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Read the following passage.Susrutha was born in the sixth century B.C. He belonged to the clan of Viswamitra. He learnt medicine and surgery at the feet of Divodasa Dhanvantari in his hermitage at Varanasi. Later, he became an authority in not only surgery but also in other branches of medicine. Susrutha was the first physician to advocate what is today known as the ‘caesarean’ operation. He was also an expert in removing urinary stones, locating fractures and doing eye operations for cataract. Now, answer the following questions. 1) Which period did Susrutha belong to? 2) What did Susrutha learn from Dhanvantari? 3) Pick out the Word which means ‘a shelter’. 4) Which operation did Susrutha recommend? 5) How did Susrutha great cataract? |
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Answer» 1) Susrutha belonged to sixth century B.C. 2) medicine and surgery 3) a hermitage 4) caesarean operation 5) by performing operations |
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