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(Q) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar is the Father of ______ ?

A) Indian Research Laboratories
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Space Research
D) Indias Green Revolution

View Answer A) Indian Research Laboratories

Explanation : Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar: Father of Indian Research Laboratories. Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was the Founder Director (and later first Director General) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) who is credited with establishing twelve national laboratories in as many years.
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(Q) What was Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar's role in CSIR ?

A) Founding Director
B) Chief Scientist
C) Chairman
D) None of the above

View Answer A) Founding Director

Explanation : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar served as the Founding Director of CSIR.
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(Q) What is the field of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Social Service ?

A) Medicine
B) Science
C) Social Work
D) Education

View Answer B) Environmental Science

Explanation : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding work in the field of Science. The award is named after the founder Director of CSIR, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. He is also known as the Father of Indian Research Laboratories, remembered for having established various chemical labs in the country.
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(Q) What was Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar's significant contribution to colloidal chemistry ?

A) Discovery of Penicillin
B) Research on Emulsions and Colloids
C) Synthesis of Polymers
D) Study of Nuclear Reactions

View Answer B) Research on Emulsions and Colloids

Explanation : Bhatnagar's research in Research on Emulsions and Colloids area was particularly noteworthy.
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(Q) In which year did Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar pass away ?

A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1965
D) 1975

View Answer B) 1st January 1955, New Delhi

Explanation : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar passed away on January 1, 1955. New Delhi
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(Q) What is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology awarded for ?

A) Literature
B) Music
C) Science and Technology
D) Social Service

View Answer C) Science and Technology

Explanation : The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to various branches of science and technology.
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(Q) Which organization did Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar help establish ?

A) ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
B) CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
C) DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
D) BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre)

View Answer B) CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

Explanation : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar played a key role in establishing the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India.
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