70th B.P.S.C Re-Exam 2024

The number of scientific payloads on Aditya L-1 mission for systematic study of the Sun is :

a9
b6
c7✓ Correct
d5

Explanation

The instruments of Aditya-L1 have been designed mainly to observe the solar atmosphere, especially the chromosphere and corona. The in-situ instruments will observe the local environment at L1. It has a total of seven payloads (scientific/ technical instruments), of which four are for remote sensing of the Sun and three are for in-situ observations.

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