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Sriharikota, an important unit or the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in State of _____.

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  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: C

Which country assisted to launch India's first satellite 'Aryabhatta'?

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  1. USA

  2. United Kingdom

  3. Former USSR

  4. Germany

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Correct Option: C

Where was India's first rocket launching station set up?

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  1. Sriharikota

  2. Arvi

  3. Thumba

  4. Port Blair

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Correct Option: C

State whether the sentence is true(T) or false(F).
The geoid shape is not perfectly spherical.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The geoid is a shape like the surface of the Earth. The geoid is the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravitation and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides.

Geoid means like shaped.

Where is Arvi earth station for satellite communication is situated?

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  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Gujarat

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikaram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

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  1. The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South Directions

  2. It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator

  3. It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

  4. Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena

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Correct Option: C

The most important factor in the process of transformation of resources in the given environment is.

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  1. technology

  2. institutions

  3. man

  4. human society

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Technology plays a major role in reducing manpower and increases work efficiency and hence it helps in the process of transformation of resources.

Out of the given options, it is the technology that plays a major role in the process of transformation of resources.

The satellite construction centre in India is located at ____________.

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  1. Peenya

  2. Sriharikota

  3. Thumba

  4. Bengaluru

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Correct Option: A

The locus of the point in space where gravity is constant is called _______________.

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  1. Equigravisphere

  2. Ionosphere

  3. Isohytes

  4. Troposphere

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Correct Option: A

The Rocket Launching Station in India is located at _____________.

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  1. Thumba

  2. Sriharikota

  3. Ahmedabad

  4. Mumbai

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Correct Option: A