SOCIEAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 : INDIA'S HERITAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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- Which famous book 9id Bhaskaracharya write?
- Champawati Ganit
- Lilawati Ganit
- Shilawati Ganit
- Kalawati Ganit
- Which astronomer of the Gupta period proved that lunar eclipse was caused by the shadow of the earth?
- Varahmihir
- Bhaskaracharya
- Aryabhatta
- Brahmagupta
- Who are considered the pioneers, of (ancient) Indian medicine?
- Aryabhatta and Bramhagupta
- Vikramaditya and Kumarpal
- Chandragupta and Samudragupta
- Charak and Shushrut
- Which famous volume had Maharshi Shushrut written?
- 'Shushrut Siddhant'
- 'Shushrur Tantra'
- 'Shushrut Samhita'
- 'Shushrut Shastra'
- In the 15th century, which king of Mewar wrote a new book of Vastu Shastra after making necessary additions and deletions in the previous versions?
- Rana Jodha
- Rana Kumbha
- Rana Pratap
- Rana Vikram
- Which university had its own laboratory and furnaces?
- Nalanda
- Vikramshila
- Vallabhi
- Taksashila
- Science and technology has made the world ....
- Awakened
- Very large
- Small
- Generous
- Which discovery of India brought about a revolutionary change in the world of mathematics?
- Subtraction sign
- Fractions and whole numbers
- Zero and decimal system
- Square and square root
- Who divided astrology into three parts: ‘Tantra', 'Hora' and 'Samhita’?
- Bhaskaracharya
- Aryabhatta
- Brahmagupta
- Varahmihir
- Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
- Ashtang Hriday - Nagarjun
- Volume Bruhad Samhita - Varahmihir
- Lilawati Ganit - Bhaskaracharya
- Volume Aryabhattiya - Aryabhatta
- Which book has Maharshi Charak written?
- Charak Samhita
- Charak Viddhya
- Charak Shastra
- Charak Siddhant
- Which Buddhist scholar of Nalanda University advocated the use of allopathic medicines?
- Nagarjun
- Dharmapal
- Chandrapal
- Sheelbhadra
- Whose statue is a masterpiece of sculpture of the 'Naadant dance form'?
- Bramha
- Nataraja
- Vishnu
- Ganapati
- Both, science and technology are ....
- Treasure of knowledge
- Equal
- Experimental
- Different
- Who wrote the volume Ashtang Hriday?
- Charak
- Vagbhatta
- Aryabhatta
- Shushrut
- Of which university was Nagarjuna a scholar?
- Vallabhi
- Taksashila
- Vikramshila
- Nalanda
- From which place of Bhagalpur district in Bihar was a 7.5 feet high copper idol of Buddha found?
- Nalanda
- Takshashila
- Raniganj
- Sultanganj
- How high is the copper idol of Buddha found from Nalanda?
- 61 feet
- 22 feet
- 50 feet
- 18 feet
- Sushrut Samhita is the volume of which science?
- Zoology
- Vedic Science
- Botany
- Astrology
- Who composed the volume 'Chikttsa Sangrah'?
- Chakrapani Datta
- Padmpani Datta
- Dattatrey Datta
- Maharshi Datta
- Where have the Buddha statues of Kushan era been excavated?
- Patan
- Harappa
- Chennai
- Taksashila
- Which shastra is being used for selecting a place and for constructing a home?
- Chemistry
- Khagol Shastra
- Vastu Shastra
- Physics
- Which famous book had Shalihotra written?
- Hasti Ayurveda
- Ashwashastra
- Shalihotriya
- Ashwa Ayurveda
- Which volume did Saint Vatsyayan compose?
- 'Prajanan Shastra'
- 'Visalkshayan'
- 'Maansar'
- 'Kamasutra'
- Who discovered the laws of gravitation?
- Varahmihir
- Brahmagupta
- Aryabhatta
- Bhaskaracharya
- Technology means ....
- Practical knowledge of science
- Instrumental knowledge
- Mechanical knowledge
- Experimental knowledge
- How is Indian culture?
- Huge and colourful
- Rigid
- Religion oriented
- Benevolent
- In which museum is the idol of Nataraja preserved?
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- During whose reign, in South India were numerous metal idols made in ancient time ?
- Kerala
- Chera
- Pandya
- Chola
- Which is the oldest of all sciences?
- Vastu Shastra
- Astronomy
- Mathematics
- Medical science
- Which one of the following statements is correct?
- Astrology is an inseparable part of Vastu Shastra.
- Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of mathematics.
- Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of Khagol Shastra.
- Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of Astrology.
- Into how many sections did Vishwakarma divide Vastu Shastra?
- Eight
- Nine
- Seven
- Ten
- In how many sections did Varahmihir divide astrology?
- Five
- Two
- Three
- Four
- In which book has Maharshi Charak mentioned over 2000 medicinal herbs?
- 'Charak Sushruta'
- 'Charak Shastra'
- 'Charak Samhita'
- 'Charak Chikitsa'
- Who was a famous astronomer and astrologer of ancient India?
- Aryabhatta
- Varahmihir
- Brahmagupta
- Bhaskaracharya
- Which is an excellent specimen of Vastu art?
- Buddhist stupa of Sanchi
- Borobudur stupa of Java
- Dhamak stupa of Sarnath
- Buddhist stupa of Sarnath
- How high is the Vijay Stambha erected near Delhi by Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) ?
- 30 feet
- 24 feet
- 21 feet
- 32 feet
- Who was Brahmagupta?
- Astronomer
- Mathematictan
- Vastushastri
- Astrologer
- What is the value of π ?
- 4.31
- 3.51
- 4.71
- 3.14
- Which volume is the treasure house of effects of planets and auspicious time for various occasions?
- Bruhad Samhita
- Shushrut Samhita
- Jyotish Samhita
- Charak Samhita
- Which astronomer of the Gupta period had said that the earth rotates on its axis ?
- Bhaskaracharya
- Nagarjun
- Varahmihir
- Aryabhatta
- Which famous laws did Brahmagupta discover?
- Zero and decimal system
- Eclipse
- Gravitational
- Vastu Shastra
- Who got created the stainless iron 'Pillar of Victory' (Vijay Stambha) ?
- Chandragupta II
- Nrusimh Verma
- Bhimadev
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Which king had got erected a 24 feet high Vijay Stambha of iron near Delhi?
- Ashoka
- Samudragupta
- Chandragupta I
- Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
- Who is the writer of ‘Ashwashastra'?
- Shalihotra
- Varahmihir
- Aryabhatta
- Vagbhatta
- Who is considered to be the father of mathematics?
- Aryabhatta
- Charak
- Brahmagupta
- Bhaskaracharya
- Of which science is Vastu Shastra an indivisible part?
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Astrology
- Mathematics
- Which astronomer proved that lunar eclipse was caused by the shadow of the earth?
- Vagbhatta
- Aryabhatta
- Shushrut
- Brahmagupta
- Science means....
- Practical knowledge
- Prosperous knowledge
- Proper knowledge
- Special knowledge
- Which book did Brabhvya Panchal write?
- Kam Shastra
- Vastu Shastra
- Samudrik Shastra
- Prajanan Shastra
- Whose sculpture is famous throughout the world for its art? OR Which sculpture, from the point of View of art, has international significance?
- Bramha
- Vishnu
- Ganapati
- Nataraja
- Who started the method of using mercury ash as- a medicine?
- Shushrut
- Nagarjun
- Vagbhatta
- Charak
- In which museum is the idol of Ram as an archer preserved?
- Madurai
- Ayodhya
- Rameshwar
- Chennai
- Which volume did Vagbhatta compose?
- Shushrut Samhita
- Charak Samhita
- Ashtang Hriday
- Hasti Ayurveda
- Which is the indivisible part of Astrology?
- Chemistry
- Astronomy
- Vastu Shastra
- Mathematics
- In which volume is 'Vastu Shastra' mentioned?
- 'Bruhad Samhita'
- 'Aryabhattiyam'
- 'Shilp Samhita'
- 'Charak Samhita'
- According to ancient, belief who was the first architect of gods?
- Devkarma
- Dharmakarma
- Vishwakarma
- Indrakarma
- Who wrote the book 'Lilawati Ganit'?
- Aryabhatta
- Bhaskaracharya
- Bouddhayana
- Vagbhatta
- Which famous volume did Varahmihir write?
- 'Jyotish Samhita'
- 'Khagol Samhita'
- 'Bruhad Samhita'
- 'Bramhand Samhita'
- Which ancient surgeon of India has described about 127 instruments of surgery?
- Maharshi Vagbhatta
- Maharshi Shushrut
- Maharshi Charak
- Maharshi Shalihotra
- Which dance form is a masterpiece of sculpture of Nataraja ?
- Kathak
- Naadant
- Odissi
- Bharatnatyam
- A ..........idol of a dancer has been found from Harappan civilization.
- Stone
- Metal
- Terracotta
- Wooden