State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 21

What is true of the GSLV-F15 mission by ISRO?

  1. It carried the NVS-02 satellite
  2. It marked ISRO's 101st launch from Sriharikota
  3. It marked ISRO's 100th launch from Sriharikota
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (D) More than one of the above

Explanation

GSLV-F15 (29 Jan 2025) placed the NVS-02 navigation satellite and was ISRO's 100th launch from Sriharikota.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: true, but statement C is also true.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: it was the 100th, not 101st.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: true, but statement A is also true.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: both A and C are true: GSLV-F15 carried NVS-02 and was the 100th launch from Sriharikota.