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Which of the following was India’s first interplanetary mission?
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- Chandrayaan Mission
- Mangalyaan Mission
- Aryabhatta Mission
- Philae Mission
Correct Option: B
The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan, is India’s first interplanetary mission. Launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)on 5 November 2013, it is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. With Mangalyaan’s success, India became first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.