UPSC Prelims Marathon 26th April – Awareness in Field of IT & Space – I – 2024

Consider the following statements regarding “Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)”:
1.It is a four-stage vehicle.
2.It can carry 5000kg load to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “Sounding Rockets”:
1.They are one or two stage solid propellant rockets used for probing the upper atmospheric regions and for space research.
2.ISRO started launching indigenously made sounding rockets from 1992.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are navigation satellite system?
1.GAGAN
2.NAVIC
3.CARTOSAT
How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “propellants”:
1.Solid propellant consists of a casing filled with a mixture of solid compounds which burn at a rapid rate, expelling hot gases from a nozzle to produce thrust.
2.Liquid propellant consists of fuel and oxidizers stored in separate tanks and fed to a combustion chamber where they are combined and burned to produce thrust.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

The famous “Vikas engine” is used in which of the following launch vehicle/s?
1.PSLV
2.GSLV
3.GSLV Mk-III
How many of the statements given above are correct?

The term “INCOSPAR” related to which of the following?

Consider the following statements regarding “Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)”:
1.It is a network based on open protocol and will enable local commerce across segments to be engaged by any network-enabled application.
2.It aims to increase e-commerce penetration in the country by enabling inclusion of all types and sizes of sellers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The term “Akira” is recently seen in news related to?

Consider the following statements regarding WTO “Information Technology (IT) Agreement”:
1.It came into force in 1997.
2.India is not a signatory.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?