Which among the following launchers was used to launch India's Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) and the Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Mission?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
Both missions were launched by ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its more powerful XL version, from Sriharikota:
Chandrayaan-1 — PSLV-C11, 22 October 2008
Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) — PSLV-C25, 5 November 2013
The later Moon missions, Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3, needed the heavier GSLV Mk III, now called LVM3.