UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 3 only

Explanation

Mangalyaan is officially the Mars Orbiter Mission, and India became the only country to succeed in placing a spacecraft in Mars orbit on its very first attempt, making statements 1 and 3 correct. India was not the second country to orbit Mars after the USA — several countries/agencies had already done so before India, making statement 2 incorrect.

Topics: isro missions, mars orbiter mission, science and technology, space