Question

Which of the following was a scientist as well as a great industrialist who founded many industries in India?
1. CV Raman
2. JC Bose
3. Vikram Sarabhai
4. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Vikram Sarabhai

The correct answer is ​Vikram Sarabhai.

• Vikram Sarabhai was a scientist, a great industrialist and a founder of many industries in India.

• Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who started space research and helped generate nuclear power in India.
• He is universally revered as the Father of the Indian Space Program.
• Sarabhai Chemicals, Sarabhai glass, Sarabhai Geigy Limited are some of the industries founded by Vikram Sarabhai.
• He was also the founder of Ahmedabad Textile Industrial Association and Ahmedabad Money Association.
• He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.