Q. 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?

1 and 2 only

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2 and 3 only

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1 and 3 only

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3 and 4 only

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Solution

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.

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