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Apart from being a great astronomer, Aryabhatta was an excellent mathematician too. ISRO's first satellite was named Aryabhatta, and it was launched in 1975 by

• a Russian rocket

• an Indian rocker

Nalanda and Takshashila were universities in ancient Bharat that were established during the Maurya Empire. Many of our ancient Scientists studied from those universities. Where is present-day Nalanda?

• Haryana

• Uttar Pradesh

• Bihar

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is regarded in India as one of the foremost civil engineers whose birthday, 15 September, is celebrated every year as Engineer's Day in Bharat, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.

• True

• False

The Missile Man of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam spent four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He also served as the

• 12th president of India from 2002 to 2007

• 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007

• 11th president of India from 2001 to 2006

• 12th president of India from 2001 to 2006

Our Indian Constitution is the longest constitution in the world.

Originally, the Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, and became effective on 26 January 1950.

How many articles were there originally?

• 150

• 395

• 359

Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born on Nov. 7, 1888 at Thiruchirapalli,TN. While returning from abroad on a ship, he wondered at the blueness of the sky and seawater. He researched and found that it was due to the scattering of light by water molecules. Later, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna and he founded his institute near Banglore, the Raman Research Institute.

His research known as Raman Effect won him Nobel Prize in 1930

• True

• False

Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, was an Indian teacher, economist, and political adviser. He played a key role in the establishment of the Maurya dynasty. Although he is most famous for being the advisor to Chandragupta Maurya, his career started when he was the advisor to King Dhanananda. King Dhanananda belonged to which dynasty?

• Magadha Dynasty

• Ahom Dynasty

• Chola Dynasty

• Nanda Dynasty

Varahamihira was an Indian astrologist, philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He discovered a version of the Pascal triangle and worked on magic squares, as well as learned the Greek language. He was the author of the Pancha-Siddhantika. This difficult text deals with solar, lunar, and planetary theory, problems of time and terrestrial latitude, eclipses, astronomical instruments, and cosmology. What is Pancha-Siddhantika translated to English?

• Six Treatises

• Five Treatises

• Eight Treatises

• Two Treatises