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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many countries have landed their spacecraft on moon before India?
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States, the Soviet Union and China are the three nations which have successfully landed their spacecraft on the moon. And, the US is the only country to have ever put people on the moon. Russia (the USSR), Japan, China, the European Space Agency (ESA), and India have all made visits to the moon via probes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States is the only country to have successfully conducted crewed missions to the Moon, with the last departing the lunar surface in December 1972.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight during which commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, Jr., on July 20, 1969, became the first people to land on the Moon and walk the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only seven nations (or political unions) have been to or orbited the moon so far as part of a successful or semi-successful mission – and the runner-up doesn’t even exist anymore.

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