🇮🇳 National Science Day Quiz
Test your knowledge about India’s greatest scientific milestones
It commemorates the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ by Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman on February 28, 1928.
🏆 Nobel Prize Winner (1930)
It is the change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. This groundbreaking discovery proved the quantum nature of light.
🔬 Quantum Physics
The National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) proposed the idea in 1986. The first National Science Day was celebrated in 1987.
📅 Started in 1987
To spread a message about the importance of scientific applications in daily life, encourage scientific temper among the youth, and popularize science and technology.
🚀 Empowering Youth
Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, a brilliant nuclear physicist who played a central role in the development of the Indian nuclear program.
⚛️ Nuclear Physics
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, an astronomer and physicist who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India.
🛰️ Space Exploration
Jagadish Chandra Bose used his invention, the Crescograph, to measure plant response to stimuli, proving plants can feel.
🌱 Biophysics
Aryabhata, named after the prominent Indian astronomer and mathematician, was launched on April 19, 1975.
🌎 First Satellite
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, for his crucial role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.
🚀 Aerospace
Srinivasa Ramanujan, who made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
♾️ Mathematics
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was formed on August 15, 1969, to harness space technology for national development.
🌠 Space Agency
Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission), making India the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit and the first globally to do so in its first attempt.
🔴 Mars Orbiter
Kalpana Chawla, an aerospace engineer and astronaut who first flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.
👩🚀 Astronaut
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, awarded annually by the CSIR for outstanding multidisciplinary science and technology research.
🥇 Top Honor
While the concept evolved over time, mathematician Brahmagupta provided the first written rules for computing with zero in his text Brahmasphutasiddhanta.
0️⃣ Ancient Math
The theme changes annually. It is decided by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to highlight specific scientific goals and achievements.
🎯 Annual Theme
Bengaluru (Bangalore), due to its role as the nation’s leading information technology (IT) exporter and hub for tech startups.
💻 IT Hub
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi, who graduated with a two-year degree in western medicine from the United States in 1886.
⚕️ Medicine Pioneer
Chandrayaan-1, launched by ISRO in 2008, which played a crucial role in the discovery of water molecules on the Moon.
🌕 Lunar Mission
Satyendra Nath Bose, whose collaboration with Albert Einstein led to the Bose-Einstein statistics and the naming of “bosons”.
⚛️ Quantum Statistics
