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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics will explore Venus for the second time through the India’s 1st Venus Mission. What is the name of India’s 1st Venus Mission?
A
Shukrayaan-1
B
Venus-1
C
Shukra-1
D
Venusyaan-1
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With a scientific instrument to examine the planet, Sweden is joining India’s Venus orbiter mission, “Shukrayaan.”

Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO’s Venus mission, called Shukrayaan I, was expected to be launched in December 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA’s Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. Data gathered in a 42-minute scan forever changed how we see Earth’s closest neighbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shukrayaan I, the ISRO Venus mission, was scheduled to launch in December 2024. The concept was conceived in 2012; five years later, after the Department of Space got a 23% increase in the 2017–2018 budget, ISRO started preliminary investigations.

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