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past year questions, General Knowledge, CUET General Test 2026 18 May Shift 1

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Which of the following is India's first experimental remote-sensing satellite, built in India and launched in 1979?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Bhaskara-I, launched in June 1979, was India's first experimental Earth observation or remote-sensing satellite. Rohini was the first satellite placed in orbit by an Indian launch vehicle in 1980, Aditya is a solar mission, and Cartosat-1 is a much later 2005 mapping satellite.

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