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Indian Scientists in International Astrophysics Collaborations: A Global Impact

This quiz aims to assess your knowledge about the contributions of Indian scientists to international astrophysics collaborations and their global impact.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian scientist played a significant role in the discovery of gravitational waves through the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration?

  1. Dr. B.S. Sathyaprakash
  2. Dr. R. Cowsik
  3. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
  4. Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which international astrophysics collaboration aims to study the cosmic microwave background radiation to understand the early universe?

  1. The Cosmic Background Imager (CBI)
  2. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)
  3. The South Pole Telescope (SPT)
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a NASA mission that studies high-energy phenomena in the universe?

  1. Dr. T. Padmanabhan
  2. Dr. H.C. Verma
  3. Dr. Govind Swarup
  4. Dr. Yash Pal
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian scientist is known for their work on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator?

  1. Dr. Rohini Godbole
  2. Dr. Vivek Sharma
  3. Dr. Amitava Raychaudhuri
  4. Dr. Ashoke Sen
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the international astrophysics collaboration that aims to study dark energy and dark matter through the Dark Energy Survey (DES)?

  1. The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration
  2. The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS)
  3. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
  4. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian scientist is known for their contributions to the study of black holes and gravitational waves through the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration?

  1. Dr. Sheperd Doeleman
  2. Dr. Heino Falcke
  3. Dr. Sera Markoff
  4. Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a NASA mission that will study the early universe and exoplanets?

  1. Dr. Raghunathan Srianand
  2. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
  3. Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara
  4. Dr. T. Padmanabhan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which international astrophysics collaboration aims to study the properties of neutron stars and other compact objects through the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission?

  1. The NICER Collaboration
  2. The Chandra X-ray Observatory Collaboration
  3. The Hubble Space Telescope Collaboration
  4. The Spitzer Space Telescope Collaboration
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), a radio telescope array located in Chile?

  1. Dr. Yash Pal
  2. Dr. R. Cowsik
  3. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
  4. Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which international astrophysics collaboration aims to study the evolution of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)?

  1. The SDSS Collaboration
  2. The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration
  3. The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS)
  4. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), a radio telescope array located in India?

  1. Dr. Govind Swarup
  2. Dr. Yash Pal
  3. Dr. R. Cowsik
  4. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which international astrophysics collaboration aims to study the properties of dark matter and dark energy through the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)?

  1. The LSST Collaboration
  2. The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration
  3. The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS)
  4. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a NASA mission that studies high-energy phenomena in the universe?

  1. Dr. Govind Swarup
  2. Dr. Yash Pal
  3. Dr. R. Cowsik
  4. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which international astrophysics collaboration aims to study the cosmic microwave background radiation to understand the early universe?

  1. The Cosmic Background Imager (CBI)
  2. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)
  3. The South Pole Telescope (SPT)
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Indian scientist who contributed to the development of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a NASA mission that will study the early universe and exoplanets?

  1. Dr. Raghunathan Srianand
  2. Dr. Jayant Narlikar
  3. Dr. C.V. Vishveshwara
  4. Dr. T. Padmanabhan
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