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Who established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1945?Read the answer and worked solution →What is Project NETRA meant to counter?Read the answer and worked solution →The 2007 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment was launched on which rocket?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bacterium was named in recognition of ISRO's balloon experiments?Read the answer and worked solution →S. K. Mitra's 1920s radio experiments in Kolkata probed which atmospheric region?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the Atomic Energy Bill in Parliament in March 1948?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was a small research reactor decided upon in March 1955?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which plan did Canada offer to help build an NRX-type reactor for India?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the code name of India's first nuclear explosion in 1974?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country's leader signed the 1988 agreement with Rajiv Gandhi for Kudankulam?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Indian state was the Tummalapalle uranium belt found in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →India's large thorium reserves occur mainly in which mineral in beach sands?Read the answer and worked solution →Stage one of India's three-stage nuclear programme uses PHWRs fuelled by what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which type of reactor is used in stage two of India's nuclear programme?Read the answer and worked solution →Which coolant does the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam use?Read the answer and worked solution →MOX fuel used in the PFBR is a blend of plutonium-239 and which isotope?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Calcutta professor recognised the importance of nuclear fission by 1939?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scientist was inducted as DRDL Director in 1983 to lead the IGMDP?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is the Interim Test Range developed for missile testing under IGMDP?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's first indigenously developed ballistic missile?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Prithvi missile first test-fired?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the code name of the naval variant of the Prithvi missile?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the Agni project originally conceived as in the IGMDP?Read the answer and worked solution →Which IGMDP missile is a medium-range surface-to-air missile?Read the answer and worked solution →At about what speed does the Akash missile fly?Read the answer and worked solution →Which IGMDP missile is a third generation anti-tank missile meaning cobra?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1945?

  1. Vikram Sarabhai
  2. Chandrasekhara Raman
  3. Homi J. Bhabha
  4. Satyendra Bose
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Correct answer: C. Homi J. Bhabha

Homi J. Bhabha established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1945.

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What is Project NETRA meant to counter?

  1. Enemy missile raids
  2. Space debris threats
  3. Computer virus attacks
  4. Ocean oil pollution
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Correct answer: B. Space debris threats

Project NETRA, announced in 2019, addresses problems from space debris and near-earth objects.

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The 2007 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment was launched on which rocket?

  1. PSLV
  2. SLV
  3. ASLV
  4. LVM3
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Correct answer: A. PSLV

The 600 kg capsule rode a PSLV and returned safely to Earth 12 days later, a step toward crewed flight.

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