Airforce Y Group Mock Test in Hindi
Question - 1
Directions (1-4) : Read the following passage carefully and answer each of the questions given below it in the context of the passage.
As per the latest estimates, the total number of artificial satellites orbiting the Earth today is around 6000. Of these about 3000 are not operational having lived out their useful life and are part of the space debris. The remaining include satellites used for communications, weather tracking, navigation, research, remote sensing and reconnaissance. Since the Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, nine countries and a few international consortia have acquired the capability to launch satellites. Of these, the US owns the maximum number of satellites in orbit today.
Question-1 : What do you mean by the word 'Debris' as used in the passage?