5 Questions
Who postulated the idea of smallest particles named Parmanu?
Maharishi Kanad
What did Democritus call the indivisible particles?
atoms
In what combined form did Pakudha Katyayama suggest the smallest particles normally exist?
various forms of matter
Around what time did ancient Indian philosophers consider the divisibility of matter?
around 500 BC
Who elaborated on Maharishi Kanad's doctrine of smallest particles?
Pakudha Katyayama
Test your knowledge of ancient Indian and Greek philosophies on the divisibility of matter with this quiz. Explore the concepts postulated by Maharishi Kanad and other early thinkers about the fundamental particles of matter.
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