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Sant Singh Virmani

Sant Singh Virmani is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sant Singh Virmani rather than just read about it. In short: Sant Singh Virmani is a US-based Indian plant breeder, rice scientist and a former principal scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The Government of India honoured him with the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to agricultural science.

Key takeaways

Sant Singh Virmani belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sant Singh Virmani to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sant Singh Virmani from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Sant Singh Virmani is a US-based Indian plant breeder, rice scientist and a former principal scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The Government of India honoured him with the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to agricultural science.

Work and achievements Virmani served IRRI from 1979 to 2005 and retired from its service as the deputy head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a recipient of the International Service in Crop Science Award from the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). He received the TWAS Prize in 2000 followed by the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in 2003. A few months later, Netlink Foundation honoured him for his service to humanity in combating hunger and poverty around the world with a plaque.

See also International Rice Research Institute

References

External links "IRRI Pioneer Interviews--Challenges for IRRI: Sant Virmani". YouTube video. International Rice Research Institute. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sant Singh Virmani

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sant Singh Virmani claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sant Singh Virmani before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sant Singh Virmani ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sant Singh Virmani

In research: Sant Singh Virmani appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sant Singh Virmani in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sant Singh Virmani is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fellows of The World Academy of Sciences, Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Indian agriculturalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sant Singh Virmani outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sant Singh Virmani in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sant Singh Virmani means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sant Singh Virmani out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sant Singh Virmani in simple terms?

Why does Sant Singh Virmani matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sant Singh Virmani?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sant Singh Virmani.