Science Quiz : India in Space - Part I

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Hi friends, I am Navtej Garewal. An SSC CGL 2015 aspirant and ardent reader of Gr8ambitionz. You know how important is GK for SSC and other competitive exams. But I felt gr8 is paying less attention on standard GK. So I have decided to share a few articles on standard GK in Quiz format, which will be beneficial for all the aspirants in upcoming competitive exams (except Banking Exams). As a tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, I am starting with Science Quiz. Based on your response, I will try to organize these posts in sorted manner (Geography, Science, History etc). Happy Reading :)

• Who is known as the father of Indian Astronomy ?
• Aryabhatta
• Which king of India built an astronomical observatory in 17th Century ?
• King of Jaipur (Jaising 2)
• Which book of Aryabhatta is regarded as a great contribution in astronomy ?
• Aryabhatteeyam
• In which year was western astronomy included in the Indian curriculum ?
• 1917
• The year in which magnetic observations were started in Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram ?
• 1841
• In which year was the Meteorology Department founded ?
• 1875
• In which year was the Solar Observatory in Kodaikanal founded ?
• 1875
• Atmospheric observation using balloons started in ?
  
• 1936
• When and by whom was the Meteorological unit founded in Bengaluru Science Institute ?
• in 1940 by Dr. Homi Bhabha
• Physical Laboratory in Ahmedabad was founded in ?
• in 1948 by Dr. Sarabhai & R. Ramanathan
• When and where was the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research founded ?
• in 1958 at Mumbai
• When did National Commission for Space Research Institute Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) commissioned  ?
• in 1962
• When was the administrative control of TERLS entrusted to Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad ?
• in November 1963
• TERLS was dedicated to U.N. as an international institution on ? 
• 2nd February 1968
• Where is the biggest Solar Telescope in India situated ?
• in Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was formed in ?
• 1969
• Vikram Earth Station (satellite communication ground station) near Pune was founded in ?
• 1971
• Which is the first Indian Communication Satellite ? 
• APPLE (Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment)
• Who designed the primary blue print of the Indian Space Programme ?
• Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha
• Who developed primary blue print programme ?
• Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

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