Which of the following personalities was the first Chairman of the UGC?

ADr Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar ✓ Correct

BDr Manmohan Singh

CShri Humayun Kabir

DShri C. D. Deshmukh

Correct answer: (A) Dr Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

Explanation

Dr Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was the first Chairman of the University Grants Commission.

Dr Manmohan Singh was a later economist and administrator, not the first UGC Chairman.

Humayun Kabir was an education minister, not the first UGC Chairman.

C. D. Deshmukh was a finance minister and administrator, not the first Chairman.

Bhatnagar was a renowned scientist associated with the founding of CSIR laboratories.

The UGC itself was formally established in 1956.

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