Q. Consider the following statements about the Dust EXperiment (DEX):
1.It is an ISRO payload designed to study space dust and particulate matter in the near-Earth space environment.
2.The primary objective of DEX is to study interstellar dust beyond the Solar System using deep-space probes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: DEX is an ISRO experiment aimed at measuring dust particles in near-Earth orbit, helping assess risks to satellites and understand the space environment.
Statement 2 is incorrect: DEX does not study interstellar dust beyond the Solar System; its focus is on near-Earth space and orbital debris/dust.
Source: ET
