Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II |
A. Curiosity Rover | 1. Tablet |
B. Messenger | 2. Unmanned Aerial vehicle of DRDO |
C. Rustam-1 | 3. Mars probe space vehicle of U.S.A. |
D. Akash-2 | 4. Mercury probe space vehicle of NASA |
Codes:
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Curiosity Rover — Mars probe space vehicle of U.S.A.: Curiosity is the rover of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. It was launched on 26 November 2011 and landed in Gale Crater on Mars on 6 August 2012. Its major scientific objective was to determine whether Mars ever had environmental conditions suitable for microbial life.
MESSENGER — Mercury probe space vehicle of NASA: MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging. It was launched in 2004 and in March 2011 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. It studied Mercury's surface composition, geology, magnetic field and polar deposits.
Rustom-1 — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle of DRDO: Rustom-1 is associated with India's DRDO Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme. Its first flight took place on 11 November 2009. Hence, it is to be matched with an unmanned aerial vehicle, not with a spacecraft or tablet.
Aakash-2 — Tablet: Aakash Version 2.0 was a low-cost tablet computer unveiled by President Pranab Mukherjee on 11 November 2012, National Education Day. It was intended to provide low-cost digital access for education.
Curiosity → Mars
MESSENGER → Mercury
Rustom-1 → UAV
Aakash-2 → Tablet