Question

Who is famous in the field of paleobotany?
(A) J. C. Bose
(B) Birbal Sahni
(C) K. C. Metha
(D) P. Maheshwari

Answer 1

Hint: Palaeobotany is a study that deals with the fossil plants.
It is a very important branch of botany that can give an idea about the evolution of modern plants.

Complete answer: Birbal Sahni was an Indian palaeobotanist.
He used to study the fossils of the Indian subcontinent.
He was also a geologist also and he had a great interest in archaeology.
Later in his life, he founded the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow, India for the study of fossil plants.

So, the correct answer is option B. Birbal Sahni.

Note: Here is the name of some other scientists who were the gems of Indian Botany. They contributed and worked a lot in different fields of plant research, which are as follows:
1. P. Maheshwari – he was an eminent plant embryologist and cytogenesist.
2. S.R. Kashyap – he is known as the Father of Indian Bryology. It is a study that deals with the study of mosses and liverworts.
3. V. Puri – he was a renounced scientist in the field of botany. He contributed a lot to the field of plant reproductive biology.