Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre located ?

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Q: 18 (CDS-I/2005)
Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre located ?

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CDS-I

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The correct answer is option 2, Sriharikota. The Satish Dhawan Space Centre, also known as the Sriharikota Space Centre, is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Option 1, Chandipur-on-sea, is not the correct answer. Chandipur-on-sea is a town in Odisha, India, and is home to the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which conducts missile testing.

Option 3, Thiruvananthapuram, is also not the correct answer. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. While Thiruvananthapuram does have the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), which is a part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it is not the location of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Option 4, Thumba, is also not the correct answer. Thumba is a small village in Kerala. It is home to the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), which is another facility of ISRO but not the location of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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