Q. Consider the following statements about Charaka:
1.He was the royal physician in the Kushan Kingdom and authored the Charaka Samhita.
2.The Charaka Samhita deals primarily with surgery and is known as the foundational text for plastic surgery.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
Charaka was the royal physician during the Kushan period and is recognized as the father of medicine in Ayurveda. He authored the Charaka Samhita, which mainly focuses on internal medicine, the fundamental principles of Ayurveda, and management of diseases.
Statement 2 is incorrect because surgery and plastic surgery are primarily dealt with in the Susruta Samhita, authored by Susruta, who is regarded as the father of plastic surgery.
Source– PIB
