Who among the following is an Indian scientist considered to be the father of research laboratories and who served as the first director-general of CSIR and the first chairman of UGC?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar is called the father of research laboratories in India. He was the first Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the first chairman of the University Grants Commission, and under him a chain of national laboratories was set up across the country. The CSIR’s highest science award is named after him.
E. K. Janaki Ammal was a botanist, Tessy Thomas is the missile scientist known as India’s Agni-putri, and Jagdish Bhagwati is an economist.