Multiple choice

Which Indian physicist is considered to be the father of the Indian Space Programme?

  1. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

  2. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. C. V. Raman
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Explanation

Vikram Sarabhai is widely regarded as the father of the Indian Space Programme for his pioneering role in establishing ISRO in 1969. While A. P. J. Abdul Kalam later became famous as the Missile Man, Homi Bhabha was the father of India's nuclear programme, and C. V. Raman was a Nobel laureate in physics.

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