MATSYA-6000, reviewed at the ESSC meeting, is rated to dive to what depth?
- A.3,000 metres
- B.4,500 metres
- C.6,000 metres
- D.11,000 metres
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Explanation
The correct answer is 6,000 metres. MATSYA-6000 is India’s human submersible under the Deep Ocean Mission and is depth-rated for six thousand metres, as the Ministry of Earth Sciences confirmed at the Earth System Sciences Council meeting of 10 November 2026. Options A, B and D are wrong because the rating named in the briefing is a single figure, and the name of the vehicle itself carries it. A useful way to remember the facts together: the rating is six thousand metres, while the deepest crewed dives achieved so far by Indian aquanauts were 4,025 metres and 5,002 metres, made during an Indo-French expedition aboard the French submersible Nautile. The difference between the rating and the dives achieved is exactly the kind of distinction a paper setter likes to test.
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Practice Questions
Aboard which submersible did Indian aquanauts complete their deep dives in the Indo-French expedition?
- A.Nautile
- B.Alvin
- C.Shinkai
- D.Jiaolong
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- A.Three
- B.Four
- C.Five
- D.Seven
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- A.45
- B.66
- C.95
- D.120
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- A.9 institutions in 7 cities
- B.11 institutions in 13 cities
- C.13 institutions in 11 cities
- D.18 institutions in 15 cities
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- A.Up to Rs 11.5 crore
- B.Up to Rs 21.7 crore
- C.Up to Rs 45 crore
- D.Up to Rs 100 crore
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