satellite.

Pair 2 is correctly matched: NavIC is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: SWAYAM is a satellite from College of Engineering, Pune. It is a University / Academic Institute Satellite.

Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Mangalyaan, also known as MOM (MARS ORBITER MISSION) is a Space Science satellite. It is not a mini satellite.