Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Assertion: In India , Charak Samhita, a famous treatise on Ayurveda, classifies people into the categories of vata, pitta and kapha on the basis of trigunas.

Reasoning: Vata, pitta and kapha refers to a type of temperament, called prakriti (basic nature) of a person.

Options:

Both the assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Both the assertion and reasoning are true, but the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

The assertion is true, but the reasoning is false.

The assertion is false, but the reasoning is true.

Correct Answer:

The assertion is false, but the reasoning is true.

Explanation:

The assertion is false, but the reasoning is true.

In India , Charak Samhita, a famous treatise on Ayurveda, classifies people into the categories of vata, pitta and kapha on the basis of three humoural elements called tridosha. Each refers to a type of temperament, called prakriti (basic nature) of a person. Apart from this, there is also a typology of personality based on the trigunas, i.e. sattva, rajas, and tamas.