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Consider the following given statements regarding the recently launched Chandrayan-2 mission.
- It was launched through GSLV MK-III.
- Chandrayaan-2 will try to land near the little-explored south pole of the Moon.
- The launch vehicle will be carrying an orbiter, a rover named Pragyan and a lander named Vikram.
- If successful, it will make India 4th country after Russia, United States and China to pull off a soft landing on moon.
A |
1, 2 and
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B |
2, 3 and 4
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C |
1, 2 and 4
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D |
1, 2, 3, 4
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Your Ans is
Right ans is D
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Chandrayaan- 2 was launched by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk-III).It is a three-stage vehicle and is capable of launching 4-ton class of satellites to the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).So, the given statement is correct.
- Statement 2: Chandrayaan-2 will be making an attempt at landing a lander and the moon rover in a high plain situated between two craters called as Manzinus C and Simpelius N, at latitude of about 70° South. So, the given statement is correct.
- Statement 3: The lander called Vikram is designed to execute India’s first soft landing on the lunar surface. The rover Pragyan is 6-wheeled robotic vehicle, weighing 27-kg. It will set out on its job of collecting information on lunar surface.So, the given statement is correct.
- Statement 4: India will be placed in the elite group of countries (4th after Russia, USA and China)which have successfully pull-off a soft landing on moon in the past. So, the given statement is correct.
Source: Civil Services Chronicle Online
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