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Luminaries of Astrophysics: Indian Scientists Who Shaped the Field

Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the luminaries of astrophysics, specifically Indian scientists who have made significant contributions to the field.
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Who is considered the father of Indian astrophysics?

  1. Meghnad Saha

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Harlow Shapley

  4. Edwin Hubble


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meghnad Saha is widely regarded as the father of Indian astrophysics. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on stellar atmospheres and the Saha equation.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on black holes and gravitational collapse?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Harlow Shapley

  4. Edwin Hubble


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is renowned for his work on black holes and gravitational collapse. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 for his contributions to the study of stellar structure and evolution.

Which Indian scientist is known for her work on pulsars?

  1. Jocelyn Bell Burnell

  2. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  3. Meghnad Saha

  4. Antony Hewish


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, an Indian-born astrophysicist, is known for her discovery of pulsars. She made this groundbreaking discovery while working as a research student at the University of Cambridge.

Who is known for his work on cosmic rays?

  1. Homi J. Bhabha

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Homi J. Bhabha is known for his work on cosmic rays. He made significant contributions to the field, including his development of the Bhabha scattering cross-section.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on stellar evolution?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Harlow Shapley

  4. Edwin Hubble


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is known for his work on stellar evolution. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Chandrasekhar limit.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the origin and evolution of galaxies?

  1. Jayant Narlikar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jayant Narlikar is known for his work on the origin and evolution of galaxies. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the steady-state theory.

Who is known for his work on cosmology and the early universe?

  1. George Gamow

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Gamow is known for his work on cosmology and the early universe. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Big Bang theory.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on black hole physics?

  1. Abhay Ashtekar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Abhay Ashtekar is known for his work on black hole physics. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on loop quantum gravity.

Who is known for his work on gravitational waves?

  1. Kip Thorne

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kip Thorne is known for his work on gravitational waves. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the detection of gravitational waves.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the structure and evolution of stars?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Harlow Shapley

  4. Edwin Hubble


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is known for his work on the structure and evolution of stars. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Chandrasekhar limit.

Who is known for his work on the formation and evolution of galaxies?

  1. Edwin Hubble

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edwin Hubble is known for his work on the formation and evolution of galaxies. He made significant contributions to the field, including his discovery of the Hubble constant.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the origin and evolution of the universe?

  1. George Gamow

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

George Gamow is known for his work on the origin and evolution of the universe. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Big Bang theory.

Who is known for his work on the properties of neutron stars?

  1. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Harlow Shapley

  4. Jocelyn Bell Burnell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar is known for his work on the properties of neutron stars. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Chandrasekhar limit.

Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the theory of relativity?

  1. Albert Einstein

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Albert Einstein is known for his work on the theory of relativity. He made significant contributions to the field, including his development of the general theory of relativity.

Who is known for his work on the physics of black holes?

  1. Roger Penrose

  2. Meghnad Saha

  3. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

  4. Harlow Shapley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Roger Penrose is known for his work on the physics of black holes. He made significant contributions to the field, including his work on the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems.

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