Which of the following statements is incorrect for Chandrayaan-3?

The correct answer is Option (1) → Launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on July 14, 2023

The question asks for the incorrect statement. Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third Moon mission, was launched on 14 July 2023 and landed on 23 August 2023.

Option (1) Launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on July 14, 2023 — Not true for Chandrayaan-3 (Correct). The date is right, but the place is not. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram designs ISRO’s rockets; the launch was from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

Option (2) India became the 4th country to land on the Moon. — True for Chandrayaan-3 (Incorrect). Before India, only the former Soviet Union, the United States and China had made a soft landing on the Moon.

Option (3) It consists of a lunar lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. — True for Chandrayaan-3 (Incorrect). The lander Vikram, named after Vikram Sarabhai, carried the six-wheeled rover Pragyan, which rolled out after the landing.

Option (4) It became the first mission to land near the lunar South Pole. — True for Chandrayaan-3 (Incorrect). Vikram touched down at about 69° south latitude, nearer the south pole than any earlier landing.