Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Soft landing involves crashing a spacecraft onto a celestial body without causing any damage.
2.Chandrayaan-1 mission indicated the presence of substantial amounts of ice molecules in the deep craters of south pole region of the moon.
3.India has become the third country globally to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1 and 3 are incorrect. Soft landing refers to the controlled descent and subsequent touchdown of a spacecraft on the lunar surface without causing significant damage to either the craft or its scientific instruments. India has become the fourth country after the erstwhile USSR, the U.S. and China to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.
Statement 2 is correct. Chandrayaan-1 mission indicated the presence of substantial amounts of ice molecules in the deep craters of south pole region of the moon.
Source: ForumIAS
