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Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, an institution, devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences?

  1. A
    Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar
  2. B
    Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
  3. C
    Har Gobind Khorana
  4. D
    Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

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The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) was founded in Kolkata in 1876 by Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar, a prominent medical doctor and social reformer. It is the oldest research institute in India where Sir C.V. Raman later conducted his Nobel Prize-winning work on the Raman Effect.

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Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, an institution, devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences?
A
Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar
B
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
C
Har Gobind Khorana
D
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

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