Question

Arrange in chronological order the chairmen of Atomic Energy Commission of India?

a. Homi Bhabha

b. Raja Ramanna

c. H.N. Sethna

d. Vikram Sarabhai

1. a, d, c, b
2. a, c, b, d
3. b, a, d, c
4. b, c, a, d

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : a, d, c, b

The Correct Answer is option 1 i.e A, D, C, B.

• The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was first set up in August 1948, in the Department of Scientific Research.
• The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) came into existence on August 3, 1954, under the direct charge of the Prime Minister through a Presidential Order.
• By the Government Resolution dated March 1, 1958, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established in the Department of Atomic Energy.
• According to the Resolution constituting the AEC, the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Atomic Energy is ex-officio Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.

• It has five research centers in India:
  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai.
  • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu).
  • Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore.
  • Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata.
  • Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), Hyderabad.
• Chairman: Shri Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas.

• Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966):
  • Chairman, AECI: (1948–1966).
  • Indian nuclear physicist.
  • Founding director: The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
  • Known as "Father of the Indian nuclear programme".
  • Founding director: The Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET), now named the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
  • Awards:
    • Nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1951 and 1953–1956.
    • Padma Bhushan (1954).
    • The Adams Prize (1942).
• Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (1919–1971):
  • Chairman, AECI: (1966–1971).
  • Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped in developing nuclear power in India.
  • Known as "Father of the Indian Space Program".
  • Awards:
    • Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) (1972).
    • Padma Bhushan (1966).
• Homi Nusserwanji Sethna (1923–2010):
  • Chairman, AECI: (1972–1983).
  • Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer.
  • During his tenure as Chairman, the first nuclear test codenamed "Smiling Buddha" in Pokhran Test Range in 1974 was conducted.
  • Awards:
    • Padma Vibhushan(1975).
• Raja Ramanna (1925–2004):
  • Chairman, AECI: (1983–1987).
  • Indian physicist.
  • Known for:
    • Operation Smiling Buddha(1974).
    • Operation Shakti(1988).

• List of Nuclear Power Plants in India:

1. Tarapur, Maharashtra.
2. Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.
3. Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu.
4. Kaiga, Karnataka.
5. Kakrapar, Gujarat.
6. Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
7. Narora, Uttar Pradesh.