SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Which Indian Scientist is known as Thomas Alva Edison of India?
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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Verghese Kurien
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G. D. Naid
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -G. D. Naidu (Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu) (23 March 1893 – 4 January 1974) was an Indian inventor and engineer who is referred to as the “Edison of India” and “the wealth creator of Coimbatore".
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1933, he established the United Motor Service that had a fleet of 280 buses. Around this time, Naidu visited many foreign countries. While visiting Belgium, he experimented with fixing a motor from a toy car to a shaving razor, which led to the birth of ‘Rasant’ electric razor.
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