APPSC Group-I Prelims 2024 Paper II · Question 73

Question 73 of the APPSC Group-I Prelims 2024 Paper II (17 March 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Prelims 2024 · P-II · Q73 · Science & Technology · General Science

   Who among the following is the first Indian woman to get a Ph.D. in a science discipline ?

   1. Kamala Sohonie
   2. Anandibai Joshee
   3. Janaki Ammal
   4. Maharani Chakravorty

   ఈ క్రింది వారిలో సైన్స్ విభాగంలో Ph.D. పొందిన మొదటి భారతీయ మహిళ ఎవరు ?

   1. కమలా సోహోనీ
   2. ఆనందీబాయి జోషి
   3. జానకి అమ్మాళ్
   4. మహారాణి చక్రవర్తి
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   Answer: (1) Kamala Sohonie

   సమాధానం: (1) కమలా సోహోనీ

   Biochemist Kamala Sohonie earned her PhD from Cambridge University in 1939 and is widely called the first Indian woman to get a PhD in a science discipline. Anandibai Joshee was the first Indian woman to qualify in Western medicine. Janaki Ammal received a doctorate in botany from Michigan in 1931, which is why some sources differ. (Official key; some sources differ.)

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