Question
The Indian National Committee for Space Research
(INCOSPAR) was formed in _______________.Solution
The beginnings of the Indian Space Programme resonated strongly with its founding father Dr. Vikram Sarabhai’s vision, that we must be ‘second to none in the application of advanced technologies for the benefit of society’. It was with the formation of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, followed by the first sounding rocket launch from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1963 that the space programme formally took off.
Smog is a combination of –
The Doppler Effect primarily refers to changes in what aspect of waves?
The SI unit of Pressure is
According to Maxwell’s right-hand thumb rule, the direction of magnetic field lines around a current-carrying wire is indicated by the:
Which law is also called the law of inertia?
The instrument which uses sound waves to measure the depth of oceans is –
What is the SI unit of power?
Which pioneer scientist used radio waves to transmit signals over distances of several kilometres in the 1890s?
The waves which are less than 20Hz are known asÂ
Which of the following is the best fire-extinguisher?