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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 50

Topic: Science and technology

Q50

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.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) 2 and 3 onlyCorrect answer
  3. (c) 1 and 2 only
  4. (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution.

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

  1. Statement 1 is incorrect: the Deep Ocean Mission is implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) as its nodal ministry, not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
  2. Statement 2 is correct: Matsya-6000, developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, is a titanium-hulled manned submersible designed to carry three persons to a depth of 6,000 metres.
  3. Statement 3 is correct: the Samudrayaan project (India's first manned ocean mission deploying Matsya-6000) is the flagship component of the Deep Ocean Mission.