Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in 1876, an institution, devoted to the pursuit of fundamental research in the frontier areas of basic sciences?
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Correct answer: A
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The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Dr. Mahendra Lal Sarkar.
Dr. Mahendra Lal Sarkar was the visionary founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in 1876. He established this institution in Kolkata with the primary aim of promoting original research in basic sciences in India, a time when such facilities were rare. IACS has since become a prestigious center for scientific research, notably where Sir C.V. Raman conducted his groundbreaking work on the scattering of light, leading to the discovery of the Raman Effect.