With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?

Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by the 1st century AD.
Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rd century AD.
The concept of the sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD.
The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th century AD.

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With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?

Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by the 1st century AD.
Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rd century AD.
The concept of the sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD.
The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th century AD.

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1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation: ✅ Statement 1 – Correct: Sushruta Samhita (6th century BCE) describes over 120 surgical instruments including scalpels, forceps, and needles; these were in common use by 1st century AD.❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: No evidence exists of internal organ transplantation in ancient India; while skin grafts and reconstructive surgery were performed, organ transplant requires modern immunosuppressive technology unavailable in 3rd century AD.✅ Statement 3 – Correct: Aryabhata in his Aryabhatiya (499 AD) introduced the concept of jya (sine function) and provided detailed trigonometric tables.✅ Statement 4 – Correct: Brahmagupta in Brahmasphutasiddhanta (628 AD) formulated theorems on cyclic quadrilaterals, including the famous formula for their area.

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