QUESTIONS ABOUT UNION BUDGET 2011-12

1) Who presented the Union Budget 2011-12 in the Parliament on February 28, 2011?
a) Manmohan Singh b) Pratibha Devisingh Patil c) Hamid Ansari d) D.Subbarao e) Pranab Mukherjee

2) The first Union budget of independent India was presented by?
a) R.K.Shanmukham Chetty b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Morarji Desai d) Indira Gandhi
e) Manmohan Singh

3) Disinvestment Target for 2011-12 has been placed at?
a) Rs. 10000 crore b) Rs. 20000 crore c) Rs. 30000 crore d) Rs. 40000 crore
e) None of these

4) Foreign Institutional Investor-(FII) limit for investment in Indian corporate bonds raised from $20 billion to?
a) $30 billion b) $40 billion c) $50 billion d) $60 billion e) None of these

5) As per Union Budget 2011-12, Indian Micro Finance Equity Fund of Rs.100 crore to be created with?
a) SBI b)ICICI
c) NABARD d)IDBI e) SIDBI

6) Rural Infrastructure Develo-pment Fund (RIDF) was set up by the Government in?
a) 1995-96 b) 1996-97 c) 1997-98 d)1998-99 e) None of these

7) The corpus allocated for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for 2011-12 is?
a) Rs.16000 b) Rs.17000 c) Rs.18000 d) Rs.19000 e) None of these

8) The target of credit flow to farmers has been raised from Rs.3,75,000 crore of 2010-11 to ……in 2011-12?
a) Rs.4,75,000 crore b) Rs.5,75,000 crore c) Rs.6,75,000 crore d) Rs.7,75,000 crore
e) None of these

9) Rural Infrastructure Develo-pment Fund (RIDF) is maintained by?
a) RBI b) SBI c) NABARD d) IDBI Bank e) None of these

10) Eligibility for pension under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme for BPL beneficiaries reduced from 65 years of age to?
a) 64 years b) 63 years c) 62 years d) 61 years e) 6o years

11) Exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpa-yers enhanced from 1,60,000 to?
a) 1,70,000 b) 1,80,000 c) 1,90,000 d) 2,00,000 e) None of these

12) As per Union Budget 2011-12, standard rate of Service Tax is?
a) 10 % b) 11 % c) 12 %d) 13 % e) None of these

13) As per Union Budget 2011-12, Defence allocation is?
a) 1.64 lakh crore b) 1.74 lakh crore c) 1.84 lakh crore d) 1.94 lakh crore e) None of these
14) In the Constitution of India, the Union Budget of India referred to as the?
a) Economic Survey b) Monetary and Credit Policy c) Foreign Trade Policy
d) Annual Financial Statement
e) None of these

15) Which of the following department is not a part of Finance Ministry of India?
a) Department of Economic Affairs
b) Department of Expenditure
c) Department of Revenue
d) Department of Disinvestments
e) Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

16) Which Department principal responsibility is the prep-aration of the Union Budget annually (excluding the Railway Budget)?
a) Department of Economic Affairs
b) Department of Expenditure
c) Department of Revenue
d) Department of Disinvestments
e)Department of Financial Servies

17) Which of the following is a government body that offers a single window clearance for proposals on foreign direct investment in the country that are not allowed access through the automatic route?
a) Securities and Exchange Board of India
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Export-Import Bank of India
d) Foreign Investment Promo-tion Board
e) Bombay Stock Exchange

18) The first woman Finance Secretary of India?
a) Sushma Nath
b)Shyamala Gopinath
c) Chanda Kochhar
d) Shikha Sharma
e) None of these

19) The only woman to hold the post of the finance minister of India?
a) Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur d) Indira Gandhi e)None of these

20) The Union Budget is always presented first in ?
a) Lok Sabha b) Rajya Sabha c) Joint Session of the Parliament d) State Assemblies
e) None of these

21) Which of the following presents the Economic Survey in the parliament every year, just before the Union Budget?
a) RBI b) Ministry of Finance c) Ministry of Commerce d) Planning Commission
e) Finance Commission

22) The financial year in India starts on?
a) 1st January b)1stMarch c) 1st April d) 1st July e) None of these

23) A fiscal year in India ends on?
a) February 28 b) March 31
c)April1 d)July1
e)December 31

24) A. Gross Tax receipts are estimated at 9,32,440 crore.
B. Non-tax revenue receipts estimated at 1,25,435 crore.
C. Total expenditure proposed at 12,57,729 crore.
D. Increase of 18.3 per cent in total Plan allocation.
E. Increase of 10.9 per cent in the Non-plan expenditure.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) A and B b) B and C
c) C and D d) D and E e) All of the above

25) A.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated to have grown at 8.6 per cent in 2010-11 in real terms.
B. Government expects econo-my to grow at 9 % in 2011-12.
C. Fiscal Deficit target at 4.6% for 2011-12, down from 5.1% estimated for 2010-11.
D. Central Government debt estimated at 44.2 per cent of GDP for 2011-12 as against 52.5 per cent recomm-ened by the 13th Finance Commission.
E. 40,000 crore to be raised through disinvestment in 2011-12.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) A and B b) B and C
c) C and D d) D and E e) All of the above

26) A. Government committed to retain at least 51 per cent ownership and management control of the Central Public Sector Undertakings.
B. "India Microfinance Equity Fund" of ’100 crore to be created with SIDBI. Gover-nment considering putting in place appropriate regulatory framework to protect the interest of small borrowers.
C."Women's SHG's Develo-pment Fund" to be created with a corpus of ’ 500 crore.
D. Corpus of RIDF XVII to be raised from Rs. 16,000 crore to 20,000 crore.
E. 1,000 crore to be provided to SIDBI for refinancing incre-mental lending by banks to these enterprises.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) A and D b) A, B and C c) C and D d) D and E e) None of these

27) A.Allocation under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) increased from Rs. 6,755 crore to 7,860 crore.
B.Rs.10,000 crore to be contributed to NABARD's Short-term R-ural Credit fund for 2011-12.
C. Allocation for Bharat Nirman programme proposed to be increased by Rs.10,000 crore from the current year to Rs. 58,000 crore in 2011-12.
D. Rs. 21,000 crores for primary education to implement Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
E. Defence budget hiked to Rs. 1.64 lakh crore
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) A and B b) B and C c) C and D d) D and E
e) All of the above

28) Consider the following statements:
1) Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the Union Budget 2011-12 on February 28, 2011.
2) Economic Survey 2010-11 was presented in the Parliament on Feb 25, 2011.
3) India's Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee presented the new Railway Budget for the year 2011-12 in the parliament on February 25, 2011.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only b) 2 only
c) 3 only d) All of the above e) None of these

Answers:

1) e, 2) a, 3) d, 4) a, 5) e, 6) a, 7) c, 8) a, 9) c, 10) e, 11) b, 12) a, 13) a, 14) d, 15) e, 16) a, 17) d, 18) a, 19) d, 20) a, 21) b, 22) c, 23) b, 24) e, 25) e, 26) b, 27) e, 28) d

CURRENT AFFAIRS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Where will the French Open be held this year?

a. Tennis Club de Paris

b. Île de Puteaux

c. Racing Club de France

d. Stade Roland Garros

2. Who is the CEO of Devas Multimedia that was in news recently regarding its agreement with

Antrix?

a. Ramachandran Vishwanathan

b. M.G. Chandrasekhar

c. Raja Mohan

d. None of these

3. Who among the following is the secretary to the Department of Space and also the chairman of

the Space Commission, ISRO and Antrix?

a. M.G. Chandrasekhar

b. Raja Mohan

c. K Radhakrishnan

d. None of these

4. The President of Egypt recently handed over the power of the country to the state military. Name him.

a. Hoshni Mubarak

b. Blaise Compaoré

c. Ahmed Abdallah

d. Isaias Afewerki

5. Rory McIlroy is associated with which of the following games?

a. Tennis

b. Cricket

c. Volley Ball

d. Golf

6. A Pakistani anti-terrorism court issued an arrest warrant for which former President of the country over the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto?

a. Muhammad Rafi q Tarar

b. Wasim Sajjad

c. Muhammad Mian Soomro

d. Pervez Musharraf

7. TecSar is an … satellite.

a. American

b. Israeli

c. Chinese

d. None of these

8. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is jointly prepared by Russia and …

a. America

b. China

c. India

d. Germany

9. Who was awarded the Jnanpith Award in the year 2007?

a. O. N. V. Kurup

b. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan

c. Ravindra Kelekar

d. Kunwar Narayan

10. Indipex 2011 is an exhibition of …

a. Coins

b. Stamps

c. Vintage Cars

d. Stationary

11. Name the person who is the founding member and former chairman of the Association of Combatant Clerics party of Iran. He is also the Secretrary General of National Trust Party of Iran. Currently, he is under house arrest for his calls to support of anti-government demonstrations in Egypt.

a. Mahdi Karroubi

b. Adel Labib

c. Talaat Sadat

d. Hossam Badrawi

12. According to Wall Street Journal, which of the following blogging websites has discussed

the prospect of acquisition with Google and Facebook?

a. Blogster

b. Fitfi nder

c. Fotolog

d. Twitter

13. Justice Shivraj Patil Committee is associated with …

a. Telangana State

b. 2G Scam

c. Babri Masjid

d. None of these

14. Where was the 17th Commonwealth Law Conference held?

a. India

b. London

c. Nairobi

d. None of these

15. Who among the following was the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2005, who took active part in Egypt protests this year?

a. Yukiya Amano

b. Hans Blix

c. Shirin Ebadi

d. Mohamed Mustafa El

Baradei

16. Julian Assange is associated with …

a. Wikileaks

b. Microsoft

c. Hyundai

d. None of these

17. Name the CEO of Bajaj Hindustan Ltd.

a. Kushagra Bajaj

b. Sanjeev Kumar

c. Shishir Bajaj

d. None of

18. Which day is observed as Kashmir Solidarity Day?

a. 21st December

b. 12th July

c. 18th October

d. 5th February

19. Who is the current President of Burma?

a. Than Shwe

b. Maung Maung Saw Maung

c. Sein Lwin

d. Thein Sein

20. In which year was Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi awarded the Bharat Ratna?

a. 2002

b. 2003

c. 2005

d. 2008

21. Who is the current Finance Secretary of India?

a. Ashok Chawla

b. Sushma Nath

c. Ranjan Roy

d. Amrita Bhargava

22. Who is the current Prime Minister of Nepal?

a. Jhalanath Khanal

b. Pushpa Kamal Dahal

c. Bijay Kumar Gachhedar

d. None of these

23. On which date did the Census 2011 began?

a. January 11

b. February 9

c. March 21

d. April 18

24. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is situated in …

a. Kerala

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Andra Pradesh

d. None of these

25. Who is the current President of Yemen?

a. Ali Abdullah Saleh

b. Hosni Mubarak

c. Ali Mohammed Mujur

d. Faisal Bin Shamlan

26. The oil giant, Rosneft, is based in which of the following countries?

a. Russia

b. Germany

c. Saudi Arabia

d. None of these

27. Pradeep Vasant Naik, Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal recently visited which country to discuss the need to build a peace-time relationship between the armed forces of the two countries?

a. Sri Lanka

b. Nepal

c. USA

d. None of these

28. India recently renewed Inland Water Transit & Trade Protocol with which of the following companies?

a. Nepal

b. Pakistan

c. Srilanka

d. Bangladesh

29. Where are the 34th National Games being held?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Jharkhand

c. Bihar

d. Madhya Pradesh

30. Russia began construction of new space centre at …

a. Vostochny

b. Arsk

c. Asha

d. None of these

31. Agenda 21 is associated with which of the following?

a. IMF

b. World Bank

c. UN

d. Red Cross

32. Where is National Biodiversity Authority located?

a. Chennai

b. Delhi

c. Bangalore

d. Pune

33. Nagoya Protocol is associated with which of the following?

a. Health Ministry

b. Finance Ministry

c. Biodiversity

d. None of these

34. "Nomadic Elephant", a two-week long joint counterinsurgency exercise, was organised jointly by India and …

a. Malaysia

b. Sri Lanka

c. Mongolia

d. Myanmar

35. Jasmine Revolution took place in which of the following places?

a. Tunisia

b. France

c. Egypt

d. None of these

36. Panchasiddhantika, an ancient book, is written by …

a. Valmiki

b. Kabir

c. Surdas

d. Varāhamihira

37. Who heads the committee created for examination of the Food Security Bill?

a. C. Rangrajan

b. Bimal Jalan

c. Sonia Gandhi

d. Jean Dreze

38. Jean- Claude Trichet is associated with …

a. Red Cross

b. World Bank

c. European Central Bank

d. IMF

39. The slogan for Census 2011 is …

a. Everyone counts

b. You count, so we count

c. Count on me, everyone counts

d. Include me

40. Rail Bandhu is a …

a. Railway volunteer

b. Magazine

c. Hotel

d. Credit Card

41. The Naive and The Sentimental Novelist is the work of …

a. Günter Grass

b. J. M. Coetzee

c. Orhan Pamuk

d. V. S. Naipaul

42. Who has been appointed to succeed Rajiv Mathur, IB Chief?

a. Nehchal Sandhu

b. Ajay Garg

c. Sanjeev Uppal

d. None of these

43. Jal Hans is India’s first …

a. Floating hospital

b. Sea-cargo service

c. Water boat

d. Seaplane service

44. Name the political party in West Bengal that celebrated its 85th foundation day recently.

a. Forward Bloc

b. Revolutionary Socialist Party

c. Communist Party of India

d. None of these

45. Google has recently decided to give a $5 million grant to which of the following organisations?

a. WHO

b. Bharati Foundation

c. CRY

d. None of these

46. Who is the COO of World Trade Centre Association?

a. Kofi A. Boateng

b. Mad Catz

c. Ian Watmore

d. None of these

47. Birla Carbon will acquire … for $875 million dollars.

a. Columbian Chemicals

b. Europian Chemicals

c. Hinduja Chemicals

d. None of these

48. India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project is located near …

a. Anamalai Hills

b. Nilgiri Hills

c. Khasi Hills

d. Patkai Hills

49. Mullaperiyar Dam is constructed on river …

a. Periyar

b. Kaveri

c. Ganga

d. Yamuna

50. Naoto Kan, the Prime Minister of Japan was preceded by …

a. Yukio Hatoyama

b. Yon Ki

c. Chiang Zell

d. Yukoto Ziang

ANSWERS:

1. d. Stade Roland Garros

2. a. Ramachandran Vishwanathan

3. c. K Radhakrishnan

4. a. Hoshni Mubarak

5. d. Golf

6. d. Pervez Musharraf

7. b. Israeli

8. c. India

9. a. O. N. V. Kurup

10. b. Stamps

11. a. Mahdi Karroubi

12. d. Twitter

13. b. 2G Scam

14. a. India

15. d. Mohamed Mustafa El Baradei

16. a. Wikileaks

17. a. Kushagra Bajaj

18. d. 5th February

19. d. Thein Sein

20. d. 2008

21. b. Sushma Nath

22. a. Jhalanath Khanal

23. b. February 9

24. b. Tamil Nadu

25. a. Ali Abdullah Saleh

26. a. Russia

27. a. Sri Lanka

28. d. Bangladesh

29. b. Jharkhand

30. a. Vostochny

31. c. UN

32. a. Chennai

33. c. Biodiversity

34. c. Mongolia

35. a. Tunisia

36. d. Varāhamihira

37. a. C. Rangrajan

38. c. European Central Bank

39. b. You count, so we count

40. b. Magazine

41. c. Orhan Pamuk

42. a. Nehchal Sandhu

43. d. Seaplane service

44. c. Communist Party of India

45. b. Bharati Foundation

46. a. Kofi A. Boateng

47. a. Columbian Chemicals

48. b. Nilgiri Hills

49. a. Periyar

50. a. Yukio Hatoyama

PSLV - C 16 launch successfully

India’s PSLV—C16 rocket April 2o, successfully launched into orbit the latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat—2 that would study and help manage natural resources along with two nano satellites.

ISRO’s homegrown workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed in a ‘Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit’ Resourcesat-2, Youthsat and X-Sat about 18 minutes after it blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre launch pad at 10.12 am.

“PSLV-C16 Resourcesat-2 mission is successful,” a jubilant Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishnan announced shortly after all the three satellites were hurled into space one after another 822 km above earth in a text book launch.

The ISRO chief’s announcement was cheered by the battery of scientists at the mission control centre who heaved a sigh of relief as they were gripped by an added anxiety following two successive failures of GSLV missions last year.

The 1,206 kg Resourcesat-2 with a space life of five years replaces Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003 and would provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage on natural resources.

The GSLV mission in December last year failed when the homegrown GSLV F06 carrying communication satellite GSAT-5P exploded mid-air less than a minute after lift-off and fell into the Bay of Bengal.

GSAT-5P, carrying 24 C-band and 12 extended C-band transponders, plunged into the sea when the destruct command was issued as the rocket veered from its flight path.

Earlier, the GSLV-D3 mission carrying GSAT-4 had also failed in April 2010, dealing a blow to India’s space programme.

PSLV—C16 flight was its 17th successive mission after the failure of its maiden voyage in September 1993.

PSLV-C16 Details:

PSLV-C16, is the eighteenth flight of ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV. In this flight, the standard version of PSLV with six solid strap-on motors is used.

PSLV-C16 will place three satellites with a total payload mass of 1404 kg - RESOURCESAT-2 weighing 1206 kg, the Indo-Russian YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg and Singapore's X-SAT weighing 106 kg – into an 822 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PSLV-C16 will be launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.

The major changes made in PSLV since its first launch include changes in strap-on motors ignition sequence, increase in the propellant loading of the first stage and strap-on solid propellant motors as well as the second and fourth stage liquid propellant motors, improvement in the performance of the third stage motor by optimising motor case and enhanced propellant loading and employing a carbon composite payload adapter.

PSLV has also become a more versatile vehicle for launching multiple satellites in polar SSOs as well as Low Earth Orbits (LEO) and Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). With sixteen successful launches, PSLV has emerged as the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO and is offered for launching satellites for international customers also. During 1994-2010 period, PSLV has launched a total of 44 satellites, of which 25 satellites are from abroad and 19 are Indian satellites.

PSLV- C16 Stages at a Glance STAGE-1 STAGE-2 STAGE-3 STAGE-4 Nomenclature Core Stage(PSI) + 6 Strap-on Motors PS2 PS3 PS4 Propellant Solid (HTPB Based) Liquid (UH25+N2O4) Solid (HTPB Based) Liquid (MMH + MON-3) Mass (Tonne) 138.0 (Core) + 6 x 9.0 (Strap-on) 41.0 7.6 2.5 Max Thrust (kN) 4703 (Core) 6 x 635(Strap-on) 804 244 7.3 x 2 Burn Time (Sec) 107 (Core) 50 (Strap-on) 151 116 510 Stage Dia (m) 2.8 (Core) 1.0 (Strap-on) 2.8 2.0 2.8 Stage Length (m) 20 (Core) 11.3 (Strap-on) 12.8 3.6 2.6

RESOURCESAT-2: RESOURCESAT-2 is a follow on mission to RESOURCESAT-1 and the eighteenth Remote Sensing satellite built by ISRO. RESOURCESAT-2 is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users provided by RESOURCESAT-1, and to provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage as well. Important changes in RESOURCESAT-2 compared to RESOURCESAT-1 are: Enhancement of LISS-4 multispectral swath from 23 km to 70 km and improved Radiometric accuracy from 7 bits to 10 bits for LISS-3 and LISS-4 and 10 bits to 12 bits for AWIFS. Besides, suitable changes, including miniaturisation in payload electronics, have been made in RESOURCESAT-2. RESOURCESAT-2 also carries an additional payload known as AIS (Automatic Identification System) from COMDEV, Canada as an experimental payload for ship surveillance in VHF band to derive position, speed and other information about ships. RESOURCESAT-2 carries two Solid State Recorders with a capacity of 200 Giga Bytes each to store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out later to ground stations.

Mission Remote Sensing Orbit Circular Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit altitude at injection 822 km + 20 km (3 Sigma) Orbit Inclination 98.731º + 0.2º Lift-off Mass 1206 kg Orbit Period 101.35 min Number of Orbits per day 14 Local Time of Equator crossing 10:30 am Repetivity 24 days Attitude and Orbit Control 3-axis body stabilised using Reaction Wheels, Magnetic Torquers and Hydrazine Thrusters Power Solar Array generating 1250 W at End Of Life, two 24 AH Ni-Cd batteries Launch date April 20, 2011 Launch site SHAR Centre Sriharikota India Launch vehicle PSLV- C16 Mission life 5 years

YOUTHSAT: YOUTHSAT is a joint Indo-Russian stellar and atmospheric satellite mission with the participation of students from Universities at graduate, post graduate and research scholar level. With a lift-off mass of 92 kg, Youthsat is a mini satellite and the second in the Indian Mini Satellite (IMS) series. Youthsat mission intends to investigate the relationship between solar variability and thermosphere-Ionosphere changes. The satellite carries three payloads, of which two are Indian and one Russian. Together, they form a unique and comprehensive package of experiments for the investigation of the composition, energetics and dynamics of earth's upper atmosphere. The Indian payloads are: RaBIT (Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography)- For mapping Total Electron Content (TEC) of the Ionosphere. LiVHySI (Limb Viewing Hyper Spectral Imager) - To perform airglow measurements of the Earth's upper atmosphere (80- 600 km) in 450-950 nm. The Russian payload: SOLRAD - For monitoring the solar X- and gamma ray fluxes and to study solar cosmic ray flux parameters and conditions of their penetration in the Earth's magnetosphere.

Lift-off Mass 92 kg Orbit Period 101.35 min Dimension 1020 (Pitch) x 604 (Roll) x 1340 (Yaw) mm3 Attitude and Orbit Control 3-axis body stabilised using Sun and Star Sensors, Miniature Magnetometer, Miniature Gyros, Micro Reaction Wheels and Magnetic Torquers Power Solar Array generating 230 W, one 10.5 AH Li-ion battery Mechanisms Paraffin Actuator based Solar Panel Hold Down and Release Mechanism Launch date April 20, 2011 Launch site SHAR Centre Sriharikota India Launch vehicle PSLV- C16 Orbit Circular Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit altitude at injection 822 km + 20 km (3 Sigma) Orbit Inclination 98.731 º + 0.2 º Mission life 2 years

X-SAT:

X-SAT, the third payload of PSLV-C16, is Singapore's first satellite. Weighing 106 kg at lift-off, X-SAT is a Mini Satellite with a multispectral camera IRIS as its primary payload. X-SAT mission mainly intends to demonstrate technologies related to satellite based remote sensing and onboard image processing.

ISRO MILESTONES

PSLV-C16 successfully launches Three Satellites - RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT, X-SAT from Sriharikota (April 20, 2011).
GSLV-F06 launched from Shriharikota (Dec 25, 2010). GSAT-5P could not be placed into orbit as the GSLV-F06 mission was not successful..
PSLV-C15 successfully launches Five Satellites - CARTOSAT-2B, ALSAT-2A, two nanosatellites-NLS-6.1 & 6.2 and a pico-satellite- STUDSAT from Sriharikota (July 12, 2010).
GSLV-D3 launched from Sriharikota (Apr 15, 2010). GSAT-4 satellite could not be placed in orbit as flight testing of the Indigenous Cryogenic Stage in GSLV-D3 Mission was not successful.
PSLV-C14 successfully launches Seven Satellites - OCEANSAT-2, Four CUBESAT Satellites and Two RUBIN-9 from Sriharikota (Sept. 23, 2009).
PSLV-C12 successfully launches RISAT-2 and ANUSAT from Sriharikota (April 20, 2009).
PSLV-C11 successfully launches CHANDRAYAAN-1 from Sriharikota (October 22, 2008). PSLV-C9 successfully launches CARTOSAT-2A, IMS-1 and 8 foreign nano satellites from Sriharikota (April 28,2008). PSLV-C10 successfully launches TECSAR satellite under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation (January 21, 2008).
Successful launch of GSLV (GSLV-F04) with INSAT-4CR on board from SDSC SHAR (September 2, 2007). ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C8, successfully launched Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE from Sriharikota (April 23, 2007). Successful launch of INSAT-4B by Ariane-5 from Kourou French Guyana, (March 12, 2007). Successful recovery of SRE-1 after manoeuvring it to reenter the earth’s atmosphere and descend over the Bay of Bengal about 140 km east of Sriharikota (January 22, 2007). ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C7 successfully launches four satellites - India’s CARTOSAT-2 and Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) and Indonesia’s LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina’s PEHUENSAT-1 (January 10, 2007).
Second operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F02) from SDSC SHAR with INSAT-4C on board. (July 10, 2006). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
Successful launch of INSAT-4A by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (December 22, 2005). ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C6, successfully launched CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT satellites from Sriharikota(May 5, 2005).
The first operational flight of GSLV (GSLV-F01) successfully launched EDUSAT from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota (September 20, 2004)
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C5, successfully launched RESOURCESAT-1(IRS-P6) satellite from Sriharikota(October 17, 2003). Successful launch of INSAT-3E by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (September 28, 2003). The Second developmental launch of GSLV-D2 with GSAT-2on board from Sriharikota (May 8, 2003). Successful launch of INSAT-3A by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 10, 2003).
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C4, successfully launched KALPANA-1 satellite from Sriharikota(September 12, 2002). Successful launch of INSAT-3C by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (January 24, 2002).
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C3,successfully launched three satellites -- Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of ISRO, BIRD of Germany and PROBA of Belgium - into their intended orbits (October 22, 2001). The first developmental launch of GSLV-D1 with GSAT-1 on board from Sriharikota (April 18, 2001).
INSAT-3B, the first satellite in the third generation INSAT-3 series, launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (March 22, 2000).
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT), launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C2) along with Korean KITSAT-3 and German DLR-TUBSAT from Sriharikota (May 26, 1999). INSAT-2E, the last satellite in the multipurpose INSAT-2 series, launched by Ariane from Kourou French Guyana, (April 3, 1999).
INSAT system capacity augmented with the readiness of INSAT-2DT acquired from ARABSAT (January 1998).
INSAT-2D, fourth satellite in the INSAT series, launched (June 4, 1997). Becomes inoperable on October 4, 1997. (An in-orbit satellite, ARABSAT-1C, since renamed INSAT-2DT, was acquired in November 1997 to partly augment the INSAT system). First operational launch of PSLV with IRS-1D on board (September 29, 1997). Satellite placed in orbit.
Third developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P3, on board (March 21, 1996). Satellite placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit.
Launch of third operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1C (December 28, 1995). INSAT-2C, the third satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (December 7, 1995).
Second developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P2, on board (October 15, 1994). Satellite successfully placed in Polar Sunsynchronous Orbit. Fourth developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-C2, on board (May 4, 1994). Satellite placed in orbit.
First developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-1E on board (September 20, 1993). Satellite could not be placed in orbit. INSAT-2B, the second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched (July 23, 1993).
INSAT-2A, the first satellite of the indigenously-built second-generation INSAT series, launched (July 10, 1992). Third developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-Con board (May 20, 1992). Satellite placed in orbit.
Second operational Remote Sensing satellite, IRS-1B, launched (August 29, 1991).
INSAT-1D launched (June 12, 1990).
INSAT-1C launched (July 21,1988). Abandoned in November 1989. Second developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-2 on board (July 13, 1988). Satellite could not be placed in orbit. Launch of first operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-1A (March 17, 1988).
First developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board (March 24, 1987). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
Indo-Soviet manned space mission (April 1984).
INSAT-1B, launched (August 30, 1983). Second developmental launch of SLV-3. RS-D2 placed in orbit (April 17, 1983).
INSAT-1A launched (April 10, 1982). Deactivated on September 6, 1982.
Bhaskara-II launched (November 20, 1981). APPLE, an experimental geo-stationary communication satellite successfully launched (June 19, 1981). RS-D1 placed in orbit (May 31, 1981) First developmental launch of SLV-3.
Second Experimental launch of SLV-3, Rohini satellite successfully placed in orbit. (July 18, 1980).
First Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology Payload on board (August 10, 1979). Satellite could not be placed in orbit. Bhaskara-I, an experimental satellite for earth observations, launched (June 7, 1979).
Satellite Telecommunication Experiments Project (STEP) carried out.
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) conducted.
ISRO First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975). Becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975).
Air-borne remote sensing experiments.
Space Commission and Department of Space set up (June 1, 1972). ISRO brought under DOS.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy (August 15, 1969).
TERLS dedicated to the United Nations (February 2, 1968).
Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
First sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).
Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.