Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

India's first remote sensing satellite (I.R.S.-1A) was launched from:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Baikonour

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Baikonour”.
India's first remote sensing satellite, IRS-1A, was launched from the Soviet Cosmodrome at Baikonur.

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