Question

Consider the followings about Raja Ramanna :

(a) He had directed the team of scientists which carried out the test of a nuclear device. 

(b) He was awarded by Padma Vibhushan in 1976.

(c) He was made Union Minister of State for Defence in 1990.

(d) He had written a book entitled ‘The Structure of Music in Raga and Western System’.

Select the correct answer by using the code given below:

1. (a) and (b)
2. (a), (b) and (c)
3. (d) only
4. (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : (d) only

The correct answer is (d) only.

• He had directed the team of scientists who carried out the test of a nuclear program, not the device. Hence the statement is not correct.
• He was awarded by Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (1973), Padma Vibhushan (1975). Hence the statement is not correct.
• V. P. Singh was made Union Minister of State for Defence in 1990. Hence the statement is not correct.
• He had written a book entitled ‘The Structure of Music in Raga and Western System’.
• Hence the correct answer is (d) only.

 

• Raja Ramanna (28 January 1925 – 24 September 2004) was an Indian physicist who is best known for his role in India's nuclear program during its early stages.
• Having joined the nuclear program in 1964, Ramanna worked under Homi Jehangir Bhabha and later became the director of this program in 1967.
• Ramanna expanded and supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons and was the first directing officer of the small team of scientists that supervised and carried out the test of the nuclear device, under the codename Smiling Buddha, in 1974.
• Ramanna was associated with and directed India's nuclear program for more than four decades, and also initiated industrial defence programs for the Indian Armed Forces.
• He was a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian decoration, in honour of his services to build India's nuclear program.