Question 1

Which Indian scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light, known as the "Raman Effect"?

Accepted Answer

C. V. Raman. C. V. Raman discovered how light scatters when it passes through liquids, called the Raman Effect.

Question 2

What is the name of the highest civilian award of India?

Accepted Answer

Bharat Ratna. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award given in India.

Question 3

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who also became President of India, is called the "Missile Man of India" because he worked on

Accepted Answer

Missiles and rockets. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam helped develop India’s missiles and rockets, earning him the name "Missile Man".

Question 4

Which Indian organisation builds and launches India’s rockets and satellites?

Accepted Answer

ISRO. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) launches India’s rockets and satellites.

Question 5

Dr. Homi Bhabha is called the "Father of India’s ___ Programme".

Accepted Answer

Nuclear. Homi Bhabha is known as the father of India’s nuclear (atomic energy) programme.

Question 6

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is called the "Father of India’s ___ Programme".

Accepted Answer

Space. Vikram Sarabhai is known as the father of India’s space programme and helped start ISRO.

Question 7

The Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose is famous for showing with experiments that plants can

Accepted Answer

Feel and respond to touch and light. J. C. Bose showed that plants respond to things like touch and light, just as living beings do.

Question 8

Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of India’s greatest geniuses, was a famous

Accepted Answer

Mathematician. Srinivasa Ramanujan was a brilliant Indian mathematician known for amazing work with numbers.

Question 9

India is credited with giving the world the idea of which very important number, used in counting and the place-value system?

Accepted Answer

Zero. Ancient Indian mathematicians developed the idea of zero, which is vital to modern mathematics.

Question 10

Har Gobind Khorana, an Indian-born scientist, won the Nobel Prize for his work in which field of biology?

Accepted Answer

The genetic code (DNA). Har Gobind Khorana won the Nobel Prize for helping to explain the genetic code inside living cells.

Question 11

India’s very first satellite, launched in 1975, was named after which ancient Indian scientist?

Accepted Answer

Aryabhata. India’s first satellite, launched in 1975, was named Aryabhata after the ancient mathematician.

Question 12

What is the name of India’s mission that sent a spacecraft to orbit the planet Mars?

Accepted Answer

Mangalyaan. Mangalyaan, the Mars Orbiter Mission, made India reach Mars’s orbit on its very first try.

Question 13

What is the name given to India’s series of missions sent to explore the Moon?

Accepted Answer

Chandrayaan. "Chandrayaan" means "Moon craft"; these missions explore the Moon.

Question 14

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is a famous Indian award given for excellence in

Accepted Answer

Science and technology. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize honours outstanding Indian work in science and technology.

Question 15

A whole group of tiny particles called "bosons" is named after Satyendra Nath Bose, who was an Indian

Accepted Answer

Physicist. Satyendra Nath Bose was a physicist; particles called "bosons" are named in his honour.

Question 16

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is remembered as a leader of India’s "Green Revolution," which greatly increased the production of

Accepted Answer

Food grains. The Green Revolution used better seeds and methods to grow much more food grain in India.

Question 17

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-born scientist, won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his study of

Accepted Answer

Stars. Chandrasekhar studied how stars live and change, and won the Nobel Prize for this work.

Question 18

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a scientist of Indian origin, won the Nobel Prize in which subject for studying the ribosome?

Accepted Answer

Chemistry. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the ribosome inside cells.

Question 19

In which subject did C. V. Raman win his Nobel Prize in the year 1930?

Accepted Answer

Physics. C. V. Raman won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Raman Effect.

Question 20

The "Padma Vibhushan" is the second-highest civilian award of India. Which award ranks above it as the highest?

Accepted Answer

Bharat Ratna. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award; the Padma Vibhushan comes next.

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