alleryHow many properties (guna) in ten opposite pairs does Ayurveda use to describe matter?
A10
B15
C30
D20
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 20
1. The shloka talks about ten pairs of opposite properties.
2. Ten pairs give 20 properties in total.
3. 10 counts only one of each pair, and 15 or 30 do not match ten pairs.
_Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, Do you know? on guna_
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