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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 astronomer is known for his work on the origin and evolution of galaxies?

  1. Jayant Narlikar

  2. G. Venkataraman

  3. C. V. Raman

  4. Meghnad Saha
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Jayant Narlikar, an Indian astrophysicist, is known for his work on the origin and evolution of galaxies. He has proposed several theories and models in this area.

Multiple choice

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

  1. G. Venkataraman

  2. Jayant Narlikar

  3. C. V. Raman

  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian astrophysicist, is known for his work on the cosmic microwave background radiation. He made significant contributions to the understanding of this radiation.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist served as the editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal from 1935 to 1952?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. C. V. Raman

  3. S. N. Bose

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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Meghnad Saha served as the editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal from 1935 to 1952.

Multiple choice

Who was the founder of the Indian Journal of Science?

  1. C. V. Raman

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. S. N. Bose

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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C. V. Raman was the founder of the Indian Journal of Science.

Multiple choice

Who was the founder of the Science and Culture journal?

  1. J. B. S. Haldane

  2. S. N. Bose

  3. Homi J. Bhabha

  4. Meghnad Saha
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J. B. S. Haldane was the founder of the Science and Culture journal.

Multiple choice

Who was the founder of the Current Science journal?

  1. C. V. Raman

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. S. N. Bose

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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C. V. Raman was the founder of the Current Science journal.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Homi J. Bhabha

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. G. Madhavan Nair
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his work on the theory of black holes.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the origin and evolution of the universe?

  1. Jayant Narlikar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. U. R. Rao

  4. Roddam Narasimha
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Jayant Narlikar is an Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist who has made significant contributions to the study of the origin and evolution of the universe.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi?

  1. Arvind Bhatnagar

  2. M. K. Vainu Bappu

  3. K. S. Krishnan

  4. Homi J. Bhabha
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M. K. Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer who founded the Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi in 1959.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the study of pulsars?

  1. Govind Swarup

  2. T. P. Prabhu

  3. R. P. Kudritzki

  4. S. Chandrasekhar
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Govind Swarup was an Indian radio astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of pulsars.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the Raman Research Institute in Bangalore?

  1. C. V. Raman

  2. Homi J. Bhabha

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. M. K. Vainu Bappu
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C. V. Raman was an Indian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Homi J. Bhabha

  2. Vikram Sarabhai

  3. M. G. K. Menon

  4. Raja Ramanna
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Homi J. Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist who made significant contributions to the study of cosmic rays.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

  1. Vikram Sarabhai

  2. Satish Dhawan

  3. U. R. Rao

  4. G. Madhavan Nair
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Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who founded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1969.

Multiple choice

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the study of the solar system?

  1. U. R. Rao

  2. G. Madhavan Nair

  3. K. Kasturirangan

  4. Roddam Narasimha
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U. R. Rao was an Indian space scientist who made significant contributions to the study of the solar system.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune?

  1. Govind Swarup

  2. T. P. Prabhu

  3. R. P. Kudritzki

  4. S. Chandrasekhar
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Govind Swarup was an Indian radio astronomer who founded the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune in 1991.