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A)
MSDE
B)
MSME
C)
MWCD
D)
NITI Aayog

Correct Answer : Option (A) - MSDE

With an aim to upskill the technical staff at the Department of Space in the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signs a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The MoU was signed by Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary MSDE and Shri S. Somanath, Secretary Department of Space/ Chairman ISRO.
 
The programme is aimed at creating a formal framework for short-term courses to provide training for the skill development and capacity- building of the technical staff of ISRO as per the industry requirements, in the space domain in the country. More than 4000 ISRO technical employees will be trained in the programme over the course of the next 5 years. The location of the training will be the National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) under MSDE located across India.
 
The objective of the training programme is to boost the skills of various technical staff working across ISRO centres and units under Department of Space (DOS). With the help of MSDE and its state-of-the-art training institutes across the country, the programme will impart training in specific disciplines to upgrade employees' skill sets as per the latest industry trends and requirements. Under the MoU, ISRO will jointly work with MSDE and associated NSTI to prepare a detailed training calendar, training curriculum, and syllabus to accomplish the larger objectives of the programme. ISRO will provide trainee kits to the trainees.
 
With that, MSDE will also arrange labs, workshops, classrooms, specimens, and other training facilities to effectively carry out the programme at identified National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) in consultation with Capacity Building Programme Office (CBPO). MSDE will also be responsible for the overall management and complete supervision of the programme for its successful execution..

Source : PIB

A)
Veritas
B)
Budhayaan
C)
Shukrayaan
D)
Suryayaan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shukrayaan

Shukrayaan-1 is the name of India's first Venus Mission. It is a planned orbiter to Venus to study the planet's surface and atmosphere. It is expected to be launched in 2024.

ISRO was initially aiming to launch the mission in mid-2023 but pandemic-related delays have pushed the launch date to December 2024.

A backup launch opportunity may be available in mid-2026 when Venus and Earth are next aligned to minimize spacecraft fuel use during the planetary transit. 

A)
Venus
B)
Mars
C)
Mercury
D)
Jupiter

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Venus

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. The planet has extreme surface temperatures reaching up to almost 475 degrees Celsius, which is hot enough to melt lead. The planet is shrouded in dense and yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat and has a thick and toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide.

A)
Germany
B)
France
C)
United Kingdom
D)
United States

Correct Answer : Option (D) - United States

India and the United States finalised signing of a new Space Situational Awareness arrangement during the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on April 11, 2022. The agreement aims to forge the way to more advanced cooperation at 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.

A)
Japan
B)
China
C)
Iraq
D)
Israel

Correct Answer : Option (B) - China

China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite Gaofen-3 03 on April 07, 2022 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre onboard a Long March-4C rocket. The new satellite will become part of its land-sea radar satellite constellation by forming a network with the orbiting Gaofen-3 and Gaofen-3 02 satellites.

A)
TeamIndus
B)
Dhruva Space
C)
Pixxel
D)
Bellatrix Aerospace

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pixxel

The Indian Spacetech startup Pixxel [Headquarter- Bengaluru] launched its first commercial satellite called `Shakuntala’ in April 2022. The full-fledged commercial satellite was launched onboard Falcon-9 rocket of Elon Musk-run SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US. The launch took place under SpaceX`s Transporter-4 mission.

A)
Axiom Space
B)
GHGSat
C)
LeoLabs
D)
Orbital Insight

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Axiom Space

The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup "Axiom Space", the first all-private astronaut team ever flown to the orbiting outpost.
 
The launch is being hailed by the company, NASA and other industry players as a turning point in the latest expansion of commercial space ventures collectively referred to by insiders as the low-Earth orbit economy, or "LEO economy" for short.
 
Weather permitting, Axiom's four-man team will lift off on Friday at the earliest from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding atop a Falcon 9 rocket furnished and flown by Elon Musk's commercial space launch venture SpaceX.
 
The launch was initially scheduled for Wednesday(April 6, 2022). An Axiom spokesperson said on Monday the delay would give SpaceX more time to complete pre-launch processing work.
 
If all goes smoothly, the quartet led by retired NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria would arrive at the space station about 28 hours later as their SpaceX-supplied Crew Dragon capsule docks at ISS some 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.
 
Lopez-Alegria, 63, is the Spanish-born mission commander and Axiom's vice president of business development. He is set to be joined by Larry Connor, a real estate and technology entrepreneur and aerobatics aviator from Ohio designated as the mission pilot. Connor is in his 70s but the company did not provide his precise age..

Source : NDTV

A)
ISRO
B)
NASA
C)
Roscosmos
D)
European Space Agency

Correct Answer : Option (A) - ISRO

THE INDIAN Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday(14th Mar 2022) successfully completed the ground test of the solid-fuel based booster stage (SS1) of its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), completing the ground testing of all three stages of the launch vehicle. The new launch vehicle is now ready for its first development flight, which is scheduled for May this year.
 
“The successful test of solid booster stage has given sufficient confidence to proceed with the first developmental flight of SSLV (SSLV-D1), which is scheduled in May 2022. The remaining stages of SSLV i.e. SS2 & SS3 stages have successfully undergone necessary ground tests and are ready for integration,” the space agency said in a statement.
 
The space agency usually declares a launch vehicle operational after two successful development flights.
 
The SSLV was designed to be smaller, cheaper, and quickly assembled for commercial launches on demand. The SSLV is likely to cost R 30 crore as compared to Rs 120 crore for each Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which is India’s workhorse. It can be assembled by a team of six within seven days in comparison to a team of 600 that takes a couple of months to assemble a PSLV.
 
The launch vehicle will carry smaller payloads of about 500 kg in comparison to 1,750 kg carried by PSLV.
 
The SSLV launch, which was initially planned for 2020 end, has been repeatedly pushed as the pandemic resulted in fewer missions for ISRO – just four launches in the last two years. The delays, experts say, will result in India losing its global market share..

Source : Indian Express

A)
50
B)
75
C)
100
D)
150

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 150

The ISRO Young Scientist Program 2022 will be conducted for two weeks during the summer holidays from May 16-28, 2022. A total of 150 students will be selected from across India for the programme, especially those studying in rural areas.

A)
April 6th
B)
April 10th
C)
April 15th
D)
April 20th

Correct Answer : Option (B) - April 10th

The registrations for the ISRO Young Scientist Program 2022 began on March 10, 2022 and the last date is on April 10, 2022. All interested candidates will have to complete four steps before 4 pm on April 10th. The Young Scientist Program will be conducted by ISRO during the summer holidays for a period of two weeks.