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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q41

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What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched by India in 1975?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Aryabhatta

  • India's first satellite was the Aryabhata spacecraft, which was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975. 
  • It was named after the well-known Indian astronomer.