alleryWho is regarded as the father of the Indian space programme?
ANeil Armstrong
BRakesh Sharma
CVikram Sarabhai
DYuri Gagarin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Vikram Sarabhai
1. The chapter introduces the scientist behind India's space effort.
2. Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of the Indian space programme; his efforts founded the Physical Research Laboratory and led to ISRO.
3. Rakesh Sharma (rule out) was the first Indian in space, not the programme's founder.
4. Gagarin and Armstrong were foreign astronauts. So the answer is Vikram Sarabhai.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology, Ch 10 "Space Missions", p.152_
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