Which of the following statements with regard to India's Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct?1.It was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India.2.Matsya-6000 has been designed to carry 3 people for deep sea exploration.3.Samudrayaan is a project under this mission. Select the answer using the code given below:

1. A

   1 only

   This option claims statement 1 is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because the Deep Ocean Mission was launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Statement 2 is correct because Matsya-6000 is a manned submersible designed to carry three humans to a depth of 6,000 metres for deep-sea exploration. Statement 3 is correct because Samudrayaan is a key project under the Deep Ocean Mission aimed at developing self-propelled manned submersibles.

3. C

   1 and 2 only

   This option claims statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect as the mission is anchored under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, making this option wrong.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   This option claims all three statements are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because the nodal ministry is the Ministry of Earth Sciences, which rules out this combination.

Summary. Official key is (b). The Deep Ocean Mission is implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, featuring the Matsya-6000 submersible under the Samudrayaan project, while statement 1 incorrectly attributes the mission to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.