SOCIEAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 : INDIA'S HERITAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SOCIEAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 : INDIA'S HERITAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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1. Which famous book 9id Bhaskaracharya write?
   1.   Champawati Ganit
   2.   Lilawati Ganit
   3.   Shilawati Ganit
   4.   Kalawati Ganit
2. Which astronomer of the Gupta period proved that lunar eclipse was caused by the shadow of the earth?
   1.   Varahmihir
   2.   Bhaskaracharya
   3.   Aryabhatta
   4.   Brahmagupta
3. Who are considered the pioneers, of (ancient) Indian medicine?
   1.   Aryabhatta and Bramhagupta
   2.   Vikramaditya and Kumarpal
   3.   Chandragupta and Samudragupta
   4.   Charak and Shushrut
4. Which famous volume had Maharshi Shushrut written?
   1.   'Shushrut Siddhant'
   2.   'Shushrur Tantra'
   3.   'Shushrut Samhita'
   4.   'Shushrut Shastra'
5. 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?
   1.   Rana Jodha
   2.   Rana Kumbha
   3.   Rana Pratap
   4.   Rana Vikram
6. Which university had its own laboratory and furnaces?
   1.   Nalanda
   2.   Vikramshila
   3.   Vallabhi
   4.   Taksashila
7. Science and technology has made the world ....
   1.   Awakened
   2.   Very large
   3.   Small
   4.   Generous
8. Which discovery of India brought about a revolutionary change in the world of mathematics?
   1.   Subtraction sign
   2.   Fractions and whole numbers
   3.   Zero and decimal system
   4.   Square and square root
9. Who divided astrology into three parts: ‘Tantra', 'Hora' and 'Samhita’?
   1.   Bhaskaracharya
   2.   Aryabhatta
   3.   Brahmagupta
   4.   Varahmihir
10. Which one of the following pairs is wrong?
    1.   Ashtang Hriday - Nagarjun
    2.   Volume Bruhad Samhita - Varahmihir
    3.   Lilawati Ganit - Bhaskaracharya
    4.   Volume Aryabhattiya - Aryabhatta
11. Which book has Maharshi Charak written?
    1.   Charak Samhita
    2.   Charak Viddhya
    3.   Charak Shastra
    4.   Charak Siddhant
12. Which Buddhist scholar of Nalanda University advocated the use of allopathic medicines?
    1.   Nagarjun
    2.   Dharmapal
    3.   Chandrapal
    4.   Sheelbhadra
13. Whose statue is a masterpiece of sculpture of the 'Naadant dance form'?
    1.   Bramha
    2.   Nataraja
    3.   Vishnu
    4.   Ganapati
14. Both, science and technology are ....
    1.   Treasure of knowledge
    2.   Equal
    3.   Experimental
    4.   Different
15. Who wrote the volume Ashtang Hriday?
    1.   Charak
    2.   Vagbhatta
    3.   Aryabhatta
    4.   Shushrut
16. Of which university was Nagarjuna a scholar?
    1.   Vallabhi
    2.   Taksashila
    3.   Vikramshila
    4.   Nalanda
17. From which place of Bhagalpur district in Bihar was a 7.5 feet high copper idol of Buddha found?
    1.   Nalanda
    2.   Takshashila
    3.   Raniganj
    4.   Sultanganj
18. How high is the copper idol of Buddha found from Nalanda?
    1.   61 feet
    2.   22 feet
    3.   50 feet
    4.   18 feet
19. Sushrut Samhita is the volume of which science?
    1.   Zoology
    2.   Vedic Science
    3.   Botany
    4.   Astrology
20. Who composed the volume 'Chikttsa Sangrah'?
    1.   Chakrapani Datta
    2.   Padmpani Datta
    3.   Dattatrey Datta
    4.   Maharshi Datta
21. Where have the Buddha statues of Kushan era been excavated?
    1.   Patan
    2.   Harappa
    3.   Chennai
    4.   Taksashila
22. Which shastra is being used for selecting a place and for constructing a home?
    1.   Chemistry
    2.   Khagol Shastra
    3.   Vastu Shastra
    4.   Physics
23. Which famous book had Shalihotra written?
    1.   Hasti Ayurveda
    2.   Ashwashastra
    3.   Shalihotriya
    4.   Ashwa Ayurveda
24. Which volume did Saint Vatsyayan compose?
    1.   'Prajanan Shastra'
    2.   'Visalkshayan'
    3.   'Maansar'
    4.   'Kamasutra'
25. Who discovered the laws of gravitation?
    1.   Varahmihir
    2.   Brahmagupta
    3.   Aryabhatta
    4.   Bhaskaracharya
26. Technology means ....
    1.   Practical knowledge of science
    2.   Instrumental knowledge
    3.   Mechanical knowledge
    4.   Experimental knowledge
27. How is Indian culture?
    1.   Huge and colourful
    2.   Rigid
    3.   Religion oriented
    4.   Benevolent
28. In which museum is the idol of Nataraja preserved?
    1.   Hyderabad
    2.   Mumbai
    3.   Chennai
    4.   Kolkata
29. During whose reign, in South India were numerous metal idols made in ancient time ?
    1.   Kerala
    2.   Chera
    3.   Pandya
    4.   Chola
30. Which is the oldest of all sciences?
    1.   Vastu Shastra
    2.   Astronomy
    3.   Mathematics
    4.   Medical science
31. Which one of the following statements is correct?
    1.   Astrology is an inseparable part of Vastu Shastra.
    2.   Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of mathematics.
    3.   Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of Khagol Shastra.
    4.   Vastu Shastra is an inseparable part of Astrology.
32. Into how many sections did Vishwakarma divide Vastu Shastra?
    1.   Eight
    2.   Nine
    3.   Seven
    4.   Ten
33. In how many sections did Varahmihir divide astrology?
    1.   Five
    2.   Two
    3.   Three
    4.   Four
34. In which book has Maharshi Charak mentioned over 2000 medicinal herbs?
    1.   'Charak Sushruta'
    2.   'Charak Shastra'
    3.   'Charak Samhita'
    4.   'Charak Chikitsa'
35. Who was a famous astronomer and astrologer of ancient India?
    1.   Aryabhatta
    2.   Varahmihir
    3.   Brahmagupta
    4.   Bhaskaracharya
36. Which is an excellent specimen of Vastu art?
    1.   Buddhist stupa of Sanchi
    2.   Borobudur stupa of Java
    3.   Dhamak stupa of Sarnath
    4.   Buddhist stupa of Sarnath
37. How high is the Vijay Stambha erected near Delhi by Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) ?
    1.   30 feet
    2.   24 feet
    3.   21 feet
    4.   32 feet
38. Who was Brahmagupta?
    1.   Astronomer
    2.   Mathematictan
    3.   Vastushastri
    4.   Astrologer
39. What is the value of π ?
    1.   4.31
    2.   3.51
    3.   4.71
    4.   3.14
40. Which volume is the treasure house of effects of planets and auspicious time for various occasions?
    1.   Bruhad Samhita
    2.   Shushrut Samhita
    3.   Jyotish Samhita
    4.   Charak Samhita
41. Which astronomer of the Gupta period had said that the earth rotates on its axis ?
    1.   Bhaskaracharya
    2.   Nagarjun
    3.   Varahmihir
    4.   Aryabhatta
42. Which famous laws did Brahmagupta discover?
    1.   Zero and decimal system
    2.   Eclipse
    3.   Gravitational
    4.   Vastu Shastra
43. Who got created the stainless iron 'Pillar of Victory' (Vijay Stambha) ?
    1.   Chandragupta II
    2.   Nrusimh Verma
    3.   Bhimadev
    4.   Chandragupta Maurya
44. Which king had got erected a 24 feet high Vijay Stambha of iron near Delhi?
    1.   Ashoka
    2.   Samudragupta
    3.   Chandragupta I
    4.   Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
45. Who is the writer of ‘Ashwashastra'?
    1.   Shalihotra
    2.   Varahmihir
    3.   Aryabhatta
    4.   Vagbhatta
46. Who is considered to be the father of mathematics?
    1.   Aryabhatta
    2.   Charak
    3.   Brahmagupta
    4.   Bhaskaracharya
47. Of which science is Vastu Shastra an indivisible part?
    1.   Astronomy
    2.   Chemistry
    3.   Astrology
    4.   Mathematics
48. Which astronomer proved that lunar eclipse was caused by the shadow of the earth?
    1.   Vagbhatta
    2.   Aryabhatta
    3.   Shushrut
    4.   Brahmagupta
49. Science means....
    1.   Practical knowledge
    2.   Prosperous knowledge
    3.   Proper knowledge
    4.   Special knowledge
50. Which book did Brabhvya Panchal write?
    1.   Kam Shastra
    2.   Vastu Shastra
    3.   Samudrik Shastra
    4.   Prajanan Shastra
51. Whose sculpture is famous throughout the world for its art? OR Which sculpture, from the point of View of art, has international significance?
    1.   Bramha
    2.   Vishnu
    3.   Ganapati
    4.   Nataraja
52. Who started the method of using mercury ash as- a medicine?
    1.   Shushrut
    2.   Nagarjun
    3.   Vagbhatta
    4.   Charak
53. In which museum is the idol of Ram as an archer preserved?
    1.   Madurai
    2.   Ayodhya
    3.   Rameshwar
    4.   Chennai
54. Which volume did Vagbhatta compose?
    1.   Shushrut Samhita
    2.   Charak Samhita
    3.   Ashtang Hriday
    4.   Hasti Ayurveda
55. Which is the indivisible part of Astrology?
    1.   Chemistry
    2.   Astronomy
    3.   Vastu Shastra
    4.   Mathematics
56. In which volume is 'Vastu Shastra' mentioned?
    1.   'Bruhad Samhita'
    2.   'Aryabhattiyam'
    3.   'Shilp Samhita'
    4.   'Charak Samhita'
57. According to ancient, belief who was the first architect of gods?
    1.   Devkarma
    2.   Dharmakarma
    3.   Vishwakarma
    4.   Indrakarma
58. Who wrote the book 'Lilawati Ganit'?
    1.   Aryabhatta
    2.   Bhaskaracharya
    3.   Bouddhayana
    4.   Vagbhatta
59. Which famous volume did Varahmihir write?
    1.   'Jyotish Samhita'
    2.   'Khagol Samhita'
    3.   'Bruhad Samhita'
    4.   'Bramhand Samhita'
60. Which ancient surgeon of India has described about 127 instruments of surgery?
    1.   Maharshi Vagbhatta
    2.   Maharshi Shushrut
    3.   Maharshi Charak
    4.   Maharshi Shalihotra
61. Which dance form is a masterpiece of sculpture of Nataraja ?
    1.   Kathak
    2.   Naadant
    3.   Odissi
    4.   Bharatnatyam
62. A ..........idol of a dancer has been found from Harappan civilization.
    1.   Stone
    2.   Metal
    3.   Terracotta
    4.   Wooden