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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Indian Scientist who has been selected as co-investigator by NASA for its PUNCH mission.
A
Jayant Haritsa
B
Dipankar Banerjee
C
Kamanio Chattopadhyay
D
Ramarathnam Narasimhan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NASA has selected Texas-based Southwest Research Institute to lead its PUNCH mission which will image the Sun. This is a landmark mission that will image regions beyond the Sun’s outer corona. Dipankar Banerjee, solar physicist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics is also a Co-Investigator of the PUNCH mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kalpana Chawla and Sunitha Williams.

Detailed explanation-3: -C.V. Raman. Dr. C.V. Raman (Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his revolutionary work on light scattering. Born in Tiruchirapalli on November 7, 1888, he was the first Asian and non-White beneficiary of the Nobel Prize in the Science field.

Detailed explanation-4: -2. Homi J. Bhabha. Born on October 30, 1909 in Bombay, Homi Jehangir Bhabha played an important role in the Quantum Theory.

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