Arrange the following in chronological order of their set up/establishment.
(A) Oil and Natural Gas Commission
(B) Atomic Energy Institute at Trombay
(C) Atomic Energy Commission
(D) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (C), (B), (A), (D)
(C) Atomic Energy Commission — first. It was established in 1948.
(B) Atomic Energy Institute at Trombay — second. It was established in 1954.
(A) Oil and Natural Gas Commission — third. It was set up in 1956.
(D) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre — last. The Trombay institute was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1967.
NCERT (2026-27): “Atomic Energy Commission was established in 1948, progress could be made only after the establishment of the Atomic Energy Institute at Trombay in 1954 which was renamed as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1967.” “Crude petroleum occurs in sedimentary rocks of the tertiary period. Oil exploration and production was systematically taken up after the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up in 1956.” |