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Q75 (IAS/2026) Science & Technology › New Materials, Energy & Environment-linked Tech Official Key

Which 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.
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Statement 1 is incorrect: The Deep Ocean Mission is launched and implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

Statement 2 is correct: Matsya-6000 is a manned submersible vehicle developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. It is designed to carry three human beings to a depth of 6,000 meters in the ocean for deep-sea exploration.

Statement 3 is correct: Samudrayaan is India's first manned ocean mission and is a key component/project under the broader Deep Ocean Mission. It aims to send humans to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle for deep-ocean exploration and rare mineral mining.

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