Early Life and Education of Modern Indian Astronomers

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the early life and education of modern Indian astronomers.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was born in the village of Tarakeswar, West Bengal, in 1864?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Indian to obtain a doctorate in astronomy from a foreign university?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Meghnad Saha?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  2. J.C. Bose
  3. C.V. Raman
  4. Harlow Shapley
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Indian woman to obtain a doctorate in astronomy?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Harlow Shapley?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of C.V. Raman?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of J.C. Bose?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Albert Einstein?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Niels Bohr?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Max Planck?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Arthur Eddington?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of George Ellery Hale?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Harlow Shapley?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Edwin Hubble?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian astronomer was a student of Willem de Sitter?

  1. Meghnad Saha
  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  3. J.C. Bose
  4. C.V. Raman