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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is February 28 celebrated as National Science Day?
A
C. V. Rama’s birthday
B
C.V. Rama’s death anniversary
C
C.V. The day Raman won the Nobel Prize
D
C.V. Raman, the day the Raman effect was discovered
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -National Science Day or Rashtriya Vigyan Diwas is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to honour Nobel Prize winner Sir CV Raman. February 28 marks the discovery of the Raman effect in 1928. Sir CV Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for the discovery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in 1986. On this day Sir C.V. Raman announced the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. On this occasion, theme-based science communication activities are carried out all over the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Detailed explanation-4: -At this institute, Sir C. V. Raman discovered in 1928 that when a beam of coloured light entered a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered by that liquid was of a different color. Raman showed that the nature of this scattered light was dependent on the type of sample present.

Detailed explanation-5: -National Science Day is celebrated on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect, by iconic physicist C V Raman. DHNS, Bengaluru, Feb 23 2023, 03:17 ist.

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