UPSC Prelims 2005·GS1·science-and-technology·science and technology

Consider the following statements: 1. Vigyan rail is a science exhibition on wheels organized by the Council Scientific and industrial Research. 2. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. 3. EDUSAT, the ISRO’s educational satellite was launched from French Guyana 2004. Which of the above statements are true?

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  1. A1, 2 | 3
  2. B1 | 2
  3. C2 | 3
  4. DNoneCorrect

Explanation

Statement 1 is false. Vigyan Rail was a science exhibition on wheels, but it was primarily a joint initiative of the Ministry of Railways, Department of Science & Technology (DST), and Vigyan Prasar. CSIR was not the sole or primary organizer. Statement 2 is false. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body, but it functions under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, not the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education). Statement 3 is false. EDUSAT (GSAT-3), ISRO’s educational satellite, was launched in 2004, but it was launched by ISRO's own GSLV-F01 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India, not from French Guyana. Since all three statements are false, the correct option is D.
science-and-technology: Consider the following statements: 1. Vigyan rail is a science exhibition on wheels organized by the Council Scientific

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