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Indian Scientists and Scholars

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Indian Scientists and Scholars Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his pioneering work on asteroid spectroscopy?

  1. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  2. V. S. Shevgaonkar

  3. U. R. Rao

  4. K. S. Krishna Swamy
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M. K. Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid spectroscopy. He was the first to identify the presence of water on the surface of asteroids.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the orbital dynamics of asteroids?

  1. K. S. Krishna Swamy

  2. U. R. Rao

  3. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  4. V. S. Shevgaonkar
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K. S. Krishna Swamy was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid orbital dynamics. He developed a number of methods for calculating the orbits of asteroids.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the composition of asteroids?

  1. U. R. Rao

  2. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  3. V. S. Shevgaonkar

  4. K. S. Krishna Swamy
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U. R. Rao was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid composition. He was the first to identify the presence of iron and nickel in asteroids.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the rotation of asteroids?

  1. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  2. V. S. Shevgaonkar

  3. U. R. Rao

  4. K. S. Krishna Swamy
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V. S. Shevgaonkar was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid rotation. He was the first to measure the rotation period of an asteroid.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the size distribution of asteroids?

  1. K. S. Krishna Swamy

  2. U. R. Rao

  3. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  4. V. S. Shevgaonkar
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K. S. Krishna Swamy was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid size distribution. He developed a number of methods for estimating the size of asteroids.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the surface features of asteroids?

  1. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  2. V. S. Shevgaonkar

  3. U. R. Rao

  4. K. S. Krishna Swamy
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M. K. Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid surface features. He was the first to identify the presence of craters on asteroids.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the atmospheres of asteroids?

  1. U. R. Rao

  2. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  3. V. S. Shevgaonkar

  4. K. S. Krishna Swamy
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U. R. Rao was an Indian astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid atmospheres. He was the first to identify the presence of an atmosphere on an asteroid.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the evolution of galaxies?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Harish-Chandra

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Jayant Narlikar
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Jayant Narlikar is an Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his work on the evolution of galaxies and the theory of gravity.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on black holes and gravitational waves?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Harish-Chandra

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Abhay Ashtekar
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Abhay Ashtekar is an Indian theoretical physicist known for his work on black holes and gravitational waves.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the origin of the universe?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Harish-Chandra

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. George Joseph
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George Joseph is an Indian astrophysicist known for his work on the origin of the universe and the formation of galaxies.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Ramanujan Prize?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. V. S. Varadarajan
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Srinivasa Ramanujan was the first recipient of the Ramanujan Prize in 1927.

Multiple choice

Who was the first recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. K. S. Chandrasekharan

  3. C. R. Rao

  4. Harish-Chandra
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S. S. Shrikhande was the first recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences in 1968.

Multiple choice

Who was the first mathematician to receive the Padma Bhushan award?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. Harish-Chandra
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C. R. Rao was the first mathematician to receive the Padma Bhushan award in 1968.

Multiple choice

Who was the first mathematician to receive the Infosys Prize?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. Harish-Chandra
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C. R. Rao was the first mathematician to receive the Infosys Prize in 2008.

Multiple choice

Who was the first mathematician to receive the DST-ICTP Ramanujan Prize?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. Harish-Chandra
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Explanation

Srinivasa Ramanujan was the first mathematician to receive the DST-ICTP Ramanujan Prize in 2005.