Question 1

The introduction of clinical pharmacology was the contribution of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)avicenna&#10;B)thomas aquinas&#10;C)robert grosseteste&#10;D)peter abelard

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Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was a Persian polymath who made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine. His work, particularly "The Canon of Medicine," introduced many aspects of clinical pharmacology, laying the foundation for modern practices in the field.

Question 2

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..'s two most important works in medicine are the 'Book of Healing' and the 'Canon of Medicine', both used as the standard medicinal texts in both the Arab world and Europe for a long time.&#10;A)averroes&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)plato&#10;D)avicenna

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Avicenna, also known as Ibn Sina, was a Persian polymath who made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine. His two most renowned works in the field are the 'Book of Healing' and the 'Canon of Medicine,' which served as foundational texts in medical education across the Muslim world and Europe for centuries.

Question 3

The Greek Scholar &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;had established the fundamentals of the Unani on which the Arab physicians like Rhaza in 10th century and Avicenna in the 11th century constructed an imposing edifice.&#10;A)galen&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)plato&#10;D)avicenna

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Galen, a Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher in the Roman Empire, laid the foundation for the Unani system of medicine, which later Arab physicians such as Rhazes (Rhaza) and Avicenna built upon in the 10th and 11th centuries, respectively.

Question 4

The science in West Asia began its decline by the 13th century itself mainly due to the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..attacks on the entire Arab world.&#10;A)british&#10;B)mongol&#10;C)portuguese&#10;D)spanish

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The decline of science in West Asia by the 13th century was significantly influenced by the Mongol invasions, which disrupted the region's social, economic, and intellectual frameworks.

Question 5

Around 800, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.assisted by the English monk Alcuin of York undertook what has come to be known as the 'Carolingian Renaissance', a programme of cultural revitalization and educational reforms.&#10;A)charlemagne&#10;B)avicenna&#10;C)averroes&#10;D)thomas aquinas

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Charlemagne, assisted by Alcuin of York, initiated the Carolingian Renaissance, a period marked by significant cultural and educational reforms across his empire.

Question 6

By the 12th century centers of learning known as the ……………..sprang up across western Europe, drawing scholars from different fields and mixing the knowledge of the ancient Greeks with the new discoveries of the Arab philosophers and scientists.

A)madrasas
B)universities
C)salais
D)stadium generals

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The answer of By the 12th century centers of learning...

Question 7

The logic studies by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.of Ockham led him to postulate specific formulation of the principle of 'parsimony' known as the 'Ochan's Razor'.&#10;A)william&#10;B)peter abelard&#10;C)roger bacon&#10;D)nilakanta somayaji

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William of Ockham is credited with formulating the principle of parsimony, commonly known as Occam's Razor, which suggests that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

Question 8

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.developed the theory of impetus which was the first step towards the modern concept of 'inertia'.&#10;A)jean buridan&#10;B)thomas b wardine&#10;C)varahamihira&#10;D)thomas aquinas

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Jean Buridan, a French priest and philosopher in the Middle Ages, developed the theory of impetus, which is considered an important step towards the modern concept of inertia. This theory suggested that a force is necessary to maintain motion, challenging Aristotle's view that a force is only required to start motion.

Question 9

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. stated that the earth moves and not the heaven.&#10;A)nicole ores me&#10;B)nilakanta somayaji&#10;C)jean buridan&#10;D)avicenna

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Nicole Oresme was a medieval scholar who proposed that the Earth moves, challenging the geocentric view that the heavens move around a stationary Earth.

Question 10

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; was the first to assume that colour and light are of the same nature and the discoverer of the curvature of light through atmospheric refraction.&#10;A)ramanuja&#10;B)varahamihira&#10;C)nicole ores me&#10;D)nilakanta somayaji

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Nicole Oresme was a medieval scholar who made significant contributions to the understanding of light and color, including the idea that they are of the same nature.

Question 11

In the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., the 'Black Death' and other disasters sealed a sudden end of the period of scientific and philosophic development in medieval Europe.&#10;A)1338&#10;B)1348&#10;C)1368&#10;D)1378

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The answer of In the year&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., the 'Black Death' and...

Question 12

The rediscovery of the ancient classics was improved after the fall of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., which led to the opening of the modern period and the Renaissance in Europe.&#10;A)oxford&#10;B)constantinople&#10;C)belgium&#10;D)switzerland

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The answer of The rediscovery of the ancient classics was...

Question 13

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; astronomy became an established tradition by the first millennium BC, when 'Jyotisha Vedanga' took shape.&#10;A)indian&#10;B)portuguese&#10;C)spanish&#10;D)britain

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; astronomy became an established tradition by...

Question 14

The 'Sulba Sutra' of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.millennium BC contains mathematical applications used for altar construction.&#10;A)first&#10;B)second&#10;C)third&#10;D)fourth

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The answer of The 'Sulba Sutra' of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.millennium BC contains...

Question 15

The 'Panchaka Sidhanta' of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.of 505 BC approximates the method for the determination of the meridian direction from any three positions of the shadow.&#10;A)varahamihira&#10;B)ramanuja&#10;C)nilakanta somayaji&#10;D)aryabhatta

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The answer of The 'Panchaka Sidhanta' of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.of 505 BC...

Question 16

Ancient &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.had kept a 'Panchanga' for calculation of 'Tithi' or the lunar day, 'varna' or the week day, 'nakshatra' or asterism for social and religious events.&#10;A)portugal&#10;B)belgium&#10;C)switzerland&#10;D)india

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The answer of Ancient &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.had kept a 'Panchanga' for calculation...

Question 17

Aryabhatta of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. century AD, author of 'Aryabattiya' and 'Aryabhata Sidhanta', was the significant astronomer of early medieval India.&#10;A)3rd&#10;B)4th&#10;C)5th&#10;D)6th

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The answer of Aryabhatta of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. century AD, author of...

Question 18

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.'s 'Panchasidhantika' is a treatise drawing from several knowledge systems.&#10;A)roger bacon&#10;B)ramanuja&#10;C)peter abelard&#10;D)varahamihira

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.'s 'Panchasidhantika' is a treatise drawing from...

Question 19

Brahmagupta of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..century wrote 'Bramasphuta Sidhanta' which dealt with both Indian mathematics and astronomy.&#10;A)4th&#10;B)5th&#10;C)6th&#10;D)7th

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The answer of Brahmagupta of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..century wrote 'Bramasphuta Sidhanta' which...

Question 20

'Bramasphuta Sidhanta' was translated into Arabic in &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..about 771 and had a profound impact on Arabic mathematics and astronomy.&#10;A)baghdad&#10;B)oxford&#10;C)cambridge&#10;D)tokyo

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The answer of 'Bramasphuta Sidhanta' was translated into Arabic in...

Question 21

In 'Khandakhadhyaka', &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.reinforced Aryabhatta's idea of another day beginning at mid-night.&#10;A)nilakanta somayaji&#10;B)ramanuja&#10;C)dante&#10;D)brahmagupta

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The answer of In 'Khandakhadhyaka', &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.reinforced Aryabhatta's idea of another...

Question 22

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;of 8th century, the authority of 'Sishyadi Vridhita' discusses the planetary calculations, rising and settings of the planets, planetary and asteral conjunctions and complementary situations of the sun and the moon.&#10;A)lalla&#10;B)dante&#10;C)nilakanta somayaji&#10;D)varahamihira

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;of 8th century, the authority of 'Sishyadi...

Question 23

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of the 12th century authored two important astronomical works: 'Sidhanta Siromani' and 'Karana Kuttuhala'.&#10;A)varahamihira&#10;B)nilakanta somayaji&#10;C)bhaskara ii&#10;D)brahmagupta

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..of the 12th century authored two important...

Question 24

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was the head of the observatory at Ujjain.&#10;A)bhaskara ii&#10;B)peter abelard&#10;C)roger bacon&#10;D)nilakanta somayaji

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The answer of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.was the head of the observatory at...

Question 25

Mahendra Suri of 14th century wrote the astronomical work called 'Yantra Raja' in verse in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)tamil&#10;B)malayalam&#10;C)sanskrit&#10;D)hindi

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The answer of Mahendra Suri of 14th century wrote the...

Deck 8: Contributions and Developments in Science and Medicine Through History