UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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1969
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1966
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1962
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1956
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 23 February 1962, the Indian National Committee for Space Research or INCOSPAR was established by the government.
Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969 and superseded INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology. DOS was set up and ISRO was brought under DOS in 1972. The prime objective of ISRO/DOS is the development and application of space technology for various national needs.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the setting up of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, space activities in the country were initiated. Hence, Option 3 is correct. In the same year, the work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) near Thiruvananthapuram was also started.
Detailed explanation-4: -ISRO’s roots stretch back to 1962, when India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, enlisted physicist Vikram Sarabhai to set up the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR).