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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 scientist is known for his work on the Chandrasekhar limit?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Satyendra Nath Bose
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is known for his work on the Chandrasekhar limit, which is the maximum mass of a white dwarf star.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the black hole theory?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Satyendra Nath Bose
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is known for his work on the black hole theory, which describes the behavior of matter and energy in the vicinity of a black hole.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the cosmic microwave background?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. George Smoot
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George Smoot is known for his work on the cosmic microwave background, which is the leftover radiation from the Big Bang.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the Higgs boson?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Peter Higgs
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Peter Higgs is known for his work on the Higgs boson, which is a subatomic particle that gives mass to other particles.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the neutrino?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Takaaki Kajita
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Takaaki Kajita is known for his work on the neutrino, which is a subatomic particle that has no electric charge and very little mass.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the gravitational wave?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Rainer Weiss
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Rainer Weiss is known for his work on the gravitational wave, which is a ripple in spacetime that is caused by the acceleration of a massive object.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the dark matter?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Vera Rubin
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Vera Rubin is known for her work on the dark matter, which is a mysterious substance that makes up about 27% of the universe.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of modern Indian astronomy?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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Meghnad Saha is widely regarded as the father of modern Indian astronomy due to his significant contributions to the field, including his work on stellar atmospheres and the Saha ionization equation.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist proposed the theory of neutrino oscillations?

  1. C. V. Raman

  2. S. N. Bose

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar proposed the theory of neutrino oscillations in 1957, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist was the first to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?

  1. C. V. Raman

  2. Harish-Chandra

  3. S. N. Bose

  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman effect, which involves the inelastic scattering of light by molecules.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar made significant contributions to the study of black holes and gravitational waves, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his contributions to the field of radio astronomy?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Govind Swarup
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Govind Swarup is a renowned Indian radio astronomer who made significant contributions to the field, including the establishment of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on cosmic rays?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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Homi J. Bhabha made significant contributions to the study of cosmic rays and is known for his work on the Bhabha scattering process.

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Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the theory of general relativity?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. Harish-Chandra
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Harish-Chandra made significant contributions to the theory of general relativity and is known for his work on the representation theory of Lie groups.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of Indian anthropology?

  1. Verrier Elwin

  2. Nirmal Kumar Bose

  3. S.C. Dube

  4. G.S. Ghurye
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G.S. Ghurye is widely regarded as the father of Indian anthropology. He made significant contributions to the study of caste, kinship, and tribal societies in India.