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What is the purpose of India’s mars orbiter mission?
(A) to study its atmosphere
(B) to study its surface
(C) to study its mineral composition
(D) all of the above

Answer
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Hint
In any planet, if the human wants to live means first the planet’s atmosphere will be accepted by the human body, human beings need five major things to live: water, land, air, fire and atmosphere. These are the five major things needed for human beings to live.

Complete step by step answer
The main objective of the mission is to explore the mars to study the surface features, morphology, mineral compositions and the atmosphere of the mars using the scientific instruments that are suitable for the human beings to live. When the satellite first reaches the mars, that sends some information about the presence of the water.
The purpose India mars mission is:
1. to study the mars surface, the study of the surface of the mars is that it is capable of the humans and also other living beings to live or not.
2. To study the atmosphere of Mars, in the study of the atmosphere it will check the amount of oxygen present in the atmosphere and the amount of the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere. And which type of the gas is present in the atmosphere and whether it is harmful or not, this type of study is made in the atmosphere.
3. To study the mineral composition of the mars, the study of the mineral composition like water and which type of minerals are available in the mars and that type of mineral is useful for the humans, this type of study is made in mineral compositions.
4. And additionally the study is done, whether the plant is grown or not in the mars.
Hence, the option (D) is the correct answer.

Note
The mission of mars from India is Mangalyaan, initially the Mangalyaan was estimated to survive around six months, but the Mangalyaan is still active and sends the pictures of the mars and the seasonal changes and many other changes in the mars.