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SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 76

SSC CHSL - 14 Nov 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q76

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In India, ‘National Science Day’ is celebrated on February 28 to mark the achievement of which scientist?

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Correct answer: A

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Correct Answer: C. V. Raman (Option 1)

  • National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on 28th February.
  • The day commemorates the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928.
  • The Raman Effect explains how the wavelength of light changes when it passes through a transparent substance due to scattering.
  • For this groundbreaking discovery, C. V. Raman became the first Asian scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
  • The Government of India declared 28 February as National Science Day in 1986, and it has been celebrated since 1987.
  • The day aims to promote scientific awareness, innovation, research, and the importance of science among students and the general public.