Science Quiz - IEEE

Who is known as father of Fibre Optics in India ?

• Homi J. Bhabha

• Narinder Singh Kapany

• Satyendra Nath Bose

• Meghnad Saha

Answer explanation

Narinder Singh Kapany FREng (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist best known for his work on fiber optics. Fortune named him one of seven 'Unsung Heroes of the 20th century'. He was awarded India's second-highest civilian award the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021.

_____ is called the Father of Atomic energy.

• Earnest Walton

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Rutherford

• Neil Bohr

Who designed the early electromechanical computer, Z3?

• Konrad Zuse

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• None of these

The term atomic age was coined by which of the following eminent scientists ?

• Alfred Nobel

• Rutherford

• William L. Laurence

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was the first Indian to travel into space?

• Gagan Narang

• Rakesh Sharma

• Sunitha Williams

• Kalpana Chawla

The copper statues of Gautam Buddha at Sultanjung in Bhagalpur reflects ancient India's expertise and skill in the field of _________

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Biolology

• Economics

Who invented first Laser?

• Gordon Gould

• Theodor Maiman

• Charles H. Townes

• Dennis Gabor

X ray was invented by?

• S. R. Ranganathan

• W.C. Rontgen

• M. S. Swamimathan

• Charles Goodyear

In Raman spectroscopy the radiation lies in the______

• X Ray region

• UV region

• Microwave Region

• Visible Region

Who is known as father of Indian Space Program?

• C.V. Raman

• Vikrama Sarabhai

• APJ Kalam

• Satish Dhawan