9. Culture and Science (History Quiz)

9. Culture and Science (History Quiz) Questions

• 21

  Which of the following are the achievements of Aryabhata?
  i. He found a way of calculating the circumference of circle
  ii. he gave explanation for eclipses
  iii. he explain the cause of days and nights
  A. Only i and ii
  B. Only I and iii
  C. Only ii and iii
  D. All of them

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  • Aryabhata, a mathematician and astronomer, wrote a book in Sanskrit known as the Aryabhatiyam.
  • He stated that day and night were caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis.
  • He developed a scientific explanation for eclipses.
  • He found a way of calculating the circumference of a circle

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• 22

  Manuscripts were written on barks of ____________ trees
  A. Deodar
  B. Neem
  C. Birch
  D. Palm

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Point to Know-
  Manuscripts were usually written on palm leaf, or on the specially prepared bark of a tree known as the birch, which grows in the Himalayas.

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