The Development of Astronomical Instruments in India
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Which of the following is the oldest known astronomical instrument in India?
Who is credited with building the first Jantar Mantar?
What is the primary purpose of a Jantar Mantar?
Which of the following instruments is used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies?
What is the principle behind the working of a sundial?
Which of the following observatories was established by the British in India?
Who was the first Indian astronomer to use a telescope?
Which of the following is the largest radio telescope in India?
What is the primary purpose of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)?
Which of the following is the most recent astronomical instrument to be developed in India?
What is the primary purpose of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)?
Which of the following is the largest optical telescope in India?
What is the primary purpose of the Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT)?
Which of the following is the most important astronomical instrument for studying the Sun?
What is the primary purpose of the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO)?