______ satellite was launched on 29th March 2018 from Sriharikota wit…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Cartosat 2

PSLV-C40 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, carrying a Cartosat-2 series earth-observation satellite (often called Cartosat-2F) and 30 co-passenger satellites. Cartosat-2 satellites take high-resolution pictures of the earth used for maps, town planning and the study of land and coasts. With this launch ISRO had placed its 100th satellite in orbit.

Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints the launch date as 29^th March 2018 when it should read 12 January 2018, the day PSLV-C40 flew; 29 March 2018 was the launch of GSAT-6A by GSLV-F08. The date does not change the answer, since only Cartosat 2 among the options went up on PSLV-C40. The launch was also more than five years old when this May 2023 paper was set. NTA picked the right rocket but borrowed the date of another launch.