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India became the first Asian nation to enter Mars orbit in its maiden attempt through the Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in:

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India became the first Asian nation to enter Mars orbit in its maiden attempt through the Mars Orbiter Mission, launched in:
  1. A. 2008
  2. B. 2013
  3. C. 2011
  4. D. 2016
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Answer: (B) 2013

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) was launched on 5 November 2013 by the PSLV and entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014. India thus became the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit and the first in the world to do so in its first attempt.
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