Chapter- 15 The Glory of Ancient Indian Science
1. What is the lesson about?
Answer: The lesson is about the achievements and contributions of ancient Indian scientists.
2. What did ancient Indian scientists study?
Answer: They studied mathematics, astronomy, medicine and many other sciences.
3. Who studied the human body in ancient India?
Answer: Ancient Indian doctors and scholars studied the human body.
4. How many herbal plants’ medicinal uses were described?
Answer: The medicinal uses of about 10,00,000 herbal plants were described.
5. Who was Aryabhatta?
Answer: Aryabhatta was a great Indian mathematician and astronomer.
6. Where did Aryabhatta study?
Answer: Aryabhatta studied at the University of Nalanda.
7. What important discovery did Aryabhatta make?
Answer: He discovered that the earth is round and rotates on its axis.
8. What does the rotation of the earth create?
Answer: The rotation of the earth creates day and night.
9. What mathematical concept was discovered in India?
Answer: The concept of zero was discovered in India.
10. Who discovered the concept of zero?
Answer: The concept of zero was discovered by the mathematician Bhaskar.
11. When was the concept of zero discovered?
Answer: It was discovered around the 5th century.
12. What subjects did Bhaskar work on?
Answer: Bhaskar worked on different aspects of mathematics.
13. Why are Indians proud of their past?
Answer: Indians are proud because of their glorious scientific achievements.
14. What happened after India got Independence in 1947?
Answer: A new chapter of scientific development began.
15. What started after Independence?
Answer: Research began in many scientific fields.
16. What clubs is India a member of today?
Answer: India is a member of the nuclear club, space club and Antarctica exploration club.
17. What does the nuclear club mean?
Answer: It means India has nuclear technology and capability.
18. What does the space club mean?
Answer: It means India is involved in space research and exploration.
19. What does Antarctica exploration club mean?
Answer: It means India participates in scientific research in Antarctica.
20. Has India achieved everything in science?
Answer: No, much still remains to be done.
21. What is India trying to do in modern science?
Answer: India is trying to catch up with advanced countries.
22. What progress has India made in science?
Answer: India has made significant progress in research and technology.
23. What is India’s aim in science?
Answer: India aims to regain its scientific glory.
24. What does the word “heritage” mean?
Answer: Heritage means something passed down over many years within a nation.
25. What does “contribution” mean?
Answer: Contribution means taking part or having a share in something.
26. What is a relic?
Answer: A relic is an object of historical importance.
27. What does drainage mean?
Answer: Drainage means carrying away dirty water.
28. What role did ancient universities play?
Answer: They were important centers of learning and research.
29. Why were ancient Indian scientists important?
Answer: They made great discoveries in science and mathematics.
30. What is the main message of the lesson?
Answer: India had a great scientific past and is working to regain its scientific glory.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
