Question

According to Maharishi Kanada, the particle named anu is now called as____________ and the particle named paramanu is called as ____________.

• A. molecule
• B. atom

Answer 1

• Maharishi Kanada was one of the great Indian philosophers.
• He proposed that atom is very small indestructible particles called paramanu.
• He said that one paramanu combines with another to form a new substance called anu, which is now called a molecule.

Therefore, according to Maharishi Kanada, the particle named anu is now called as a molecule and the particle named paramanu is called an atom.