Which of the following institutions were established by ‘Vikram Sarabhai’? 1. Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad 2. Faster Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), Kalpakkam 3. Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 4. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad 5. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Jaduguda, Jharkhand Select the correct answer using the code below:

Which of the following institutions were established by ‘Vikram Sarabhai’? 1. Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad 2. Faster Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), Kalpakkam 3. Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 4. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad 5. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Jaduguda, Jharkhand Select the correct answer using the code below: Correct Answer 1, 2, 4, 5

The correct answer is 1, 2, 4, 5.

Key Points

• Dr. Sarabhai was considered as the Father of the Indian space program; He was a great institution builder and established or helped to establish a large number of institutions in diverse fields.
• He was also Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He along with other Ahmedabad-based industrialists played a major role in the creation of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
• Some of the most well-known institutions established by Dr. Sarabhai are:
  • Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
  • Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
  • Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad
  • Darpan Academy for Performing Arts, Ahmedabad (along with his wife)
  • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuramm
  • Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad (This institution came into existence after merging six institutions/centres established by Sarabhai)
  • Faster Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), Kalpakkam
  • Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad
  • Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Jaduguda, Jharkhand