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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q33

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Which country launched the third ‘Long March-5', the largest carrier rocket of the country, in December 2019?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. China.

  • China launched the third Long March-5, the largest carrier rocket of the country, from Wenchang Space Launch Centre in south China's Hainan Province on 27 December 2019.

  • The rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y3, blasted off from the coastal launch centre at 8:45 pm (Beijing Time), carrying the Shijian-20 technological experiment satellite weighing over eight tonnes, the heaviest and most advanced communications satellite of the country.