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Avicenna was born in………..
a) 780 AD                  
b) 880 AD
c) 980 AD                  
d) 1020 AD

c

Explanation: Ibn Sina , also known as Abu Ali Sina (ابوعلی سینا), Pur Sina (پورسینا), and often known in the west as Avicenna.



Avicenna studied……………
a) Holy Quran            
b) Theology
c) medicine                
d) all of these

d

What is Ibn Sina's birthplace?
a) Uzbekistan            
b) Afghanistan
c) Bukhara                 
d) none of these

a

Explanation: Ibn Sina was born in present-day Uzbekistan.



In which field did Ibn Sina have the most surviving works?
a) Medicine               
b) Philosophy
c) Mathematics          
d) none of these

a

Explanation: He authored 43 works in medicine, the most among various fields.



Which famous work by Ibn Sina influenced European medicine for centuries?
a) The Canon            
b) The Philosophy
c) The Quran

a

Explanation: "The Canon" was his influential medical encyclopedia.



Ibn Sina's philosophical views attracted attention from which thinkers?
a) Eastern                   
b) Western
c) Islamic

b

Explanation: Western thinkers were influenced by his philosophy.