Question

    Name the Indian personality who has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024.

    A Ramana Athreya Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Srinivas R. Kulkarni Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Jayant Narlikar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Priyamvada Natarajan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Srinivas R. Kulkarni, an Indian-origin U.S. scientist, has been awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024. He serves as the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Caltech. He has been awarded for his ground-breaking discoveries on millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other transient astronomical phenomena.

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