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Indian Scientists and Scholars

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Indian scientists and scholars questions cover significant contributions in astronomy, physics, and other scientific fields. These historical and contemporary achievements are vital for the general awareness sections of SSC and banking exams. Practice these questions to remember key scientific milestones and their inventors.

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Indian Scientists and Scholars Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian student developed the first self-driving car?

  1. Anthony Levandowski

  2. Sebastian Thrun

  3. Chris Urmson

  4. Larry Page
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Anthony Levandowski was an American engineer who developed the first self-driving car.

Multiple choice

Which Indian student developed the first virtual reality system?

  1. Jaron Lanier

  2. Thomas G. Zimmerman

  3. Scott Fisher

  4. Michael McGreevy
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Jaron Lanier was an American computer scientist who developed the first virtual reality system.

Multiple choice

Which Indian student developed the first augmented reality system?

  1. Tom Caudell

  2. David Mizell

  3. Steve Mann

  4. Mark Billinghurst
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Tom Caudell was an American computer scientist who developed the first augmented reality system.

Multiple choice

Which Indian student developed the first blockchain technology?

  1. Satoshi Nakamoto

  2. Hal Finney

  3. Nick Szabo

  4. Wei Dai
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Satoshi Nakamoto was a pseudonymous person or group of people who developed the first blockchain technology.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1811 and made detailed observations of its motion?

  1. Varahamihira

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Jai Singh II
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Jai Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, observed the Great Comet of 1811 and made detailed observations of its motion.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1843 and made detailed observations of its motion?

  1. Varahamihira

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Jai Singh II
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Jai Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, observed the Great Comet of 1843 and made detailed observations of its motion.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer was the first to propose that comets are composed of a mixture of ice, dust, gas, and organic molecules?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varahamihira

  4. Jai Singh II
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Aryabhata, in his work Aryabhatiya, proposed that comets are composed of a mixture of ice, dust, gas, and organic molecules.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed the Great Comet of 1882 and made detailed observations of its motion?

  1. Varahamihira

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Jai Singh II
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Jai Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, observed the Great Comet of 1882 and made detailed observations of its motion.

Multiple choice

Considered one of the greatest Indian scientists, C.V. Raman authored an autobiography titled '_.

  1. My Life and Work

  2. The Raman Effect

  3. Scattering of Light

  4. A Scientist's Journey
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C.V. Raman's autobiography, 'My Life and Work', provides an insightful account of his scientific career, groundbreaking research, and the discovery of the Raman Effect, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and described a supernova in 1604 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Jyeṣṭhadeva
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Jyeṣṭhadeva, an Indian astronomer and mathematician, observed and documented the supernova of 1604 CE, known as Kepler's Supernova.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and recorded a supernova in 1572 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Tycho Brahe
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Tycho Brahe, a Danish astronomer and alchemist, observed and documented the supernova of 1572 CE, known as Tycho's Supernova.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and described a supernova in 1987 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist, observed and studied the supernova of 1987 CE, known as Supernova 1987A.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and recorded a supernova in 1993 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Govind Swarup
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Govind Swarup, an Indian radio astronomer, observed and documented the supernova of 1993 CE, known as Supernova 1993J.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and described a supernova in 2003 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Ramakrishna Bhat
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Ramakrishna Bhat, an Indian astronomer, observed and studied the supernova of 2003 CE, known as Supernova 2003fg.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer observed and recorded a supernova in 2011 CE?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Varāhamihira

  4. Dipankar Bhattacharya
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Dipankar Bhattacharya, an Indian astronomer, observed and documented the supernova of 2011 CE, known as Supernova 2011fe.