1) Which of the following statements with regard to India’s Deep Ocean
Mission is/are correct? [2026]
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.
Select the answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c)
1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is incorrect: The Deep
Ocean Mission is a central sector scheme launched by the Ministry of
Earth Sciences (MoES), not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways.
- Statement 2 is correct: The
Matsya-6000 is a manned submersible vehicle being developed by the
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). It is designed to carry a
three-member crew (aquanauts) to a depth of 6,000 meters in the ocean for
scientific exploration.
- Statement 3 is correct: The
'Samudrayaan' project is indeed the specific manned submersible initiative
(utilizing Matsya-6000) that falls directly under the broader Deep Ocean
Mission umbrella.
Strategy: This is a perfect example of a question where the elimination method saves time. The nodal ministry for high-level scientific missions is a common trap in competitive exams. By confidently identifying that Statement 1 is incorrect (knowing it belongs to MoES), you can instantly eliminate options (a), (c), and (d). This leaves only (b) as the correct answer, without even needing to verify the specifics of Matsya-6000.
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