Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Satellite) | (Purpose) | ||
| (A) | Aryabhata | (I) | Remote sensing |
| (B) | EDUSAT | (II) | Mars mission |
| (C) | Chandrayaan | (III) | Education |
| (D) | Mangalyaan | (IV) | Scientific |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
Each ISRO satellite or mission is matched with the work it was sent to do.
(A) Aryabhata — this matches (IV) Scientific. India’s first satellite, launched in 1975 from the Soviet Union, carried experiments in X-ray astronomy, solar physics and the upper atmosphere.
(B) EDUSAT — this matches (III) Education. Launched in 2004, it was India’s first satellite built only for distance education in classrooms.
(C) Chandrayaan — this matches (I) Remote sensing. Chandrayaan-1 (2008) orbited the Moon and mapped it by remote sensing in visible, infrared and X-ray light; it found evidence of water molecules on the Moon.
(D) Mangalyaan — this matches (II) Mars mission. The Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in 2013, reached Mars orbit in September 2014 at the first attempt.