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The Indian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1934 by C. V. Raman, is situated in:
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Answer: Option B — Bengaluru
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The Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
About the Indian Academy of Sciences:
It was founded in 1934 by the Nobel laureate Sir C. V. Raman, who was then the Director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
It was registered as a society on 27 April 1934, and it held its first general meeting in July 1934. Raman was its first President.
It was set up to promote science and scientific research in India, in both pure and applied fields.
It elects scientists as "Fellows" for their outstanding contributions to science.
It is one of India's three main science academies.
It publishes many scientific journals, such as "Pramana" (Journal of Physics), "Journal of Biosciences", "Journal of Earth System Science", "Proceedings - Mathematical Sciences", and "Resonance - Journal of Science Education", a popular journal for students and teachers.
It conducts "Summer Research Fellowship Programmes" for students and teachers.
It is located on C. V. Raman Avenue, near the Raman Research Institute, in Bengaluru.
India's three main science academies:
Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc): Bengaluru, 1934; founded by C. V. Raman.
Indian National Science Academy (INSA): New Delhi, 1935; first called the "National Institute of Sciences of India" (Calcutta); renamed INSA in 1970.
The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI): Prayagraj (Allahabad), 1930; founded by the physicist Meghnad Saha. It is the oldest science academy in India.
About C. V. Raman (1888-1970):
He discovered the "Raman Effect" (the scattering of light) on 28 February 1928, at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta. National Science Day is celebrated on this date.
He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, the first Asian and first non-white person to win a Nobel Prize in science.
He was the first Indian Director of IISc (1933-1937).
He founded the Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru in 1948.
He received the Bharat Ratna in 1954.
Why not the other options?
- ✗New Delhi has the Indian National Science Academy.
- ✗Kolkata has the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
- ✗Prayagraj has the National Academy of Sciences, India.
Quick tip
Remember: Indian Academy of Sciences = Bengaluru (1934, C. V. Raman; journals "Pramana", "Resonance"); INSA = New Delhi (1935); NASI = Prayagraj (1930, Meghnad Saha, oldest); National Science Day = 28 February.
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