National Science Day Flashcards
When is National Science Day observed?
Answer: February 28th.
What does National Science Day commemorate?
Answer: It commemorates the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by C.V. Raman in 1928.
Who discovered the ‘Raman Effect’?
Answer: C.V. Raman (Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman).
What prestigious award did C.V. Raman receive, and when?
Answer: He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
What is significant about C.V. Raman’s Nobel Prize win?
Answer: He became the first person of Asian descent to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
When was C.V. Raman born?
Answer: He was born on November 7th, 1888.
When was C.V. Raman elected as a member of the Royal Society?
Answer: 1924.
What honor did C.V. Raman receive in 1930?
Answer: He was knighted by the British.
What significant role did C.V. Raman take on in 1933?
Answer: He became the first Director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
What was C.V. Raman’s position at Calcutta University?
Answer: He was the first Pallet Chair of Physics at Calcutta University.
What institution did C.V. Raman found in x?
Answer: The Raman Research Institute.
; 1948
How long did C.V. Raman serve as the Director of the Indian Institute of Science?
Answer: He served for four years, until 1937.
What is the Raman Effect?
Answer: The Raman Effect is the phenomenon where a small fraction of scattered light acquires different wavelengths than the original light.
What is the theme for National Science Day 2024?
Answer: The theme is “Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat.”
When was National Science Day first celebrated?
Answer: National Science Day was first celebrated on February 28, 1986.
