Modern History PYQ 573 of 636 · Magazines, Books and Their Authors

Choose the correct statement-

  1. AAryabhattiya is a mathematical text.
  2. BThe book named Lilavati was written by Brahmagupta.
  3. CPanchasiddhantika is a text of the seventh century.
  4. DZero has not been considered a number in Ganita Sara-Sangrah.

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre), 1999

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Correct answer: (a) Aryabhattiya is a mathematical text.

Explanation

Aryabhata was a great astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer of the 5th–6th centuries CE. “Arya bhat i yam” is a treatise related to mathematics. The author of “Lilavati” was Bhaskara II. The author of “Panchasiddhantika” was Varahamihira, who lived in the court of Chandragupta II “Vikramaditya” (375–415 CE). In “Ganita Sara-Sangraha,” zero is also considered a number.

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