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

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

Quiz

 

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