Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Aditya-L1 is India’s first scientific mission focused on studying the Sun.
2.Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) are explosive events caused by magnetic reconnection, releasing energy primarily as electromagnetic radiation.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is correct. Aditya-L1 is India’s first space-based mission dedicated to studying the Sun, launched by ISRO and positioned at Lagrange Point 1 (L1) to observe solar phenomena continuously.
Statement 2 is incorrect. CMEs are massive ejections of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun’s corona into interplanetary space. CMEs primarily involve the release of plasma and magnetic fields rather than electromagnetic radiation. In contrast, flares release energy as electromagnetic radiation.
Source: The Hindu
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