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

Answer : B

Explanation:

Statement 1 is not correct: Deep Ocean Mission was launched on 07.09.2021 as a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), not the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Statement 2 is correct: Matsya-6000 is India's flagship human submersible aimed to carry three persons to a depth of 6000 meters, developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Statement 3 is correct: Samudrayaan is a project under the Deep Ocean Mission, under which the MATSYA-6000 manned submersible is being developed for deep sea exploration.

Sources:

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1942909

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2112793