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A)
1875
B)
1889
C)
1893
D)
1901

Correct Answer :   1901

A)
APJ Abdul Kalam
B)
Homi J Bhabha
C)
Raja Ramanna
D)
Vikram Sarabhai

Correct Answer :   Homi J Bhabha

Colloquially known as "father of the Indian nuclear programme", Bhabha was also the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) which is now named the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honour.

A)
Srikumar Banerjee
B)
Arvind Bhatnagar
C)
Prafulla Chandra Ray
D)
Shivram Bhoje

Correct Answer :   Prafulla Chandra Ray

Set up as an individual initiative in a laboratory in 1892 by the 'father of Indian chemistry' Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, and regarded the country's first pharma company, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd has recorded profits for 2016-17 for the first time after more than six decades.

A)
Solar energy
B)
Wind energy
C)
Solar energy
D)
Energy from fossils

Correct Answer :   Energy from fossils

A)
Sun
B)
Earth
C)
Animals
D)
Plants

Correct Answer :   Sun

A)
Triton
B)
Ganymede
C)
Charon
D)
Luna

Correct Answer :   Charon

Charon, the largest of the five moons, is mutually tidally locked with Pluto, and is massive enough that Pluto–Charon is sometimes considered a double dwarf planet.

A)
biological evolution
B)
chemical evolution
C)
artificial evolution
D)
physical evolution

Correct Answer :   chemical evolution

A)
The formation of rocks
B)
Human Behaviors
C)
Birds
D)
Insects

Correct Answer :   Insects

Entomology is the study of insects. More than one million different species of insect have been described to date. They are the most abundant group of animals in the world and live in almost every habitat.

A)
Oceans
B)
Poles
C)
Equators
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Poles

Earth's rotational effects on horizontally and freely moving objects are greatest at the poles; therefore, the Coriolis effect is greatest at the poles.

A)
Hydrogen Peroxide
B)
Carbohydrates
C)
Hydrocarbons
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Hydrocarbons

Chemically, kerosene is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The chemical composition depends on its source, but it usually consists of about 10 different hydrocarbons, each containing 10 to 16 carbon atoms per molecule.