Question

Janaki Ammal was the first Indian woman to get a Ph.D. and an honorary D.Sc. From the University of Michigan in which subject?
1. Physics
2. Mathematics
3. Chemistry
4. Botany

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Botany

The correct answer is Botany.

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• Janaki Ammal was the first Indian woman to get a PhD and an honorary D.Sc. From the University of Michigan in Botany subject.
  • ​The first Indian woman botanist, E K Janaki Ammal, ought to be more widely known for her huge contributions to science.
  • But she remains unknown within the country and outside academic circles and even our textbooks have failed to teach our children about her glorious scientific history
• Hence option 4 is correct.

• Botany is the study of organisms in the kingdom Plantae, otherwise known as plants.
  • The word botany comes from the adjective botanic, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek word botane, referring to plants, grasses, and pastures.