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The main space research organization in India is 

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  1. NASA

  2. ISRO

  3. IUUCA

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

In recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of which of the following?

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  1. Ores and Minerals

  2. Information Technology

  3. Agricultural Products

  4. Electrical goods

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In recent years, India is earning large foreign exchange through the export of information technology. The information technology in India is comprised of two-component, viz., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT services. The sector has increased its contribution to India's GDP from 1.2% in 1988 to 7.7% in 2017.

The latest space mission launched by India is 

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  1. MOM ( mars orbital mission )

  2. SARAL

  3. HAMSAT

  4. OCEANSAT 2

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A.  MOM (mars orbiter mission)

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.

Apogee is 

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  1. The point farthest approach to earth

  2. The point farthest approach to mass

  3. The point farthest approach to moon

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
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A.  The point farthest approach to earth

The point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth also the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it. 

India launched its own _____ satellite recently.

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  1. navigation

  2. space

  3. rocket

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

The term space pollution refers to 

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  1. Natural micrometeroids

  2. Man-made debris

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Space pollutant's  are 

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  1. Debris of satellites

  2. Junk

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

__________ is the medium for space communication.

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  1. Satellite

  2. Rocket

  3. Comet

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

Perigee is 

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  1. the point closet approach to earth

  2. the point closet approach to mass

  3. the point closet approach to moon

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
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A.  The point closet approach to earth

The point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the earth.

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in . 

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  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: B