Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

	Space Mission	Space Agency
1.	HAYABUSA	JAXA
2.	OSIRIS-REx	ESA
3.	LISA Pathfinder	NASA
4.	Astrosat	ISRO

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B

1 and 4 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: HAYABUSA is the experimental mission to return samples from asteroids by the Japanese Space Agency - JAXA.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: •The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is a mission by NASA. The mission travels to the earth’s nearest asteroid Bennu to collect and return samples to earth by 2023.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: LISA Pathfinder was a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft. The mission tested technologies needed for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), an ESA gravitational wave observatory planned to be launched in 2034.

Pair 4 is correctly matched: Astrosat is a multi-wavelength space-based observatory launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).