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Which Indian scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for demonstrating how the nucleotides in nucleic acids control the synthesis of proteins?

  1. Satyendra Nath Bose

  2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

  3. S.S. Abhyankar

  4. Har Gobind Khorana
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Explanation

Har Gobind Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the genetic code and protein synthesis.

Multiple choice physics scientists inventions and inventors in science indian scientist: biography and achievements scientist and their achievements

Marie Curie is credited to the development of which of the following element ?

  1. Thorium

  2. Cesium

  3. Radium

  4. Carbon
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Explanation

Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered the element radium.  Thorium is discovered by Jons Jacob Berzellius. Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  discovered Cesium and Carbon is recognized as an element by Antoine Lavoisier.    

Multiple choice physics scientists inventions and inventors in science indian scientist: biography and achievements scientist and their achievements

Scientists have discovered an artificial _____ which can help premature babies. Fill in the blank.

  1. Heart

  2. Lungs

  3. Pancreas

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Scientists have developed artificial placentas (often referred to as 'biobags') to support extremely premature babies, which is distinct from artificial hearts, lungs, or pancreases.

Multiple choice physics scientists inventions and inventors in science indian scientist: biography and achievements scientist and their achievements

Which of the following Indian scientists published papers that helped other scientists to simplify the complex mathematics problems?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Vikram Sarabhai

  3. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  4. Salim Ali
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Explanation

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a renowned Indian mathematician who made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, and infinite series. His work provided tools and insights that simplified complex mathematical problems for future generations.

Multiple choice physics scientists inventions and inventors in science indian scientist: biography and achievements scientist and their achievements

Which of the following books is not written by Werner Heisenberg?

  1. Breakthrough

  2. The Physical Principles of the quantum theory

  3. Physics and Philosophy

  4. Physics and Beyond
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Explanation

Werner Heisenberg was a german physicist and author of many theoretical looks such as :

a) The physical Principles of Quantum Theorem.
b) Physics and Philosophy
c) Physics and Beyond etc.

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Antoine Henri Becquerel was awarded the Nobel Prize in $1903$ for.

  1. Discovering spontaneous radioactivity

  2. Diffraction of X-rays

  3. Demonstrating the influence of earth's magnetic field on its atmosphere

  4. Investigating the absorption of light by crystals
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Explanation

Antonie Henri Becquerel was awarded Nobel prize in $1903$ for discovering spontaneous radioactivity.