Which one of the following is the name given to the lander of Chandrayaan-2 ?
- A.Vigyan
- B.Anusandhan
- C.Pragyan
- D.Vikram
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Vikram. The lander of Chandrayaan-2 was named Vikram after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space programme.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched by ISRO on 22 July 2019 on a GSLV Mk III rocket from Sriharikota. It had three parts: an orbiter, the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover carried inside the lander. Vikram lost contact during its descent on 7 September 2019 and crash-landed, but the orbiter kept working and studying the Moon from its orbit. On Chandrayaan-3, the lander was again called Vikram and the rover Pragyan; it landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023, a day now marked as National Space Day.
A is wrong: Vigyan was not the name of any part of Chandrayaan-2. B is wrong: Anusandhan was not a module of the mission either. C is wrong: Pragyan was the name of the rover, which was carried inside the Vikram lander, not the lander itself.
Exam tip: Vikram = lander (after Vikram Sarabhai), Pragyan = rover, on both Chandrayaan-2 (2019) and Chandrayaan-3 (2023).
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