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.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
The Deep Ocean Mission belongs to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, not the Ports ministry. Samudrayaan is its manned-submersible project, and the submersible Matsya-6000 carries three people.
- ✗ 1. The Deep Ocean Mission was launched on 7 September 2021 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
- ✓ 2. Matsya-6000 is a self-propelled manned submersible designed to carry three people to depths of up to 6,000 metres.
- ✓ 3. Samudrayaan was launched under the umbrella of the Deep Ocean Mission as its first component, deep-sea exploration with a manned submersible.
Remember · Deep Ocean Mission: Ministry of Earth Sciences, launched 2021. Samudrayaan = manned submersible project; Matsya-6000 carries 3 people to 6,000 m (built by NIOT).
Sources
- PIB Backgrounder: Deep Ocean Mission (17 August 2025) ↗ “India’s Deep Ocean Mission was launched on 07.09.2021 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with an aim to develop technologies for exploring and sustainably utilizing the deep ocean’s living and non-living wealth. … MATSYA 6000, a self-propelled manned submersible capable of transporting three individuals to depths of up to 6,000 meters beneath the ocean surface is being developed under this project.”
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