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Current Affairs MCQ 783 of 1401 · Science, Technology and Space

India's first satellite, Aryabhata, turned 50 on 19 April 2025. It was launched in 1975 from:

  1. ASriharikota, on an SLV rocket
  2. BKapustin Yar in the USSR, on a Soviet rocket
  3. CThumba, on a sounding rocket
  4. DKourou in French Guiana, on an Ariane rocket

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Correct answer: (b) Kapustin Yar in the USSR, on a Soviet rocket

Explanation

Aryabhata was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar.

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