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Which of the following statements is incorrect for Chandrayaan-3? |
Launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on July 14, 2023 India became the 4th country to land on the Moon. It consists of a lunar lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. It became the first mission to land near the lunar South Pole. |
Launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on July 14, 2023 |
The correct answer is Option (1) → Launched from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on July 14, 2023 While the date July 14, 2023 is correct, the launch location is wrong. Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, not the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (which is located in Thiruvananthapuram and focuses on rocket development). India became the 4th country to land on the Moon:Correct. India joined the elite club of the USA, Russia (former USSR), and China. It consists of a lunar lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan:Correct. The lander was named "Vikram" (after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai) and the rover "Pragyan" (Sanskrit for wisdom).
It became the first mission to land near the lunar South Pole:Correct. While other countries have landed on the Moon, India was the first to successfully soft-land in the challenging south polar region. |
