{"id":86307,"date":"2025-06-01T03:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86307"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:43:04","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-james-webb-space-telescope-jw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-james-webb-space-telescope-jw\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about James Webb Space Telescope (JW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It is the largest observatory ever launched into space.<\/li>\n<li>2. It has been developed by NASA in partnership with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1: James Webb Space Telescope is indeed the largest and most powerful space telescope ever launched, making it the largest observatory launched into space to date.<br \/>\nStatement 2: JWST is a significant international collaboration led by NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).<br \/>\nBoth statements are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; JWST is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, designed to observe in the infrared spectrum.<br \/>\n&#8211; Its large mirror and advanced instruments enable it to look back in time to the formation of the first galaxies.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nJWST was launched on December 25, 2021, and is located at the Sun-Earth L2 Lagrangian point. 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