| Consider the following statements |
| The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO |
| 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission. |
| 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA. |
| 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt |
| Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Exp. [c] Mars Orbiter mission also called as Mangalyaan is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24th September, 2014. It was launched on 5th November, 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space Programme, NASA and the European Space Agency. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. The primary objective of the Mars Orbiter Mission is to showcase India?s rocket launch systems, spacecraft building and operations capabilities. Specifically, the primary objective is to develop the technologies required for designing, planning, management and operation of and of an interplanetary mission. The secondary objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy, and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments.
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