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Current Affairs UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

According to a recent news (March 2013) the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States Space Agency NASA, have agreed to form a working group for cooperation in which of the following endeavours?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: All the above

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “All the above”.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and American Space NASA have agreed to create an executive group to support scientific efforts in the following areas– (1) Weather forecast from signals and data received from satellites, climate change etc. (2) Chandrayaan A and Mars Mission (3) Physics related to the planet and the Sun.

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