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Which of the following was India’s first interplanetary space mission?

  1. AMangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)Correct answer
  2. BAditya-L1
  3. CGaganyaan
  4. DChandrayaan-1
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A. Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)

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Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) was India’s first interplanetary mission, launched on 5 Nov 2013 by PSLV-C25 and entered Mars orbit on 24 Sept 2014, costing about ₹450 crore. Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first lunar mission (2008), Gaganyaan is the upcoming human spaceflight program, and Aditya-L1 is India’s first solar mission launched in 2023.

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