Question

    With reference to the ‘Samudrayaan Mission’,

    consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? i. The project aims to send first of its unique manned submersible vehicle MATSYA 6000 including three persons into the sea at a depth of 6000metres. ii. It is launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology. iii. A five year project with an estimated cost of Rs 350 crore. iv. The mission aims to the exploration of rare minerals in Deep Ocean.
    A Only i and ii are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only i, ii and iv are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only i, iii and iv are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All are true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None is true Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh launched India's first manned ocean mission Samudrayan at Chennai. With the launch of this Ocean Mission, India joins the elite club of 5 nations such as the USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to have such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. The Matsya 6000, the deep-sea vehicle under the Samudrayan initiative, is designed to carry three people in a titanium alloy personnel sphere of 2.1-metre diameter enclosed space. It comes under the purview of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).

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