Role of SUPARCO in Space Research 41 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/41 Subscribe 1. : When was SUPARCO established as Pakistan’s national space agency? (A) 1958 (B) 1961 (C) 1965 (D) 1970 2. : What does SUPARCO stand for? (A) Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (B) Space and Underwater Atmospheric Research Commission (C) Scientific and Upper Atmospheric Research Council (D) Space Utilization and Atmospheric Research Commission 3. : What was the name of Pakistan’s first rocket launched by SUPARCO? (A) Rehbar-I (B) Badr-I (C) Shaheen-I (D) Hatf-I 4. : In which year was Rehbar-I launched? (A) 1960 (B) 1962 (C) 1965 (D) 1970 5. : What was the primary objective of the Rehbar-I mission? (A) Satellite communication (B) Atmospheric research (C) Earth observation (D) Lunar exploration 6. : Which international organization did SUPARCO collaborate with for the Rehbar-I launch? (A) NASA (B) ESA (C) Roscosmos (D) CNSA 7. : What was the name of Pakistan’s first indigenously developed satellite? (A) Badr-I (B) PAKSAT-1R (C) PRSS-1 (D) PakTES-1A 8. : In which year was Badr-I launched? (A) 1985 (B) 1990 (C) 1995 (D) 2000 9. : Which country assisted Pakistan in launching Badr-I? (A) USA (B) China (C) Russia (D) France 10. : What was the primary mission of Badr-I? (A) Earth observation (B) Communication (C) Experimental and technological research (D) Weather forecasting 11. : What is the name of Pakistan’s first Earth observation satellite? (A) Badr-B (B) PAKSAT-1R (C) PRSS-1 (D) PakTES-1A 12. : In which year was Badr-B launched? (A) 1995 (B) 1998 (C) 2001 (D) 2005 13. : Which country launched Badr-B into orbit? (A) USA (B) Russia (C) China (D) France 14. : What is the name of Pakistan’s first communication satellite? (A) Badr-I (B) PAKSAT-1R (C) PRSS-1 (D) PakTES-1A 15. : In which year was PAKSAT-1R launched? (A) 2005 (B) 2008 (C) 2011 (D) 2014 16. : Which country assisted Pakistan in launching PAKSAT-1R? (A) USA (B) China (C) Russia (D) France 17. : What does PRSS-1 stand for? (A) Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (B) Pakistan Research Satellite System (C) Pakistan Reconnaissance Space Satellite (D) Pakistan Regional Space System 18. : In which year was PRSS-1 launched? (A) 2016 (B) 2018 (C) 2020 (D) 2022 19. : What is the primary mission of PRSS-1? (A) Communication (B) Earth observation (C) Weather forecasting (D) Lunar exploration 20. : What is the name of the satellite developed indigenously by SUPARCO and launched alongside PRSS-1? (A) Badr-B (B) PakTES-1A (C) PAKSAT-1R (D) ICUBE-Q 21. : What is the name of Pakistan’s first lunar mission? (A) Badr-I (B) PakTES-1A (C) ICUBE-Q (D) PRSS-1 22. : In which year was ICUBE-Q launched? (A) 2022 (B) 2023 (C) 2024 (D) 2025 23. : Which country’s lunar mission carried ICUBE-Q as a payload? (A) USA (B) China (C) Russia (D) India 24. : What is the name of SUPARCO’s long-term space program plan? (A) Vision 2025 (B) Space Vision 2030 (C) Space Vision 2040 (D) Pakistan Space Program 25. : Under Space Vision 2040, how many geostationary satellites are planned to be launched? (A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 26. : Under Space Vision 2040, how many low Earth orbit satellites are planned to be launched? (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10 27. : What is the primary objective of Space Vision 2040? (A) Military dominance (B) Commercial satellite services (C) Advancing satellite technology and socio-economic development (D) Space tourism 28. : Where is SUPARCO’s headquarters located? (A) Karachi (B) Lahore (C) Islamabad (D) Peshawar 29. : Which city houses SUPARCO’s main technical facilities? (A) Karachi (B) Lahore (C) Islamabad (D) Quetta 30. : What is the name of the center established by SUPARCO for space weather monitoring? (A) Pakistan Space Research Center (B) Space Weather Monitoring Center (C) Pakistan Space Weather Center (D) SUPARCO Atmospheric Center 31. : In which year was the Pakistan Space Weather Center established? (A) 2015 (B) 2018 (C) 2020 (D) 2022 32. : What is the primary function of the Pakistan Space Weather Center? (A) Launching satellites (B) Monitoring space weather phenomena (C) Training astronauts (D) Developing rocket propulsion systems 33. : What is the name of the program under which SUPARCO provides satellite-aided search and rescue services? (A) COSPAS-SARSAT (B) PRSS (C) PAKSAT (D) ICUBE 34. : Since which year has Pakistan been participating in the COSPAS-SARSAT program? (A) 1985 (B) 1990 (C) 1995 (D) 2000 35. : What is the primary objective of the COSPAS-SARSAT program? (A) Earth observation (B) Communication services (C) Satellite-aided search and rescue (D) Space exploration 36. : Which international organization has SUPARCO collaborated with for capacity building and training? (A) NASA (B) ESA (C) APSCO (D) Roscosmos 37. : What does APSCO stand for? (A) Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (B) Association of Pacific Space Cooperation Organizations (C) Asian-Pacific Space Coordination Office (D) Asia-Pacific Satellite Cooperation Organization 38. : What is the name of the launch vehicle used for the Rehbar-I mission? (A) Nike-Cajun (B) Long March 2E (C) Zenit-2 (D) Ghauri-I 39. : What was the altitude reached by Rehbar-I during its flight? (A) 100 km (B) 130 km (C) 150 km (D) 200 km 40. : What was the payload of Rehbar-I? (A) Satellite (B) Sodium (C) Camera (D) Communication equipment 41. : What is the name of the remote sensing satellite developed by SUPARCO and launched in 2018? (A) PAKSAT-1R (B) PRSS-1 (C) PakTES-1A (D) Badr-B