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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

Who is considered a pioneer in the field of tribal historiography in India?

  1. Verrier Elwin

  2. Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf

  3. Nirmal Kumar Bose

  4. All of the above
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Verrier Elwin, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, and Nirmal Kumar Bose are all renowned scholars who made significant contributions to the study of tribal history in India.

Multiple choice

Which astronomer discovered the relationship between the period and luminosity of Cepheid variable stars?

  1. Henrietta Leavitt

  2. Edwin Hubble

  3. George Ellery Hale

  4. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Explanation

Henrietta Leavitt discovered the relationship between the period and luminosity of Cepheid variable stars, which is known as the Leavitt law.

Multiple choice

In the novel \"The Star-Crossed Lovers of the Indus\", what is the name of the astronomer who discovers a new planet?

  1. Arjun

  2. Maya

  3. Ravi

  4. Sita
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Arjun is the protagonist of the novel and is an astronomer who discovers a new planet.

Multiple choice

What was the title of the book published in 2014 to celebrate R. Ranga Rao's birth centenary?

  1. R. Ranga Rao: A Centenary Tribute

  2. R. Ranga Rao: His Life and Legacy

  3. R. Ranga Rao: A Mathematical Genius

  4. R. Ranga Rao: A Pioneer in Indian Mathematics
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A book titled "R. Ranga Rao: A Centenary Tribute" was published in 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of R. Ranga Rao's birth.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his contributions to the study of black holes and developed a theory to explain their formation and properties?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Abhay Ashtekar
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Abhay Ashtekar, a renowned Indian-American physicist, made significant contributions to the study of black holes and developed a theory to explain their formation and properties.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his pioneering work on the X-ray emission from black holes?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Ramnath Cowsik
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Govind Swarup was an Indian radio astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of X-ray emission from black holes.

Multiple choice

Who is the Indian astronomer who discovered the first X-ray binary system?

  1. U. R. Rao

  2. Homi J. Bhabha

  3. Vikram Sarabhai

  4. M. K. Vainu Bappu
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U. R. Rao was an Indian space scientist who discovered the first X-ray binary system in 1965.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the formation of neutron stars?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Ramnath Cowsik
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of the formation of neutron stars.

Multiple choice

Who is the Indian astronomer who developed the theory of black hole accretion disks?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Ramnath Cowsik
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Explanation

Jayant Narlikar is an Indian astrophysicist who developed the theory of black hole accretion disks.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Ramnath Cowsik
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Explanation

Ramnath Cowsik is an Indian astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of gravitational waves from black holes.

Multiple choice

Who is the Indian astronomer who discovered the first millisecond pulsar?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. A. K. Kembhavi
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A. K. Kembhavi is an Indian astronomer who discovered the first millisecond pulsar in 1982.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Dipankar Bhattacharya
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Dipankar Bhattacharya is an Indian astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of the evolution of neutron stars.

Multiple choice

Who is the Indian astronomer who developed the theory of neutron star cooling?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. B. V. Sreekantan
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B. V. Sreekantan is an Indian astrophysicist who developed the theory of neutron star cooling.

Multiple choice

Which Indian astronomer is known for his work on the magnetic fields of neutron stars?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Explanation

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an Indian-American astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of the magnetic fields of neutron stars.

Multiple choice

Who is the Indian astronomer who discovered the first double neutron star system?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Govind Swarup

  3. Jayant Narlikar

  4. Arvind Parthasarathy
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Explanation

Arvind Parthasarathy is an Indian astrophysicist who discovered the first double neutron star system in 1990.