Science and Technology Quiz

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Achievements in science and technology, both from India specifically and globally -- space missions, scientific institutions, major discoveries, and the researchers and organizations behind them. Covers a wide span, from foundational science most players encountered in school to more specific facts about India's space and research programs. A good fit if you'd rather test your knowledge of how things work and who figured them out than memorize dates.

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Q1.Which organisation runs India's space programme?

Q2.What was India's first satellite?

Q3.In which year did Chandrayaan-3 land on the Moon?

Q4.Which scientist discovered the Raman Effect, winning a Nobel Prize in 1930?

Q5.Which Indian mission reached Mars orbit in 2014?

Science and Technology answers and explanations

  1. Q1.Which organisation runs India's space programme?

    ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, was formed in 1969 and is headquartered in Bengaluru. It launches its rockets from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

  2. Q2.What was India's first satellite?

    Aryabhata, launched on 19 April 1975 on a Soviet rocket, was India's first satellite. It was named after the fifth-century mathematician and astronomer.

  3. Q3.In which year did Chandrayaan-3 land on the Moon?

    Chandrayaan-3's lander touched down near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the fourth country to soft-land on the Moon. 23 August is now observed as National Space Day.

  4. Q4.Which scientist discovered the Raman Effect, winning a Nobel Prize in 1930?

    C. V. Raman found that light changes wavelength when it scatters through a transparent material. The Raman Effect was announced on 28 February 1928, a date now observed as National Science Day.

  5. Q5.Which Indian mission reached Mars orbit in 2014?

    The Mars Orbiter Mission, launched on 5 November 2013, entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014, making India the first country to reach Mars orbit on its first attempt.

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