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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q35

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ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched a remote sensing satellite of which country on 28th February 2021?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Brazil

ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully launched a remote sensing satellite of Brazil country on 28th February 2021.

  • On February 28, 2021, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR, Sriharikota, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 successfully launched Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites into orbit.
  • The National Institute for Space Research's optical earth observation satellite is called Amazonia-1 (INPE).
  • Users of this satellite will be able to analyze and track the diverse agricultural practiced throughout Brazil as well as monitor deforestation in the Amazon region using remote sensing data.