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Famous space scientists and astronauts - class-VIII

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What is NCSR?

  1. National Commission for Space Research

  2. National Committee for Space Research

  3. National Commission for Space Reaction

  4. National Commission for Space Reading


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1961, Indian National Committee for Space research launched India's first research rocket from Thumba Equatorial Launch Center in Thumba in the state of Kerala.

When ISRO was established?

  1. 15 August 1969

  2. 1 August 1969

  3. 26 January 1969

  4. 16 December 1969


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

After the success of the basic programme is space research and rocket related project, Indian Space research Organisation was established on 15th August 1969 in order to carry out further space research.

What was the aim of launching of Aryabhatta satellite?

  1. To study the Moon

  2. To study the Atmosphere

  3. To study the Mars planet

  4. To study the Space


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aryabhata, the first satellite built by India, was launched on this day April 19, in the year 1975. Aryabhata was built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, agronomics, and solar physics. The aim of the launching of the Aryabhatta satellite was for conducting scientific experiments for the study of the upper atmosphere.

Who is known as father of India's Space Programme?

  1. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

  2. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

  3. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

  4. Satish Dhawan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai is considered as the Father of the Indian space program; He was a great institution builder and established or helped to establish a large number of institutions in diverse fields. He was instrumental in establishing the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad

After the launch of Aryabhatta, India became the ________ country to launch its own satellite.

  1. 3rd

  2. 4th

  3. 5th

  4. 6th


Correct Option: D

Under whose leadership the Atomic Energy Department of India was established?

  1. Homi Jahangir Bhabha

  2. Vikram Sarabhai

  3. Satish Dhawan

  4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On 3 August 1954, India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was created under the direct charge of the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru through a Presidential Order. Subsequently, following a Government Resolution dated 1 March 1958, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established in the Department of Atomic Energy. The DAE was headed by Dr. Homi Jagangir Bhabha, widely regarded as the father of Indian nuclear research. The body was formed to accelerate the pace of scientific progress in India, with special emphasis on atomic power.

Which of the following scientist discovered the "Pasteurization method of preserving milk" ?

  1. Louis Pasteur

  2. Robert Brown

  3. Archimedes

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Louis Pasteur discovered the Pasteurization method of preserving milk in 1964. This method killed harmful bacteria that tend to grow in dairy products like milk especially in the absence of refrigeration.

Vikram. A. Sarabhai did reasearch in the field of :

  1. Alpha Particles

  2. Beta Particles

  3. UV Rays

  4. Cosmic Rays


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vikram Sarabhai did his research in the field of Cosmic Rays and radio physics.

Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD) was founded by :

  1. Vikram Sarabhai

  2. Homi J Bhabha

  3. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD) was founded by Vikram Sarabhai in 1965.It was a charitable trust which was dedicated to Jawaharlal Nehru . The main aim of this foundation was to promote basic studying and thinking on current problems of development at individual and social level.

Who invented the instrument "Crescograph" ?

  1. Vikram A Sarabhai

  2. Jagadish Chandra Bose

  3. C V Raman

  4. Satyendra Nath Bose


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jagadish Chandra Bose invented $"Crescograph"$ in the early ${20}^{th}century$.

Which of the following scientist discovered the "Anti-Rabies Vaccine" ?

  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Robert Brown

  3. Louis Pasteur

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Louis Pasteur discovered $Anti-Rabies Vaccine$ in the mid ${19}^{th}century$.

Which of the following scientist discovered and proved that electricity can be sent to space as electromagnetic waves without wire ?

  1. Homi J Bhabha

  2. Jagadish Chandra Bose

  3. Vikram A Sarabhai

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jagadish Chandra Bose was the first to discover the electricity can be sent to space as EM waves without any transmitting medium.

Vikram Sarabhai played a major role in setting up of which of the following institutes ?

  1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

  2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

  3. Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vikram Sarabhai $\left( { 12 }^{ th }August,1919-{ 30 }^{ th }December,1971 \right) $ founded the $IIM,Ahmedabad$.

Which of the following scientist is known as "Father of Microbiology" ?

  1. Alexander Fleming

  2. Hippocrates

  3. Louis Pasteur

  4. Antony van Leeuwenhoek


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Louis Pasteur is known as father of microbiology. He was a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist who his known for his discoveries of the principals of the vaccination, microbial fermentation an pasteurization. 

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai was awarded with Padma Bhushan in :

  1. 1964

  2. 1965

  3. 1966

  4. 1967


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1966 for his immense contribution in the filed of space research and hence he is also called as the Father of Indian space research.

Which of the following scientist did experiment on the satellite industrial television ?

  1. Homi J. Bhabha

  2. Satyendra Nath Bose

  3. Vikram A. Sarabhai

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Vikram Sarabhai did the experiment on the satellite industrial television.

He is also known as the Father of Indian space programme.

Which of the following scientist is widely regarded as the "Father of India's nuclear science program" ?

  1. Vikram Sarabhai

  2. Satyendra Nath Bose

  3. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Homi Jehangir Bhabha $\left( { 30 }^{ th }October,1909-{ 24 }^{ th }January,1966 \right) $ was widely considered as the "Father of India's Nuclear Science Program"

Which of the following scientist designed the "Aryabhatta" satellite ?

  1. C V Raman

  2. Vikram A Sarabhai

  3. Homi J Bhabha

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vikram A Sarabhai designed "Aryabhatta" satellite. Sarabhai fabricated, designed and crafted the satellite and was launched in 1975 from Russia.

Which of the following discovered the Radio ?

  1. Thomas Alva Edison

  2. Guglielmo Marconi

  3. James Watt

  4. Charles Babbage


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Guglielmo Marconi an Italian scientist discovered radio. He send and received his first radio signals in Italy in 1895.

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