Consider the following information: Space programmes About Launched by 1. Analog Space Mission For lunar mission experiments ISRO 2. GAIA Mission To create a 3D map of the Milky Way JAXA 3. PUNCH Mission For surveillance of Resident Space Objects NASA 4. Dragonfly Mission An astrobiology mission to Titan ESA In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following information:
Space programmesAboutLaunched by
1.Analog Space MissionFor lunar mission experimentsISRO
2.GAIA MissionTo create a 3D map of the Milky WayJAXA
3.PUNCH MissionFor surveillance of Resident Space ObjectsNASA
4.Dragonfly MissionAn astrobiology mission to TitanESA
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: Only Row 1 is matched correctly

Row 1 is matched correctly: Analog Space Mission: ISRO has launched India’s first analog space mission in Leh, Ladakh, to prepare for lunar mission experiments.

Row 2 is matched incorrectly: GAIA Mission: The European Space Agency (ESA) has ocially decommissioned its Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics (GAIA) mission. It aimed to create the largest and most precise 3D map of the Milky Way by surveying about 1% of its 100 billion stars.

Row 3 is matched incorrectly: PUNCH Mission: NASA is gearing up for a new and first-of-its-kind solar mission called PUNCH mission that will closely observe the solar atmosphere.

Row 4 is matched incorrectly: Dragonfly Mission: It is the fourth mission in NASA’s New Frontiers Program, alongside New Horizons, Juno, and OSIRIS-REx. It is an astrobiology mission to Titan aimed at evaluating its potential for microbial life.

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