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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Asked 2 times in CSE over 15 years (2001–2016), peaking in 2001.
2
PYQs
1
Exams
2
Years active
2001–2016
Span
2001
Peak
2/2
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2001
  • Recurs across 2 years (2001–2016)

Across exams

CSE · 2

How the concept evolved

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Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2016
A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of
  1. A S. Ramanujan ✓
  2. B S. Chandrasekhar
  3. C S. N. Bose
  4. D C. V. Raman
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Books & Authors
CSE2001
Who is the scientist in whose honour the "Chandra" Xray telescope has been named? (2001)
  1. A Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman
  2. B Jagdish Chandra Bose
  3. C Prafulla Chandra Roy
  4. D Subralunanyam Chandrasekhar ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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