Medicine in Ancient India

Q. Acharya Nagarjun was a learned Buddhist and was known as Acharya in the field of chemistry. Choose the correct statements about Acharya.

1. Acharya initiated the use of mercury ash as medicine.
2. Acharya discovered the cure for malaria.
3. Acharya wrote books like ‘Rasaratnakar’ and ‘Arogyamanjari’ on chemistry and medicine.
4. Acharya was a learned Buddhist of Nalanda University.

Q. Who among the following were medical practitioners in ancient India?

1. Aryabhatta
2. Maharshi Charak
3. Maharshi Sushrut
4. Vagbhatta

Q. Books related to ashwa and hasti like 'Hasti Ayurveda’, ‘Shalihotra Samhita’, and ‘Ashwa Shastra’ were written by researchers of Ancient India. What do 'ashwa' and 'hasti' stand for?

1. Horses and elephants
2. Bones and abdomen
3. Eyes and ears
4. Plastic surgery and brain surgery

Q. Match the following books on medicine with its authors.

1. Vagbhatta
2. Maharshi Charak
3. Maharshi Sushrut

Q. Assertion [A]: Ancient India achieved a lot in the field of medicine and surgery.

Reason [R]: Maharshi Charak, Maharshi Sushrut, and Vagbhatta pioneered Indian medical science and surgery through their intense research.

1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
2. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A].
3. [A] is true but [R] is false.
4. [A] is false but [R] is true.

Q. The ‘Charaka Samhita’ that mentions over 2, 000 medicinal herbs and their uses was written by .

1. Maharshi Charak
2. Aryabhatta
3. Vagbhatta
4. Maharshi Sushrut

Q. Which of the following were not written by Vagbhatta?

1. Charaka Samhita
2. Sushrut Samhita
3. Ashtang Hriday
4. Aryabhattiyam

Q. India is considered as the birthplace of which of the following branches of medicine?

1. Ayurveda
2. Homeopathy
3. Allopathy
4. Siddha

Q. Choose the incorrect statement from the following.

1. Maharshi Sushrut mentioned the instruments used in surgery in his book, "Sushruta Samhita."
2. Maharshi Sushrut is known as the "Father of Indian Surgery."
3. In ancient India, plastic surgeries were performed.
4. Surgeries were never performed in India until the Mughal era.

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name the medical plant which is used to enhance memory

Q. The ‘Charaka Samhita’ that mentions over 2, 000 medicinal herbs and their uses was written by .

1. Aryabhatta
2. Maharshi Charak
3. Vagbhatta
4. Maharshi Sushrut

Q. Medicinal practitioners in ancient India could operate and conduct which of the following procedures?

1. Hernia
2. Hair transplantation
3. Abdomen
4. Cataract
5. Kidney
6. Bladder
7. Join bones
8. Plastic surgery