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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?

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, a colloid chemist, built the chain of national laboratories in India and is called the father of research laboratories. He was the first Director-General of CSIR and the first Chairman of the UGC.

Janaki Ammal was a botanist, Tessy Thomas a missile scientist, and Jagdish Bhagwati an economist.

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