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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 37

In 1981, ISRO launched India’s first geostationary satellite called –

  1. Aryabhata

  2. APPLE

  3. Bhaskarall

  4. INSAT1B

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Answer: (B) APPLE

Explanation

APPLE (Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment), launched on 19 June 1981 by an Ariane rocket from French Guiana, was ISRO's first experimental geostationary communication satellite. Aryabhata (1975) was India's first satellite, and the Bhaskara satellites were for Earth observation.