Which of the following statements with regard to India's Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct ?
- 1.It was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.
- 2.Matsya-6000 has been designed to carry 3 people for deep sea exploration.
- 3.Samudrayaan is a project under this mission.
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: the Deep Ocean Mission is run by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Statement 2 is correct: Matsya-6000 is designed to carry three people to 6000 m depth. Statement 3 is correct: Samudrayaan is the manned submersible project under this mission. So 2 and 3 only.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statements 2 and 3 are correct, and statement 1 is false.
- C. Wrong because the mission is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, not Ports and Shipping.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
Source to check: Ministry of Earth Sciences, Deep Ocean Mission page (moes.gov.in); NIOT Chennai material on Matsya-6000
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