Question

Q. Which of the following pairs matched correctly?

Space Initiative	Country
1. Chang’e 4	Japan
2. Glonass	Germany
3. Beidou	China
4. InSight Mission	USA

Which of the pairs given above is/are incorrect? / Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: In January 2019, the Chinese probe Chang’e-4 touched down on the far side of the moon, the first by any nation’s space probe.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Glonass is Russian Satellite Navigation System considered as the counterpart to GPS of US, Galileo of European Union (EU) and Beidou of China

Pair 3 is correctly matched: Beidou is a Chinese navigation satellite system on the like of GPS.

Pair 4 is correctly matched: Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. It is a European Space Agency (ESA) led mission with contributions from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).