Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
MThich 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. Select the answer using the code given below :
Pick an option to check yourself.
Approach: *Identify the nodal ministry and key technical components of the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) to distinguish between factual implementation details and project nomenclature.*
- **Correct Answer:** (b) 2 and 3 only
- **Statement 1 is incorrect:** The Deep Ocean Mission is implemented by the **Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)**, not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The mission focuses on deep-sea resource exploration and the development of ocean technologies.
- **Statement 2 is correct:** **Matsya-6000** is a state-of-the-art manned submersible developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT). It is designed to carry a crew of **three people** to a depth of 6,000 meters for deep-sea exploration.
- **Statement 3 is correct:** **Samudrayaan** is the flagship project under the Deep Ocean Mission. It aims to develop self-reliant capabilities to conduct deep-ocean exploration of non-living resources such as polymetallic manganese nodules, gas hydrates, and hydrothermal sulphides.
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