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21 21 Science heads 22 At the Olympics

Read about these famous Indian scientists and name them. Read the following questions about Summer Olympic Games and tick (ü) the

correct option.
1. A famous Indian mathematician known for his contributions
to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and 1. Which of these sports was not played at the Summer Olympic Games until 2016?
continued fractions. a. handball b. rugby c. fencing

_______________ 2. Which of the following sports has been a part of the Summer
Olympic Games since its inception in 1896?
2. A famous Indian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1930
for his ‘Raman Effect’. ______________ a. diving b. archery c. cycling

3. Two types of martial arts are represented in the Summer Olympics. One is
Judo name the other.
3. A famous physicist best known as the chief architect of a. karate b. kung fu c. taekwondo
the Indian atomic energy program.
4. How far is the modern Olympic Marathon, to the nearest mile?
_____________
a. 28 miles b. 26 miles c. 20 miles

4. A biologist and archaeologist who demonstrated by experiments that plants 5. Women athletes began participating in the Summer Olympics in 1900.
are also sensitive to heat, cold, light, noise and various other external They were allowed to play four sports. Three of them were – croquet, golf
stimuli. ______________ and sailing. Name the fourth.

5. An Indian-American biochemist who shared the 1968 Nobel a. fencing b. tennis c. diving
Prize for physiology or medicine. 6. Rhythmic gymnastics includes the rope, ball, ribbon and what other piece

______________ of equipment?

a. mat b. hoop c. whistle
6. A scientist who played a crucial role in the development
of India’s missile and nuclear weapons program. 7. Which sport appeared in the Summer Olympics for only two years
in 1900 and 1904 and then returned in the games in 2016?
______________ a. golf b. squash c. cricket
7. An Indian astrophysicist best known for his development
of the ‘Saha Equation’ used to describe the chemical and 8. Which sport made its debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio

physical condition in stars. de Janeiro, Brazil?
______________ Jagdish Chandra Bose a. rugby seven b. bowling c. American football
Info-bites C.V. Raman

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was appointed as the CEO Hargobind Khurana
of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Program of the Government of India. He tried in
the best way possible to make it successful. As a Meghnad Saha
result of his hard work Indian missiles like Agni Srinivas Ramanujan
and Prithvi became successful. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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