What is the full name of ISRO?
- (a)International Space Research Organisation
- (b)Indian Society Research Organisation
- (c)Iranian Space Research Organisation
- (d)Indian Space Research Organisation
Correct — D, Indian Space Research Organisation. ISRO is India's national space agency, formed in 1969 under the Department of Space and headquartered in Bengaluru — the successor to INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research, 1962), founded under Vikram Sarabhai.
- (a)International Space Research Organisation — Wrong — ISRO is India's national space agency, not an international body.
- (b)Indian Society Research Organisation — Wrong — this is not ISRO's actual full form; ISRO is a research organisation, not a 'society'.
- (c)Iranian Space Research Organisation — Wrong — exploits the phonetic similarity of 'Indian' and 'Iranian'; Iran's space agency is the separate Iranian Space Agency (ISA).
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is India's national space agency, functioning under the Department of Space, Government of India. Formed in 1969, it grew out of INCOSPAR (1962), the body Vikram Sarabhai set up to start India's space programme. ISRO is headquartered in Bengaluru and runs India's launch-vehicle (PSLV, GSLV) and satellite programmes.
Full-form recall questions are a common quick-scoring MPPSC pattern; the trap options exploit near-identical spellings ('Indian' vs 'Iranian') or plausible-sounding wrong words ('Society' vs 'Research Organisation'). Read every word of each option carefully rather than pattern-matching on 'ISRO'.
- ISRO = Indian Space Research Organisation
- Formed in 1969; headquartered in Bengaluru
- Functions under the Department of Space, Government of India
- Successor to INCOSPAR (1962), founded under Vikram Sarabhai
- Confusing 'Indian' with 'Iranian' in the full form (option c)
- Assuming ISRO is a 'society' rather than a research organisation under the Department of Space
MPPSC and UPSC ask full forms and founding facts of major Indian scientific/space bodies as quick factual recall — read distractor options carefully for near-identical spellings.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
ISRO functions under which ministry/department of the Government of India?
- (a)Ministry of Science & Technology
- (b)Department of Space
- (c)Ministry of Defence
- (d)Department of Atomic Energy
Answer(b) Department of Space.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who is regarded as the father of the Indian space programme and founder of INCOSPAR (1962), the precursor to ISRO?
- (a)Homi J. Bhabha
- (b)Vikram Sarabhai
- (c)A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- (d)Satish Dhawan
Answer(b) Vikram Sarabhai.