{"id":86545,"date":"2025-06-01T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86545"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:50:01","slug":"mission-shakti-drdo-of-india-is-related-to-which-one-among-the-follo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/mission-shakti-drdo-of-india-is-related-to-which-one-among-the-follo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Shakti (DRDO) of India is related to which one among the follo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Shakti (DRDO) of India is related to which one among the following ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Launch of multiple satellites using a single rocket&#8221; option2=&#8221;Launch of heavy satellites&#8221; option3=&#8221;Use of high power rockets in launching of satellites&#8221; option4=&#8221;Use of rocket to destroy an orbiting satellite&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#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; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nMission Shakti (DRDO) is related to the use of a rocket to destroy an orbiting satellite.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Mission Shakti was the codename for India&#8217;s first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 27 March 2019.<br \/>\n&#8211; The test involved the successful destruction of an Indian satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) using a ground-based missile.<br \/>\n&#8211; This test demonstrated India&#8217;s capability to intercept and destroy orbiting targets, establishing it as the fourth country (after the US, Russia, and China) with this capability.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe test aimed to demonstrate India&#8217;s technological capability in space defence and security. 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