Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The International space station launched in December, 1998 has an American made module Unity and there is one Russian made module also. Its name is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: ZARYA

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “ZARYA”.

ZARYA is the name of the Russian-made module of the International Space Station.

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