DRDO conducts maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur Trial site in Madhya Pradesh on May 03, 2025.
The SAP is developed by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, the airship was launched carrying an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 kms.
Here is a set of MCQs on the topic to refresh and recollect the knowledge.
Let’s start the MCQ.
01) What is the name of maiden flight-trials conducted by DRDO recently from the following?
A) Troposphere Airship Platform,
B) Mesosphere Airship Platform,
C) Stratospheric Airship Platform
D) Thermosphere Airship Platform
Correct answer is option “C”
02) The maiden flight-trials of Stratospheric Airship Platform by DRDO is launched by which of the following Trial site?
A) Siliguri Trial site
B) Sri Ganga Nager Trial site
C) Selam Trial site
D) Sheopur Trial site
Correct answer is option “D”
03) The Sheopur Trial site is located in which of the following state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Himachal Pradesh
Correct answer is option “A”
04) The SAP is developed by whom from the following?
A) Indian aeronautics limited
B) Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment
C) IIT, Mumbai
D) BHEL
Correct answer is option “B”
05) The launched airship carried an instrumental payload to an altitude of how many kilometers above the Earth’s surface from the following?
A) around 07 kms
B) around 17 kms
C) around 27 kms
D) around 57 kms
Correct answer is option “B”
06) The Data received from onboard sensors of airship would be utilised for development of which of the following models?
A) High-Quality fidelity simulation models for future high-altitude airship flights
B) Medium-Quality fidelity simulation models for future high-altitude airship flights
C) High-Capacity fidelity simulation models for future high-altitude airship flights
D) Medium-Capacity fidelity simulation models for future high-altitude airship flights
Correct answer is option “A”
07) Which of the following pressure control and emergency deflation systems is deployed in flight for their performance evaluation.
A) Enclosed pressure control and emergency deflation systems
B) Enhanced pressure control and emergency deflation systems
C) Enlisted pressure control and emergency deflation systems
D) Envelop pressure control and emergency deflation systems
Correct answer is option “D”
08) It is reported that the total duration of the flight was about how many minutes?
A) 32 minutes
B) 52 minutes
C) 62 minutes
D) 72 minutes
Correct answer is option “C”
09) Which of the following statement is true in connection of the successful maiden flight-trial of the SAP?
A) This system will uniquely enhance India’s earth observation and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance capabilities
B) Making the country one of the few countries in the world having such indigenous capabilities
C) Only option A
D) Both option A & B
Correct answer is option “D”
10) Which of the following statement is true given by the Chairman of DRDO for this trial mission?
A) The prototype flight is a milestone towards realisation of lighter-than-air high-altitude platform systems
B) The airship can remain airborne for very long endurance at stratospheric heights
C) Only option A
D) Both option A & B
Correct answer is option “D”
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