General Studies Question 144

Question: A recent movie titled ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity" is based on the biography of

Options:

A) S Ramanujan

B) S Chandrasekhar

C) S N Bose

D) C V Raman

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • Exp. [a] ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ is a 2015 British biographical drama film based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film star Dev Patel as the real-life Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematician who after growing up poor in Madras, India, earns admittance to Cambridge University during World War I, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G 1-1 Hardy (played by Jeremy Irons).