In ancient India, small length measurements used were an 'angul' (finger) or a mutthi (fist). People also used the length of human feet for measurements. Why did we stop using these methods?

Size of the body parts vary from human to human.

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It was difficult to measure these units.

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United Nations put a ban on these methods after Second World War.

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Indian 'angul' or 'foot' was not considered trustworthy.

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The correct option is A Size of the body parts vary from human to human.
Everyone's body parts could be of slightly different sizes. This caused confusion in measurements. A good unit of measurement is defined equally for everyone around the world. For example, 1 kg of rice in India should weigh 1 kg in Europe as well.

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