Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries Premium

National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect. Here is a quiz on Indian scientists and their discoveries.

Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries

Identify this scientist. Name the fields she was known for.

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1 / 6 | He was an Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics. He is best known for his work with Einstein. Name the scientist. What is the theory called?

Answer : Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose-Einstein condensate

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2 / 6 | This scientist pioneered the investigation of radio microwave optics, invented the crescograph and a crater on the moon was named in his honour. Identify him.

Answer : Jagadish Chandra Bose

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3 / 6 | Widely considered as the “father of the Indian nuclear programme”, this man was the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, which was later renamed in his honour. Name the scientist.

Answer : Homi J. Bhabha

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4 / 6 | Regarded as the Father of Indian Chemistry, he is known for his contributions to the discovery of nitrite chemistry. Who was he?

Answer : Prafulla Chandra Ray

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5 / 6 | Name the Indian-origin scientists who have received the Nobel Prize in medicine, physics and chemistry.

Answer : C.V. Raman, Har Gobind Khorana, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Venki Ramakrishnan

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6 / 6 | Meghnad Saha was an Indian astrophysicist, who, with his discovery allowed astronomers to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures. What is it called?

Answer : Saha ionization equation

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