With reference to Samudrayan, consider the following statements: It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission that aims to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle. One of its aims is the exploration of gas hydrates and polymetallic manganese nodules. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. With reference to Samudrayan, consider the following statements:
1. It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission that aims to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle.
2. One of its aims is the exploration of gas hydrates and polymetallic manganese nodules.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Both statements are correct.

About the mission

It is India’s first unique manned ocean mission that aims to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle for deep-ocean exploration and mining of rare minerals.
It will send three persons in a manned submersible vehicle MATSYA 6000 to a depth of 6000 metres into the sea for deep underwater studies.

Note: India completed the preliminary design of MATSYA 6000 and started the realization of the vehicle. The deepwater manned submersible will be ready for trials by the second quarter of 2024.

With this, India will join the elite club of nations such as the USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to have such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities.
It will help in carrying out deep ocean exploration of the non-living resources such as polymetallic manganese nodules, gas hydrates etc located at a depth between 1000 and 5500 meters.

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