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space MCQ — 2 Practice Questions with Answers

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Practice Questions

Q1. Mission MITRA, recently in news, has been launched by ISRO in collaboration with which Indian Air Force institution and at which location?

A DRDO Defence Bioengineering Lab; Wheeler Island, Odisha
B Air Force Academy; Dundigal, Telangana
C Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM); Leh, Ladakh Correct
D National Defence Academy; Khadakwasla, Maharashtra

Explanation

Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment), India's first analog space mission, is being conducted by ISRO in collaboration with the IAF Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) at Leh, Ladakh, from April 2-9, 2026, at an altitude of about 3,500 metres ahead of the Gaganyaan crewed mission.

Q2. With reference to ISRO's Gaganyaan programme, consider the following statements:\n1. It aims to send a 3-member crew to Low Earth Orbit and bring them back safely.\n2. Mission MITRA is an in-flight microgravity experiment conducted on the International Space Station.\n3. Findings from MITRA will inform the future Bharatiya Antariksh Station.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?

A 1 only
B 2 and 3 only
C 1, 2 and 3
D 1 and 3 only Correct

Explanation

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Gaganyaan aims to send a 3-member crew to Low Earth Orbit and return them safely, and findings from Mission MITRA will inform crew selection, training and the planned Bharatiya Antariksh Station. Statement 2 is incorrect — MITRA is an Earth-based ANALOG space mission conducted in Leh, Ladakh, NOT an in-flight experiment on the ISS.

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