CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 50

Topic: History

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Q50

The Bower Manuscript is known for being a valuable source on which one of the following subjects in ancient India ?

  1. (a) MedicineCorrect answer
  2. (b) Mathematics
  3. (c) Astronomy
  4. (d) Chemistry

Solution.

Answer: (a) Medicine

  1. The Bower Manuscript is especially valuable for the history of Indian medicine, including medical recipes and the Navanitaka material.
  2. Its importance here is medical rather than mathematical or astronomical.