Q. Consider the following statements about YouthSat: - It is joint initiative of ISRO and NASA
- The satellite aims to monitor carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer:
Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: First statement is incorrect because it is joint initiative of Russian Federal Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Second statement is again incorrect because the satellite aims to study the earth’s crust rather than greenhouse gases in atmosphere.
The major objectives of the YouthSat are:
- Investigation of the composition of the upper surface of the earth
- Experimentation regarding the energy of the earth’s crust
- To understand the dynamics of the earth surface