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Vikram-1: India's first private orbital launch

All 10 answers, each with its Book 1 RATNA fact. Try the questions first

  1. Question 1Answer C

    Whose Vikram-1 made India's first private orbital launch on 18 July 2026?

    • Agnikul Cosmos
    • Pixxel
    • Correct answer: Skyroot Aerospace
    • Dhruva Space

    Core Trigger: Skyroot's Vikram-1 lifted off from Sriharikota on 18 July 2026 at 12:05:30 pm, India's first private orbital launch.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 1

  2. Question 2Answer D

    What was the name of the Vikram-1 mission that reached a 450 km orbit?

    • Mission Prarambh
    • Mission Udaan
    • Mission Pragati
    • Correct answer: Mission Aagaman

    Mission Name: Mission Aagaman succeeded first time, placing payloads in a 450 km low Earth orbit.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 2

  3. Question 3Answer A

    Who is CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace?

    • Correct answer: Pawan Kumar Chandana
    • Naga Bharath Daka
    • Srinath Ravichandran
    • Awais Ahmed

    Current Head: Pawan Kumar Chandana is CEO and co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace; Naga Bharath Daka is co-founder and COO.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 3

  4. Question 4Answer B

    Which is/are correct? (1) Vikram-1 has only two stages. (2) It has three solid stages and one liquid stage.

    • Only 1
    • Correct answer: Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2

    Rocket Design: ISRO describes Vikram-1 as a four-stage rocket with three solid stages and one liquid stage.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 4

  5. Question 5Answer B

    Which satellites did Vikram-1 inject into orbit?

    • SCOPE and Aagaman
    • Correct answer: SCOPE and Grahaa
    • Grahaa and Prarambh
    • Pragyan and Vikram

    Payloads: Satellites SCOPE and Grahaa were injected into orbit; other payloads stayed on the upper stage for experiments.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 5

  6. Question 6Answer C

    The Indian Space Policy 2023 was approved in April 2023 by which body?

    • NITI Aayog
    • Space Commission
    • Correct answer: Cabinet Committee on Security
    • Lok Sabha

    India Link: The Indian Space Policy 2023, approved by the CCS in April 2023, opens the space value chain to private firms.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 7

  7. Question 7Answer D

    From which launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre did Vikram-1 fly?

    • Second Launch Pad
    • Third Launch Pad
    • Kulasekarapattinam pad
    • Correct answer: First Launch Pad

    Venue: The rocket flew from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 8

  8. Question 8Answer A

    The Cabinet approved reforms on 24 June 2020 creating which single-window agency?

    • Correct answer: IN-SPACe
    • NSIL
    • ISRO Council
    • Space Commission

    Founded: The Cabinet approved reforms on 24 June 2020, creating IN-SPACe as an autonomous single-window agency.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 9

  9. Question 9Answer B

    Which Skyroot rocket flew sub-orbital on 18 November 2022?

    • Vikram-1
    • Correct answer: Vikram-S
    • Agnibaan
    • RHUMI

    Landmark: Vikram-S, Mission Prarambh, flew sub-orbital on 18 November 2022: India's first privately developed rocket.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 10

  10. Question 10Answer A

    Which is/are correct? (1) Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty makes States responsible for private space activity. (2) Article II permits national appropriation of the Moon.

    • Correct answer: Only 1
    • Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2

    Treaty Articles: Outer Space Treaty, 1967: Article VI makes States responsible for private space activity; Article II bars national appropriation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 260, point 11

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