Question

A. Read this passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Indian space Research Organisation (ISRO), which was established in 1969, has its

headquarters in Bengaluru. Its vision is to “harness space technology for national

development while pursuing research and planetary exploration.’ It is developed while

pursuing space science research and planetary exploration’. It is managed by the

Department of space which reports to the prime Minister of India.

ISRO launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan, on 5 November 2013. It

was India’s first interplanetary mission and after this launch, ISRO become the fourth

space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA and the European space

agency. India is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and also the first nation in the

world to do so in its first attempt.

The Mars Orbiter Mission was achieved on a budget of 450 crore rupees, nearly a tenth of

the amount that US space agency NASA Spent on sending the Maven spacecraft to Mars. It

is the world’s most economical space mission to Mars ever. The crucial objective of this

mission is to try to detect methane in the Martian air, which could be an indicator of

biological activity at the surface. It has been put in orbit around Mars as a study for future

spacecraft and mission designs. Most importantly, it put India on the world space map and

is considered the crowning glory of ISRO.

1)Which words in the passage are the antonyms of these words? (4x1=4)

i)Retreating

ii)Failed

iii)Expensive

iv)unimportant​

Answer 1

Answer:

Expensive............. Hope u understand

Answer 2

Answer:

1) Retreating - launch

2) Failed - achieved

3) Expensive - economical

4) Unimportant - crucial