Physics PYQ 275 of 288 · Modern Physics

The name of the lander, a part of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft recently launched by India, is -

  1. AVikram
  2. BPragyan
  3. CRover
  4. DSatish
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

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Correct answer: (a) Vikram

Explanation

Chandrayaan-2 (launched 22 July 2019) had an orbiter, a lander named Vikram (after Vikram Sarabhai) and a rover named Pragyan.

Chandrayaan-3's lander, also called Vikram, landed near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023.

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