MCQs 2026

The Gaganyaan mission aims to demonstrate India's capability to send humans to low Earth orbit on an Indian launch vehicle and bring them back safely to Earth. The Vikas engine is a critical component of the LVM3 launch vehicle chosen for this mission.

The Vikas engine is a liquid-propellant rocket engine. It uses Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) as fuel and Nitrogen Tetroxide (NTO) as an oxidizer.

The Vikas engine is a liquid-fueled rocket engine used in the second stage of PSLV and the second and four strap-on stages of GSLV. For Gaganyaan, it's crucial for the LVM3 (formerly GSLV Mk III) which uses Vikas engines in its L110 liquid core stage (second stage) and also in the strap-on boosters.

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Steady growth in the IIP signifies that factories are producing more goods, which is a direct reflection of increased industrial activity and often correlates with higher demand for manufactured products and overall economic expansion.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is compiled and released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) primarily measures the changes in the volume of production in the industrial sector. The manufacturing sector has the largest weightage in the IIP and thus contributes the most to its overall growth.

The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. If the RBI maintains the repo rate, the cost of borrowing for these banks from the RBI will remain at the existing level.