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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 38

SSC MTS Previous Year - 08 August 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q38

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Who is known as father of Surgery?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

Correct Answer is option 4 i.e. Sushruta

What was Sushruta?

  • Sushruta was an ancient Indian surgeon and is the author of the book Sushruta Samhita, in which he describes over 300 surgical procedures and 120 surgical instruments and classifies human surgery in 8 categories.

What was Charak?
  • Charaka was one of the pioneers of the practice of medicine in ancient India called Ayurveda.

What was Patanjali?
  • The Father of Yoga

What was Hippocrates?
  • He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time.