Consider the following statements:1.The launch vehicle used for Chandrayaan-3 was Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3).2.The weight of the payload of Chandrayaan-3 was kept less than Chandrayaan-2.3.Chandrayaan-3 has been successful in measuring the soil temperature of the moon.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements::
1.The launch vehicle used for Chandrayaan-3 was Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3).
2.The weight of the payload of Chandrayaan-3 was kept less than Chandrayaan-2.
3.Chandrayaan-3 has been successful in measuring the soil temperature of the moon..
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] a)1 and 2 only

[B] b)2 and 3 only

[C] c)1 and 3 only

[D] d)1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The launch vehicle used for Chandrayaan-3 was Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3). Chandrayaan-3 has measured the soil temperature of the moon. The temperature ranges from minus 10 degree celsius to around 70 degree-celsius.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The weight of the payload of Chandrayaan-3 has been kept more than Chandrayaan-2 with the Lander having most of the extra weight for successful landing.

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