BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 145
Which country became the first to bring back soil from the far side of the Moon in June 2024?
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Answer: (B) China
Explanation
China's Chang'e-6 landed in the South Pole–Aitken basin and returned about 1.9 kg of far-side samples.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: Apollo samples came from the near side.
- (B) Correct
Correct: Chang'e-6 returned the first far-side samples in June 2024.
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: France had an instrument on board, not the mission.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: Chandrayaan missions did not return samples.