Question

______ was named as the first Chairman of atomic energy commission.

Options

• Dr Homi Bhabha

• Dr Homi Sethna

• Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

• Dr Raja Ramanna

Answer 1

Dr. Homi Bhabha was named as the first Chairman of atomic energy commission.

Explanation:

The objectives of the commission were to produce electricity from atomic energy, increase the yield of food grains and make them last longer, set up the technology for achieving this and develop nanotechnology. In 1956, the Department of Atomic Energy set up ‘Apsara’, a nuclear reactor functioning on atomic energy.