Consider the following statements: The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO

2016

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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)

1 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3

Answer:

(c)

Explanation

i Of Rs Tikdam: Statement 2 – just like ASTROSAT question. Pause and think about EU, Russia, Japan, China. And if you have been following the news you would know russia and EU have already dne this Only red flag in statement 3. Pause and think. yess, that’s why we were being lauded all over the world. If you see only and mark statement incorrect without thinking, you would get this wrong