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Who among the following ancient Indian thinkers proposed that matter, on repeated division, would yield indivisible smallest particles called *parmanus*?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sanskrit text in which Acharya Kanada's atomic ideas are recorded is:Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did John Dalton propose his atomic theory based on scientific experiments?Read the answer and worked solution →J. J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics in:Read the answer and worked solution →J. J. Thomson worked at which famous laboratory in Cambridge?Read the answer and worked solution →The Club of Rome advocated resource conservation in:Read the answer and worked solution →Schumacher's famous book on Gandhian economic philosophy published in 1974 is:Read the answer and worked solution →The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ wasRead the answer and worked solution →Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles ‘Mattavilasa’, ‘Vichitrachitta’ and ‘Gunabhara’?Read the answer and worked solution →Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign ofRead the answer and worked solution →The famous female figurine known as 'Dancing Girl', found at Mohenjo-daro, is made ofRead the answer and worked solution →Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?Read the answer and worked solution →Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:Read the answer and worked solution →In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?Read the answer and worked solution →With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known asRead the answer and worked solution →Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?Read the answer and worked solution →In medieval India, the term "Fanam" referred to:Read the answer and worked solution →With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran"?Read the answer and worked solution →“Yogavāsistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:Read the answer and worked solution →With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famousRead the answer and worked solution →With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denoteRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?Read the answer and worked solution →In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?Read the answer and worked solution →Building 'Kalyaana Mandapas' was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom ofRead the answer and worked solution →Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?Read the answer and worked solution →The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to theRead the answer and worked solution →With reference to the religious practices in India, the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs toRead the answer and worked solution →खालीलपैकी कोणता प्रश्न ऐतिहासिक प्रशासन आणि भौतिक भूगोल या दोन वेगळ्या विषयांतील तथ्ये योग्यरीत्या ओळखतो?Read the answer and worked solution →1858 च्या कायद्यामुळे 'गव्हर्नर जनरल' या पदाच्या भूमिकेत कोणता संकल्पनात्मक बदल सूचित झाला?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who among the following ancient Indian thinkers proposed that matter, on repeated division, would yield indivisible smallest particles called *parmanus*?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Patanjali
  3. Charaka
  4. Acharya Kanada
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Correct answer: D. Acharya Kanada

Acharya Kanada, recorded in the Sanskrit text *Vaisesika Sutras*, suggested that matter divided repeatedly reaches indivisible *parmanus*.

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The Sanskrit text in which Acharya Kanada's atomic ideas are recorded is:

  1. Vedas
  2. Upanishads
  3. Vaisesika Sutras
  4. Yoga Sutras
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Correct answer: C. Vaisesika Sutras

Acharya Kanada's atomic theory of *parmanus*, dyads, and triads is recorded in the *Vaisesika Sutras*.

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In which year did John Dalton propose his atomic theory based on scientific experiments?

  1. 1605
  2. 1911
  3. 1897
  4. 1808
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Correct answer: D. 1808

John Dalton proposed his atomic theory in **1808**.

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