Question

From which state of India did ISRO successfully test fire the Vikas engine, that would power India's first human-carrying rocket Gaganyaan?

• A. Tamil Nadu
• B. Punjab
• C. Rajasthan
• D. Haryana

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Tamil Nadu

• ISRO successfully conducted a 25-second qualification test for its liquid propellant-based Vikas engine to be used under the Gaganyaan mission, in January 2022.

• The test was conducted at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragri, Tamil Nadu.

• It was done to see how the engine performed in conditions that were not optimal, such as change in the fuel-oxidizer ratio or pressure in the fuel chamber.