In the year 2007, which one of the following pairs of countries launched spacecrafts to carry out research on the Moon?

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Q: 58 (IES/2008)
In the year 2007, which one of the following pairs of countries launched spacecrafts to carry out research on the Moon?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IES

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{'moon': [2, 0, 5, 2], 'countries': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'russia': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'china': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'spacecrafts': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'japan': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'australia': [27, 3, 32, 29], 'germany': [24, 3, 28, 24], 'south korea': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'france': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'canada': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'research': [0, 0, 6, 6]}

Option 1: Australia and Canada. This option is incorrect. Neither Australia nor Canada launched spacecrafts to carry out research on the Moon in the year 2007.

Option 2: China and Japan. This option is correct. In 2007, both China and Japan launched spacecrafts to conduct research on the Moon. China`s spacecraft Chang`e 1 was launched on October 24, 2007, and Japan`s spacecraft Selene (Kaguya) was launched on September 14, 2007.

Option 3: France and Germany. This option is incorrect. Neither France nor Germany launched spacecrafts to carry out research on the Moon in the year 2007.

Option 4: Russia and South Korea. This option is incorrect. While Russia has had previous missions to the Moon, it did not launch a spacecraft in 2007 for lunar research. South Korea also did not launch a spacecraft for lunar research in 2007.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, China and Japan.