Multiple choice

India's atomic research programme was spearheaded by

  1. CV Raman

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Raja Ramanna

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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Explanation

Homi J. Bhabha is widely recognized as the father of India's atomic energy programme. He founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in 1945 and established the Atomic Energy Commission of India in 1948. His vision and leadership laid the foundation for India's nuclear research capabilities, including the establishment of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). CV Raman was a physicist, Meghnad Saha was an astrophysicist, and Raja Ramanna was a nuclear physicist who came later.

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