Organizer – ISRO
ISRO Quiz on Aditya-L1
Ahead of the launch of Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observatory mission.
About ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO also acts as the executive of DoS.
About the Quiz
- Quiz Start Date: August 30, 2023.
- Quiz End Date: September 5, 2023, 24:00 hrs.
- Eligibility Criteria : The quiz competition is for students in classes 8th to 12th.
- Benefits : The participants scoring 50% marks will be awarded the certificates.
- How to Register?
Interested students can register and participate in the quiz via this link.
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About Aditya L1
Aditya L1 shall be the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft shall be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses. This will provide a greater advantage in observing solar activities and their effect on space weather in real time.
The spacecraft carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere, and the outermost layers of the Sun (the corona) using electromagnetic particle and magnetic field detectors. Using the special vantage point L1, four payloads directly view the Sun and the remaining three payloads carry out in-situ studies of particles and fields at the Lagrange point L1, thus providing important scientific studies of the propagatory effect of solar dynamics in the interplanetary medium.
Quiz Guidelines
- There shall be 30 multiple-choice questions.
- Each correct answer will carry 2 (two) marks and each incorrect answer will attract 1 (one) negative mark.
- All questions have to be attempted, and answering has to be completed in 15 min.
- The online quiz can be attempted only once by every participant.